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Politics Mark Geragos Says Pardoning Diddy Would Be A "Great Decision" For Donald Trump Following his conviction, last month, Diddy will be returning to the courtroom for a sentencing hearing on October 3rd. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025
Music King Combs Pleads For His Father Diddy’s Freedom In Heartfelt Letter Ahead Of Sentencing Diddy is facing a maximum sentence of ten years for each count of transportation for prostitution, or up to 20 years total. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Afroman Claims He Was Worried Police Would "Epstein" Him After 2022 House Raid The officers raided Afroman's home back in 2022 with a probable cause warrant but found no evidence of criminal activity. By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music Chance The Rapper Offers Fans Early Access To Unreleased “Star Line” Tracks With Preorder Chance The Rapper's first studio album in over five years, "Star Line," is slated for release later this week. By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025
Pop Culture Drake Reveals "Degrassi" Led To One Of His First Kisses Drake had his rise to fame during a successful run on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" in which he played Jimmy Brooks for eight years. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty’s Lawyer Speaks Out After Rapper Is Denied Bond Pooh Shiesty is accused of kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane, and he'll remain behind bars for the time being. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2026
Music Ice Spice Posts Nearly-NSFW Snapchat Video And Puts Some Fans In A State Of Disbelief Ice Spice caused quite the stir. By Alexander Cole March 08, 2024
Music Rapper Indian Red Boy Allegedly Murdered Over Nipsey Hussle Diss On IG Live His slaying was captured on Instagram live. By Madusa S. July 11, 2021
Music NBA YoungBoy Disses Lil Durk, India, King Von, Boosie, 21 Savage, Lil Baby, Gucci Mane, Durk's Dad, Apple, Twitch Streamers, & More On New Song The 22-year-old rapper took shots at half the industry on his new song, "I Hate YoungBoy." By Alex Zidel February 23, 2022
Music NORE Shows Off Dramatic Weight Loss With New Pictures & Fans Can't Believe It NORE is the latest celebrity to make headlines for losing a dramatic amount of weight, following Lizzo, Busta Rhymes, and more. By Cole Blake March 27, 2025
Music Toosii Reveals New Look Ahead Of The Release Of New Song “Even Then,” Fans React Toosii is best known for his chart-topping hit song, “Favorite Song.” He spent most of 2024 touring with rap superstar Rod Wave. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 17, 2025
Music Judge Says Milagro Gramz Was Never A Real Journalist By Using Own Claims Against Her Milagro Gramz has been getting slammed hard during her defamation case that was filed by Megan Thee Stallion in October 2024. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025