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Music Diddy Forced To Explain Why He Wants To Wear His Own Clothes In Court Diddy was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Young Thug Samples YSL RICO State Prosecutor To Open New Album "UY SCUTI" The state prosecutor called Young Thug "dangerous" and "King Slime" during the YSL RICO trial, a key topic on the new album "UY SCUTI." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Admits To Violating Probation After Hitting Man Over Snitching Claims In court today, 6ix9ine said that he and another individual "hit a person" back in August, and that it was "wrong." By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Savagely Roasts Pierre Bourne With Viral Interview Diss 6ix9ine claimed in a viral DJ Vlad interview that he stole Pierre Bourne's "GUMMO" beat from Trippie Redd. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Diddy’s Lawyers Argue He Took Part In Voyeurism, Not Prostitution, As Sentencing Looms Diddy's legal team appeared in court for a hearing today, and tried to convince the judge to overturn his conviction. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Reveals New Deposition Clip As "Grand National Tour" Continues Kendrick Lamar's use of deposition skits come as Drake is taking legal action against Universal Music Group. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Wants To Risk Life In Prison To Get Revenge On Men Who Jumped Him Considering all of 6ix9ine's probation issues and a lot of legal trouble, a confrontation would likely hold severe consequences for him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Pop Culture Drake Gifts Adin Ross 2,000 Subs Following Ross's Twitch Return Adin Ross returned to Twitch on Monday and Drake was right there to welcome him back after two years off the platform. By Devin Morton September 24, 2025
Music Drake Eyes Another Massive Streaming Milestone Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Release Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Drake is now the first artist in Spotify history to rack up over 120 billion streams. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Hits A New Low At Coachella 2026 Coachella announced its lineup for next year earlier this month and fans of hip-hop noticed the lack of representation for the genre. By Zachary Horvath September 24, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Fan Ruthlessly Attacks Elderly Worker During His Kansas City Concert NBA YoungBoy was performing in Kansas City on Sunday for his ongoing "MASA (Make America Slime Again)" tour. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music King Von’s Sister, Kayla B, Reacts To NBA YoungBoy’s Chicago Show Cancellation Earlier this week, Chicago's United Center announced its decision to cancel NBA YoungBoy's "MASA" tour stop. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025