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Sports Fat Joe's Wild O.J. Simpson Story Resurfaces Amid Accomplice Allegations An old podcast clip has resurfaced after Fat Joe declined to discuss a former acquaintance named in an O.J. Simpson investigation. By Erika Marie October 20, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Jokes About Using OVO Chain From Drake To Slide In DMs DJ Akademiks got his OVO chain from Drake earlier this year when he participated in the "ICEMAN" reveal stream. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2026
Music John Legend Previews Fiery Track "Bodies On The Floor" With Clipse John Legend and Pharrell Williams are dropping "Muse" tonight, and the album comes complete with a Clipse feature. By Alexander Cole October 22, 2026
Music Diddy Reportedly Moved To General Population At FCI Allenwood Diddy was recently moved to a new prison, and now, there are reports from TMZ that he was placed in general population. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2026
Music Who Is Christopher "Dudus" Coke? The Jamaican Kingpin Accused Of Assaulting Diddy Christopher “Dudus” Coke was known as the leader of the Shower Posse before his incarceration at Fort Dix in New Jersey. Most recently, he returned to headlines over reports that he fought Diddy. By Aron A. October 15, 2026
Relationships A$AP Rocky Regrets Teasing New Rihanna Music It seems like Rihanna wasn't too happy with A$AP Rocky teasing she's working on new music, and "R9" remains a mystery. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2026
Music Drake Rings In His 40th Birthday In New York City & Toronto Drake turns 40 on October 24th but he got an early start on the celebrations. By Aron A. October 23, 2026
TV Ebro, Laura Stylez, & Peter Rosenberg React To Mero's Hot 97 Rant Ebro, Laura Stylez, and Peter Rosenberg offered their commentary on the Mero situation over at radio station Hot 97. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2026
Music Dame Dash’s Life Rights Have Been Auctioned Off For $500K Everlasting Films, LLC have been eyeing the life rights to Dame Dash's story for a while. By Aron A. October 22, 2026
Music Diddy's Lawyers Reportedly Seek To Exit Sexual Assault Case Due To Lack Of Pay This is not the only Diddy-related case which this law firm wants to pull out of due to alleged lack of payment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2026
Music Drake Is Already Recording New Music Amid A Massive Year A new photo of Drake recording at what seems to be his mansion in Toronto, "The Embassy," has sent fans into a frenzy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2026
Music Yung Miami Calls Out Bloggers For Lying About Her Role In Diddy's Charges Yung Miami was on "The Breakfast Club" where she was asked a bevy of questions about her relationship with Diddy. By Alexander Cole October 23, 2026