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Sean “Diddy” Combs had his plea for a gag order denied by a federal judge, meaning he cannot silence any potential witnesses or their attorneys before his upcoming legal battles. Diddy sought restrictions aimed at preventing those who claim to be his victims, as well as their lawyers, from making public statements that he argued …

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Waka Flocka is pretty annoyed right now. He might even be mad. The rapper shared – after he was highly publicized – that his scheduled event was canceled after customers of a liquor store in D.C. protested him. ALSO READ: Wacka Flocka Canceled Over Political Views “They pressured a liquor store until they pulled out… …

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Nasty Nes Rodriguez, better known as the Crazy Pinoy, helped cement the West Coast’s Hip-Hop legacy. Now, after suffering from a heart attack, kidney failure, and pneumonia, the pioneering DJ finds himself facing a battle for his life. Rodriguez, a legendary figure in Hip-Hop radio, launched FreshTracks on Seattle’s 1250 KFOX— the first all-rap radio …

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Harve Pierre, once a top executive at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy empire, is pushing to have a lawsuit against him by singer Dawn Richard thrown out of court. The case centers around an altercation that allegedly occurred in December 2010 at a Manhattan recording studio. Richard claims Pierre was involved in the incident, which …

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Kanye West described the experience of being part of his forthcoming documentary, “In Whose Name?,” as intense and reflective, comparing it to “being dead and looking back” on his life. The film, directed by 18-year-old Nico Ballesteros, took six years to come together. Armed with just an iPhone and what’s reported to be a billion-dollar …

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