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Music Boosie Badazz Reacts To Cassie Alleging Her Husband FaceTimed Her During Sex With Diddy Cassie took the stand for the last time yesterday amid her ex-boyfriend Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial. By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2025
Music Fans Debunk Fake Tweet Alleging That Nicki Minaj Told Cassie To Stay With Diddy Despite Abuse Journalist Matthew Russell Lee has been covering the Diddy trial extensively, and clarified Cassie didn't mention Nicki Minaj in this way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Drake Posts Tory Lanez Petition Demanding His Freedom Drake's support for Tory Lanez comes amid the incarcerated MC's prison stabbing and alleged new evidence supposedly proving his innocence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Addresses Diddy Abuse Rumors Amid Mogul’s Sex Trafficking Trial Footage of Diddy hanging out with a then-15-year-old Justin Bieber recently resurfaced, fueling ongoing speculation about their relationship. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Music Daylyt Shares Ominous Picture Of Capital STEEZ Amid Joey Badass Beef Capital STEEZ is the late Pro Era rap partner of Joey Badass, who is currently in a lyrical war with Daylyt and Ray Vaughn. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Disses Suge Knight On New Album And Accuses Him Of Snitching Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight have had a very contentious relationship ever since their Death Row bond broke down in the late 1990s. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Cassie Text Reveals She Once Told Diddy She Was “Always Ready To Freak Off” Cassie took the stand once again on the fourth day of Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial, where she was cross-examined by his team. By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2025
Politics Snoop Dogg Reveals He Confronted Various Fans For Criticizing His Donald Trump Support Snoop Dogg drew a lot of controversy when he took on a DJ gig at a Donald Trump-associated Crypto Ball earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Scholars Warn Drake That His “Not Like Us” Lawsuit Against UMG Could Have Major Legal Repercussions Drake notably didn't name Kendrick Lamar as a defendant in his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Lunged At Cassie With A Wine Opener After Learning About Kid Cudi Relationship Cassie has been testifying in Diddy's criminal trial since Tuesday afternoon and she's expected to remain on the stand tomorrow. By Cole Blake May 14, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Speculates Drake’s "4PM In Calabasas" Is A Diddy Diss After Cassie Testimony Cassie recently accused Diddy of physically assaulting her after learning she'd be attending Drake's OVO Fest. By Caroline Fisher May 14, 2025
Music Dame Dash Forced To Sell More Assets To Satisfy Additional $78,000 Debt It feels like Dame Dash is having a fire sale with all of the assets he's been forced to move on from in recent memory. By Zachary Horvath May 14, 2025