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Music Dawn Richard Claims Diddy Kept Threatening Her Even While In Prison Dawn Richard's latest allegations stem from her lawsuit alleging that Diddy abused her and withheld pay for her work. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Threatens To Shoot TikTokers In Fiery Rant Soulja Boy was heated but content creators ExoticTV Ra, MCL and Mello Rell didn't seem too fazed by his antics. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music Offset Hit With Assault & Battery Lawsuit From Security Guard Law enforcement allegedly maced Offset and his entourage when they got in an altercation with a Los Angeles weed dispensary's security guard. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Sports Drake, Adin Ross, And Stake Facing Second Class Action Lawsuit In New Mexico Drake in entangled in another legal dilemma. The difference this time though is that he's the one being sued, along with Stake and Adin Ross. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music Birdman Wholesomely FaceTimes Toni Braxton After Verzuz Battle Birdman and Toni Braxton's relationship has been a rollercoaster of emotions, but it seems like they are still in love and supportive. By Zachary Horvath October 27, 2025
Music Will Smith's New Album Struggles To Land On Any Billboard Charts Amid Dismal Sales Will Smith's new album, "Based On A True Story," will be his first project to fail to chart on the Billboard 200. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music Kanye West Shows Love To Kodak Black & Adin Ross For Praising His "WW3" Single Kanye West's "WW3" single is expected to serve as a title track for his next album, although he still hasn't confirmed a release date. By Cole Blake April 13, 2025
Politics Flavor Flav Calls For The United States To Ban Guns In Heart-Wrenching Op-Ed Piece Flavor Flav's op-ed comes shortly after he and Chuck D brought Public Enemy back for the new single "March Madness." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Music "The Punisher" Thinks Diddy Trial's Jury Reached The Right Verdict Sharay Hayes, a male dancer who testified in the Diddy trial, expressed concern for how Cassie and "Jane" caught scrutiny from the public. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Music Jeweler Calls Out Blueface Over Alleged Unpaid Tab Blueface recently hopped online to flaunt some flashy new chains, prompting a jeweler from his past to come forward. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Make History As "luther" Reigns Supreme On The Hot 100 Again With "luther" remaining firm atop the "Billboard" Hot 100, Kendrick Lamar and SZA have joined elite company as a solo male and female duo. By Zachary Horvath April 28, 2025
Music Suge Knight Now Believes That Diddy Belongs In Prison For Assaulting Cassie Suge Knight previously stated late last month that "this shouldn't be a case where [Diddy] should be going to prison." By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025