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Music Young Scooter’s Family Issues Emotional Statement After Woman's Arrest For Alleged Fake 911 Call Young Scooter tragically passed away late last month after sustaining a serious leg injury while fleeing Atlanta police. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025
Music Kanye West Compares Drake To Diddy And Calls Drizzy "Million Times Better" Than Kendrick Lamar Kanye West has flip-flopped on Drake a million times, and compared Kendrick Lamar's success to how people are targeting Diddy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2025
Music Legal Experts Say Diddy Prosecutors Must Prove Coercion In Alleged “Freak Offs” During Trial Diddy's highly anticipated trial is scheduled to begin in May, with the jury selection process kicking off next month. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025
Music Uncle Luke Shares More Stories About 2 Live Crew & Creating Southern Hip Hop Uncle Luke was the originator of the raunchy, rump-shaking, rap style in the 1980s. His success would pit him against the U.S. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 29, 2025
Music YG Recalls Being Sexually Assaulted When He Was A Teen On New Song "2004" YG also pays tribute to Nipsey Hussle by comparing their bond to Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls on his new track with Buddy and The Gang. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Big U's Massive 43-Count Indictment Unsealed The longtime alleged gang leader, Big U, is facing a number of charges after authorities arrested him in Los Angeles, last week. By Cole Blake March 27, 2025
Music Footage Of Men Dropping Off "RIP Drake" Coffin At DJ Khaled's Home Surfaces Weeks Later A similar incident to this DJ Khaled and Drake oddity happened to 6ix9ine, who found a fake King Von coffin on his doorstep last month. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2025
Music Diddy Secures Huge Legal Victory As Judge Dismisses Several Key Claims In Rodney Jones' Lawsuit The update on the Rodney Jones lawsuit comes as Diddy is still behind bars in Brooklyn while awaiting trial. By Cole Blake March 25, 2025
Music Leon Thomas Teams Up With Chris Brown On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week on our "R&B Season" playlist update, we highlighted killer new tracks from Leon Thomas, Chris Brown, and Sean Leon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Sports LeBron James & His Daughter Vibe To Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s "Luther" Amid Drake Tensions Kendrick Lamar and SZA's hit collaboration, "Luther," is continuing to dominate the Billboard Hot 100 chart. By Cole Blake March 23, 2025
Music FKA twigs Speaks On North West Collaboration Amid Kanye West & Playboi Carti Beef FKA twigs was sort of dragged into Kanye West's Twitter rant this week, but she seems unfazed by any potential threat. By Zachary Horvath March 22, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Denies VladTV's Involvement In Big U & Bricc Baby RICO Arrests After Past Interviews DJ Vlad spoke to Adam22 about this matter, who also denied that No Jumper has anything to do with Big U and Bricc Baby's RICO case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025