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Music Diddy Could Represent Himself In Lil Rod Lawsuit After Lawyers Quit With his attorneys out of the Lil Rod lawsuit, Diddy has until November 19 to hire new counsel or notify the judge he'll represent himself. By Erika Marie October 23, 2026
Sneakers The Air Jordan 9 "Charcoal" Is Finally Getting Its Second Retro The Air Jordan 9 "Charcoal" is reportedly returning for the first time since 2010, with the original black, red, and grey look. By Ben Atkinson October 23, 2026
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Barbz Over Nicki Minaj Influence Debate Even her complicated history with Foxy Brown hasn't stopped Cardi B from acknowledging the rapper's influence on her upbringing. By Erika Marie October 23, 2026
Music Rick Ross Wants His First Grammy After Nine Nominations After nine Grammy nominations without a win, Rick Ross already has a special place reserved for the award in his new home. By Erika Marie October 23, 2026
Sneakers LeBron James Wore 2 Standout Pairs In His First Week As A Sixer LeBron James wore a purple LeBron 24 PE in his Sixers debut and a green Victor Victor Air Force 1 before tip-off this week. By Ben Atkinson October 23, 2026
Numbers Drake Breaks Numerous RIAA Records As Two More Songs Go Diamond Drake has been in the game for two decades, and he is still racking up some truly impressive milestones with his art. By Alexander Cole October 23, 2026
Music Yung Miami Calls Out Bloggers For Lying About Her Role In Diddy's Charges Yung Miami was on "The Breakfast Club" where she was asked a bevy of questions about her relationship with Diddy. By Alexander Cole October 23, 2026
Music Drake Rings In His 40th Birthday In New York City & Toronto Drake turns 40 on October 24th but he got an early start on the celebrations. By Aron A. October 23, 2026
Music Carl Thomas Brings Too Short Out To Perform Biggie's “The World Is Filled” At Verzuz Carl Thomas & Case came through with the hits. By Aron A. October 23, 2026
Music Ray Daniels Says J. Cole & Drake’s Success Is Because They’re Biracial Ray Daniels discusses J. Cole and Drake's success. By Aron A. October 23, 2026
Music Lil Twist Reveals Lil Wayne Left Him Off "BedRock" As Punishment For Blowing Money On Studio Time Lil Twist was streaming with N3on on Thursday, and revealed that Lil Wayne used to punish his artists all the time. By Alexander Cole October 23, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz's Son, Ivy Ray Hatch, Arrested On Serious Charges Ivy Ray Hatch, the 18-year-old son of Boosie Badazz was arrested on Thursday and subsequently hit with an array of charges. By Alexander Cole October 23, 2026