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Music 6ix9ine Receives Three-Month Prison Sentence For Probation Violations Tekashi 6ix9ine's beatdown of a man in Florida over his snitching scandal resulted in a three-month jail sentence for violating his probation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Politics Candace Owens Blasts T.I. As A "Fraud" For His Real Political Views Jason Lee asked Candace Owens about her combative showdown with T.I. at the REVOLT Summit back in the day, which she found hypocritical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Music Young Thug's Sister Shades Interviewers For Not Asking About His Family Grief Young Thug's sister Angela Grier died while he was in jail, whereas LaKevia Jackson, his son's mother, was killed right before his arrest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music Diddy Wants To Silence Cassie‘s Lawyer With A Gag Order Just Days Before Trial Jury selection in Diddy's case is set to begin on Monday, May 5th, with opening statements coming in the following week. By Cole Blake April 30, 2025
Music Roc Nation Motions To Have Fat Joe Lawsuit Dismissed And Demands Lawyer Be Sanctioned Roc Nation motioned to have the case against Fat Joe dropped, saying that naming the company was an attempt at getting a large settlement. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Music SZA Provides Exclusive Look Behind The Scenes Of “Grand National” Tour With Kendrick Lamar SZA has decided to start vlogging her life, which just so happens to include a co-headlining stadium tour with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025
Music Chance the Rapper Ties Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder’s Exit to Reparations and Palestine Chance The Rapper’s latest album, Star Line, addresses a lot of the current issues within the black culture. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 18, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Recalls How Nervous He Was To Record His Verse On Clipse's "POV" Tyler The Creator collaborated with three of his favorite artists of all time on Clipse's album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Cole Blake July 29, 2025
Music Diddy's Attorney Claims The Mogul Will Be Released Early Diddy's attorneys have been persistent about getting their client out as soon as possible. But they also claim he will be a great in prison. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Pop Culture Drake And Sophie Brussaux Throw Western-Themed Bash For Adonis' 8th Birthday Drake and Sophie Brussaux keep their relationship private, but it seems their co-parenting journey is going well. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Takes Aim At Kendrick Lamar Amid Hip-Hop's Mainstream Decline DJ Akademiks doesn't appear to be a fan of Kendrick Lamar these days, especially with the lack of big-time hip-hop releases. By Alexander Cole April 09, 2026
Music Diddy Allegedly Recorded Conversation With Case Lawyer Without Permission A clip in "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" shows Diddy heatedly talking to Marc Agnifilo about his then-surging federal case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025