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Music Playboi Carti Reportedly Arrested For Alleged Assault Before Utah Concert Take this Playboi Carti report with a massive grain of salt, as there are various conflicting bits of information on the Internet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music Diddy's Family Visits Him In Jail As Sentencing Hearing Nears Diddy has been remaining behind bars in Brooklyn, New York while awaiting his sentencing hearing on October 3rd. By Cole Blake August 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Says He Was Offered Money For A$AP Rocky & Playboi Carti Hate Campaigns According to DJ Akademiks, there's an entity out there willing to dish out a lot of money to make certain artists look bad. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2026
Music Dame Dash Calls Out 50 Cent For "Tearing Down" Diddy Via Documentary This Diddy take came after 50 Cent took a random shot at Dame Dash and his teeth to celebrate the holidays. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music 18-Year-Old Florida Rapper Jaydes Arrested For Alleged Attempted Murder Jaydes is reportedly being held without bond. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Spikes Up Charts After Drake Loses Lawsuit Many iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify users ran "Not Like Us" back as Drake prepares to appeal this decision over Kendrick Lamar's diss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Skrilla Shares Pictures Of Himself Sacrificing Animals To Celebrate The New Year Skrilla is best-known for starting the viral “67” craze with the release of his song, "Doot Doot (6 7)," last year. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Clipse Suggest Travis Scott "Cheated" By Competing With Their Album Release Clipse put out their comeback album "Let God Sort Em Out" on July 11, whereas Travis Scott released "JACKBOYS 2" on July 13. By Zachary Horvath November 07, 2025
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Distributor Mocks J. Cole While Refuting First Day Streams J. Cole caught a stray when Gamma claimed Kanye West's "Bully" streamed better on Spotify in its first 24 hours than recent reports suggest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026
Music Kanye West's Team Clears Up The Confusion Behind Rumors Of The New Name "Ye Ye" Since 2004, Kanye West has introduced many nicknames and monikers such as Ye, Louie Vuitton Don, Yeezy, and Ye Ye. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 19, 2025
Pop Culture 50 Cent Rags On Diddy Following Donald Trump's Response To Pardon Rumors Developments about Donald Trump potentially pardoning Diddy have been active since the earlier days of the trial. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Relationships Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Reunite To Spend Christmas Together Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were married from 2014 through 2022 and share four children with each other. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025