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Music Young Thug Divides Fans With Exciting New Snippet Young Thug is feeling like a supergiant star these days, although we don't fully know if the "UY Scuti" hype is for this new album's rollout. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2025
Music Footage Of Men Dropping Off "RIP Drake" Coffin At DJ Khaled's Home Surfaces Weeks Later A similar incident to this DJ Khaled and Drake oddity happened to 6ix9ine, who found a fake King Von coffin on his doorstep last month. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2025
Music Cassie Questioned About Diddy’s Alleged “Sex Slave” During Testimony Cassie took the stand again today amid Diddy's sex trafficking trial, detailing several traumatic alleged moments from their relationship. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Music Benzino Confidently Challenges 50 Cent To A Boxing Match To Settle Snitching Claims 50 Cent previously shared a video of Benzino allegedly going through a manic episode, among many other back-and-forth attacks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music Al B Sure Says He's Willing To Testify Against Diddy For Allegedly Putting Him In A Coma Al B Sure also made it clear he does not believe his former partner Kim Porter really died of pneumonia, casting more suspicion on Diddy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music Drake Announces First UK & EU Tour In Six Years Drake and PartyNextDoor are fresh off the success of "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U," and now, they are going to tour Europe. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Stuns On The Cover Of "Vogue Italia" Nicki Minaj discussed where she's at with a new album, her experiences with motherhood, and more in the interview. By Cole Blake May 27, 2025
Music Plies Admits He Tuned Out Of Diddy Trial After Male Exotic Dancer “The Punisher” Testified While countless people are keeping a close eye on Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial, Plies has already had enough. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Alleges Diddy Broke Into His House, Set His Car On Fire, And Left His Dog Terrified Kid Cudi alleges he and Cassie dated in 2011 while she was having problems with Diddy. Cudi began his trial witness testimony on Thursday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Smokes A Cigarette While Arriving At Court To Testify In Diddy's Trial Kid Cudi will likely be testifying about his relationship with Cassie and Diddy's allegedly furious reaction. By Cole Blake May 22, 2025
Music Chris Brown Excitedly Breaks His Silence After Being Granted Bail In UK Assault Case Chris Brown was initially in serious trouble of not being able to perform on tour next month, but he was granted a major gift. By Zachary Horvath May 21, 2025
Music Nick Cannon's Biggest Hip Hop Hits The versatile star’s music career shouldn’t be overlooked. By Demi Phillips January 18, 2024