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Music Judge Mathis Says That Diddy Isn't A Real Gangster Judge Mathis pointed out how prosecutors are portraying him as a "monster" and how Diddy steadily began to believe that he was dangerous. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Music Security Guard From InterContinental Hotel Alleges Diddy Paid Him And Staff Members For Cassie Video Eddy Garcia details how Diddy and his team allegedly got a hold of the 2016 Cassie video that "CNN" eventually released to the public. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Music Utah State Representative Says State Should Still Pursue NBA YoungBoy Despite Trump Pardon NBA YoungBoy had all of his most recent federal charges pardoned by Donald Trump at the end of May after his release in March. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Relationships Brian McKnight Has Allegedly Made No Effort To Contact His Family After His Son Niko's Death Brian McKnight's son, Niko, passed away at the age of 32, last week, following a lengthy battle with cancer. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Pop Culture Touré Calls Out Jaguar Wright For Her Bold Claims About Saving Girls From Diddy's Alleged "Freak-Offs" Touré's comments about Jaguar Wright come as Diddy's criminal trial has been underway for weeks in New York City. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Clipse Storms Back Into Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update New hip-hop releases on "Fire Emoji" this week came from Clipse, Meek Mill, G Herbo, MAVI, Earl Sweatshirt, XXXTENTACION, and Juice WRLD. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music Ab-Soul Doubles Down On DJ Akademiks Beef Despite Trolling At First DJ Akademiks popped off on Ab-Soul in response to some recent lyrics, which seems to have fueled the TDE MC even more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Sneakers Jack Harlow Debuts His New Balance 442 V2 Pro Indoor Collab Jack Harlow teams up with New Balance for a fresh take on the 442 V2 Pro Indoor, packed with subtle details and personal touches. By Ben Atkinson May 29, 2025
Music Fat Joe Recounts The Time He Bailed Justin Bieber Out Of Jail & The Internet Refuses To Believe Him Fat Joe and Justin Bieber have never collaborated on a song together since the singer became famous in 2009. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 29, 2025
Music Keefe D Sentencing For Prison Brawl Delayed Due To Alleged Juror Misconduct In April, Keefe D was found guilty of battery by a prisoner and challenges to fight after a prison altercation. By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025
Music The Punisher Issues Apology To Cassie For Pain Caused From Diddy Freak Offs "The Punisher" spoke to CNN earlier today about how remorseful he feels for contributing to Cassie's pain and Diddy's alleged tyranny. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music Drake Breaks RIAA Record With 10 Diamond Certified Songs Drake's "Hold On, We’re Going Home” and “Best I Ever Had” are his latest tracks to hit 10 million units sold. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025