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Music DJ Akademiks Drops New Teaser For Kanye West Interview Last week, DJ Akademiks claimed he had yet to receive the green light from Kanye West's team to release the interview. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Stops Jury Deliberations Due To A Juror Being Confused About Their Instructions Both prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Diddy trial gave Judge Arun Subramanian suggestions on how to proceed. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Fat Joe Finally Breaks Silence On Disturbing Allegations In Terrance Dixon’s Lawsuit Fat Joe's former hypeman, Terrance Dixon, filed a $20 million lawsuit against him in New York, earlier this month. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
Music 50 Cent Savagely Taunts Diddy For His Four-Year Prison Sentence You knew that once Diddy received his punishment, 50 Cent was going to be there to share his over-the-top reaction. By Zachary Horvath October 03, 2025
Music Cassie Alleges Diddy Introduced Her To Blue Dolphin Ecstasy In Shocking Trial Testimony Cassie has finally taken the stand in Diddy's criminal trial in which he faces charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake May 13, 2025
Music Doctor Behind Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez's Daughter's Evaluation Moves To Dismiss Lawsuit Dr. Daniel Bober stands by his evaluation of the Roc Nation CEO's daughter, who is suing Bober and Desiree Perez. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2025
Music Waka Flocka Flame Says He Won't Trust Celebrities After 50 Cent Diddy Doc Waka Flocka Flame's comments on the 50 Cent-executive-produced Diddy docuseries "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" are ironic given his Trump views. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music Travis Scott & Tyla Music Video Shoot In London Reportedly Threatened By Man With A Knife A crew member on set of Travis Scott and Tyla's video shoot was reportedly threatened by a man who allegedly had a knife in his hand. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Music Diddy Accuses NBC Of Knowingly Rushing Documentary About Him In Defamation Case "Diddy: The Making Of A Bad Boy" resulted in his $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal and Peacock ahead of his sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025
Music North West Shows Off Her Producing Talents With Beat Snippet North West had a lot of involvement with her dad's first "Vultures" album in 2024, so it's not a surprise that she's experimenting. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Calls Lizzo "Fat" And Claims She's Got A "Weird" Case In addition to Lizzo, Nicki Minaj targeted Jay-Z, Chrissy Teigen, and several more celebrities on Sunday night. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims He Has The Release Date For Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake has been teasing "ICEMAN" for months and months now, and the hype from DJ Akademiks and the wider OVO fanbase is reaching peak levels. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026