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Music Dame Dash Accuses Jay-Z Of Selfishly Neglecting His Artists Dame Dash has been hyper-critical of Jay-Z for years and years, and this particular remark follows Memphis Bleek and Tony Yayo's assessments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Leon Thomas Enters His Funk Era On Our Latest "R&B Season" Update It was a quieter week for R&B this week, but quality always trumps quantity and Leon Thomas, Bryson Tiller, and more provided bops. By Zachary Horvath October 05, 2025
Music Young Thug Fares Better In Updated "UY SCUTI" First Week Sales Projections Although Young Thug might surpass initial projections, his new album "UY SCUTI" is still critically divisive and meager performance-wise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Social Media Has A Field Day As Diddy's Courtroom Sketches From Sentencing Go Viral There have been sketches from Diddy's trial that generated some attention, but the batch from yesterday is going even crazier. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music Diddy Breaks Silence For The First Time Since Conviction To Plead For Leniency In court today, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison for two counts of transportation for prostitution. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music Diddy Has Reportedly Been Diagnosed With PTSD, According To His Lawyer Marc Agnifilo revealed this during Diddy's sentencing hearing today, where his sons, prosecutors, and more are making their arguments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Diddy Promises To Attend Therapy If He's Released From Prison Diddy also issued a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian in which he apologized to his victims and asked for a second chance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Aubrey O'Day Sends Loving Message To Cassie Before Diddy's Sentencing Aubrey O'Day has long been vocal about her disdain for Diddy, whether it's her own accusations or supporting the stories of folks like Cassie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Cardi B Issues A Major Warning Amid Nicki Minaj & JT Feud Cardi B has been feuding with Nicki Minaj and JT since dropping her new album, "Am I The Drama?" last month. By Cole Blake October 03, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Drops Meager Kai Cenat Diss Track About His Girlfriend Lil Tjay's "Been Had Gigi," which partially aims at Kai Cenat, appears on his new YouTube-exclusive mixtape "Focus On The Music." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Is Diddy's Sentencing Being Livestreamed? At his sentencing hearing, Diddy is expected to speak about how he's been reformed during his time in jail thus far. By Cole Blake October 03, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Issues Rare Apology To Cardi B's Daughter Kulture Nicki Minaj apologizes to Cardi B’s daughter Kulture after mocking her, "one day you’ll understand." By Tallie Spencer October 03, 2025