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Music Drake Delivers Huge Surprise After Fan Asks Him To Write Senior Quote Recently, one lucky fan decided to DM Drake to ask him for help coming up with a senior quote, and they weren't disappointed. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025
Politics Is Donald Trump Pardoning Diddy? White House Responds To TMZ's Report Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison, earlier this month, after being convicted in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Cardi B Ruthlessly Disses BIA In Teaser For "Pretty & Petty" Music Video The Instagram post from Cardi B comes after BIA finally dropped her newest album, "BIANCA," earlier this month. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Music Dawn Richard’s Attorney Admits Diddy Verdict Is A Huge “Disappointment” Today, the jury reached a verdict in Diddy's trial, finding him not guilty of three out of the five counts he was facing. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music Cam’ron Refuses To Discuss His “Ready ‘24” Lawsuit Against J Cole Last week, Cam'ron hit J Cole with a lawsuit over their collab "Ready '24," and he's seeking at least $500K. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025
Music Lil Wayne's Security Guard Takes $29K Loss In Court Over Alleged Assault Back in 2023, a security guard sued Lil Wayne, accusing him of brandishing a firearm and punching him. The rapper denied the allegations. By Erika Marie June 12, 2026
Music Joe Budden's Cohosts Push Back On His Dislike Of Jay-Z's Drake Diss Joe Budden thought Jay-Z wasted time by dissing Drake, Nicki Minaj, and others during his recent freestyle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026
Music Dame Dash Calls Jay-Z Corny For Bragging About Stabbing Lance "Un" Rivera Lance "Un" Rivera and Dame Dash were some of Jay-Z's many targets during his Roots Picnic freestyle last weekend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026
Music Joe Budden Reacts To Latto Disproving His Drake Ghostwriting Claims "The Joe Budden Podcast" discussed musical influence, artistic camaraderie, and creative processes in relation to Latto and Drake. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026
Music Chris Brown Pleads Guilty To Fighting Man At London Nightclub The court dropped more serious assault charges against Chris Brown regarding his altercation with producer Abe Diaw at a London club. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music Desiigner Arrested In South Carolina Over Alleged Domestic Violence Desiigner was previously arrested on a third-degree domestic violence charge in March of this year, a case whose status is unclear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2026
Music D4vd's Brother Condemns Sexual Predators After Singer's Arrest D4vd's brother Caleb Burke and his parents were hit with subpoenas earlier this year to testify in the Celeste Rivas Hernandez murder case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026