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Music Funk Flex Hopes Everyone Can "Move On" After Diddy's Not Guilty Verdict The jury in Diddy's criminal trial found him not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in court on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music Aubrey O’Day Says Diddy Verdict Makes Her “Physically Ill” A jury recently found Diddy not guilty of three out of the five charges he was facing, including sex trafficking and racketeering. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music Young Thug's Triumphant Return To The Stage Post-Jail: Tracing His Steps Since The YSL Trial Young Thug was released from jail in October, and we are going to retrace all of his major moves since then. By Devin Morton July 02, 2025
Music 50 Cent Flaunts Sold-Out London Show After Ja Rule Trolled Him Over Alleged Low Ticket Sales Recently, Ja Rule mocked 50 Cent over rumors that he was struggling to sell tickets to his "Legacy" tour, prompting a shady response. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music Cassie’s Lawyer Speaks Out After Diddy's Not Guilty Verdict Cassie served as a key witness in Diddy's criminal trial and spoke on the stand about their relationship for several days. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Double Murder Retrial Postponed Once Again YNW Melly will have to wait even longer before heading back to trial for the alleged murder of YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music Pusha T Reacts To Rolling Stone's Early Review Of Clipse's New Album "Let God Sort Em Out" Pusha T and Malice recently revealed the tracklist and features for their long-awaited Clipse reunion album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Relationships Young Thug Declares His Unwavering Love For "Mommy" Mariah The Scientist Young Thug and Mariah the Scientist have had their fair share of road bumps since reuniting late last year, but he's continued to stay loyal. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Music T-Pain's Old Drake Tweets Resurface As Feud Ignites T-Pain kicked off a feud with Drake by dissing him during a recent appearance on the "Crash Dummies" podcast. By Cole Blake June 30, 2025
Music SZA Recalls How She And LUCKI Used To Live Together While Congratulating His Rise While SZA and LUCKI are quite distinct artistically, they occupy similarly beloved and all-encompassing spaces in their fields. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Diddy Jury To Begin Deliberations In Federal Sex Trafficking Trial Reportedly, court will begin today with Judge Arun Subramanian reading instructions to the jury before they begin deliberations. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Hints At A Fresh Sound For Upcoming Album "BABY BOI" In New Snippet It's unclear where this snippet came from, but it joins DJ Swamp Izzo and other Playboi Carti affiliates' "BABY BOI" teases so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025