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Music Travis Scott Finally Begins Pre-Orders For "Jackboys 2" The move comes after Travis Scott dropped a new single from the project featuring Don Toliver and Sheck Wes on Tuesday. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Foolio's Friend Fights Through Tears As He Testifies During Rapper's Murder Trial The trial for late Jacksonville rapper Foolio got underway on Oct. 21, with Alicia Andrews, one of five suspects, facing the court first. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music Suspect Arrested In Sayso P & Sauce Walka Shooting Police previously identified Jayden Dandridge as another suspect in the attack, but he was shot and killed in Houston. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks "ICEMAN" Isn't Drake's Last UMG Album After Lawsuit During an interview with DJ Vlad, DJ Akademiks addressed the rumor that UMG will let Drake go after "ICEMAN" and the defamation suit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
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 Tim Westwood Charged With Several Counts Of Rape, Sexual Assault & More British DJ Tim Westwood is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on November 10 of this year. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Lil Durk Allegedly Tried To Destroy An Apple Watch After Being Caught In Jail Authorities arrested Lil Durk, last year, accusing him of allegedly orchestrating the shooting of Quando Rondo. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music Diddy Hit With Two Shocking Sexual Assault Lawsuits After Receiving Prison Sentence Diddy has two more sexual assault lawsuits as he faces more legal trouble on top of getting hit with a 50-month prison sentence last week. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music Alleged Diddy Sex Worker & Dancer "The Punisher" React To Jail Sentence Diddy's 50-month prison sentence was very controversial, but even the folks that were tied to the case had initially differing views. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Shares Her Own "Meet The Grahams" Style Message For Jay-Z’s Alleged Son Nicki Minaj's X tirade continues, and recently, she set her sights on Jay-Z and his alleged secret son Rymir Satterthwaite. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music Celeste Rivas Died "Several Weeks" Before Her Body Was Found In D4vd's Car Authorities discovered the dismembered body of Celeste Rivas in the trunk of a car belonging to D4vd, earlier this month. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music J. Cole Is Elated That The Culture's Takedown Of Drake Failed J. Cole expressed that while he still has love for Kendrick Lamar, he was hurt that the public was dragging Drake during the beef. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2026