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Music Kid Cudi To Testify About Cassie Relationship In Diddy's Criminal Trial Kid Cudi will join several other witnesses who have testified in Diddy's criminal trial including Cassie, Dawn Richard, and more. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music Drake Seeks Lucian Grainge's Emails And Texts About Release Of "Not Like Us" In Newest Filing Drake's lawyers recently made a large-scale legal filing in which they motioned for documents from Lucian Grainge himself. By Devin Morton August 13, 2025
Music DJ Mustard Jabs Drake Before GNX's Toronto Show Ordering Kendrick Lamar's New Ho King Dish Mustard and Drake's beef escaladed after Mustard showed support for Kendrick Lamar following the release of "Not Like Us." By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 14, 2025
Music Diddy & Christian Combs Settle Lawsuit For Allegedly Owing $53k In Legal Fees Summa LLP worked with Diddy and Christian Combs on their defense in Grace O'Marcaigh's sexual assault lawsuit. By Cole Blake February 23, 2026
Music Beyonce & Jay-Z Step Out For Brandy & Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” Tour Stop In Los Angeles This weekend, Brandy and Monica brought their co-headlining "The Boy Is Mine" tour to the Kia Forum in Inglewood. By Caroline Fisher November 11, 2025
Music Joe Budden Implies Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$$$4U" Is His Album Of The Year So Far Despite their beef, it seems like Drake's new album "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" has grown on Joe Budden even more after first listen. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Music 21 Savage Urges Drake To Drop "ICEMAN" Drake's "Her Loss" collaborator, 21 Savage, is like a lot of the former's fans right now. He's just as ready for "ICEMAN" as they are. By Zachary Horvath August 20, 2025
Music Kanye West Targets Kendrick Lamar During Passionate Rant With Drake Affiliate Top5 Kanye West seems to have switched up his opinion of Kendrick Lamar several times in the past couple of months. By Caroline Fisher May 01, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$’s Perfectly Engineered Return: The Road To "Lonely At The Top" Despite the delays, the long-game strategy behind "Lonely At The Top" has set the stage for a satisfying payoff. By Aron A. August 28, 2025
Music What Is Ray J's Net Worth? We look into the net worth of singer and actor, Ray J. By Ferri Trust March 16, 2023
Music BigXthaPlug Fan Gets Angry After The Rapper Declined Taking A Picture With Him BigXthaPlug lives by the rule that if he takes a picture with one fan, he has to take a picture with everyone. This admirer wasn't having it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music Suge Knight Reveals What 2Pac Told Afeni Shakur In The Final Moments Of His Life In The Hospital Suge Knight's comments come as Duane “Keffe D” Davis will finally be heading to trial for his alleged role in the killing of 2Pac, next year. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025