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Music Mase Wonders If He Should Go To Diddy’s Sex Trafficking Trial According to Mase, multiple people have reached out to him already about his possible appearance at Diddy's trial. By Caroline Fisher May 01, 2025
Music Diddy Reportedly Confirms He Rejected A Plea Deal From The Feds Diddy has tried to make some last-minute changes to his federal criminal trial before it begins next week, such as a gag order request. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Reveals He Might Be Heading Back To Jail Over FNG King Incident Finesse2tymes allegedly got into a major dispute with a woman claiming to be FNG King's guardian, earlier this year. By Cole Blake May 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Targets Kendrick Lamar During Passionate Rant With Drake Affiliate Top5 Kanye West seems to have switched up his opinion of Kendrick Lamar several times in the past couple of months. By Caroline Fisher May 01, 2025
Music Suge Knight Agrees To $1.5 Million Settlement To Avoid Hit-&-Run Trial Suge Knight says that he doesn't want to put the Carter family "through more pain." but maintains he didn't do "anything wrong" By Cole Blake April 30, 2025
Music TDE Punch Jokes That He's Done With The "Ticket Business" As Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Tour Ramps Up Kendrick Lamar and SZA are scheduled to continue performing on the "Grand National" tour through August 9th. By Cole Blake April 30, 2025
Music Misa Hylton & Vado Hit Mary J Blige With Massive $5 Million Lawsuit Misa Hylton has accused Mary J Blige of keeping Vado in “economic servitude" by allegedly refusing to release his album. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Relationships Kanye West Says DJ Akademiks Touched His Soul By Rebuking The Kardashians Kanye West has been ranting about his co-parenting situation with Kim Kardashian on social media for a number of weeks. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Cam'ron Brings Up Kanye West's Cousin Confession While Responding To Their Feud Cam'ron said Kanye West is putting a "stain" on Chicago, and Ye clapped back by dissing and praising the Dipset rapper at the same time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns West Coast Artists After Dody6 & Kendrick Lamar Debacle Dody6 called Kendrick Lamar out while revealing he became homeless after the success of "hey now," and then apologized for his remarks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Surprisingly Gives Major Props To Kendrick Lamar For His "Grand National Tour" DJ Akademiks, who has defended Drake throughout his feud with Kendrick Lamar, took a nuanced position on the tour. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025
Music Lil Durk Leaves DJ Akademiks Stunned With Unforeseen Phone Call From Behind Bars DJ Akademiks has previously interviewed Lil Durk and extensively covered the rapper's murder-for-hire allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025