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Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Rick Ross' Message To Drake Reeks Of Entitlement Rick Ross recently told Drake he doesn't want to see him lose, which DJ Akademiks found to be a desperate and greedy move. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026
Music Diddy Breaks His Silence Amid Sex Trafficking Trial To Thank Judge Today, Diddy was asked to confirm his decision not to testify in his own federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial. By Caroline Fisher June 24, 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 50 Cent Mocks Elon Musk’s Black Eye After Donald Trump Spat 50 Cent recently took to Instagram to do even more trolling, this time targeting none other than Elon Musk. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Murder-For-Hire Trial Date Has Been Revealed After being behind bars for over a year, Lil Durk and his team finally have a date set so that they can begin campaigning for his freedom. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Clears Up Rumors About Being Banned From The Met Gala Over IG Posts Megan Thee Stallion had fans concerned after posting videos from the Met Gala despite the rule against cell phone usage. By Cole Blake May 14, 2025
Music Kodak Black’s Lawyer Fires Back At Maranda Johnson’s Abuse Allegations According to Kodak Black's lawyer Bradford Cohen, they're willing to take legal action against Maranda Johnson. By Caroline Fisher May 04, 2025
Music B5 Claims Diddy Sabotaged A Disney Deal That Went To The Jonas Brothers B5 released two albums with Bad Boy Records in the 2005 self-titled debut and the sophomore album Don't Talk, Just Listen. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 04, 2025
Streetwear Source Close to Giovanna Battaglia Clears The Air Following A$AP Rocky & Rihanna Debacle After a video went viral of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky seemingly arguing at the Met Gala, some fans pointed the finger at Giovanna Battaglia. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
Music New Footage Shows Foolio's Alleged Killer Attempting To Escape Interrogation Room Foolio's murder trial has entered its second week, and more alleged evidence continues to be shown in the courtroom. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
Music Pras Begins His 14-Year Prison Sentence Over Illegal Campaign Scheme Pras was convicted a few years ago of charges related to Malaysian businessman Jho Low's alleged $4.5 billion theft of a Malaysian state fund. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Predicting How Many Units Drake's "ICEMAN" Will Sell In Its First Week While we aren't sure when Drake will drop "ICEMAN," it does feel closer than ever. As a result, we want to predict its first week sales. By Zachary Horvath April 20, 2026