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Politics Mysonne Joins Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Team As A Criminal Justice Adviser Zohran Mamdani will be taking office on January 1 after beating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in the 2025 election. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Lil Durk Hit With Wrongful Death Lawsuit Amid Legal Fallout From Murder-For-Hire Arrest Lil Durk appears to be in even more legal trouble for the alleged murder for hire attempt on Quando Rondo's life in 2022. By Cole Blake February 25, 2025
Music Young Thug Faces New Appeal From The State Of Georgia To Reverse Ruling The legal drama comes as Young Thug is gearing up to release his next studio album, "UY Scuti," later this week. By Cole Blake September 23, 2025
Music Diddy's Lead Prosecutor Sues Donald Trump's DOJ Over Her Firing Diddy was found not guilty of the most serious charges in his recent criminal trial, but is still awaiting sentencing. By Cole Blake September 15, 2025
Music Latto Picks Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR & Mariah The Scientist As Her Favorite 2025 Albums Latto's friendships with both Drake and Mariah The Scientist make these choices no surprise, but the praise goes beyond their connections. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2025
Music Drake Gets Legal Win Over UMG After Attempting To Adjourn Discovery Motion It's a small victory for Drake right now, but it will have to do for now until things get more serious in court in the next couple of weeks. By Zachary Horvath March 04, 2025
Music Drake Promises To Cover Medical Expenses For Fan’s Mother Battling Cancer During a recent performance, Drake spotted a fan in the crowd with a sign saying that his mother has cancer. By Caroline Fisher March 01, 2025
Music Young Thug’s RICO Trial Put On Hold Amid Mistrial Rumors Proceedings will continue on Monday. By Caroline Fisher October 24, 2024
Music Jay-Z Has A New Reason He Wants His Alleged Rape Victim To Lose Anonymity Jay-Z spent the holidays on the offensive. By Cole Blake December 26, 2024
Music Mark Geragos Insists He Won’t Abandon Diddy Amid Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy is currently behind bars in New York City for charges related to alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Caroline Fisher May 10, 2025
Music Diddy’s Trial & Mary J. Blige Lawsuit Are Taking An “Emotional Toll” On Misa Hylton Misa Hylton is focused on being a supportive mother as legal drama continues to take over her personal life. By Cole Blake May 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Predicts Kanye West's Surprising First Week Sales Numbers For "DONDA 2" DJ Akademiks has platformed Kanye West's chaos a lot in recent months, whether that's their interview or Ak's recent Kardashians rant. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025