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Music Kodak Black’s Lawyer Reacts To Demand For $10.6M Default Judgment In 2023, Kodak Black was sued by two men who allege that he was responsible for a Super Bowl after-party shooting that he was also injured in. By Caroline Fisher August 07, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Clarifies They Haven't Spoken To Donald Trump About A Pardon Another member of Diddy's legal team previously told CNN that they thought someone representing the Bad Boy mogul reached out to Donald Trump. By Cole Blake August 07, 2025
Music Erica Banks Arrested For Allegedly Bringing Stolen Gun To Airport Reportedly, Erica Banks was booked into the Clayton County Jail last night on a charge of alleged theft by receiving stolen property. By Caroline Fisher August 07, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Secure Solid First Week Sales For New Album "Alfredo 2" This is the biggest debut sales week for both Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist, which is a great achievement to see. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2025
Music Sheff G Shares Heartfelt Message As He Prepares For Prison Earlier this year, Sheff G pleaded guilty to attempted murder, and his sentencing is scheduled for next week. By Caroline Fisher August 06, 2025
Music Bryson Tiller Unveils Tracklist For First Half Of His Double Album "The Vices" Part one of Bryson Tiller's double album is dropping this week and he's bringing on a diverse set of rappers for it. By Zachary Horvath August 06, 2025
Sports Lil Wayne Recalls Being "Starstruck" By LeBron James After Reconvening For A Commercial Lil Wayne met LeBron James when both of them were on the cusp of becoming the respective superstars we know them to be today. By Zachary Horvath August 06, 2025
Music Birdman Says He Wants To Make A Cash Money Documentary With DJ Akademiks Birdman and his brother, Ronald "Slim" Williams, launched the now-iconic label, Cash Money Records. back in 1991. By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music Offset Claims His Exes Never Upgrade Amid Cardi B & Stefon Diggs Romance During a recent appearance on "The Joe Budden Podcast," Offset seemed to throw some shade at Cardi B and her new boo, Stefon Diggs. By Caroline Fisher August 06, 2025
Music Cam’ron Continues Targeting Omar Gooding With Another Fiery Instagram Post Omar Gooding used the feud with Cam'ron to promote his upcoming album, which he plans on releasing in October. By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music Doechii To Join Kendrick Lamar In Australia For His "Grand National Tour" With SZA unable to join him in Australia, Kendrick Lamar previously announced ScHoolboy Q as another opener for those shows. By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music Kanye West Could Be Banned From France Ahead Of Marseille Concert Kanye West was already blocked from traveling to the United Kingdom, where he was slated to perform at Wireless Festival. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026