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Music Xzibit Rallys All The West Coast Icons For New KingMaker Tracklist After leaving the Akolholiks, X-to-the-Z began collaborating with Dr. Dre on the Chronic 2001 album, which led to touring. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 04, 2025
Music Photos Of Diddy’s Guns & Baby Oil Released To The Public Amid Federal Trial Diddy's trial will continue today after experiencing delays this week, and his alleged former drug mule Brendan Paul will take the stand. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Diddy’s Sex Trafficking Trial Faces Delay Due To Sick Juror The judge overseeing Diddy’s trial, Judge Arun Subramanian, canceled proceedings today because one juror was experiencing vertigo symptoms. By Caroline Fisher June 18, 2025
Music Diddy Juror Has Officially Been Dismissed From The Trial Due To Inconsistent Statements Diddy's legal team previously warned that if this juror dismissal happened, they would push for a mistrial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Hosted Annual Freak-Offs On The Anniversary Of The Notorious B.I.G.’s Death The allegation stems from 50 Cent's new documentary for Netflix about Diddy, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," which released on Tuesday. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music Former Assistant For Diddy Testifies That Cassie Was Too Scared To Leave The Diddy trial continued on Monday and it was here where we heard testimony from the mogul's former assistant, David James. By Alexander Cole May 20, 2025
Music Cassie's Ex Friend Alleges Diddy Tried To Break Into Singer's Apartment With Hammer Following Horrifying Hotel Beatdown Cassie and Kerry Morgan were best friends for years. However, their relationship ended. But she still seems to be on the singer's side. By Zachary Horvath May 19, 2025
Music Kerry Morgan Recalls Allegedly Hiding From Diddy With Cassie After Violent Assault In Trial Testimony Diddy's criminal trial has been continuing with witness testimony on Monday with both Dawn Richard and Kerry Morgan taking the stand. By Cole Blake May 19, 2025
Music 50 Cent Issues Ruthless Response To Diddy’s Alleged Prison Attack Recently, a friend of Diddy's named Charlucci Finney alleged that the mogul woke up in prison "with a knife to his throat." By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Sports Ebro Goes Off On Mase For Criticizing Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show ended up being one of the most successful in the history of the event. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Sports Kid Rock Labels Jay-Z A "DEI Hire" For The NFL Kid Rock performed at Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show,” in protest of the NFL's selection of Bad Bunny. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Lil Jon Pays Tribute To His Late Son DJ Young Slade Nathan Smith, known by his artist name DJ Young Slade, came up under his father Lil Jon's wing as a producer, singer, and performer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026