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Music Diddy Allegedly Made An Escort Pee In Cassie's Mouth During A Freak-Off Diddy's trial finally began opening statements in the courtroom in New York City on Monday after a week of jury selection. By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music Diddy's Daughters Reportedly Left The Courtroom During Male Stripper's Harrowing Testimony The first day of the Diddy Trial was a salacious one as there were some big accusations made alongside some eye-opening testimonies. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2025
Music Diddy’s Alleged Sex Worker “The Punisher” Opens Up About Penis Implant Sharay Hayes, otherwise known as "The Punisher," testified in Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial last month. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Jay-Z’s 28-Year-Old “In My Lifetime Vol. 1” LP Enters The Charts After Cardi B’s “Imaginary Players” Jay-Z’s In My Lifetime Vol. 1 also included the infamous single “Sunshine,” which featured a music video directed by Hype Williams. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025
Music Beat It: Drake Becomes First Artist To Surpass 110 Billion Streams In Spotify History Drake continues to prove why he is the biggest act in music as he surpassed 110 billion streams on Spotify. The first ever to do it. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 01, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Reunites With Drake & Nicki Minaj On "Tha Carter VI" Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" will be dropping at midnight and it's set to feature several high-profile collaborations. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Unveils Stacked Feature List For "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky is one of the top-tier curators in modern hip-hop, so it's no surprise that the features are intriguing and loaded. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Relationships Big Sean & Jhené Aiko Reportedly Break Up After Spending 10 Years Together Big Sean and Jhené Aiko have yet to comment on the viral rumors, which have been circulating online in recent days. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Music R Kelly's Projected Release From Prison Has Been Announced R Kelly has been in a medium security facility in Butner, North Carolina since April 2023 and trying anything to get out early. By Zachary Horvath January 26, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Is The 1st U.S. Lead Artist To Reach A Billion Streams In 2025 Kendrick Lamar adds another first to his resume. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 16, 2025
Music 50 Cent Wants Eminem To Make New Music For "Street Fighter" Soundtrack Considering 50 Cent and Eminem's legendary collaborative past, this new "Street Fighter" movie could have some bangers for Balrog's scenes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music Lil Durk Secures $12 Million Lawsuit Victory Amid Murder-For-Hire Case The court dismissed a $12 million lawsuit against Lil Durk over claims that he and his team messed up an investment deal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025