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Music Machine Gun Kelly Responds To Homophobic Backlash Over His New Pop Single "Cliché" Machine Gun Kelly has a new single out called "Cliché" and it has been getting a whole lot of hate online these days. By Alexander Cole May 27, 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 $500K fine for violating the Mann Act. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Back Under House Arrest Until Sentencing For Assault Plea 6ix9ine was charged with various probation violations, and he will receive his sentence for all of them this November. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Music Daz Dillinger Sues Tupac's Estate Over Alleged Unpaid Royalties Rapper-producer Daz Dillinger collaborated with Tupac on classic Hip Hop hits, and now he claims he hasn't been paid what he's owed. By Erika Marie May 11, 2026
Music New Death Certificate Suggests Celeste Rivas May Have Been Pregnant Earlier this week, prosecutors in the Celeste Rivas case claimed she and D4vd exchanged texts about sex and abortion while she was underage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Brings Out Tyler, The Creator & Danny Elfman At L.A. Concert Tyler, The Creator is one of A$AP Rocky's closest friends in the industry, so this "Don't Be Dumb" tour link-up in L.A. is no surprise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music BG Net Worth 2024: What Is The Rapper Worth? BG's journey from Hot Boys to solo career, legal hurdles, and net worth. By Axl Banks January 05, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Accuses Jay-Z Of Owing Her Upwards Of $200 Million Nicki Minaj previously targeted Jay-Z on a remix of Lil Wayne's recent song, “Banned From NO." By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Cam’ron Admits He Never Planned To Follow Through On J. Cole Lawsuit During a recent episode of his podcast, Cam'ron confirmed that his lawsuit against J. Cole has officially been dropped. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Music Biggie’s Estate Sues Publicist Over Allegations Involving His Son & Diddy This summer, CJ Wallace was hit with a lawsuit involving Diddy, and now his father Biggie's estate is pushing back. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2025
Music R. Kelly Is Now Asking Donald Trump To Reduce His 30-Year Prison Sentence R. Kelly is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking, although now, he wants a commutation. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Rihanna’s New Day-in-the-Life Vlog Has Fans Wondering If Music Is Finally Coming Fans are hoping this means new music. By Tallie Spencer February 27, 2026