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Music Will Smith Appears To Shade Chris Rock In Fiery New Freestyle Will Smith's freestyle comes after he put out a new single, earlier this month, titled, "Pretty Girls." By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music Scott Storch Labels The Roots "Haters" For Their Reaction To His Work With Dr. Dre Scott Storch also spoke about his friendship with Diddy as the Bad Boy mogul remains on trial in New York City. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Tried To Haggle Over Escort Rates For "Freak-Offs" The prosecution has finally called its final witness to the stand in Diddy's long-running sex trafficking and racketeering trial. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music Yak Gotti's Attorney, Doug Weinstein, Alleges Young Thug Risked Prison To Protect His Crew By Declining A "Blind Plea" Like Gunna In an interview with It's Up There, Doug Weinstein reveals Lil Woody was coerced by the DA and forced to testify under pressure. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Music DDG Meets A Chloe Bailey Lookalike At "Streamer Prom" Event DDG went to Streamer Prom and met a woman who looked a lot like Chloe Bailey, a situation that clearly threw him off By Devin Morton June 20, 2025
Music Diddy’s Sex Trafficking Trial Faces Delay Due To Sick Juror The judge overseeing Diddy’s trial, Judge Arun Subramanian, canceled proceedings today because one juror was experiencing vertigo symptoms. By Caroline Fisher June 18, 2025
Music Diddy's Sons Justin And Christian "King" Combs Send Him Father's Day Well-Wishes Amid Trial Diddy's family has shown up in court to support him in his federal trial, and they have made that solidarity clear online as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Jackboy Suggests Kodak Black’s Music Career Is Failing During Scathing Rant According to Jackboy, his former friend Kodak Black might want to consider getting into a new line of work. By Caroline Fisher July 30, 2025
Music GloRilla's Attorneys Blast Police For Drug Arrest After Home Invaders Robbed Her GloRilla's lawyers blasted how police arrested her on drug charges, for which she had to pay a $22,260 bond. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music Lil Baby Shamelessly Pockets Fan’s Phone During Show It looks like Lil Baby might have come up with a unique approach to deterring fans from throwing things onstage. By Caroline Fisher July 18, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Drop "Alfredo" Movie Trailer Before Sequel's Rumored Release Date Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist are rumored to drop "Alfredo 2" later this month, with a lead single supposedly coming in just a few hours. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music Mello Buckzz Shares Heartfelt Statement After Shooting That Killed Her Boyfriend Several people were killed at the listening party Mello Buckzz hosted in Chicago for her new project, "Hollyhood." By Cole Blake July 15, 2025