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Music Skilla Baby Recovering After Being Grazed In The Head During Drive-By Shooting Skilla Baby was the victim of a frightening drive-by shooting on Thursday night while on Eight Mile Road in Detroit. By Alexander Cole May 23, 2025
Music Trauma Expert Testifies About Victims In Abusive Relationships During Diddy Trial According to psychologist Dawn Hughes, who took the stand in Diddy's trial, it's common for victims to stay in abusive relationships. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Music Tee Grizzley Lives In The Moment On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update This week's "Fire Emoji" playlist update is led by Tee Grizzley, BossMan Dlow, Little Simz, Kodak Black, 2 Chainz, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Had Drugs, Lube & Baby Oil In His Hotel Room When Police Arrested Him DHS Special Agent Yasin Binda took the stand in the Diddy trial and recalled the mogul's September arrest in New York City. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Is Recovering Well Following Brutal Prison Stabbing Recently, Tory Lanez was stabbed 14 times in the back, torso, head, and face by a fellow inmate, leaving him with two collapsed lungs. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Unloads On Ray Vaughn With New Diss Track, "The Finals" Joey Bada$$ has been feuding with several rappers since dissing the West Coast on his song, "The Ruler's Back." By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music LAPD Officer Says He Copied Diddy & Cassie Video To Show His Wife The Diddy and Cassie video is a major talking point in his trial with Judge Subramanian stating that multiple versions were going to be used. By Zachary Horvath May 12, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Paints Alleged Victims As Jealous In Opening Statements Opening statements finally kicked off in Diddy's trial on Monday after a full week of jury selection came to an end. By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music Mark Geragos Insists He Won’t Abandon Diddy Amid Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy is currently behind bars in New York City for charges related to alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Caroline Fisher May 10, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Diddy’s Defense Alleging Cassie Relationship Was Mutually Abusive 50 Cent has been ruthlessly trolling Diddy on social media for months now, and it doesn't look like he plans to stop any time soon. By Caroline Fisher May 10, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Admits To Having Major Concerns About His Elusive "DON'T BE DUMB" LP ASAP Rocky has run into some well-documented setbacks since his last LP, but time may be running out on "DON'T BE DUMB." By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music Diddy’s Trial & Mary J. Blige Lawsuit Are Taking An “Emotional Toll” On Misa Hylton Misa Hylton is focused on being a supportive mother as legal drama continues to take over her personal life. By Cole Blake May 06, 2025