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Music Diddy Reportedly Confirms He Rejected A Plea Deal From The Feds Diddy has tried to make some last-minute changes to his federal criminal trial before it begins next week, such as a gag order request. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music Cam'ron Brings Up Kanye West's Cousin Confession While Responding To Their Feud Cam'ron said Kanye West is putting a "stain" on Chicago, and Ye clapped back by dissing and praising the Dipset rapper at the same time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Surprisingly Defends Kendrick Lamar Mocking Drake On The "Grand National Tour" Kendrick Lamar appeared to poke fun at Drake for filing a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. By Cole Blake April 20, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Breaks Down Drake's Amended Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG DJ Akademiks is particularly interested in the label politics between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, who are both under UMG. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Bobby Brown Picks Chris Brown Over Usher As The Closet R&B Singer To Today's Michael Jackson Bobby Brown was acknowledged as the "King of R&B" in the 90s for his massive R&B classics "Rock Wit'cha," "Every Little Step," and "Roni." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Relationships ASAP Rocky's Grandmother Shares How She Feels About Rihanna Dating Her Grandson ASAP Rocky's grandmother tagged along for his cover story with "Vogue" and she got to talking about her grandson's relationship with Rihanna. By Zachary Horvath April 16, 2025
Music Chris Rock's Brother Goes Off On Will Smith's “Trash” New Album Will Smith references his infamous altercation with Chris Rock at several points on his new album, "Based on a True Story." By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Big U Pleads Not Guilty To Massive List Of Alleged Crimes Big U's trial will be kicking off on May 20th as he faces life in prison for a number of alleged crimes. By Cole Blake April 09, 2025
Music Lil Rod Wants To Serve Diddy’s Son Justin Combs & Cuba Gooding Jr. Through Newspaper Ads Justin Combs and Cuba Gooding Jr. are listed as co-defendants in Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones' lawsuit against Diddy. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music Baka Not Nice Reveals How Drake Prevented Him From Responding To Kendrick Lamar Baka Not Nice was one of the many subjects of the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef and he wasn't enthusiastic about it. By Alexander Cole April 08, 2025
Music Tony Yayo Claims G-Unit Never Had To Check In Amid Big U RICO Debates Tony Yayo described G-Unit as a "militant" movement when traveling within the United States as Big U awaits trial for alleged racketeering. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Ask Court To Let Accusers Testify Under Fake Names In Criminal Trial Prosecutors' latest request in the Diddy trial comes amid reports that Cassie allegedly has no problem with testifying under her own name. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025