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Music 600 Breezy Goes Off On Shooters In Attack At Mello Buckzz Concert Four people were killed and 14 more were wounded during a mass shooting at Mello Buckzz's show in Chicago on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Aubrey O’Day Says Diddy Verdict Makes Her “Physically Ill” A jury recently found Diddy not guilty of three out of the five charges he was facing, including sex trafficking and racketeering. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music Fans Allege Wack 100 Accidently Flashed A Police Badge On Stream Fans have been sharing all sorts of theories in response to the viral video of Wack 100's wallet on social media. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Relationships Ashanti’s Mother Was Horrified About Nelly Performing At Donald Trump's Inauguration In a new episode of Ashanti and Nelly's reality show, the songstress' mother shares her concerns about Nelly's Donald Trump performance. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Break Another Absurd Record With Their "Grand National" Tour Kendrick Lamar just announced some South American and Australian shows later this year, although SZA won't be around for those. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music R Kelly Seeks New Trial Due To Alleged Murder Plot, Witness Tampering, And More R Kelly and his legal team alleged they have evidence of witness tampering and obstruction of justice, and want his bond secured as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Deion Sanders Rushes To Lil Wayne's Defense Amid Poor Reviews For "Tha Carter VI" Deion Sanders and Lil Wayne have developed a strong bond with another, so it's nice to see Coach Prime showing love for Weezy right now. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Kanye West's Team Clears Up The Confusion Behind Rumors Of The New Name "Ye Ye" Since 2004, Kanye West has introduced many nicknames and monikers such as Ye, Louie Vuitton Don, Yeezy, and Ye Ye. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 19, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Publicist Admits He Missed Warning Signs Of His Alleged Crimes Former PR strategist Rob Shuter recently wrote a personal essay for "The Hollywood Reporter," reflecting on his past proximity to Diddy. By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2025
Music Bad Bunny Reveals Why He Refuses To Tour In The United States Bad Bunny will also be performing 30 shows in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for his "No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí" residency. By Cole Blake June 18, 2025
Music Prosecution Argues Diddy Allegedly Buying Flights & Hotels For Escorts Could Constitute Sex Trafficking Diddy is facing charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in his ongoing criminal trial in New York City. By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Juror Began Laughing After Watching Alleged Freak-Off Tapes For The First Time The Diddy Trial continued in New York on Monday, and for the first time, the alleged freak-off tapes were played in court. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2025