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Music Judge In Diddy Trial Delays Jury Selection Due To Fear That Jurors Will Get "Cold Feet" According to Judge Arun Subramanian's latest ruling, opening statements in the Diddy trial will immediately follow this jury selection phase. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music SZA & Kendrick Lamar Tie With Diddy & Faith Evans As “Luther” Continues To Top Charts Kendrick Lamar and SZA's have some celebrating to do, as "Luther" recently spent its 11th week on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2025
Music Diddy Admits To Being "Nervous" While Addressing The Judge On Day 1 Of His Trial Diddy has officially begun his trail for numerous alleged sex crimes and for now, they are simply looking for jurors. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2025
Music Diddy's Prospective Jury Pool Faces Questions About Sexual Violence Ahead Of Trial Jury selection will be continuing in Diddy's trial throughout the week with opening statements to follow on May 12th. By Cole Blake May 05, 2025
Music Doja Cat Wants Fans To Stop Obsessing Over Her Chartings & Go Outside Doja Cat has proven her rap skills on multiple occasions since she achieved superstardom. She wants to work with Conduct. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Music P.E.A.C.E. Of Freestyle Fellowship Passes Away P.E.A.C.E. was arguably the most iconic and legendary Freestyle Fellowship pen, and hip-hop is mourning yet another legend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Lil Baby's Activity On Social Media Suggests New Music Is Coming Soon Lil Baby was supposed to drop a handful of projects following "WHAM" this January, but none of them have seen the light of day... yet. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music Rod Wave Is Making $14 Million By Making & Selling His Own Merch Rod Wave is rolling out a new album and hoping to debunk some of the narratives around his career and artistry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Roddy Ricch’s Numerous “The Navy Album” Delays Leave Fans Frustrated Recently, Roddy Ricch announced that his third studio album, "The Navy Album," has been pushed back once again. By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025
Music Doechii's DJ Puts Joe Budden On Blast For His Claims About Her Lack Of Work Despite not dropping much solo material in 2025, Doechii has been having another astounding year with shows and awards. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Threatens Heckler For Throwing Object At Him Onstage NBA YoungBoy's tour has been riddled with violence and cancelations and now he's getting roped into tense interactions with his fans. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Diddy Hit With Two Shocking Sexual Assault Lawsuits After Receiving Prison Sentence Diddy has two more sexual assault lawsuits as he faces more legal trouble on top of getting hit with a 50-month prison sentence last week. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025