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Music Diddy's Legal Team Argues With Prosecutors About Controversial Jury Questionnaire Diddy's defense team reportedly proposed a questionnaire for jurors to determine their comfort with viewing sexually explicit content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music SZA Admits She Was "Relieved" Her Super Bowl Halftime Show Performance Was Shortened SZA and Kendrick Lamar will be reuniting again for the highly anticipated "Grand National Tour," later this month. By Cole Blake April 13, 2025
Music Xzibit Clarifies How Kendrick Lamar Keeps Beating Drake In The Beef Xzibit was a part of the legendary beef between Dr. Dre and Timbaland against Jermaine Dupri in the early 2000s. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 12, 2025
Music Swizz Beatz, Pusha T & Jadakiss Tease Upcoming Banger "Danger Danger" This new collab with Pusha T and Jadakiss will presumably land on Swizz Beatz's "Godfather Of Harlem: Season 4" soundtrack. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Taylor Swift Reportedly Takes Legal Action Against Kanye West Following His Wild Allegations Kanye West's obsession with Taylor Swift dates all the way back to the infamous 2009 VMAs, and has only gotten more complex since. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Young Buck Hit With 30 Day Prison Sentence Ahead Of Looming Trial Young Buck is facing several charges, including domestic assault, vandalism, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and more. By Cole Blake April 10, 2025
Music 50 Cent Has Shocking Reaction To Diddy Trying To Hire ASAP Rocky’s Lawyer Joe Tacopina Throughout his entire legal battle so far, 50 Cent has been relentlessly trolling his longtime foe Diddy on social media. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music Slim Thug Breaks Silence After Losing Valuables In Apartment Burglary Fortunately for Slim Thug, he has insurance, which will help by covering at least some of the rapper's losses. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music Kanye West Claps Back At Fans For Defending Virgil Abloh Kanye West has been targeting Virgil Abloh as his wild and controversial antics on social media continue to make headlines. By Cole Blake April 07, 2025
Music Cam'Ron Reveals He Cried After He Heard About Young Scooter's Death Cam'Ron was one of the first New York rappers to embrace Atlanta hip-hop in the early 2000s. He appeared on Young Scooter's "Over Wit." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Unveils KKK-Inspired Cover For Upcoming Album “WW3” Kanye West's new album cover arrives after he wore a KKK-inspired outfit during an interview with DJ Akademiks. By Caroline Fisher April 03, 2025
Music Woman Arrested For Allegedly Making Fake 911 Call Before Young Scooter’s Death The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office recently confirmed that Young Scooter died of a leg injury he sustained while fleeing from police. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025