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Music Diddy's Twitter Account Quickly Posts & Deletes Odd Message Seemingly From Behind Bars It's unclear if Diddy himself approved of this post or if some sort of mistake happened, as he doesn't often post online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Prosecutors Seek 6.5-Year Sentence In Federal Fraud Case Earlier this year, Sean Kingston was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Fat Joe Claims He's Lost Over $10 Million Due To Ex-Hypeman's Lawsuit Fat Joe's former hypeman Terrance "T.A." Dixon accused the rapper of sex trafficking of a minor, wage theft, violent retaliation, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music Rapsody Delivers A Killer Freestyle Over “TV Off” On “Sway In The Morning” Rapsody stopped by “Sway” in December 2024 to drop some bars over the “tv off” beat, and the official YouTube channel has now reuploaded it. By Devin Morton July 23, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Sparks Health Concerns After Being Spotted In A Wheelchair Further details as to why A$AP Rocky was in a wheelchair while out and about in West Hollywood are unclear. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music CyHi Defends Kanye West Despite Past Controversies CyHi and Kanye West have multiple collaborations under their belts, including "So Appalled" and "Christmas In Harlem." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2025
Music TDE's MackWop Blames The Barbz For Nicki Minaj's Crash Out Nicki Minaj tagged the FBI, the CIA, and other authorities on Twitter due to some comments from TDE's MackWop she perceived as a threat. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2025
Music Drake Submits Massive Witness List For His UMG Lawsuit Featuring Several High-Profile Names Drake is taking legal action against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's diss track, "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake July 15, 2025
Music Kanye West And Bianca Censori Spotted At LAX Ahead Of Shanghai Concert Kanye West and Bianca Censori were spotted at LAX, traveling to Shanghai amid the rapper's latest legal battle. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Shows Clipse Love During Baltimore "CHROMAKOPIA" Tour Stop Tyler performed in Baltimore recently, where he took time out of his set to shout Clipse out and tell his fans to listen to their comeback album. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Drake Kicks Off Triple-Headlining Wireless Festival Appearance By Showing Love To The UK Drake is set to become the first artist in history to headline all three days of Wireless Festival in London. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Wanted To Be On Clipse's "So Be It" Off Of New Album "Let God Sort Em Out" Pusha T and No Malice spoke on Kendrick Lamar's materialized and mythical Clipse collaborations on "The Joe Budden Podcast." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025