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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 Hitta J3 Challenges Joey Bada$$ To Respond Once Again On "HEADSHOT" The Joey Bada$$ beef seems to be settling down finally, but HItta J3 is still looking to get active on the mic. By Zachary Horvath 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 Rod Wave Arrested In Atlanta On Assault And Gun Charges Rod Wave has reportedly been released from police custody since getting arrested yesterday on 13 felony counts. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Music Hitta J3 Joins The Joey Bada$$ Rap Battle As He Raps Over Iconic Kendrick Lamar Beat Joey Bada$$ started a hip-hop world war of sorts in January and it's got everyone from the West popping out to prove their worth. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Relationships Justin Bieber Recalls "Huge Fight" With Hailey Bieber In Strange Response To Her New "Vogue" Cover Hailey Bieber appeared on the cover of the latest issue of Vogue and spoke about her marriage to Justin Bieber, and more. By Cole Blake May 20, 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 Former Assistant For Diddy Testifies That Cassie Was Too Scared To Leave The Diddy trial continued on Monday and it was here where we heard testimony from the mogul's former assistant, David James. By Alexander Cole May 20, 2025
Music Photos Of Alleged Diddy Party Sex Workers Released To The Public The Diddy trial continued on Monday and new evidence was shown to the public as we now have images of alleged freak-off sex workers. By Alexander Cole May 20, 2025
Music Cassie's Ex Friend Alleges Diddy Tried To Break Into Singer's Apartment With Hammer Following Horrifying Hotel Beatdown Cassie and Kerry Morgan were best friends for years. However, their relationship ended. But she still seems to be on the singer's side. By Zachary Horvath May 19, 2025
Music Photos Of Cassie's Alleged Injuries Submitted As Exhibits In Diddy's Trial The update comes after Cassie testified in Diddy's criminal trial, last week, telling her version of events. By Cole Blake May 19, 2025