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Music Diddy Scores Huge Win In Court Amid $100M Battle With Michigan Inmate Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith previously accused Diddy of sexually assaulting him at a party in 1997. By Caroline Fisher January 26, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Breaks His Silence Amid Assault Trial After “RHOBH” Star’s Son Testifies ASAP Rocky appeared in court yesterday. By Caroline Fisher January 25, 2025
Music The Weeknd Shows Just How Far He's Come In His Career In New Album Teaser Abel Tesfaye has many eras to look back on. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2025
Music Al Sharpton Voices Support For ASAP Rocky After "Ridiculous" Jury Selection Al Sharpton isn't happy about the demographics of the jury pool. By Cole Blake January 23, 2025
Music Yo Gotti Explains How He Plans To Help Zillionaire Doe "Maximize" His Potential Zillionaire Doe recently inked a deal with Yo Gotti's CMG label. By Cole Blake January 22, 2025
Music Joe Budden Thinks The Hip-Hop He Loves "Is Just Gone Now" And It’s All Drake’s Fault Is Joe being over dramatic, or does he have a point? By Zachary Horvath January 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Projected To Reclaim Number One Spot From Drake Kendrick Lamar's latest album has gotten second and third winds thanks to the rapper's Grammy wins and Super Bowl performance. By Elias Andrews March 04, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Drugs Up Hype For New Single With Classic Lil Wayne Sample Sexyy Red just scored a major hit with Bruno Mars, and teased fans with a potential follow up based around a Weezy song. By Elias Andrews March 04, 2025
Music Ashanti Reveals She Tried To Reconcile With Irv Gotti Before He Passed Away Ashanti spoke on Angie Martinez's "IRL" podcast about how she's processing the loss of her former collaborator Irv Gotti. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Responds To Blac Chyna’s Claim That His Offensive Behavior Is A “Cry For Help” Recently, Kanye West took to X to share his thoughts on Blac Chyna's theory about his bizarre and viral antics. By Caroline Fisher March 01, 2025
Music Kevin Liles Sued For Alleged Sexual Assault During Def Jam Presidency Kevin Liles is an iconic figure in Def Jam history, but he's been accused of committing assault during his company tenure. By Elias Andrews February 27, 2025
Music One Of Jam Master Jay's Convicted Murderers Allegedly "Shanked" In Jail A new report has surfaced around one of Jam Master Jay's killers and it appears he was attacked while awaiting his sentencing. By Zachary Horvath February 25, 2025