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Music Max B Reveals He’s Ready To Squash Jim Jones Beef Before Prison Release According to Max B, his time in prison has reshaped his outlook on a lot of things, including his feud with Jim Jones. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music YFN Lucci Reveals He Now Owns His Masters After Post-Jail Deal Structure YFN Lucci just released his new album "ALREADY LEGEND," his first since serving time in prison for RICO charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music Sean Kingston & His Mother Must Pay Fraud Victim Almost $40K Sean Kingston and Janice Turner were convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme and will now serve their respective sentences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Diddy & King Combs Using "International" Argument To Try & Drop Alleged Yacht Assault Diddy faces another legal hurdle as he and his son, Christian "King" Combs," try to have an alleged assault from 2022 dropped. By Zachary Horvath July 29, 2025
Relationships Cardi B Talks Picking Better Men Amid Maduka Okoye Drama Reflecting on her relationships, Cardi B admitted she'd make different choices while brushing off criticism of her dating life. By Erika Marie July 22, 2026
Music Why Did Mase Fall Out With Diddy? An exploration into the shared history of the Bad Boy rappers By TeeJay Small December 13, 2023
Music 6ix9ine Admits To Violating Probation After Hitting Man Over Snitching Claims In court today, 6ix9ine said that he and another individual "hit a person" back in August, and that it was "wrong." By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music MC Sparky D Tragically Passes Away At 61 Battle rap pioneer MC Sparky D has sadly passed away at the age of 61. DJ Premier paid tribute to her over the weekend. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2026
Music Diddy’s Prison Release Date Ignites Controversy As Mogul Prepares Appeal This month, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months behind bars for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Politics Donald Trump Accuses Beyonce Of Illegally Endorsing Kamala Harris During Passionate Rant Over the weekend, Donald Trump hit Beyonce, Oprah, and Al Sharpton with some serious allegations on Truth Social. By Caroline Fisher July 28, 2025
Pop Culture Donald Glover Cast As Iconic Character In "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" Along with the announcement that Donald Glover will be playing Yoshi, Nintendo shared a new trailer for the film. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026
Music Nipsey Hussle Will Get Los Angeles Metro Station Named After Him Los Angeles Metro will also issue two limited edition TAP cards featuring Nipsey Hussle to commemorate his legacy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025