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Music "Jane" Clashes With Diddy's Defense Lawyer Over Designer Bag Prices During Trial Teny Geragos had a heated exchange with "Jane," the anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim testifying in Diddy's federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music E-40 Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of "In A Major Way" On NPR's "Tiny Desk" E-40 released his classic sophomore album, "In A Major Way," as a critical and commercial success back in March 1995. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Diddy Found Not Guilty Of Racketeering & Sex Trafficking Cassie, Convicted On Lesser Charges Diddy was facing charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation. Today, the jury gave their final verdict. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2025
Music Diddy Comforts His Family In Court As Verdict Looms Yesterday, the jury reached a partial verdict in Diddy's federal trial, and deliberations will continue today. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music Beyonce Addresses Frightening Flying Car Malfunction In Light-Hearted Instagram Post Over the weekend, Beyonce handled a prop malfunction like a pro during her "COWBOY CARTER" tour stop in Houston. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Sneakers NLE Choppa Teases New Shoe Line Who had NLE Choppa starting a sneaker line on their 2024 bingo card? By Ben Atkinson March 26, 2024
Music Childish Gambino Maps Out Plan To Drop Two Final Albums, Teases Tons Of Music The multi-hyphenate teased song after song during the livestream. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2024
Politics Jay-Z & Meek Mill's REFORM Alliance Gets Pennsylvania Probation Bill Passed "It’s an honor and a blessing to see this change come to my home state," Meek Mill says. By Caroline Fisher December 14, 2023
Music Lil Yachty Dragged For His Take On Current State Of Hip-Hop, Fans Believe He Played A Part In Its Regression "Is someone gonna tell Lil Yachty that he contributed to a lot of the wack s*** in hip-hop?" on person said online. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2023
Music Kanye West Put On Blast By Donna Summer's Estate For Alleged Copyright Infringement Summer's estate has a problem with Ye and Ty Dolla Sign's track, "GOOD (DON'T DIE)." By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Scares The Barbz With Hiatus Rumors After Winning BET's Best Female Rap Artist Award This scare comes as a result of Nicki Minaj's recent call-out of her former manager Deb Antney for trying to solve beef behind her back. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2024
Music Erick Sermon Credits Dr. Dre For Changing His Approach To Making Music Working with Dr. Dre changed the way Erick Sermon makes music. By Cole Blake February 26, 2024