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Music Diddy's Legal Trouble Gets Yet Another Documentary Treatment From BBC This follows other Diddy documentaries from TMZ, MAX, and more. The new BBC doc also preludes the Bad Boy mogul's federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Music Taxstone Receives Yet Another Prison Sentence Over Troy Ave Shooting Case Troy, on the other hand, was released from jail in August of this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2024
Music Finesse2tymes Confrontation Leads To Man Getting Beat Up During "20v1" Show Finesse wasn't happy with how the man insulted him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2024
Music Drake Sets Some Impressive Spotify Records Amid "ICEMAN" Hype Drake hasn't dropped "ICEMAN" yet, but the anticipation alone has him setting some wild Spotify records with weeks to go before it does. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Relationships Toya Johnson Raises Eyebrows With Her Questionable Comments About Lil Wayne Marriage Toya Johnson has a lot of folks disappointed with her unfiltered thoughts, especially now that she's married to someone else. By Zachary Horvath March 22, 2025
Music Kay Flock Files Motion To Appeal His 30-Year Prison Sentence New York rapper Kay Flock was sentenced to 30 years in mid-December after several guilty convictions tied to four shootings in 2020 and 2021. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music AWGE Reveals Timeline For A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Deluxe A$AP Rocky will be giving fans even more material from the "Don't Be Dumb" era and it seems like they won't have to wait much longer. By Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Appears To Diss Drake On New SZA Song "30 For 30" Are we heating up for round two? By Elias Andrews December 20, 2024
Music Kanye West Reportedly Inspired To Make New Album After Korea Show Ye is cooking something up. By Elias Andrews September 03, 2024
Music PPcocaine Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Explore PPcocaine's rise in the music industry, her journey to fame, and the factors contributing to her net worth in 2024. By Jake Skudder February 07, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Killed" Hip-Hop & Drake Beef Froze The Industry DJ Akademiks has shown unwavering support to Drake in the Kendrick Lamar beef. Big Ak claims "Family Matters" is the best diss song. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Music R Kelly’s Fight For New Trial Continues After Judge Denies Home Detention Request U.S. District Judge Martha M. Pacold alleges that R Kelly could still pose a threat to the general public. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025