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TV 50 Cent Shows Off Never-Before-Seen Diddy Footage In Trailer For New Docuseries 50 Cent's executive-produced, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," is dropping this week. But before it does, he's teasing it with a new trailer. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Promoter Demands $27 Million From Rod Wave In Massive New Lawsuit Rod Wave is accused of failing to fulfill obligations during his "Last Lap" tour and refusing to return money he was given in advance. By Caroline Fisher September 30, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Cardi B During Stream To Praise Her Verse On Young Thug’s “UY Scuti” According to DJ Akademiks, he and Cardi B have mutual respect for one another, even though they don't always agree. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Chris Gotti Slams Ashanti For Not Reaching Out After Irv Gotti's Death Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti passed away at the age of 54 on February 5, 2025, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Drake Posts Lonesome Nighttime Stroll In Brussels And Stacked Safe Amid His "$$$4U" Tour Drake's latest social media posting spree includes him enjoying some alone time and flexing his surplus of cash. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025
Music Young Thug Teases Big Plans For Today As Snitching Scandal Continues Young Thug is still working on his fourth studio album, "UY Scuti," which will mark his first project since getting out of jail. By Cole Blake September 02, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Is Still Deeboin' The #1 Spot On Spotify's Global Chart Say Drake. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 16, 2025
Music Jim Jones Expresses Pride In Promoting Gang Culture Through His Music Despite Backlash Jim Jones doesn't regret making millions off of his commercialization of gang culture, an often criticized tendency in some hip-hop corners. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2025
Music Diddy Victim Of Dangerously Realistic AI Prison Photos There are lots of deeply disturbing AI videos of Diddy already, but these prison-related images are a first. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Fat Joe Recounts Sitting In Knicks' Celebrity Row With 50 Cent In Recent Run-In With Joe Budden The New York Knicks celebrated advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals with Fat Joe and a variety of celebrities. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 17, 2025
Music Iggy Azalea And DJ Akademiks Go Off On Each Other As Playboi Carti Drama Reaches A Fever Pitch DJ Akademiks recently accused Iggy Azalea of trying to use him to get her child's father, Playboi Carti, "canceled." By Caroline Fisher September 17, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Suffers Meltdown In Jail After Spending The Holidays Behind Bars Diddy is allegedly having a tough time in jail. By Cole Blake December 30, 2024