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Music Kodak Black’s Lawyer Reacts To Demand For $10.6M Default Judgment In 2023, Kodak Black was sued by two men who allege that he was responsible for a Super Bowl after-party shooting that he was also injured in. By Caroline Fisher August 07, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Clarifies They Haven't Spoken To Donald Trump About A Pardon Another member of Diddy's legal team previously told CNN that they thought someone representing the Bad Boy mogul reached out to Donald Trump. By Cole Blake August 07, 2025
Pop Culture Chelsea Handler Praises 50 Cent For His Endless Trolling Of Diddy Chelsea Handler even joked that she should consider getting back together with 50 Cent during the podcast episode. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music Russell Simmons Accuses HBO Of Owing Him $100 Million And An Apology Russell Simmons alleges that HBO has been "horrific and malicious" to him, and wants what he believes he's owed. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Cardi B's Pregnancy Announcement Leads To Extreme Fan Reactions Cardi B confirmed that she is pregnant in an interview with Gayle King. Unsurprisingly, fans had a lot to say. By Devin Morton September 17, 2025
Music Dismembered Body Found In D4vd's Car Identified By Police Authorities discovered the body in a car registered to D4vd while he was performing on his "Withered" world tour. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music Funk Flex Proclaims He “Built” Hot 97 After Radio Station’s Shake-Up After Hot 97’s new lineup was announced, longtime DJ Funk Flex was enthralled in feuds with DJ Enuff and Pete Rock. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 05, 2025
Music Sheff G Shares Heartfelt Message As He Prepares For Prison Earlier this year, Sheff G pleaded guilty to attempted murder, and his sentencing is scheduled for next week. By Caroline Fisher August 06, 2025
Music Bryson Tiller Unveils Tracklist For First Half Of His Double Album "The Vices" Part one of Bryson Tiller's double album is dropping this week and he's bringing on a diverse set of rappers for it. By Zachary Horvath August 06, 2025
Music Three 6 Mafia's DJ Paul Chimes Into Viral Drake Debate From Bas Bas lit a fire in hip-hop discourse recently when he called out Ebro's criticism of Drake concerning hip-hop culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2025
Music Diddy Makes Last Minute Push To Hire A Black Female Attorney The move comes as jury selection in Diddy's highly-publicized alleged sex trafficking trial will begin on May 5th By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Might Go Back To Jail For Multiple Probation Violations A federal court summoned Tekashi 6ix9ine to attend a hearing over a week from now to address alleged probation violations and a recent raid. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025