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Music Sean Kingston & His Mother Must Pay Fraud Victim Almost $40K Sean Kingston and Janice Turner were convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme and will now serve their respective sentences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Young Thug Pays Tribute To Fulton County Courthouse, The Place That Changed His Life Forever Young Thug plea deal includes the rapper complete community service and be banned from residing in metro Atlanta. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 28, 2025
Music Kim Kardashian's Lawyer Alex Spiro Threatens Suit Against Ray J After RICO Allegation Ray J's claims about the Kardashian family have landed him in hot water with lawyer Alex Spiro and could result in a defamation lawsuit. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Ab-Soul Addresses Disappointing Freestyle On Kai Cenat's "Mafiathon 3" Stream Ab-Soul appeared on the "On The Radar" segment on Kai Cenat's "Mafiathon 3" stream and underwhelmed. He went live to address it. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s GNX: Bogotá Concert Canceled At The Last-Minute, Reason Unknown Kendrick Lamar's GNX album features the hit songs "Luther" featuring SZA, "tv off," and "squabble up," all performed at the Super Bowl. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Says Drake, Lil Baby & 21 Savage Stood By Him Amid Call Leaks Young Thug's comments about – and to – Drake, Lil Baby, and 21 Savage in leaked jail calls caused a lot of beef rumors... Which persist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music The Lil Baby Dilemma: Declining Reign, Diminished Dominance & The End Of An Era Lil Baby’s run dominated both the charts and the streets, but even Atlanta’s baton carrier has a ceiling, and 2025 made it impossible to ignore. By Aron A. September 26, 2025
Music JT Issues A Warning As Cardi B Defends Brutal “Am I The Drama?” Diss JT continues to go off on Cardi B in various scathing tweets after getting ripped to shreds on her new album. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Diddy Forced To Explain Why He Wants To Wear His Own Clothes In Court Diddy was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Young Thug Samples YSL RICO State Prosecutor To Open New Album "UY SCUTI" The state prosecutor called Young Thug "dangerous" and "King Slime" during the YSL RICO trial, a key topic on the new album "UY SCUTI." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Admits To Violating Probation After Hitting Man Over Snitching Claims In court today, 6ix9ine said that he and another individual "hit a person" back in August, and that it was "wrong." By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Savagely Roasts Pierre Bourne With Viral Interview Diss 6ix9ine claimed in a viral DJ Vlad interview that he stole Pierre Bourne's "GUMMO" beat from Trippie Redd. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025