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Music DJ Akademiks Admits Drake's UMG Lawsuit Was "Weak" From The Jump Although Drake's legal pursuit over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" was shut down, the debate it represents will sadly live on forever. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Flexes Huge Stacks Of Cash After Early Prison Release Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty was released from prison early this week after spending roughly three years behind bars. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj’s Mother Rushes To Papa Bear’s Defense After Cardi B Alleges He’s Disabled Nicki Minaj and Cardi B traded some fiery insults on X recently, and their small children even got dragged into the feud. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music Diddy Remains Entangled In Almost 70 Lawsuits Following Sentencing Last week, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison and ordered to pay a $500K fine for violating the Mann Act. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music Young Thug Ignites Debate By Revealing His Best Album According to Young Thug, when he dropped what he sees as his best album, he felt like he had "achieved the world." By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025
Music Digital Nas Disses Kid Cudi And Advocates For Diddy's Freedom After Cudi's Trial Testimony Digital Nas is firmly on the Kanye West train, calling Kid Cudi out for testifying during Diddy's criminal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music 50 Cent Questions What Diddy Allegedly Did To Kid Cudi’s Dog Over Cassie Fling 50 Cent has been pretty vocal throughout Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial so far, and fans aren't surprised. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2025
Music 50 Cent Mocks Jadakiss & Fabolous Over Awkward Diddy Interview 50 Cent has posted plenty of commentary on the Diddy Trial, and this now-viral clip was too hard to ignore. By Zachary Horvath May 21, 2025
Music Big U Will Represent Himself In RICO Trial After His Lawyer's Shocking Withdrawal Authorities have accused Big U of allegedly running a criminal network connected to the Rollin' 60s Crips gang. By Cole Blake May 21, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Told His Ex-Assistant Not To Put His Hands On Women David James concluded his time on the stand earlier today after initially starting just before the end of Diddy's sixth day of trial. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music Usher's Son Left In Utter Disbelief After Being Called "Young Diddy" It's been well documented that Usher and Diddy's history is not the greatest, so the singer's son's reaction is understandable. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Sports Drake Finds An A-List Scapegoat After Losing Over $1 Million On The Toronto Maple Leafs Justin Bieber was in attendance with his wife, Hailey, as Drake's hometown Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated from the playoffs. By Cole Blake May 19, 2025