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Music Joe Tacopina Breaks Silence On Defending Tory Lanez's Lawyer In Case Involving Harvey Weinstein Joe Tacopina already has another high-profile case underway after defending ASAP Rocky in his assault trial. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Dr. Dre’s Former Divorce Counselor Claims He Wore Bulletproof Vest After Alleged Threats Dr. Dre recently suffered a loss in court amid his legal battle against his former divorce counselor, Dr. Charles Sophy. By Caroline Fisher March 29, 2025
Music Young Thug To Headline Summer Smash In 1st Performance Since YSL RICO Trial The news come as fans continue to believe that Young Thug is gearing up to announce his fourth studio album. By Cole Blake March 27, 2025
Music Diddy Trial's Verdict Sheet For Jurors Releases To The Public The Diddy trial's jury will unpack five weeks of testimony, evidence, and arguments, and their decision could send Puff to jail for life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music R Kelly Seeks New Trial Due To Alleged Murder Plot, Witness Tampering, And More R Kelly and his legal team alleged they have evidence of witness tampering and obstruction of justice, and want his bond secured as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Dismissed Diddy Juror Wasn’t Fazed By Mogul’s Celebrity Status The judge overseeing Diddy's trial decided to dismiss a juror last week after prosecutors accused him of being dishonest. By Caroline Fisher June 18, 2025
Music Slim Thug Confronts Crazy Fan Sleeping In His Garage After Following Him From The Gym Slim Thug high-rise apartment was burglarized in April 2024. He would recover the stolen items a few weeks later. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 15, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Explains How He Loves Music More Than He Loves His Girlfriends This is the least surprising thing you'll hear from Tyler The Creator, who's got some more "CHROMAKOPIA" tour dates this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Young Thug Jokes About Retiring From Rap To Become A Streamer Young Thug recently linked up with Adin Ross for a stream and began to consider a career change after learning how much he makes. By Caroline Fisher June 14, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Adds Even More Dates To His "Grand National Tour" Kendrick Lamar has been having a huge week after already winning several BET Awards in Los Angeles on Monday night. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025
Music GloRilla Teams Up With Keyshia Cole For A Stunning Performance Of "Typa" At The BET Awards GloRilla also took home the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/ Inspirational Award at the ceremony on Monday night. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Gets Mixed Reviews On His BET Awards Performance Playboi Carti has an Album of the Year contender with "MUSIC," and on Monday, he performed some of those songs at the BET Awards. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2025