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Music 50 Cent Mocks Ja Rule For Claiming He Nearly Went “Nuclear” Over Irv Gotti Diss Following the tragic news of Irv Gotti's passing, 50 Cent rushed to Instagram to diss the Murder Inc. founder one last time. By Caroline Fisher April 12, 2025
Music Drake Announces He's "Activated" With New Workout Picture Drake is getting back in the gym as he continues gearing up for the release of his next solo studio album. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025
Music Real Boston Richey Faces Felony Family Violence Charge After Allegedly Choking Pregnant Girlfriend Repeatedly Real Boston Richey has faced plenty of allegations and charges throughout his career, but these may be the most disturbing yet. By Zachary Horvath April 05, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Used To Take Ecstasy Pills Shaped Like President Barack Obama During Day 7 of the Diddy trial, the mogul's former assistant David James took the stand and delivered some jaw-dropping allegations. By Alexander Cole May 20, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Brings Out AZ Chike During "Grand National" Tour Stop In SoFi Stadium Kendrick Lamar just wrapped up his last of three shows in Los Angeles alongside SZA and Mustard, plus a couple of special guests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music Fivio Foreign Drops Petty Video Of Latto As 21 Savage Tensions Escalate Fivio Foreign claimed he wasn't going to egg on 21 Savage any further, but he couldn't help himself by roping Latto into their beef. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music Diddy "Freak-Off" Escort Clayton Howard Continues To Launch Allegations Against Cassie Clayton Howard sued Diddy and Cassie for her allegedly giving him an STD and aborting their pregnancy without his knowledge. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Cassie Text Reveals She Once Told Diddy She Was “Always Ready To Freak Off” Cassie took the stand once again on the fourth day of Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial, where she was cross-examined by his team. By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2025
Music Judge Warns Diddy To Stop Nodding At Jurors During Federal Trial Today, Judge Arun Subramanian told Diddy's team that if he doesn't stop gesturing at the jury, he could be kicked out of the courtroom. By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Announces Surprise Album "Iz It A Crime?" Snoop Dogg has been on a tear as of late as he also released a gospel album last month dedicated to his late mother. By Zachary Horvath May 13, 2025
Music Sounwave Reveals Kendrick Lamar Started ‘GNX’ Right After ‘Mr. Morale’ And Recorded Up To 100 Songs How Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX' came together. By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2025
Music 50 Cent's Latest Diss Provokes King Harris To Bring Up His Domestic Violence Allegations 50 Cent has been trading shots with T.I. and his son, King Harris, on social media for several days after a failed "Verzuz" proposal. By Cole Blake February 24, 2026