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Viral DJ Akademiks Reveals He Signed With Kick For A Brand New Streaming Agreement DJ Akademiks didn't reveal many details about this Kick partnership, but he assured viewers he will still stream on various platforms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Busta Rhymes Honors D’Angelo With Emotional New Tribute Track “Magic” Busta Rhymes shares a beautiful tribute to D'Angelo with "Magic." By Tallie Spencer October 31, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Accuses Cassie & Her Husband Alex Fine Of Planning Diddy’s Downfall Cassie took the stand in Diddy's trial last week, recalling several instances of abuse that she allegedly experienced. By Caroline Fisher May 18, 2025
Music Jim Jones Basks In Free Promo After 50 Cent Allegedly Links Up With His Landlord Recently, 50 Cent shared footage of Jim Jones after learning he'd allegedly been evicted from his podcast studio. By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2026
Music Diddy Reportedly Readies $1 Billion Netflix Lawsuit Over 50 Cent’s Docuseries Diddy's team calls Netflix's new 50 Cent-produced docuseries a "shameful hit piece," and alleges that it contains stolen footage. By Caroline Fisher December 10, 2025
Music Biggie's Son CJ Accused Of Facilitating Alleged Diddy Assault This lawsuit comes from an anonymous man who claimed Diddy allegedly masturbated into a shirt Biggie once owned. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music YNW Melly Could Get Out Of Jail Ahead Of Double Murder Retrial YNW Melly is currently behind bars at the Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, facing two first-degree murder charges. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2025
Music Daz Dillinger Teases Snoop Dogg & Death Row Diss Album Daz Dillinger will release his new album "Retaliation, Revenge And Get Back 3" on September 11, and it looks like Snoop Dogg's catching jabs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 01, 2025
Music Peewee Roscoe Clears Young Thug Of Snitching Allegations Audio of Young Thug allegedly mentioning Peewee Roscoe during a police interrogation has been going viral. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Diddy’s Defense Alleging Cassie Relationship Was Mutually Abusive 50 Cent has been ruthlessly trolling Diddy on social media for months now, and it doesn't look like he plans to stop any time soon. By Caroline Fisher May 10, 2025
Music Kelsie Frost Allegedly Implicates Her Brother In T-Hood’s Death Earlier this month, police found T-Hood outside of his Snellville, Georgia home with multiple gunshot wounds. By Caroline Fisher August 12, 2025
Music Drake Shows Love To Cam'ron After His New Interview With J. Cole Drake's praise for Cam'ron has nothing to do with Cam's conversation with J. Cole on "Talk With Flee," but the timing is very curious. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026