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Music UMG Motions To Dismiss Salt-N-Pepa's Lawsuit Over Masters Ownership Salt-N-Pepa first brought this lawsuit against Universal Music Group in May, seeking control of their master recordings. By Devin Morton July 18, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Makes Bizarre Comment About Drake’s Balls During Fiery SZA Rant Yesterday, Nicki Minaj went off on SZA yet again, claiming that she was Drake's first choice to join Sexyy Red on "Rich Baby Daddy." By Caroline Fisher July 18, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Calls On The FBI After MackWop’s Warning About SZA Beef In response to her recent feud with SZA, MackWop told Nicki Minaj, "Relax before you get put in the blender like your boy did." By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music Ja Rule Taunts 50 Cent By Bragging About His Earnings As A “Real Performer” Recently, Ja Rule took to Twitter to diss 50 Cent once again amid his "Where The Party At" tour with Nelly and Eve. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music Former Diddy Assistant's Testimony Fuels Speculation About Kim Porter Capricorn Clark took the stand in Diddy's trial last month and alleged that she was often in charge of booking hotels for "freak-offs." By Caroline Fisher June 22, 2025
Music Cardi B Apologizes To Atlantic Records Amid Success Of New Song "Outside" According to Cardi B, she was being "very mean" ahead of the release of her new single because she didn't want to drop it. By Caroline Fisher June 22, 2025
Music Yak Gotti's Attorney, Doug Weinstein, Alleges Young Thug Risked Prison To Protect His Crew By Declining A "Blind Plea" Like Gunna In an interview with It's Up There, Doug Weinstein reveals Lil Woody was coerced by the DA and forced to testify under pressure. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Music Brendan Paul Alleges Diddy Told Employees To Act Like Members Of “Seal Team 6” Diddy's former assistant was allegedly fired for forgetting the mogul's Lululemon fanny pack before a walk. By Caroline Fisher June 21, 2025
Music Brendan Paul Alleges “Jane” Never Seemed Hesitant About Freak-Offs With Diddy Diddy's ex-assistant Brendan Paul was arrested last March with cocaine in his bag while trying to board a plane with the mogul. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Photos Of Diddy’s Guns & Baby Oil Released To The Public Amid Federal Trial Diddy's trial will continue today after experiencing delays this week, and his alleged former drug mule Brendan Paul will take the stand. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Jadakiss Refuses To Discuss Cam’ron Or Styles P During Jim Jones Interview According to Jadakiss, he didn't want to talk about beef with Jim Jones because there's "a lot more beautiful sh*t going on." By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2025
Music Suge Knight Theorizes Why Diddy's Peers Aren't Speaking About His Sex Trafficking Trial Suge Knight weighed in on Diddy's ongoing criminal trial in New York City while speaking with Aubrey O’Day. By Cole Blake June 18, 2025