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Music Diddy's Trial Interrupted By Screaming Woman In The Courtroom Diddy's trial is continuing with its fourth week of witness testimony as an ex-security officer at the InterContinental Hotel is on the stand. By Cole Blake June 03, 2025
Music E-40 Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of "In A Major Way" On NPR's "Tiny Desk" E-40 released his classic sophomore album, "In A Major Way," as a critical and commercial success back in March 1995. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Relationships Brian McKnight Has Allegedly Made No Effort To Contact His Family After His Son Niko's Death Brian McKnight's son, Niko, passed away at the age of 32, last week, following a lengthy battle with cancer. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Clipse Storms Back Into Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update New hip-hop releases on "Fire Emoji" this week came from Clipse, Meek Mill, G Herbo, MAVI, Earl Sweatshirt, XXXTENTACION, and Juice WRLD. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music 50 Cent Plans To Talk Donald Trump Out Of Potential Diddy Pardon When asked whether or not he'd consider pardoning Diddy today, Donald Trump said he'd "certainly look at the facts." By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Admits He’s “Mentally Drained” From Touring At 34 According to Tyler The Creator, his "Chromakopia" world tour has taken a toll on him due to the constant travel it requires. By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025
Music Cardi B Allegedly Goes Ballistic On Hazel-E For Spreading Allegations About Her Promiscuity Hazel-E has launched a lot of accusations and critiques against Cardi B over the years, whether about the rap game or her relationships. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Music Drake Breaks RIAA Record With 10 Diamond Certified Songs Drake's "Hold On, We’re Going Home” and “Best I Ever Had” are his latest tracks to hit 10 million units sold. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Music LAPD Officer Testifies About Kid Cudi Police Call At Diddy Trial Following Kid Cudi and Capricorn Clark's bombshell testimonies, an LAPD officer is sharing his insights on Diddy's alleged break in. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Mocks Diddy After Being Name-Dropped During Trial 50 Cent had some jokes about his name being mentioned during Diddy's trial on Tuesday afternoon. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Beyonce Wins Top Country Music Honors At 2025 AMAs Beyonce's big year continues with even more industry awards to add to what is already a ridiculously long list of awards. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Touré Scolds Young Thug For Calling Kid Cudi A "Rat" After Diddy Trial Testimony While Young Thug quickly deleted his Kid Cudi tweet concerning the Diddy testimony, Touré wants to distinguish this from actual "snitching." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025