They believe that because of the jury’s result, Judge Arun Subramanian, the man responsible for the sentence, punished him harder even though Mann Act violations aren’t as severe. To be more specific, Diddy’s team says the sentence is roughly four times higher than normal for incidents like these.

Overall, his lawyers believe this is a “perversion of justice.” This a stance that the Bad Boy CEO’s team has held since the trial last summer. After the sentencing in October, they claimed Subramanian acted as a “thirteenth juror.”

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When Is Diddy Getting Out Of Prison?

Elsewhere in the appeal, they request said court faction to order an “immediate release and grant a judgment of acquittal or at least vacate and remand for resentencing.”

This all comes just about three weeks or so away from when Diddy will appear in court to argue his side. Last month, his request to expedite his appeal was granted. Instead of taking dozens of months to fight back, he will now be in a courthouse by April 9.

What’s also good news for Diddy is that his projected release date has been bumped up. As of earlier this month, it’s now April 25, 2028. Initially, May 8 of that year was what it was set at. However, it was briefly bumped back to June 4, 2028.

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“It’s a great honor, right,” RZA said, as caught by Billboard. “To know that there’s some inspiration from the Wu that entered their hearts and have them name their child after the Abbot, that’s a blessing, bro. I always say that the RZA is not just a name. It’s also a title. I’m rooting for him.”

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna’s first son is only one of three children they share. In addition to RZA, who was born in May 2022, they have a second son, Riot, who was born in August 2023, and a daughter, Rocki, who they welcomed in 2025. 

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A$AP Rocky & Rihanna’s House Shooting

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RZA’s comments come after police arrested a woman by the name of Ivanna Lisette Ortiz for allegedly firing 10 gunshots at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home in Beverly Hills, earlier this month. Rocky and Rihanna hid in a camper in the driveway during the attack. Authorities charged Ortiz with attempted murder as well as 10 counts of assault on a person with a semiautomatic firearm and three counts of shooting at an inhabited vehicle or dwelling.

“Rihanna was there with her partner, her three children, her mother, and two staff people, representing eight of the 10 of the counts of dealing with an assault with a semi-automatic firearm,” Nathan Hochman, Los Angeles County District Attorney, said at a press conference. “In addition, Ms. Ortiz is accused of firing at a neighboring residence that had two additional individuals.”

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In a video caught by XXL, he says, “This man dissed me for a year-and-a-half straight. Ain’t none of y’all n****s tell this man to shut up.”

The caption of the video echoes that sentiment. “TO THE MUSIC PEOPLE WHO WE BOTH GOT RELATIONSHIPS WITH WHY YALL AINT TELL HIM NOTHING? YALL HAD A YEAR N A HALF TO TELL HIM SOMETHING? WHY YALL AINT CALL HIM SMH YALL CONFUSING ME CAUSE PEACE IS PEACE IF YALL REALLY SEARCHING FOR IT RIGHT.”

Boosie adds, “I SAID WHAT I SAID N MOVED ON THIS N**** KEPT IT GOING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS LOL NOW I NEED TO BE THE BIGGER MAN!! WHAT A WORLD. WHAT YALL THINK ABOUT THESE DUDES N THE MUSIC INDUSTRY?”

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The Louisiana native then added separately, “EVERYTHING HAPPEN FOR A REASON. ALOT OF PEOPLE SHOWED THEY TRUE COLORS!! THIS SH*T REALLY THEN SHOWED ME WHO WITH ME N WHO AGAINST ME, WHO REAL N WHO FAKE, N WHO GOT LOVE N WHO GOT HATE. I NEEDED THIS. I KNOW WHATS HAPPENING WITH YALL NA. ON TOP OF THAT IM SCORPIO. ITS HARD FOR ME 2 FORGIVE R FORGET. THANK YALL BET!!”

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Why Are Kodak Black & Boosie Badazz Beefing?

However, his frustrations seemed to turn into some sympathy and understanding. On Sunday, Boosie Badazz caught wind of a concerning post regarding his Florida rival.

While onstage at some concert, Kodak Black was doing nothing but spinning in circles with a black shirt/towel over his head. On top of this, the “ZEZE” rapper wasn’t singing or rapping into the microphone, making for a troubling watch all around.

Despite sending some pretty harsh roasts his way about his alleged drug addictions, Badazz took a moment to realize maybe he really does need to give him a break. “THIS AINT COOL SMH I MIGHT NEED TO LEAVE DUDE ALONE BEFORE HE TAKE HIS SELF OUT!!” Boosie captioned his repost of the clip. “WHAT YALL THINK?”

As we said, him and his younger counterpart had been going at each other for the last week on social media. It started last weekend after the latter disrupted the former’s Instagram Live. Overall, their beef began earlier this decade after Kodak linked with 6ix9ine for a song, someone who’s faced tons of snitching allegations thanks to the Nine Trey Bloods case.

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“I’m just happy and grateful to be back and thankful that my fans didn’t forget about me. I’m so thankful to my family, fans and team for holding me down,” Fetty said in a statement provided to Billboard. “This new music is a reflection of a new chapter in my life. I just want to bring back good energy and good vibes. I love y’all.”

Along with the announcement, Fetty shared a cinematic trailer for the album with a more serious tone. “When you lose the money everybody think that’s the worst part,” Fetty says in the black-and-white clip. “When it get real quiet that’s when it hit different. I got so used to hearing Fetty everywhere I go, before I even knew who Zavier was. Somewhere in all that, I became a character in my own life. People really loved what I could provide for real, not who I really was.”

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Fetty Wap’s Prison Sentence

Fetty spent three years in prison on drug trafficking charges before his release. Police originally arrested him at Citi Field in Queens, New York, where he was scheduled to perform at Rolling Loud.

Appearing on The Breakfast Club, earlier this year, he explained that he doesn’t want to focus on his time behind bars with his new music. “Honestly, I don’t feel like that’s important,” Fetty remarked. “I did my time. It’s a lot of rappers that went to jail – I mean, I hate to say it like that – that came home. If they chose to talk about their jail s**t, that’s them. Me, I did my time with the guys and then, they all, ‘Leave this s**t behind you. When you walk out, leave it here. We trying to see you on TV.’ In jail, it’s three things that you don’t turn the TV [off] from: sports, news, Love & Hip Hop.”

“‘We want to see you on TV, we trying to hear you on the radio. In 20 days, I want to hear something new on the computer,'” he continued. “That’s the type of motivation I was having. So to come home and to talk about that s**t, it’s pointless. I did my time in there. […] [My writing] will change, I guess. It’s always going to change, especially when you’re trying to be creative. I just feel like I appreciate music more.”

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Caught by Complex Neo begins, “Thankfully I’m legally fine in every way, AND BOI DO I GOT ALL MY RECIEPTS FOR THINGS HAHAHAHA.”

He then discusses the probe which he was called in for by a Los Angeles court.

“I think the worst part is that I’ve told so many people that I trust and I thought knew me as a person my side of things, all for that to be thrown out the fkin window as soon as I get arrested and they slap that d*ckheads name next to mine.”

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Here, he seems to be referring to d4vd here, perhaps even suggesting that he may be guilty.

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Was d4vd Charged With Celeste Rivas’ Murder?

Neo Langston then continues on about his arrest/court appearance. “And for the record, the thing I was arrested for wasn’t even charged. They never filed it and my warrant was retracted because there is more to the story then what’s on the news.”

If you remember, Langston was handcuffed in Helena, Montana in January over dodging this call to court. But not too long after being sent over to the Los Angeles’ Metropolitan Detention Center, Langston satisfied a $60,000 bail.

On February 4, the streamer would speak with the grand jury on the case for about 30-40 minutes.

Another big development in this tragic story is that d4vd is the “target” in this puzzling case. Last month, unsealed court documents revealed that the “Romantic Homicide” talent is suspected of murdering Rivas. He’s yet to be formally charged with any crime but it’s something to watch moving forward.

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“Mob Ties the worst deal I ever signed,” he began. “I should’ve just went to Atlantic by myself. Why is it motherf*ckers that ain’t got no hits, ain’t accomplished nothing, how the f*ck are they getting in these rooms I ain’t getting in. I got gold plaques and sh*t… All this talent is just going to waste. At this point, this is slavery. Let me out. Let me go. I don’t wanna do the album no more.” Finesse2Tymes has had several commercially successful songs over the years, including his 2022 track, “Back End,” which was certified gold by the RIAA.

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When DJ Akademiks shared the video on Instagram, Finesse2Tymes popped up in the comments section to add: “I ain’t looking for not sympathy u live and u learn but I pictured a life wayyy better than this. It is what it is. We live and we learn.”

Other fans shared supportive messages. “He showing all the artist why it’s important to stay independent it might take a little longer but at least it’ll be worth it,” one user wrote. Another added: “Say what you want, but finesse really can rap. They really wasting his talent.”

Finesse2Tymes’ Beef With Offset

In other news, Finesse2Tymes made headlines outside of his music for feuding with Offset, earlier this year. That tension began when Finesse2tymes weighed in on Cardi B‘s relationship with her then-boyfriend, Stefon Diggs. He described the New England Patriots star as “that n***a that hit Offset’s b*tch.” Offset fired back: “B*tch a** n***a don’t say my name.” The exchange eventually escalated with Finesse2Tymes threatening to punch the Migos rapper.

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“Egypt (Pepa and Treach’s daughter) loss her fight, blue face loss… I think these public figures need at least 6 months in the gym before they start fighting in real fights, my opinion.”

She also said that Blueface didn’t really get robbed, which has been a popular take online since Saturday. Responding to someone who thought so, Claressa said, “Well, I watched the fight and I thought big boy won too, crazy fight tho.”

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But while Shield’s comments seem more constructive rather than malicious, Blue’s mom Karlissa doesn’t think so. In fact, she took to her Instagram Story to call out the 30-year-old per Live Bitez.

“Y’all tell @claressa to tell her man to fight @bluefasebabyy or shut tf up with her funny lookin ssa tf.”

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Who Did Blueface Fight At Adin Ross’ Boxing Event?

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Overall, it seems she’s taking Blue’s side on this issue, which isn’t a surprise. With her fiery response to Claressa it also appears she agrees that her son was robbed of a win.

The “Thotiana” songwriter lost to Chibu, another big streamer, by decision after six rounds. However, the former believes the fight was purely used for Adin Ross to fatten his pockets. He even went as far as to call him out to his face, which didn’t sit well with the streamer.

After the fight, Blue said, “Adin, you know damn well you ain’t gon’ lose your own money on your own fight card. I definitely wasn’t unanimous decision. I give it four to two. But hey, shout out to Brand Risk… I probably won’t get back on Brand Risk because you’re tampering with the bets.”

He added, “I’ll definitely never fight on Brand Risk again. Just based on Adin’s business skills,” he said on a stream sometime later.

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When No Jumper compiled the clips on Instagram, fans praised Jordan in the comments section. “From playing a small part in the wire to winning a Oscar award!” one user wrote. Another added: “Goat he needs to make more movies, he reminds of Denzel.”

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Who Won Best Actor At The Oscars?

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At the Academy Awards on Sunday, Michael B. Jordan took home Best Actor for playing twin brothers Smoke and Stack. On stage, he thanked director Ryan Coogler for giving him the opportunity. “I’m so honored to call you a collaborator and a friend, and you gave me the opportunity and space for me to be seen, and I love you, too, bro, love you to death,” Jordan told Coogler. The two have worked together on Black Panther, Creed, and Fruitvale Station.

Turning his attention to the Black Oscar winners who came before him, he continued: “I stand here because of the people who came before me. To be amongst those giants, amongst those greats, amongst my ancestors, amongst my guys, thank you everybody in this room and everybody at home for supporting me over my career. I feel it.”

Jordan concluded: “Thank you for … betting on me, and I’m going to keep stepping up, and I’m going to keep being the best version of myself I can be.”

In addition to Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler took home the award for original screenplay, while Director of Photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw won for cinematography. In doing so, she became the first woman to win the award. Ludwig Göransson also won best original score for his work on the film.

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“By the way, to be very clear guys, everyone was like, ‘Check the judges. They’re white.’ All the judges were literally Hispanic. The judges were all Hispanic, by the way,” Ross said while reacting to the end of the match.

As for how the judges awarded the victory, Mario Perez Jr. gave rounds one and three to Supah Hot Fire, with round two going to Crusader. On the other hand, Manuel Marquez Jr. and Eliseo Rodriguez went with Crusader in the first two rounds and Supah Hot Fire in the third.

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Fans on social media have been debating the result since the fight ended. “Gypsy crusader clearly won, not sure why adin Ross is acting like it was a robbery decision. Dude is tweaking out,” one user replied to Brand Risk sharing the official scorecard on X (formerly Twitter). “Gypsy pushed forward the whole fight, landed jabs, applied more pressure, and landed nice body shots. Supa legit only threw haymakers. They BOTH gassed out.” Another fan countered: “It was close but the reason why Gypsy loses is because he should have had a point deduction for the illegal pushdowns 3 times.”

Who Is Gypsy Crusader?

Gypsy Crusader is a former Muay Thai fighter who has become known as a livestreamer for his support of white supremacy and other far-right ideologies. He has gone viral for several highly controversial antics over the years.

Ross hosted the boxing match through his company, Brand Risk Promotions, which he launched back in 2024. “Unlike traditional fighting promotions, Brand Risk Promotions thrives on internet culture, memes, and the chaotic energy that made streaming platforms household names,” the company’s website reads. “Our events combine professional production value with the unpredictable nature of internet personalities, creating an experience unlike anything else in combat sports.”

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Proof of that is a Twitter exchange from this morning with Ebro laughing off Akademiks’ pushback on smear campaign claims against Drake. The livestream clip, caught by Cousin Tino, hears the hip-hop insider discredit Charlamagne Tha God and Pusha T’s theories that Drake uses PR teams to control narratives about him while slamming others in the process.

Ebro found Ak’s request for evidence of this being true hilarious, particularly because the latter is almost always defending The Boy. “[Laughing emojis]…. Evidence?!?!? This guy is asking for evidence?”

Akademiks didn’t waste much time firing right back while trying to humble him in the process. “Respectfully Ebro… u never got smeared by nobody,” he begins. “U got fired cuz u suck at ur job of entertaining and laughed at because you acted like u were bigger than the program then had to fire up a broadcast in ur car. Sorry to tell u crodie…”

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Do DJ Akademiks & Ebro Have Beef?

But the content creator didn’t stop there. “U got Ebro tryna act like maybe Drake got him fired. Na n**** u got fired cuz yall ran a ghetto morning show that got 723 views per episode. Yes ur employer doesn’t want dead weight on the payroll. Ya FIRED.”

For good measure, Akademiks hammered his point home about media members like Ebro “hating on Drake during the battle” and that being the only way they could draw an audience. “The simple truth is media guys now tryna blame Drake for their demise without acknowledging most ppl saw their peak as hating on Drake during the battle.” Ak concludes, “Once the battle faded .. it’s been 2 years btw.. yall became irrelevant and a 1 trick pony… Sorry.”

While the Hot 97 angle has been the center of their beef, Akademiks has been calling out Ebro for other things. Most recently, he put him on blast for his stubborn take on Lil Uzi Vert’s career. Ebro claimed he still hasn’t reached a high enough level, causing Ak to call him out for moving the goal post.

“I learned from watching these guys [referring to Ebro] what not to be… You can be like Ebro and think you’re bigger than the program. Or realize when you’re wrong… That’s what these n****s never did. They still have that gatekeeping mentality… You can’t divorce the idea of music and culture will always move on, and there’s always a new generation coming on. Always.”

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