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Music Diddy's Family Is All Smiles While Leaving Court Following Not Guilty Verdict After a lengthy process, Diddy was found not guilty of the most severe charges against him, and his family is ecstatic. By Devin Morton July 02, 2025
Music 50 Cent Appears To Fire Back At His Ex’s Latest Explosive Allegations The mother of 50 Cent's son, Shaniqua Tompkins, recently alleged that he once hired Misa Hylton just to get dirt on Diddy. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Music Kodak Black Launches $YAK Artist Crypto Coin At "Kodak Day" Celebration Kodak Black distributed the coin during his annual Kodak Day festivites on November 11. By Tallie Spencer November 13, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Shatter Record For Highest-Grossing Hip-Hop Tour Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour has reportedly raked in more than $332.1 million since April. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Meets With Rabbi And Expresses Remorse For Antisemitic Past It looks like Kanye West has had a change of heart after making countless offensive statements about the Jewish community. By Caroline Fisher November 06, 2025
Pop Culture A$AP Rocky Reveals He's Rihanna's Husband A$AP Rocky previously declined to share if he was actually married to Rihanna or not, but it seems he really is her husband after all. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Seemingly Responds To Assault Allegations Involving Gio Ramos Playboi Carti was allegedly cited for allegedly assaulting his limo driver after an alleged altercation with Giovanna Ramos in Utah. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music BIA's Disastrous First-Week Sales For "BIANCA" Have Cardi B Fans Ecstatic It was initially reported that BIA's "BIANCA" moved 8,000 units first week. However, the official number is even lower than anticipated. By Zachary Horvath October 24, 2025
Music Kodak Black’s Cryptic Instagram Post Has Some Fans Convinced He’s Nearing Retirement Kodak Black recently took to his Instagram Story to promote his new song, "How To Let Go," raising eyebrows in the process. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Trolls Jay-Z With Bizarre AI Wig Image After Her Instagram Vanishes Earlier this week, Nicki Minaj's Instagram profile mysteriously disappeared, prompting her and the Barbz to speculate. By Caroline Fisher October 21, 2025
Music Lil Durk Teases Emotional Snippet Recorded From Jail For his 33rd birthday, Lil Durk also penned a couple of heartfelt messages to his fans, providing them with a hopeful update behind bars. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Caught Deleting Old Anti-Black Tweets Tyler, the Creator has found himself in a major controversy as some of his old tweets are making the rounds online. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2025