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Music First Of Five Foolio Murder Suspects Finally Faces Trial Alicia Andrews' legal team insists she knew nothing about her co-defendants' alleged plot to murder Foolio. By Caroline Fisher October 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Spikes Up Charts After Drake Loses Lawsuit Many iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify users ran "Not Like Us" back as Drake prepares to appeal this decision over Kendrick Lamar's diss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Drake’s Team Responds After Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Universal Music Group: “We Intend To Appeal” Drake’s spokesperson confirms the rapper plans to appeal after a judge dismissed his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” By Tallie Spencer October 09, 2025
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Critics Of Her Writing Skills In Fiery ASCAP Award Speech The ASCAP Award win comes as Cardi B continues to prepare for the release of her long-awaited sophomore album. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music Diddy’s Defense Asks Cassie’s Friend If She’s Lying During Intense Testimony Today, Cassie's friend fashion designer Bryana "Bana" Bongolan took the stand during Diddy's federal trial. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music DDG Calls Soulja Boy “Poor” After Getting Threatened Over Halle Bailey Abuse Allegations Recently, Halle Bailey was granted a restraining order against DDG after accusing him of attacking her in January. By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Lunged At Cassie With A Wine Opener After Learning About Kid Cudi Relationship Cassie has been testifying in Diddy's criminal trial since Tuesday afternoon and she's expected to remain on the stand tomorrow. By Cole Blake May 14, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Wins Five Year Restraining Order Against Tory Lanez She got her wish. By Elias Andrews January 09, 2025
Music Alternate Juror In Diddy Trial Claims "Freak-Offs" Looked Consensual In Video Evidence The alternate juror in the Diddy trial also explained how prosecutors and defense lawyers showed very different clips of "freak-off" parties. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Will Smith Reveals Features And Release Date For "Based On A True Story" Will Smith has been flirting with a musical return, and now we have actually the details for his comeback release. By Elias Andrews March 14, 2025
Music Rihanna Goes To The Reopened Giorgio Baldi Solo Dolo With Love On The Brain Rihanna pauses R9 questions as fans and paparazzis bombard the pop star on Friday night enjoying the best Italian food in L.A. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 08, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Calls G Herbo A “Grown Baby” For Laughing At His Math Skills Finesse2tymes recently hopped on social media to diss G Herbo and compare his ex, Ari Fletcher, to FNG Shugga. By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025