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Music Fat Joe's Accuser Allegedly Has Multiple Audio Clips That Support His Shocking Allegations Fat Joe's former hype man Terrance "T.A." Dixon accused the Terror Squad rapper of sexual misconduct with minors, coercion, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Diddy Proposes $1 Million Bond Package With Strict Travel Conditions After Trial's Verdict We still have no idea what Diddy's sentence will be after his trial's jury acquitted him on some charges and convicted him on others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Music Diddy's Birthday Scrapbook From Ex-Assistant Made Viewable To The Public The jury is currently nearing a verdict in Diddy's highly-publicized criminal trial as deliberation continues. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music Tony Buzbee Vows To Go After Jay-Z For “A Lot” Of Money After Lawsuit Gets Tossed Yesterday, a Los Angeles County judge dismissed Jay-Z's defamation lawsuit against Houston attorney Tony Buzbee. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Music Wale Addresses New Album's Release Date In "Slowdown" Freestyle Wale began promoting his forthcoming album at the top of the year with the lead single "Blanco." He has released two new songs since. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Relationships A$AP Rocky & Rihanna Look Stunning At "Smurfs" Film Premiere Rihanna will be starring as Smurfette in the highly-anticipated movie, which hits theaters in the US on July 18th. By Cole Blake June 29, 2025
Politics Nelly Responds To "Pro-Trump" Claims After Performing At Inaugural Ball Nelly performed at the Liberty Ball during President Trump's first week back in office, a move that sparked backlash. By Devin Morton June 29, 2025
Music Frank Ocean Shocks The World And Drops "Channel Orange" Vinyl The wait for a new Frank Ocean album has been broken up by some big vinyl releases, including the "Blonde" reissue from a few years ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Sports Jim Jones Doubles Down On His Nas Take During Debate With Shannon Sharpe Jim Jones had previously claimed that he became bigger than Nas, although he made sure to give the Queens legend his flowers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Yak Gotti's Attorney, Doug Weinstein, Alleges Young Thug Risked Prison To Protect His Crew By Declining A "Blind Plea" Like Gunna In an interview with It's Up There, Doug Weinstein reveals Lil Woody was coerced by the DA and forced to testify under pressure. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Music Ja Rule Pays Tribute To Irv Gotti During Summer Jam Set Ja Rule and Irv Gotti made some truly classic hip-hop in the 2000s and beyond, and Ja didn't experience this bittersweet moment alone. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Kodak Black Caught Picking His Nose And Wiping Boogers On Woman's Head Kodak Black went digging for gold and found the jackpot. However, he decided to give treasure to someone else. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025