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Music Diddy Denied Bail Following Mixed Verdict Diddy and his family were relieved and happy with the final results of his trial, but he will have to go back to jail for now. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025
Music Cassie's Friend Begs Judge Not To Release Diddy After Not Guilty Verdict Deonte Nash previously testified about allegedly witnessing Diddy's physical abuse of Cassie in the criminal trial. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music Jim Jones Argues He's Bigger Than Nas Some people thought that Jim Jones called himself a better and more successful rapper than Nas, but the reality is far more nuanced. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Fat Joe's Lawyer Responds To Shocking $20 Million Lawsuit Fat Joe is being represented by attorney Joe Tacopina, who has been in other high-profile hip-hop cases such as A$AP Rocky's assault trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Top5 Alleges Justin Bieber Is Going Broke And Asked Adin Ross For A Huge Loan Top5's financial claim comes as Justin Bieber has been making headlines for his erratic behavior in recent months. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Pop Culture Cuba Gooding Jr Prays For Diddy And His Alleged Victims Amid Sex Trafficking Trial According to Cuba Gooding Jr, he has sympathy for Diddy, despite the heinous crimes he's being accused of. By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2025
Music Gunna Reportedly Scores Historic Streaming Debut For New Single "Won't Stop" Gunna is dropping a new album sometime soon, and it seems like fans are more ready than ever to hear it for themselves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music The Grammys Announce New Best Album Cover Category For 2026 Ceremony The Recording Academy also announced key dates for the 2026 Grammys, such as the nominations announcement occurring on November 7 this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Girlfriend “Jane” Recalls Unnamed Woman Having Sex In Front Of Group At Party One of Diddy's ex-girlfriends is testifying anonymously under the pseudonym "Jane" amid his federal trial. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music TI Defends “Situationships” Film Title Amid Legal Battle Last month, Cylia Senii hit TI with a lawsuit, accusing him of trademark infringement over his upcoming film "Situationships." By Caroline Fisher July 30, 2025
Music Drake Says There Will Be "A Lot To Talk About" On "ICEMAN" Drake had a similar message for his Australian fans this year which is where he first revealed that he had another solo tape in the works. By Zachary Horvath July 22, 2025
Music Clipse Lets God Sort Them Out On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have an all-star "Fire Emoji" update this week with Clipse, Drake, A$AP Rocky, Chance The Rapper, and many more guests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025