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Music Diddy Receives New Trial Date As Prosecutors Claim To Have Original Cassie Assault Footage Diddy pleaded not guilty on Friday in his federal case for alleged sex trafficking, racketeering, workplace abuse, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Ballistic On YesJulz After She Said He "Sucks" As A Music Journalist DJ Akademiks admitted he didn't know who F1LTHY was while covering the release of Playboi Carti's new album, "MUSIC." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Diddy Pleads Not Guilty To Forced Labor Allegations At Arraignment Earlier this month, Diddy was hit with a superseding indictment including new allegations of forced labor. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Diddy's Former Bodyguard Speculates On Who Was Responsible For 50 Cent's 2000 Shooting 50 Cent got shot nine times back in 2000, and a couple of years later, he joined superstars like Diddy in hip-hop's limelight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Fans Finally React To Long-Awaited New Album "MUSIC" With Praise & Peeves Playboi Carti even connected with some famous fans to celebrate the launch of "MUSIC," namely Kai Cenat, ImDontai, and Young Dabo. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music TDE Punch Reacts To Kanye West Slamming Kendrick Lamar Features On Playboi Carti Album Kanye West recently took to X to say that he's not a fan of Kendrick Lamar's music, and didn't want to hear him on Playboi Carti's new album. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Unapologetically Wears "PUFF" Shirt After Advocating For Diddy's Freedom Kanye West's other online controversies include antisemitic statements, combative celebrity relationships, and various other bigotries. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Is Disappointed That Kendrick Lamar Is On Playboi Carti’s New Album Kanye West previously credited Kendrick Lamar for taking down his "nemesis" Drake in their explosive feud. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Weighs In On Dawn Robinson's Precarious Living Situation Jermaine Dupri doubts Dawn Robinson's story, but elsewhere, her ex husband offered her another job from a more sympathetic perspective. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Mother Of G$ Lil Ronnie's Child Under Fire For Flaunting Stacks Of Cash After GoFundMe Pleas Texas police arrested both suspects in G$ Lil Ronnie's murder, but Shamon Jones' social media presence paints a more luxurious picture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Jay Rock Reportedly Faces Gun Charge Following Los Angeles Arrest New details have been revealed about the circumstances that led up to Jay Rock's arrest yesterday (March 13). By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Viral Playboi Carti Admits He Didn't Mess With Adin Ross While Talking New Album "MUSIC" With Kai Cenat Playboi Carti hopped on a call with streamers ImDontai, Kai Cenat, and Young Dabo to discuss his goings-on and his new album "MUSIC." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025