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Music Diddy Accepted Into Drug Treatment Program That Could Help Reduce His Sentence After being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, Diddy is serving over four years in prison. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Music Ja Rule Reveals What Advice He’d Give Drake Amid Kendrick Lamar Feud Ja Rule has dealt with his fair share of rap beef throughout his decades-long career, much like Drake and Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher November 11, 2025
Music Andre 3000 & Big Boi Get Emotional At Outkast's Rock & Roll HOF Induction Andre 3000 and Big Boi's speeches preceded a star-studded Outkast medley for their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music SZA Publicly Addresses Her Nicki Minaj Twitter Feud SZA and Nicki Minaj got entangled in a pretty random and nasty Twitter exchange starting in mid-July of this year. By Zachary Horvath November 06, 2025
Music Royce Da 5’9” Breaks His Silence On Battle With Rare Health Condition During a recent interview with "Rolling Stone," Royce Da 5'9" opened up about his ongoing health struggles. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music "Big Cap:" Drake Responds To Gracie Bon's Allegations After Gracie Bon made all sorts of allegations about Drake, the megastar has officially clapped back with help from Adin Ross. By Alexander Cole November 03, 2025
Music Gracie Bon Claims 20 Percent Of Kendrick Lamar's Attacks On Drake In "Not Like Us" Are True Model Gracie Bon was on La Casa de Alofoke, where she leveled a plethora of allegations against Drake, and even brought up "Not Like Us." By Alexander Cole November 03, 2025
Music Battle Rap Legend Posta Boy Dead At 43 Posta Boy was the first winner of BET's "106 & Park Freestyle Friday" and has been honored in the show's Hall of Fame. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Drake's Speech Earns A Standing Ovation At Vybz Kartel's First Ever Show In Canada Drake surprised his hometown fans by joining Vybz Kartel onstage to share some wholesome words about the Jamaican icon. By Zachary Horvath October 27, 2025
Music Sammie Finally Breaks Silence On Child Abuse Arrest Sammie was arrested on a cruelty to children charge in Georgia on October 19 and has since been released from jail. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music Diddy Set To Appear On Camera For Sexual Assault Lawsuit Deposition Diddy is currently residing behind bars after being found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Prosecutors Fight To Stay On Lil Durk Case As They Unveil Another Violent Threat In April, a lead attorney in Lil Durk's case received a phone call from someone threatening to "shoot that motherf*cker up." By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025