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Music Kendrick Lamar Fans Take Over New Ho King After Show In Drake’s Hometown Of Toronto Yesterday, Kendrick Lamar performed in Drake's hometown of Toronto for the first time since their explosive battle. By Caroline Fisher June 13, 2025
Music Yung Miami Accused Of Shading Diddy’s Alleged Victims Amid Federal Trial Diddy was arrested last year and hit with charges related to alleged sex trafficking and racketeering, and his trial began in May. By Caroline Fisher June 08, 2025
Music Young Thug Leads Fans Down A Rabbit Hole With His "Release Date" For "UY SCUTI" Despite receiving snippets, a single, and physical copy pre-orders for "UY SCUTI," Young Thug has still not provided an exact drop date. By Zachary Horvath June 04, 2025
Music Ray J Blasts Suge Knight For Alleging He & Diddy Were “Lovers” Suge Knight had a lot to say about the alleged nature of Diddy and Ray J's relationship on "Piers Morgan Uncensored." By Caroline Fisher May 31, 2025
Music Young Thug Teases “UY Scuti” With New Taurus-Produced Snippet Fans are looking forward to Young Thug's upcoming album "UY Scuti," which does not yet have an official release date. By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025
Politics DJ Akademiks Reflects On Pleading With Donald Trump Jr. For An NBA YoungBoy Pardon U.S. President Donald Trump recently pardoned NBA YoungBoy and also commuted the federal sentence of Larry Hoover. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Assistant Capricorn Clark Alleges He Kidnapped Her Over Missing Jewelry Capricorn Clark took the witness stand in Diddy's criminal trial on Tuesday after a break for Memorial Day Weekend. By Cole Blake May 27, 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 Kerry Morgan Recalls Allegedly Hiding From Diddy With Cassie After Violent Assault In Trial Testimony Diddy's criminal trial has been continuing with witness testimony on Monday with both Dawn Richard and Kerry Morgan taking the stand. By Cole Blake May 19, 2025
Music Jadakiss Slams The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles After Years Of Trolling Charlamagne Tha God originally claimed that Jadakiss, Ne-Yo, and himself could portray real-life Ninja Turtles. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 16, 2025
Music Cassie Testifies That She Was Extremely Reluctant To Say No To Diddy It's long been purported that Diddy had a firm grip over what Cassie could and could not do during their ever-so-complex relationship. By Zachary Horvath May 13, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Tells Drake To "Shut Up" After Seeing Kendrick Lamar's MetLife Show Charlamagne Tha God and The Breakfast Club also discussed Kendrick Lamar's various Drake diss tracks in their "Grand National" review. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025