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Music Diddy’s Proposed Questionnaire Indicates Jury Could Be Shown Alleged “Freak Off” Tapes Diddy is currently behind bars at the MDC in Brooklyn awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin next month. By Caroline Fisher April 13, 2025
Music Lil Baby Has Frightening Run-In With A Fan During Meet & Greet Lil Baby will continue to perform on his "WHAM World Tour" through October, concluding with shows in Australia and New Zealand. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music Nas & DJ Premier Reveal Exciting New Details About Upcoming Joint Album Today (November 25), Nas and DJ Premier took to Instagram to announce the release date and title of their latest project. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Offset Disappears From Social Media Amid Finesse2tymes Beef Earlier this week, Finesse2tymes dissed Offset during a rant about his ex Cardi B and her new man, Stefon Diggs. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Is Convinced Donald Trump Will Pardon Him In Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz is scheduled to receive a sentence in his federal gun case in two weeks, and he's feeling "confident." By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Diddy Is Allegedly Boasting About Potential Donald Trump Pardon In Prison It looks like Diddy is feeling pretty confident that he'll be released from prison long before serving his full sentence. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music Spotify Fires Back At Lawsuit Over Alleged Fake Streams The lawsuit alleges that Drake and other artists have been profiting from artificial streams on Spotify for years. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Praises Donald Trump's Message About Christian Persecution Nicki Minaj advocated for full religious freedom after reading President Donald Trump's claims about Christians in Nigeria. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Diddy Receives Amended Assault Lawsuit From Bryana Bongolan As Prison Sentence Begins Bryana Bongolan, a friend of Cassie Ventura, testified against Diddy during his federal trial this summer. She sued him in 2024. By Zachary Horvath October 31, 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
Politics Kanye West Wants To Meet With Jewish Leaders Amid Wireless Controversy Wireless Festival has since decided to cancel this year's event in London after facing tons of backlash for booking Kanye West. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music Young Dolph's Self-Admitted Gunman Delays His Fate Again Young Dolph's murder case is inches away from closing, but Cornelius Smith and his legal reps are hung up on one detail of his plea deal. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026