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Music Capricorn Clark Recalls Diddy Allegedly Wanting To Kill Kid Cudi Over His Relationship With Cassie Capricorn Clark has just offered some more insight into the Kid Cudi and Cassie drama that took place around 2011. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025
Music Reason On Hip-Hop: "...Never Personal Unless It Is." Reason left Top Dawg Entertainment in 2024 after releasing three albums with the label. He continues to support the label. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 19, 2025
Music HoodyBaby Charged In Connection To Alleged Nightclub Assault With Chris Brown Chris Brown was recently arrested in the United Kingdom and charged with one count of grievous bodily harm. By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2025
Music Pouya Addresses Pedophilia Allegations Pouya claims his account was hacked in 2017 and he was not responsible for asking an underage boy to send him nude photos. By Alex Zidel December 23, 2021
Music Kanye West Calls Playboi Carti "A Dumber Version Of Virgil" As His Relentless Verbal Assault Continues Playboi Carti finally stepping up to Kanye West got him hit with more disrespectful tweets as the latter continues to spiral. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Breaks Down Drake's Amended Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG DJ Akademiks is particularly interested in the label politics between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, who are both under UMG. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Jimmy Kimmel Tears Into Conspiracy Theories About Diddy Igniting The L.A. Wildfires These conspiracy theorists need a sensitivity check. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 17, 2025
Music Diddy Remains Entangled In Almost 70 Lawsuits Following Sentencing Last week, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison and ordered to pay a $500K fine for violating the Mann Act. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music Drake Laughs Off Ab Surgery Rumors & BBL Allegations Drake sat down with Bobbi Althoff for a new viral interview ahead of his upcoming ninth studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake September 02, 2025
Music Alternate Juror In Diddy Trial Claims "Freak-Offs" Looked Consensual In Video Evidence The alternate juror in the Diddy trial also explained how prosecutors and defense lawyers showed very different clips of "freak-off" parties. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Young Thug, Clipse, And Sexyy Red Are Your Headlining Rap Acts For Coachella 2026 Leading up to this announcement, Kendrick Lamar was rumored to be one of the three headliners for Coachella 2026. By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025
Music Jewel Net Worth 2024: What Is The Singer Worth? Trace the journey of Jewel from a folk-pop sensation to a multi-dimensional artist and philanthropist, which has enriched her career. By Rain Adams April 12, 2024