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Music Diddy Demands Sequestered Jury Selection Process As Trial Looms Diddy is currently behind bars at the MDC in Brooklyn facing charges related to alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Questions Motive Behind Jay-Z's "Warpath" Against His Alleged Victim Jay-Z has already filed defamation lawsuits against his anonymous accuser as well as her attorney, Tony Buzbee. By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Music 50 Cent Continues Trolling Rick Ross For Seemingly Opening For Bow Wow On Tour 50 Cent has been beefing with Rick Ross, Big Meech, Lil Meech, Jim Jones, and more celebrities in recent weeks. By Cole Blake March 12, 2025
Music Cam'ron Wishes Worked With Eminem & Nas Earlier In His Career Cam'ron's comments come as both he and Eminem have hinted at making cameos in Adam Sandler’s "Happy Gilmore 2." By Cole Blake March 06, 2025
Music DDG Gets Swatted During Paintball Tournament DDG addressed his swatting experience during a recent livestream, warning that there could be serious consequences for those responsible. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025
Music Cassie Returns To Social Media Months After Emotional Diddy Trial Testimony In May, Cassie took the stand in her ex-boyfriend Diddy’s federal trial to recall the years of abuse she allegedly endured. By Caroline Fisher August 08, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Links Up With Yasiin Bey During Barcelona Concert Kendrick Lamar posed for a picture of the legendary rapper, Yasiin Bey, while taking the "Grand National" tour abroad. By Cole Blake August 01, 2025
Music Ksoo's Codefendant Found Guilty Of Murder & Burglary Ksoo stands accused of murdering another man back in 2020, and his own father identified him as the alleged shooter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Music Man Claiming To Be Jay-Z's Son Drops Paternity Lawsuit Rymir Satterthwaite has been claiming that Jay-Z is allegedly his biological father for a number of years. By Cole Blake July 24, 2025
Music GloRilla Speaks Out Against Shocking Arrest After Home Invasion Back in July, burglars stole over $700K of items from GloRilla's Georgia home, and she was arrested shortly after. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Looks Unbothered In New Prison Photo Fetty Wap was sentenced to a six-year prison sentence for drug trafficking in 2023, and is expected to be out in January of 2027. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Reflects On Him & Lizzo’s Adventure To Walmart On The Jennifer Hudson Show Singer Lizzo was BigXThaPlug’s first guest on his new livestream platform. They performed his signature dance. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 21, 2025