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Music JID Still Wants To Rap With Kendrick Lamar After J. Cole Apology JID explained on "The Joe Budden Podcast" why J Cole's apology to Kendrick Lamar for a diss song deserves more respect and nuanced discussion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Confronts Tony Buzbee In Heated Exchange Over Lawsuits Against Diddy & Jay-Z Tony Buzbee has represented several clients with allegations of sexual assault and sexual abuse against Diddy. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music $uicideboy$ Settle Massive $6.4 Million Copyright Lawsuit From Three 6 Mafia Juicy J and DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia sued Scrim of $uicideboy$ in 2020 for allegedly sampling 35 of their songs without permission. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Sneakers Joe Budden Narrates Anthony Edwards’ New Adidas Commercial Joe Budden narrates a powerful new Adidas commercial for Anthony Edwards, blending basketball storytelling with cultural weight. By Ben Atkinson September 22, 2025
Music Hip-Hop's Billboard Drought Continues 9 Months After Drake Dropped "What Did I Miss?" Drake will likely end the drought when he releases his next studio album, "Iceman," although there's still no release date. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music Lil Durk Has A New Strategy For Getting His Murder-For-Hire Charges Dismissed Authorities originally arrested Lil Durk back in October, accusing him of an alleged murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake April 21, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Previews 50 Cent Diss Track After The Mogul Trolled Kanye West Dave Blunts achieved fame in 2024 following a viral video on social media of him rapping with a model girlfriend by his side. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 14, 2025
Music Joe Budden Steps Into Viral Debate About Drake's Classic Albums "The Joe Budden Podcast" recently spoke about Drake's discography after Ebro suggested he's never making a classic album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2026
Music T-Pain's Old Drake Tweets Resurface As Feud Ignites T-Pain kicked off a feud with Drake by dissing him during a recent appearance on the "Crash Dummies" podcast. By Cole Blake June 30, 2025
Music Diddy Brought To Tears As King Combs Calls His Dad The Greatest Ever Six of Diddy's seven kids spoke during his sentencing today, with Quincy and King Combs' words particularly moving him to tears. By Zachary Horvath October 03, 2025
Politics 50 Cent Uses Nicolás Maduro's Arrest To Troll Diddy 50 Cent teamed up with Netflix to executive-produce the new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," last month. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Diddy's Lawyers Fire Back At Bombshell Allegations In New Lawsuit Diddy is already facing another civil lawsuit after being found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025