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Music Kim Kardashian's Lawyer Alex Spiro Threatens Suit Against Ray J After RICO Allegation Ray J's claims about the Kardashian family have landed him in hot water with lawyer Alex Spiro and could result in a defamation lawsuit. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Ab-Soul Addresses Disappointing Freestyle On Kai Cenat's "Mafiathon 3" Stream Ab-Soul appeared on the "On The Radar" segment on Kai Cenat's "Mafiathon 3" stream and underwhelmed. He went live to address it. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Diddy’s Lawyers Argue He Took Part In Voyeurism, Not Prostitution, As Sentencing Looms Diddy's legal team appeared in court for a hearing today, and tried to convince the judge to overturn his conviction. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music King Von’s Sister, Kayla B, Reacts To NBA YoungBoy’s Chicago Show Cancellation Earlier this week, Chicago's United Center announced its decision to cancel NBA YoungBoy's "MASA" tour stop. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Music Adin Ross Threatens To Cut Off His Friend Who Allegedly Worked With D4vd A dismembered body was recently discovered in a car registered to D4vd and police are investigating the situation. By Cole Blake September 23, 2025
Music Baby Keem Announces Streamable L.A. Listening Party For New Album "Ca$ino" Baby Keem's listening party for his new album "Ca$ino" will also be available to stream live on his YouTube channel. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2026
Music J. Cole Takes His "Trunk Sale" Tour To Queens Deli And His Alma Mater J. Cole is selling his new album "The Fall-Off" directly to fans on his "Trunk Sale" tour, which has created a lot of wholesome moments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music Baby Keem Reveals Tracklist & Features For New Album "Ca$ino" Baby Keem has unveiled the tracklist for his new album "Ca$ino" which has to have 12 tracks and is likely to be an AOTY contender. By Alexander Cole February 10, 2026
Music 50 Cent Taunts Ja Rule After Viral Confrontation With Uncle Murda & Tony Yayo Uncle Murda and Tony Yayo recently got into a heated back-and-forth with Ja Rule on a flight, prompting 50 Cent to share his thoughts. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims His Drake Leak Overshadowed J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" DJ Akademiks claimed that Drake was not happy with him for sharing "ICEMAN" snippets on the release night of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music J. Cole Falls Short Of A$AP Rocky With First Day Streaming Numbers Although J. Cole was not close enough to beating A$AP Rocky in this Spotify metric for "The Fall-Off," he still found much success elsewhere. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music Aaron Hall Has Reportedly Been Located After Going Missing Liza Gardner sued Aaron Hall and Diddy for alleged sexual assault when she was underage, and had been trying to serve Hall since 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026