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Music DJ Akademiks Offers A Surprising Prediction About Diddy's Criminal Case's Outcome Diddy was recently hit with a new federal indictment that accuses the Bad Boy mogul of forced labor and employee assault. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2025
Music Lil Baby Shamelessly Pockets Fan’s Phone During Show It looks like Lil Baby might have come up with a unique approach to deterring fans from throwing things onstage. By Caroline Fisher July 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Exposes SZA For Blocking Him As Nicki Minaj Beef Rages On SZA and Nicki Minaj posted several fiery messages aimed at one another on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music Clipse Add Several Overseas Tour Dates Amid "Let God Sort Em Out" Success Fans in the Netherlands, England, and France will now get a chance to see Pusha T and Malice on their upcoming tour. By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music Drake Dethrones Kendrick Lamar As Rapper With Most Spotify Monthly Listeners These tides shifted a lot during the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, and we don't expect this comparison to die anytime soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025
Music Drake Is Lapping The Field In Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 Hits Drake has had over 80 of his most popular songs land inside the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart over the years. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Diddy’s Attorney Calls Mixed Verdict “A Great Victory” Despite Denied Bail Yesterday, a jury found Diddy not guilty of three out of the five counts he was facing, including sex trafficking and racketeering. By Caroline Fisher July 03, 2025
Music PARTYNEXTDOOR Tops Rhythmic Airplay Chart For First Time While Drake Extends His Record Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" may have not landed with everyone, but it's clearly sticking with more than enough people. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025
Music Ying Yang Twins Leave Fans Puzzled After Bizarre SeaWorld Performance You probably know The Ying Yang Twins best for their crunk classics, as even the crowd at SeaWorld got down to "Get Low." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Tory Lanez's Legal Team Drops Alleged Evidence Of Witness Claiming A Woman Shot Megan Thee Stallion Tory Lanez is still trying to get out of prison, where he's currently serving a 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025
Music Kerry Morgan Recalls Allegedly Hiding From Diddy With Cassie After Violent Assault In Trial Testimony Diddy's criminal trial has been continuing with witness testimony on Monday with both Dawn Richard and Kerry Morgan taking the stand. By Cole Blake May 19, 2025
Music Aubrey O’Day Calls Diddy “Selfish” For Having His Kids Sit Through Graphic Trial Testimonies Aubrey O'Day has confirmed that she will not testify in Diddy's sex trafficking trial, but she did previously talk to Homeland Security. By Caroline Fisher May 18, 2025