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Music Suge Knight Alleges That Dr. Dre Put Out A Hit On Him For $20K Beyond Dr. Dre, Suge Knight's other legal conspiracies, allegations, and statements these days concern Diddy's federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music Diddy Judge Issues Response To Jury’s Drug Distribution Question Yesterday (June 30), jury deliberations finally began in Diddy's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Wrestling Lil Yachty Defends His Involvement With The WWE Amid Fierce Backlash Once again, the WWE has angered their fan base with the inclusion of another celebrity and this time its Lil Yachty facing the heat. By Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026
Music XXXTENTACION Speaks On Sleeping With Jocelyn Flores While Underage In Alleged Leaked Audio This alleged clip seems to show XXXTENTACION explaining his album "17" and the story behind his track titled after Flores. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2024
Music Kodak Black Claims He's Never Felt Real Love Amid Disturbing Maranda Johnson Allegations Kodak Black has drawn a lot of headlines for his antics recently, and fans just hope he's staying healthy amid all the drama. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Drake Continues His Rhythmic Airplay Dominance As "What Did I Miss?" Rises To No. 1 Drake's rule on the charts is far from over and he's padding his lead over on the Rhythmic Airplay side of things with "What Did I Miss?" By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music Finesse2Tymes Claps Back At His Mother For Trying To Expose Him On New Song Finesse2Tymes' mother recently claimed to be facing eviction and said the rapper refused to help her financially. By Cole Blake August 13, 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 Keyshia Cole & Trey Songz Clear Up Misunderstandings At "The Way It Is" 20th Anniversary Show Keyshia Cole’s The Way It Is album includes R&B classics such as “I Shoulda Have Cheated” and “Love,” which features Tyrese in video. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 27, 2025
Music Clipse Reveal Their Favorite Verses From Each Other On “Let God Sort Em Out” Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 after selling 113,000 copies. They surpassed Lil Wayne’s The Carter 6. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 20, 2025
Music Mark Geragos Avoids Questions About Judge In Diddy's Case Calling Him Out In Court Mark Geragos had previously criticized Diddy's prosecution team outside of the court, something Judge Arun Subramanian did not like. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Was Allegedly Caught With Adderall Before Dallas Arrest Earlier this month, Finesse2tymes and his girlfriend FNG Shugg were arrested on multiple charges during a traffic stop. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026