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Music Diddy Prosecutors Issue Fiery Response To $50 Million Bail Request Earlier this week, Diddy filed a motion requesting a retrial in hopes of getting his conviction overturned. By Caroline Fisher August 01, 2025
Music Justin Timberlake Announces Lyme Disease Diagnosis In Heartfelt Instagram Post According to Justin Timberlake, Lyme Disease can be "relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically." By Caroline Fisher July 31, 2025
Music Drake Co-Signs Loe Shimmy's "Leave" Amidst LeBron James Drama Aubrey never misses a hot artist. By Elias Andrews January 08, 2025
Music Drake Pokes Fun At Memes About Him While Sharing Fan's Beat Recreation "Drake be like" memes were inescapable back in 2010, but these days, the assessment of that era is nowhere near as derogatory. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music Tyrese Accosts Kevin McCall For Claiming He Refused To Help Him Kevin McCall had complained about Tyrese during a recent interview, alleging that he refused to help him out when he was homeless. By Cole Blake November 10, 2025
Music Lil Nas X’s Father Breaks Silence On Son's Arrest And Hospitalization Lil Nas X's father Robert Stafford recently asked fans to keep him in their prayers following his arrest and hospitalization. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Hernandez Govan Breaks Silence After Being Found Not Guilty In Young Dolph Killing Young Dolph was shot and killed while visiting a bakery in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee back in 2021. By Cole Blake August 21, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Gets Candid About Accepting Plea Deal In Federal Gun Case According to Boosie Badazz, he has faith that everything will work out for him despite his current legal woes. By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Music Steve Lacy Takes A Turn On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Steve Lacy introduced us to his next era on "R&B Season," whereas Coco Jones updated her previous one with a new deluxe. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 17, 2025
Music Police Reveal T-Hood’s Fatal Shooting Could Have Been Self-Defense T-Hood passed away earlier this month at the age of 33 following a deadly shooting in Snellville, Georgia. By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025
Music Diddy Seeks $100M In Broadened Defamation Lawsuit Over Sexual Assault Allegations In an amended lawsuit, Diddy alleges that Courtney Burgess and NewsNation caused him “severe reputational harm." By Caroline Fisher August 12, 2025
Music Beyonce's "COWBOY CARTER" Full Features List And Known Production Credits The full credits for the record are still trickling out. By Lavender Alexandria March 29, 2024