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Music AllStar JR Reportedly Hires Pooh Shiesty's Lawyer In Gun Case AllStar JR and Pooh Shiesty are both currently behind bars. The former faces charges in alleged connection to NBA Ben10's shooting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music How To Listen To Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake is going to be dropping "ICEMAN" later tonight, and there is no denying that the fans are excited for the project. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026
Music Diddy’s High-Powered Legal Team Reportedly Cost Up To $8 Million A high-powered defense reportedly cost Diddy up to $8 million, from his arrest through his continuing federal appeal. By Erika Marie August 05, 2026
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Pushed Back Following Fight That Landed Him In Solitary Diddy had received some good news last week concerning his prison release date, but the news has actually gotten worse for him. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026
Music 50 Cent Jokes About Diddy Not Being "In The Closet" While Discussing Doc 50 Cent said he always had sneaking suspicions of Diddy when discussing his "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" docuseries on Netflix. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why His Brittany Renner Criticism Doesn't Apply To Cardi B Responding to fan questions, Akademiks explained why he believes Cardi B occupies a different lane than Brittany Renner. By Erika Marie July 30, 2026
Music Slayr & DC The Don Trade Disses On X After Alleged Collab Falls Through Slayr and DC The Don are two underground artists who are now going off on each other over on social media. By Alexander Cole July 27, 2026
Sports Mysonne Claims Kaepernick Disappeared From Protest Movement Before Settlement With NFL Mysonne reflected on the Kaepernick protest, claiming the former NFL star stopped communicating with organizers after settling with the league. By Erika Marie July 23, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Says His Mother Asked Him To Have A Child At 14 A candid conversation offers new insight into how Lil Wayne's family navigated loss before he became a teenage father. By Erika Marie July 21, 2026
Reviews Future "The Real Me" Review On "The Real Me," Future explores every version of himself except the one that moves forward. By Aron A. July 19, 2026
Numbers Future On Track For Impressive First Week Sales With "The Real Me" Future just dropped off his new album, "The Real Me," and fans are certainly showing their support, as reflected by projected sales. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Rick Ross Unveils Tracklist And Stacked Features For "Set In Stone" Rick Ross is going to be dropping his new album "Set In Stone" on Friday, and he just dropped the features and tracklist. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026