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Music Playboi Carti, Young Thug, & Lil Baby Snippet Surfaces Amid Album Hype For All Three Artists Young Thug has "UY SCUTI," Playboi Carti is working on "BABY BOI," and Lil Baby possesses "DOMINIQUE." Who will drop first? By Zachary Horvath May 31, 2025
Music Diddy's Lawyer Brian Steel Questions Accuser's Story During Trial Diddy's defense attorney Brian Steel cross-examined "Mia," an anonymous alleged victim who took the stand during trial this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music Fat Joe Reveals How Ruff Ryders Saved Him From Man With Machine Gun According to Fat Joe, he was attending the Grammys with Big Pun one year when their Los Angeles visit took a frightening turn. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Relationships Gio Claims Playboi Carti's New Album "BABY BOI" Is Already Done DJ Swamp Izzo already claimed this concerning Playboi Carti's new album "BABY BOI," and fans are just as skeptical about Gio's remarks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Recounts The Night Of Tory Lanez Shooting Tory Lanez's legal team claims new evidence proves his innocence in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case, which he got a conviction for. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music 50 Cent Plans To Talk Donald Trump Out Of Potential Diddy Pardon When asked whether or not he'd consider pardoning Diddy today, Donald Trump said he'd "certainly look at the facts." By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Music Ab-Soul Doubles Down On DJ Akademiks Beef Despite Trolling At First DJ Akademiks popped off on Ab-Soul in response to some recent lyrics, which seems to have fueled the TDE MC even more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Politics Donald Trump Reportedly Responds To Requests To Pardon Diddy There has been much speculation about U.S. President Donald Trump and the Diddy trial, whether from Suge Knight or allegedly close sources. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music Diddy’s Former Assistant Alleges She Had To “Beg” To Attend Grandma’s Funeral Diddy's former assistant, who is testifying under the pseudonym "Mia," was cross-examined by Brian Steel today. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Reportedly Breaks Another Record After Hot 100 Exit Loads of fans can't believe Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" has held on for this long, whereas many others are tired of its hype. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Backs Tory Lanez As He Fights Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case According to a new post from Lil Tjay, he would have "crashed out" if he were in Tory Lanez's position right now. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Music Brian McKnight’s Son Niko Passes Away After Two-Year Cancer Battle Brian McKnight has been at odds with his biological children for some time now, even calling them "evil" last year. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025