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Music Big U Accuses Jail Officials Of Endangering His Life By Taking His Breathing Machine Big U was arrested as part of a massive federal racketeering complaint which accused him of being a member of the Rollin' 60s gang. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music 50 Cent Believes Diddy Sent Him A Bouquet As A Warning Shot For Documentary Diddy's legal reps have already accused 50 Cent and the producers of getting documentary footage illegally, so maybe Fif is on to something? By Zachary Horvath December 05, 2025
Music Jail Informant Claims Lil Durk's Alleged Hitman Confessed To Murder-For-Hire Plot These allegations against Lil Durk are related to the arrests of Preston Powell and Anthony Montgomery-Wilson over Stephon Mack's death. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Claims Evidence From Megan Thee Stallion Case Was Loaded With Errors Tory Lanez is now three years into his 10-year prison sentence for the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music Beyoncé Officially Becomes A Billionaire Beyoncé's massively successful "Cowboy Carter" tour from earlier this year helped her finally reach the billionaire mark. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Music Kimora Lee Demands Russell Simmons Answer His Sexual Assault Accusers Kimora Lee Simmons recently admitted that she no longer has much of a relationship with her ex Russell, prompting him to fire back. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Music Hit-Boy Shares Distressing Footage Of Numerous Thieves Robbing His Studio Hit-Boy, believe it or not, isn't the only producer to have their studio broken into even though we are just a few days into 2026. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music YouTube Explains Decision To Pull Streaming Data From Billboard Charts According to Lyor Cohen, Billboard's recent rule change "doesn't reflect how fans engage with music today." By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Calls Out 21 Savage For Being Friends With "Snitch" Young Thug 21 Savage recently criticized 6ix9ine for infamously working with the authorities in the Nine Trey Gangsters trial. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Diddy's Employees Are Allegedly Furious They Aren't Getting Paid While He's In Prison Diddy is currently serving out a 50-month prison sentence at Fort Dix for transportation to engage in prostitution. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Gene Deal Recalls Ja Rule Taking Credit For Jay-Z's Success Gene Deal says Ja Rule made the claim during a disrespectful conversation about Jay-Z with Diddy on a private plane. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Speaks At Erika Kirk's Turning Point USA Event, Addresses Backlash Nicki Minaj spoke with Charlie Kirk's widow and Turning Point USA CEO Erika, addressing the in-house backlash to her Donald Trump support. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025