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Suge Knight Agrees to $1.5 Million Settlement in Civil Hit-and-Run Murder Case

April 30, 2025

Photo Credit: Suge Knight by Nick Leisure / CC by 2.0 Suge Knight has agreed to a $1.5 million settlement to the family of Terry Carter, the man he ran over and killed in a 2015 hit-and-run. On Tuesday, Suge... Read More...

Fat Joe Slaps Former Employee With Defamation Suit Over ‘Wholly Fabricated, Grotesque, and Scandalous Allegations’ — Attorney Defendant Immediately Fires Back

Dylan Smith

April 30, 2025

Fat Joe, who's filed a defamation lawsuit against one of his former employees. Photo Credit: Mika-photography Drake isn’t the only rapper suing over allegedly false pedophilia claims. Now, Fat Joe says his fo... Read More...

Ari Lennox Out At J. Cole’s Dreamville After Lengthy Rant Against Label

Ashley King

April 25, 2025

Photo Credit: Ari Lennox by Justin LaMotte / CC by 4.0 Ari Lennox parts ways with J. Cole’s Dreamville Records months after ranting about the label on social media. Back in October, R&B singer Ari Lennox... Read More...

Lil Wayne Announces First-Ever Madison Square Garden Headline Show to Celebrate ‘Tha Carter VI’ Release

Ashley King

April 22, 2025

Photo Credit: Live Nation Lil Wayne announces his first-ever headlining show at Madison Square Garden on June 6. The performance coincides with the release of his latest album, Tha Carter VI. For the first t... Read More...

Snoop Dogg and Death Row Move to Toss ‘Undeniably Time-Barred’ $107 Million Lawsuit

Dylan Smith

April 21, 2025

Snoop Dogg at WrestleMania XL. Photo Credit: Diego Serrano Snoop Dogg and Death Row Records are looking to dismiss the $107 million lawsuit filed by Lydia Harris, who they say should also be barred from litig... Read More...

Lil Durk Attorneys Attempt to Toss Murder-For-Hire Criminal Case

Ashley King

April 21, 2025

Photo Credit: Lil Durk by Daniel X. O’Neil Lil Durk and his legal team are looking to get his murder-for-hire case tossed, claiming prosecutors have misled the jury about the facts of the case. Chicago rappe... Read More...

Kendrick Lamar removed some Drake Euphoria disses

Kendrick Lamar Removed Several Drake Attacks From ‘Euphoria,’ Top Dawg President Reveals

Ashley King

April 20, 2025

Photo Credit: Kendrick Lamar by Kenny Sun / CC by 2.0 Certain Drake disses were omitted from Kendrick Lamar’s track “Euphoria,” Top Dawg President Terrence “Punch” Henderson reveals. In an in-depth, three-ho... Read More...

Diddy says cassie hotel video should be excluded from trial due to manipulation

Diddy Says Cassie Hotel Video Was ‘Manipulated’ and Should Be Excluded From Courtroom Proceedings

Ashley King

April 18, 2025

Photo Credit: CNN Diddy requests the video footage of him brutally beating Cassie Ventura to be excluded from evidence at his trial, claiming it has been manipulated. Sean “Diddy” Combs has requested the hot... Read More...

Drake Elevates the Heat on Universal Music With Amended ‘Not Like Us’ Defamation Suit: ‘UMG Will Be Held Accountable’

Dylan Smith

April 17, 2025

Drake has officially filed an amended 'Not Like Us' defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. Photo Credit: musicisentropy Right on cue, Drake and his legal team have fired off an amended “Not Like Us... Read More...

Kodak Black Quietly Pays Rent for 200 Residents in Florida Housing Project

Ashley King

April 16, 2025

Photo Credit: Kodak Black by David Cabrera for Atlantic Records For the second month in a row, Kodak Black has paid rent for over 200 residents at a Florida housing project. While he may not be looking for p... Read More...

Lil Nas X Shares Health Update After Mysterious Illness

Ashley King

April 15, 2025

Photo Credit: Lil Nas X / Instagram Lil Nas X has shared a health update with fans after he was hospitalized with a mysterious illness that paralyzed the right side of his face. Sharing a picture of himself,... Read More...

Diddy's sex trafficking case might be delayed

Diddy’s Sex Trafficking Trial Could Be Delayed—Combs Pleads Not Guilty

Ashley King

April 14, 2025

Photo Credit: Melissa Lee / Marine Corps Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex-trafficking case gets underway in about a month, but his defense team has asked for an adjournment. Instead, they want to see the May 12 starti... Read More...