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Streetwear Doja Cat Goes Pantless In Leopard Print Power Suit At 2025 Met Gala Doja Cat brought leopard print, exaggerated shapes, and 1980s energy to the 2025 Met Gala in a striking custom Marc Jacobs outfit. By Ben Atkinson May 06, 2025
Music Diddy's Prospective Jury Pool Faces Questions About Sexual Violence Ahead Of Trial Jury selection will be continuing in Diddy's trial throughout the week with opening statements to follow on May 12th. By Cole Blake May 05, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Has No Plans To Leave Los Angeles Despite Continued Pleas Justin Bieber once again takes aim at Los Angeles paparazzi, maintaining that he does not intend to leave the city despite pleas from fans and family. By Devin Morton April 25, 2025
Music Lil Durk Tries To Get Out Of Prison And Dismiss His Federal Indictment Via a new series of motions from his legal team, Lil Durk is questioning the evidence against him in his alleged murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Too Short Explains Why He Avoided Hanging Out With 2Pac Too Short's currently gearing up to release his first album in five years, "Sir Too Short, Vol 1," on Friday. By Cole Blake April 17, 2025
Music Doja Cat Teases Tracklist For New Album And Fans Are Furious About Some Major Omissions Doja Cat has been hyping up her highly-anticipated fifth studio album, "Vie," for a number of months at this point. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music Swizz Beatz, Pusha T & Jadakiss Tease Upcoming Banger "Danger Danger" This new collab with Pusha T and Jadakiss will presumably land on Swizz Beatz's "Godfather Of Harlem: Season 4" soundtrack. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Soulja Boy's Alleged Sexual Abuse Victim Demands $73.6 Million In Damages The jury is set to begin deliberating their verdict in the alleged sexual abuse case involving Soulja Boy on Tuesday. By Cole Blake April 09, 2025
Music Slim Thug Breaks Silence After Losing Valuables In Apartment Burglary Fortunately for Slim Thug, he has insurance, which will help by covering at least some of the rapper's losses. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music Lil Yachty & Veeze Skate All Over Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update Our "Fire Emoji" inclusions this week came courtesy of Lil Yachty, Veeze, BossMan Dlow, Headie One, and Ray Vaughn. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Cardi B & More Nominated For 2026 Rap Grammys 2026 Grammys nominees in hip-hop also include Tyler, The Creator, Doechii, Clipse, Fridayy and Meek Mill, JID, Terrace Martin, and GloRilla. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 07, 2025
Music Blueface At Risk Of Losing Music Royalties To Satisfy Defamation Judgment Blueface's release from prison may be just around the corner, but his legal issues are far from over with this defamation suit. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025