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Music Diddy’s Mother Janice Combs Fires Back Amid Lawsuit Over Alleged Fraud Former Bad Boy executive Kirk Burrowes alleges that he was swindled out of his 25% stake and 15% profit cut of the label. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music NLE Choppa Puts Billboard Up For NBA YoungBoy Diss "KO" In YB's Hometown NLE Choppa, now NLE The Great, is far away from the days of wanting to reconcile with NBA YoungBoy via a collaboration. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Diddy Looks Weary In His First Prison Photo Since His Arrest Diddy was previously held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, but now he's at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Feds Fail To Find Anything Incriminating On Lil Durk's iCloud & Twitter Lil Durk's trial is scheduled to begin on January 6, 2026 as he faces charges regarding an alleged murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Muni Long Hit With Lawsuit For Allegedly Refusing To Pay Managers Muni Long has had a big year with new singles and performances, but this case might change her career's path moving forward. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 24, 2025
Music Suge Knight Claims He Was Ready To Break Dr. Dre's Jaw If Eve Asked Eve previously discussed her relationship with Suge Knight and Dr. Dre in her 2024 memoir, "Who’s That Girl?" By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy's Canceled & Security-Heavy Shows Get Explanations A few NBA YoungBoy shows have been canceled, namely in Chicago and in Atlanta. Its New Orleans concert hopes to avoid similar circumstances. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Vows To Stop Discussing Jay-Z After Joking About Black Vans Outside His Home According to DJ Akademiks, he's officially waving a "white flag" after years of publicly criticizing Jay-Z and Roc Nation. By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025
Music Quavo Shocks Fans By Announcing New Album Recorded With Pharrell Quavo has been gearing up for his next solo album for a while now, but we didn't expect Pharrell to be a welcome part of the equation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music SlimeLife Shawty Blames Young Thug’s Lawyer For His YSL Plea Deal SlimeLife Shawty was one of a few YSL affiliates who testified against Young Thug and company during the RICO trial last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music 50 Cent Weighs In After A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Gets Into Frightening Brawl In Japan A Boogie wit da Hoodie was involved in a major fight with his crew at a nightclub in Japan on Friday night. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music Sean Paul Has Some Constructive Criticism For Drake's Jamaican Accent While Sean Paul isn't a big fan of Drake's Jamaican accent, he says that's what Drizzy would probably say about Paul's North American accent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025