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Pop Culture 50 Cent Rags On Diddy Following Donald Trump's Response To Pardon Rumors Developments about Donald Trump potentially pardoning Diddy have been active since the earlier days of the trial. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Music Diddy's Family Visits Him In Jail As Sentencing Hearing Nears Diddy has been remaining behind bars in Brooklyn, New York while awaiting his sentencing hearing on October 3rd. By Cole Blake August 13, 2025
Music Prosecutors Are Furious With Diddy For Consulting With Attorney Mark Geragos Attorney Mark Geragos previously discussed Diddy's case on his podcast with TMZ's Harvey Levin, "2 Angry Men." By Cole Blake May 06, 2025
Music Drake's Cryptic Message On Instagram Suggests "ICEMAN" Is Imminent Drake has been teasing "ICEMAN" for a hot minute, and his recent actions on social media suggest he's ready to drop. By Alexander Cole January 09, 2026
Music Tory Lanez's Legal Team Drops Alleged Evidence Of Witness Claiming A Woman Shot Megan Thee Stallion Tory Lanez is still trying to get out of prison, where he's currently serving a 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025
Viral Dame Dash & Charlamagne Tha God's Heated Interview Devolves Into Schoolyard Insults Dame Dash has had some choice words for Charlamagne Tha God before, but things really got out of hand on "The Breakfast Club." By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator, Clipse, Playboi Carti & More Submit For 2026 Grammys Kendrick Lamar and Drake are Grammy titans, but there are ton more heavy hitters looking to dethrone them and they have worthy submissions. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music D4vd’s $3 Million Minor Contract Resurfaces Amid Investigation Into Missing Teen’s Death This month, the dismembered body of a missing teenager was found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Once Again A Victim Of Leaks As Massive Wave Of Fan-Favorites Surfaces Online Lil Uzi Vert arguably is the most leaked artist in hip-hop, but even for them, this is a lot of songs to appear in such a short span. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2025
Music Drake Wants Some Luther Vandross With His "Nokia," Using Kanye West's "Slow Jamz" Sample Drake's "Nokia" has raced to the top of the Billboard charts. Dueling against Kendrick Lamar's "luther," the hit sits at #2 this week. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns Maino That He's Dealing With The "Drake & Jay-Z" Of The Talking Realm Maino responded to DJ Akademiks' comments about his podcast co-host Fabolous and now it seems we are in for a back-and-forth roast session. By Zachary Horvath December 05, 2025
Music Offset Takes A Petty Shot At Cardi B & Stefon Diggs On "Haunted By Fame" Offset claimed he wanted to "move on in peace" on his last album "KIARI," but that plan didn't last long it seems. By Zachary Horvath October 31, 2025