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Music Diddy's Catalog Suffers Massive Radio Drop As Criminal Trial Kicks Off Jury selection began in Diddy's criminal trial on Monday morning in New York City and will last the rest of the week. By Cole Blake May 06, 2025
Music 50 Cent Can't Stop Laughing Over Ja Rule's Cheesy Greek Restaurant Commercial It feels like 50 Cent is going to troll Ja Rule until he's six feet under as it feels like he's got unlimited dirt on his mortal enemy. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music Jay-Z Claims To Have Lost Out On $200 Million In Amended Defamation Suit Against Tony Buzbee Jay-Z has been at Tony Buzbee's neck since the rape lawsuit was dropped against him and he's claiming to have all sorts of receipts. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Slams The Police For "Kidnapping" The Wrong People In Their Investigation The person behind this series of claims is one of five Foolio murder suspects, Isaiah Chance. Florida is looking to pursue the death penalty. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Clowns Pusha T And Invokes Kanye West Over Controversial Met Gala Outfit DJ Akademiks never pulls punches when talking about hip-hop and Pusha T felt that on Monday during the Met Gala. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2025
Streetwear Teyana Taylor Turns Heads In Harlem Rose Cape At 2025 Met Gala Teyana Taylor delivered one of the boldest looks at the 2025 Met Gala, honoring Harlem and Black dandyism in a custom cape and pinstripe suit. By Ben Atkinson May 06, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Files Desperate Request To Perform Amid Financially Crippling Home Detention Sean Kingston's home detention is not giving him the chance to recoup any money, so he's asking the court for one night of work. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Relationships Rihanna Breaks The Internet And Announces Third Child With A$AP Rocky Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are at the Met Gala tonight and it came with a surprise announcement as the singer is pregnant for a third time. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2025
Music Waka Flocka Flame Concert Causes Backlash After Man With A Swastika Shirt Takes The Stage Waka Flocka Flame's concert joins Kanye West's antics as recent instances of rappers associating with Nazi imagery. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music Jay-Z & Kris Jenner Spotted At Beyonce's Massive "COWBOY CARTER" L.A. Tour Stop Kris Jenner accompanied Jay-Z to see his daughter Blue Ivy perform alongside his wife Beyonce during the "COWBOY CARTER" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Music 50 Cent Mocks Lil Meech With “Private School” Claims Amid Feud When asked about 50 Cent accusing him of having substance abuse issues, Lil Meech said where he's from, "everybody needs rehab.” By Caroline Fisher May 04, 2025
Music Drake & Kendrick Lamar Fans Clash Over Who Claimed Victory During The Battle's Unforgettable Peak It's been one year since we got back-to-back-to-back diss tracks from Drake and Kendrick Lamar in just a several hour-long span. By Zachary Horvath May 03, 2025