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Music Diddy's Defense Team May Relate His Case To The Conflict In Iran With Closing Arguments Diddy's long-standing criminal trial appears to finally be nearing an end after the prosecution confirmed it will rest its case on Tuesday. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music R Kelly Fights To Remove Chicago Prosecutors From His Case Due To Alleged Corruption This move from R Kelly's legal team comes shortly after their demand for a new trial and the denial of his home detention request. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Gets Throw'd By Fan Calling Him By His Government Name During Concert Lil Yachty and emerging duo Paris, Texas are accompanying Tyler, The Creator on the Chromakopia world tour that kicked off in 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 12, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Defends Doechii After Viral Met Gala Outburst Doechii recently addressed her tense interaction with her team on TikTok, claiming the evening was "overstimulating." By Caroline Fisher May 08, 2025
Music Sheff G Begins Five-Year Prison Sentence After Pleading Guilty To Attempted Murder Sheff G was one of 32 people indicted in a 140-count murder conspiracy case earlier this year, and was sentenced to five years in August. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Warns That A RICO "Worse Than Diddy" Is Allegedly Coming For The Kardashians Ray J also recently took aim at Kim Kardashian for not donating to Kai Cenat's livestream after making an appearance. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music Young Thug’s Latest Wild Outfit Has Fans Convinced “UY Scuti” Will Be A Classic Young Thug's fourth studio album, "UY Scuti," is currently slated for release on September 26 after delays. By Caroline Fisher September 22, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Told "Jane" He Needed Her Friendship Days After Cassie's Lawsuit "Jane" previously alleged that she had a nasty physical altercation with Diddy not long after Cassie Ventura filed her lawsuit against him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Tony Buzbee Quotes Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin'" In Latest Legal Filing Tony Buzbee is attempting to get one of the defamation lawsuits that Jay-Z has filed against him dismissed. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music Young Thug Leads Fans Down A Rabbit Hole With His "Release Date" For "UY SCUTI" Despite receiving snippets, a single, and physical copy pre-orders for "UY SCUTI," Young Thug has still not provided an exact drop date. By Zachary Horvath June 04, 2025
Music T.I. Proclaims "Atlanta Is Here" In Passionate Defense Of His Hometown The rant comes as T.I. works on his long-awaited next studio album, "Kill The King," which he shared a single from, earlier this month. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs' Ex Accuses Him Of Physical Assault Amid Pregnancy Jasmine Grenaway alleges that Gibbs has refused to help her get an abortion due to her medical history. By Caroline Fisher May 10, 2024