Rapper Kay Flock was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison for a series of shootings in his Bronx neighborhood, derailing a music career that was just taking off before his 2021 arrest.

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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a new sexual assault claim alleging Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs masturbated on a shirt belonging to late rapper Biggie and tossed it at a music ...

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Once a vocal critic of Donald Trump's policies, Nicki Minaj has dramatically shifted her stance, now aligning with the ...