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Music 6ix9ine Explains How He Baited Lil Durk Into Going To Jail 6ix9ine continuously told Lil Durk to "slide for Von" and now, the rapper wants to take credit for Durk's arrest. By Alexander Cole April 08, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims Tyler, The Creator Still "Loves" Him After Twitter Rant Ye gave back the love he got from Tyler. By Elias Andrews February 19, 2025
Music Dismissed Diddy Jurors Rejoice After Avoiding Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy's criminal trial will be continuing with witness testimony following the opening statements on Monday. By Cole Blake May 13, 2025
Music 50 Cent Puts Daphne Joy On Blast Following Rape & Abuse Allegations 50 Cent calls his ex's accusations "false and baseless." By Caroline Fisher March 29, 2024
Music Diddy's Prosecutors Accuse Him Of Forcing An Alleged Victim To Undergo Mystery Procedure Diddy's prosecutors and his legal team have clashed a lot over the possible evidence for his federal criminal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025
Music Cardi B Honors Lil Kim As "The Blueprint" After Their NYC Show Lil Kim thanked Cardi B and their fans for the warm welcome at Madison Square Garden last week, creating more solidarity between the two. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music Cardi B Vows To Countersue Next Time Following Assault Lawsuit Win Cardi B is thankful that she's done with this case, but made sure to let everyone know that she's not going to be as "nice" next time. By Zachary Horvath September 03, 2025
Pop Culture 50 Cent Torments Floyd Mayweather Again Over Boxer's Bold Claims Of Owning "100 Buildings" In New York 50 Cent has been on Floyd Mayweather a lot over the last couple of weeks, and this commentary follows the boxer's Jimmy Fallon interview. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Theorizes Diddy Is A "Bottom" After Hearing Debunked Meek Mill Audio Azealia Banks seems to have fallen for the apparently fake audio. By Cole Blake September 30, 2024
Music R Kelly Fights To Remove Chicago Prosecutors From His Case Due To Alleged Corruption This move from R Kelly's legal team comes shortly after their demand for a new trial and the denial of his home detention request. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Politics Zohran Mamdani Confidently Picks Cardi B Over Nicki Minaj The move comes after Zohran Mamdani teamed up with Cardi B to promote his universal childcare program, earlier this month. By Cole Blake April 20, 2026
Music Leaf Ward Gets Almost Four Years After Pleading Guilty To Machine Gun Possession The Philly native also got three years of supervised release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 27, 2025