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Music Suge Knight Addresses Capricorn Clark's Diddy Trial Testimony Capricorn Clark had an emotional time on the stand today as she recalled some allegedly horrifying moments while working for Diddy. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025
Music DMX's Ex Wife Alleges That His Girlfriend Sent A Warlock To Her House To Stop Her Prayers DMX's ex wife Tashera Simmons made these comments about the late rapper's then-girlfriend on the Hardly Initiated podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Calls “Cap” On Mal’s “Industry Rappers” Claims Drake Outrapped Kendrick Lamar Elliott Wilson, DJ Hed, and Jeremy Hetcht hosts Hip Hop DX’s The Bigger Picture podcast. The platform addresses trending rap topics. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 10, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Will Reportedly Not Sequester Jurors Despite Massive Media Coverage If you needed proof of the public interest in the Diddy case, there's a massive line outside the courtroom to attend the trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music Diddy's First Day On Trial Has A Massive Crowd Of People Lining Up Outside The Courtroom Jury selection in Diddy's trial kicked off today, a process that the defense predicts will be difficult due to the inevitability of bias. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky & Denzel Washington Steal The Show In Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest" Teaser Trailer Denzel Washington, ASAP Rocky, Ice Spice, and more star in Spike Lee's retelling of Akira Kurosawa's "High And Low." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Makes Controversial Lewd Remarks About His Female Employees & Friends This follows various sexual misconduct allegations against Kanye West from various women, which remain unresolved at press time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Fans Receive Promising Update After Rapper’s Prison Release Last year, NBA YoungBoy was arrested and hit with several charges related to an alleged prescription drug fraud scheme. By Caroline Fisher May 04, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Makes Rare Public Appearance At Unexpected California Spot After wrapping up his massive "Grand National" tour with SZA and others, Kendrick Lamar might not pop out again for quite a while... By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Pop Culture Benzino Claims His Ex Just Got Out Of A Mental Facility Benzino also warned Althea Heart that he's considering filing a defamation lawsuit against her over the posts. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Music Ebro Darden Thinks His Politics Got "In The Morning" Hot 97 Show Canceled Ebro Darden spoke on his "progressive" and "anti-Netanyahu" views amid Hot 97's cancelation of "In The Morning" and many other shake-ups. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music Gene Deal Claps Back At Misa Hylton For Calling Him Out Over New Diddy Documentary The back and forth comes in the wake of Netflix putting out the new documentary about Diddy, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 08, 2025