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Music Cassie Reveals $10 Million Settlement With Hotel Where Diddy Assaulted Her The leaked video of Diddy physically assaulting Cassie in a hotel in 2016 became a controversial part of Sean Combs' federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Music Chris Brown Files Emergency Motion To Protect Personal Information In $90 Million Dog Attack Lawsuit Chris Brown has been battling this lawsuit involving his two ex-housekeepers since they filed back in 2021. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Viral DJ Akademiks Reveals He Signed With Kick For A Brand New Streaming Agreement DJ Akademiks didn't reveal many details about this Kick partnership, but he assured viewers he will still stream on various platforms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Kanye West Validates Recent Conversation With Diddy By Calling The Mogul His "Twin" Kanye West and Diddy's friendship has had it ups and downs over the years, including surfaced text messages with Ye calling Diddy the "FBI." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music Yeat Confuses Fans By Dissing Rosie O'Donnell On Instagram Stories We didn't see this coming. By Elias Andrews November 29, 2024
Music Charlamagne Tha God, Mustard And More Clown Drake For UMG Petition Another social media L for Drizzy. By Elias Andrews November 25, 2024
Sports Shakur Stevenson Unleashes On Ma$e, Calls Him "A Fake Pastor" After Rapper Critiques His Fight Fans like Ma$e were also hoping for a more explosive performance from Shakur, but the latter is now 22-0. By Zachary Horvath July 09, 2024
Music Drake Adds Extremely Rare Michael Jackson Album To Impressive Memorabilia Collection Drake's memorabilia collection continues to grow, as he recently secured a signed Michael Jackson album featuring a hand-drawn sketch. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Baby Keem Reveals How Health Issues Forced Him Into A Five-Year Hiatus Baby Keem went five years between albums, and now, the artist is opening up about why that had to be the case. By Alexander Cole June 04, 2026
Music Kanye West Announces "Bully" Deluxe Via Gamma & Counters First Week Sales Gamma also spoke on "Bully's" streaming success, Kanye West's recent SoFi Stadium shows, and more in a new promotion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music Robert Trujillo Net Worth 2023: What Is The Metallica Legend Worth? Dive into Robert Trujillo's rise in music, from his early days to his massive success with Metallica, etching him into icon status. By Jake Skudder October 19, 2023
Music Akon Recalls "Making So Much" Money From Ringtone Sales Akon recently detailed just how much money he was making off of ringtone sales in the 2000s. By Cole Blake July 18, 2023