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Music Blueface Hit With Two Swatting Calls Within Hours Back-to-back false reports brought deputies to Blueface’s home twice in one day, adding to months of swatting incidents. By Erika Marie October 02, 2026
Music Diddy Allegedly Paid Inmates To Cook, Clean, & Do Laundry At Fort Dix Claims from former inmates describe Diddy paying for help with daily chores while allegedly enjoying extra comforts behind bars. By Erika Marie October 02, 2026
Relationships Quavo Says God Told Him To Take Back Saweetie’s Bentley Yung Miami finally got Quavo’s side of the Bentley saga, and his explanation involved a message from God. By Erika Marie October 02, 2026
Music Too Short Says He’ll Be At Diddy’s Welcome-Home Party A longtime friendship remains intact as Too $hort says he’ll attend Diddy’s homecoming and offers advice for life after prison. By Erika Marie October 02, 2026
Politics MAGA Rapper Playboy The Beast Sues U.S. Government By Erika Marie October 02, 2026
Music Diddy Faces Yet Another Prison Release Delay Over Alleged Jail Violations Diddy's legal team is reportedly questioning how people are obtaining and disseminating information from inside the prison facility. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Drake Draws All Sorts Of Reactions To "HABIBTI (FOMO)" Whoever didn't like Drake's "HABIBTI" already is still unconvinced, whereas fans who loved the new "FOMO" tracks couldn't be happier. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Lil Durk To Face Trial With Three Codefendants As Reporter Shuts Down Plea Deal Speculation Lil Durk, Asa Houston, David "Browneyez" Lindsey, and Deandre "OTF Dede" Wilson, will face the upcoming VICAR trial together. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Bradford Cohen Doesn't Think Lil Durk's VICAR Case Will Make It To Trial Bradford Cohen has a lot of legal experience pertaining to hip-hop cases, and Lil Durk is facing a massive one right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Pharrell Gets Flamed For His Production On Quavo's "QRÖMELIFE" Pharrell Williams produced all of Quavo's new album "QRÖMELIFE," and fans were quick to voice their distaste for the approach. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Drake Is Reportedly "In The Coachella Discussion" For Next Year With Drake having such a massive year, maybe this will finally mark his return to Coachella after nine years away from the stage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Chance The Rapper Is "Thinking A Lot" About Changing His Name Chance The Rapper reflected on what his stage name means to him, and why he's been seriously considering a different, albeit similar, moniker. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026