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Music Diddy To Enjoy Memorial Day Festivities Behind Bars Amid Federal Trial Next week, Diddy's longtime assistant Capricorn Clark is expected to take the stand in his sex trafficking trial. By Caroline Fisher May 24, 2025
Music Drake Maintains Impressive Spotify Title A Year After Kendrick Lamar Feud Kendrick Lamar may have come out on top following his explosive battle with Drake, but the Toronto rapper has taken the lead in other ways. By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2025
Music 50 Cent Taunts “Molotov Diddy” As Kid Cudi Car Fire Photos Go Viral Unsurprisingly, 50 Cent has been hard at work trolling his longtime foe Diddy amid his sex trafficking trial. By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2025
Music DaBaby Gets $4 Million Bowling Alley Case Thrown Out, But There's A Catch DaBaby has been fighting off these assault allegations since 2022, but he finally is off the hook thanks to Brandon Bills' "lack of urgency." By Zachary Horvath May 21, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Plans To Drop A New Album This Summer It looks like Joey Bada$$'s next project is nearly complete amid his battle with various West Coast rappers. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Music Rod Wave's Attorneys Allege He Was The Victim Of A Burglary Rod Wave was arrested yesterday, May 21, in Fulton County and was hit with 14 felony counts. However, he's since posted bond. By Zachary Horvath May 21, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts After Cassie's Mom Alleges Diddy Forced Her To Pay $20K For A Cassie Sex Tape Cassie's mom is the latest person to testify in Diddy's ongoing criminal case as witnesses continue to take the stand. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music Kerry Morgan Recalls Allegedly Hiding From Diddy With Cassie After Violent Assault In Trial Testimony Diddy's criminal trial has been continuing with witness testimony on Monday with both Dawn Richard and Kerry Morgan taking the stand. By Cole Blake May 19, 2025
Music AZ Chike Joins Army Of West Coast Rappers Feuding With Joey Bada$$ On New Diss Track, "What Would You Do?" Joey Bada$$ has been feuding with several West Coast artists since dropping "The Ruler’s Back," earlier this year. By Cole Blake May 19, 2025
Music Cassie's Former Best Friend Kerry Morgan Begins Her Diddy Trial Testimony Diddy's defense team has been trying to poke holes in trial testimonies from Cassie and Dawn Richard as of late. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music Kanye West's South Korea Listening Party Abruptly Canceled Over His Nonstop Controversies The drama comes after Kanye West released a controversial single from his "Cuck" album titled, "Heil Hitler." By Cole Blake May 19, 2025
Music Diddy's 2012 Overdose Photos Resurface After Trial Begins Diddy was arrested in September 2024 in Manhattan on Sex Trafficking charges. He has been detained in Brooklyn Metropolitian DC. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 18, 2025