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Music Gene Deal Banned From Diddy Trial After Alleged Altercation Outside The Courthouse Diddy's trial is continuing with more witness testimony on Thursday, but it looks like Gene Deal won't be in attendance. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025
Pop Culture Bhad Bhabie Issues Strong Response To Those Accusing Her Of Cultural Appropriation Bhad Bhabie been bashed mercilessly online for years for a lot of different reasons, but she's standing up for herself here. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music Ray J Explains Why He Thinks Diddy Will Be Found Not Guilty In His Criminal Trial Diddy is facing charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in the ongoing criminal trial which continued on Wednesday. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Reveals The Truth Behind Alleged Young Thug Collab Album A$AP Rocky is currently prepping his new album "Don't Be Dumb," but this has come with some rumors about Young Thug. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Disses Ab-Soul And Tells Him He'll Never Be Loved Like Nipsey Hussle DJ Akademiks did not take kindly to having his name mentioned by Ab-Soul on Soulo's long-awaited response to the East Coast. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
TV Kai Cenat Infuriated After Being Interrupted By A Kanye West Fanatic While Live On Stream Kai Cenat was streaming live from the AMAs when he was unceremoniously interrupted by someone who didn't have the best intentions. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2025
Music Dr. Dre Attends Opening Of New $200M Compton High School Campus Dr. Dre attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Compton High School campus, which officially opens in the fall. By Devin Morton May 26, 2025
Music Drake Delivers Heartfelt Closing Speech At Kai Cenat's Streamer University Drake called Kai Cenat a game-changer during what has been a hugely successful period for the streamer and his peers. By Devin Morton May 26, 2025
Music Ja Rule Fills The Father Of The Bride Role Walking His Daughter Down The Aisle On Wedding Day Ja Rule had the early 2000s in a choke hold with countless No.1s and multi-platinum albums including classics like "Holla Holla." By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music Wack100 & Adam22 Debate The Validity Of BossMan Dlow's Allegations BossMan Dlow burst on the scene in 2024 with his mixtape Mr. Beat The Road. It features "Lil Bastard" and "Boss Talk." By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music 50 Cent Continues To Troll Joe Budden After Knicks Game Run-In 50 Cent began clowning Joe Budden online earlier this year, after the podcaster criticized his reaction to Irv Gotti's passing. By Caroline Fisher May 25, 2025
Music Lefty Gunplay Allegedly Blocked From Going Onstage During Kendrick Lamar's L.A. Show Lefty Gunplay has not addressed this at press time, so take this Kendrick Lamar concert narrative with a grain of salt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025