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Music Yak Gotti To Be Released From Jail After Three Years Reportedly, Yak Gotti pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and was sentenced to 12 years, nine months to serve with credit for time served. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky’s Lawyer, Joe Tacopina, Addresses Rumor He Turned Down Diddy Case Because Of Jay-Z Lawyer Joe Tacopina was previously offered the opportunity to represent Diddy amid his sex trafficking case. By Caroline Fisher April 04, 2025
Music Travis Scott Teases "JACKBOYS 2" Yet Again And Confirms That Is In Fact "Brazy" Travis Scott has been doing everything but giving us a release date for "JACKBOYS 2" so hopefully that domino is the next to fall. By Zachary Horvath April 26, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Lands In Jail After Failing To Produce $100k For Bond Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty on multiple counts of wire fraud in the highly publicized trial. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Diddy's Defense Team May Relate His Case To The Conflict In Iran With Closing Arguments Diddy's long-standing criminal trial appears to finally be nearing an end after the prosecution confirmed it will rest its case on Tuesday. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music Monaleo Rushed Into Surgery, Loses Ovary And Fallopian Tube Amid Tour Monaleo recently took to social media to provide her fans with an update after cancelling two upcoming shows. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Music Wack 100 Uses Alec Baldwin To Highlight A Double Standard With Rappers Alec Baldwin had charges of involuntary manslaughter dismissed regarding the shooting on the set of "Rust." By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Cassie's Ex Friend Alleges Diddy Tried To Break Into Singer's Apartment With Hammer Following Horrifying Hotel Beatdown Cassie and Kerry Morgan were best friends for years. However, their relationship ended. But she still seems to be on the singer's side. By Zachary Horvath May 19, 2025
Music UMG Issues Scathing Motion To Dismiss Drake's Defamation Lawsuit UMG and Drake have been locked in a fiery legal battle since the Toronto rapper accused them of defamation in January. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Seems To React To Drake Using His AI Voice On Kendrick Lamar Diss What did Tha Doggfather have to say about this? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2024
Music North West Stole Some Pink Friday Nails From Kim Kardashian It's the latest adorable viral video of North West. By Lavender Alexandria March 20, 2024
Music Westside Gunn Reveals His Next Album Is Finished New music from Westside Gunn is on the way. By Cole Blake June 10, 2024