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Digga D has admitted to his drug charges following a police raid which was streamed live online.On Wednesday (February 21), the rapper’s home was entered by police while he was in the middle of a broadcast on Instagram Live.In the now-deleted video, the 23-year-old London artist – real name Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert – could be heard shouting at his property in Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln. Multiple police vehicles, police dogs and drones were utilised in the raid, which is said to have lasted for two hours.The rapper subsequently appeared at Lincoln Magistrates Court on February 22 and was charged with “being concerned in the supply of cannabis and fraudulent evasion of the prohibition of the importation”, as reported by The Lincolnite.Now, At his hearing on Tuesday (May 28), Herbert pled guilty to a charge of smuggling cannabis and admitted to supplying cannabis between October 26, 2022 and February 21, 2024 (per the BBC).The prosecution did not accept the basis of the rapper’s pleas at the hearing on Tuesday.

Drake fan has replaced the AI voices of Tupac and Snoop Dogg with Drizzy’s own voice in a viral fan edit of ‘Taylor Made Freestyle‘.Released on April 19 as a diss track aimed at Kendrick Lamar, ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’ featured the AI voices of the late West Coast rapper and Snoop. The song was later pulled from all streaming platforms and all of Drake’s social media accounts following a lawsuit threat from Tupac’s estate.Following the release of the track, a Drizzy fan took the time to recreate the song with the use of AI to remove Tupac and Snoop and make Drake rap the song fully.

Tems, 4Batz and more have been announced as new additions for Kaytranada at this year’s All Points East.Other acts to join the Canadian producer and artist on his headlining date include Durand Bernarr, Blanco, Maeta, Nia Smith, Bloody Civilian and Maleigh Zan.They join the previously announced Victoria Monét, Thundercat, Amaarae, Channel Tres, Lancey Foux, Jyoty, TSHA, KILIMANJARO, Lou Phelps, Felo Le Tee, Taylah Elaine, Arthi, Kitty Ca$h, and Tkay Maidza.The festival date is set to take place on Friday, August 16 at London’s Victoria Park. You can visit here to purchase tickets.The Friday festival date will be followed by Loyle Carner, Nas and Ezra Collective on Saturday (August 17), LCD Soundsystem, Jai Paul and Pixies on the following Friday (August 23), Justice and PinkPantheress on Field Day 2024 (August 24) and The Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie on Sunday (August 25).Kaytranada’s last record, ‘Kaytraminé‘, came out last year alongside collaborator Aminé.

Sexyy Red has made her debut wrestling appearance on WWE: NXT and announced that she will be the first celebrity host of NXT: Battleground.Last week, it was announced that the viral rapper was going to appear on Tuesday’s episode of NXT. Red tweeted that she “couldn’t wait” to the yellow brand and teased that she “might RKO somebody” – referring to the finishing move of wrestler Randy Orton.Now, the St.

Diddy, with many of them recalling their own accounts of violence.The rap mogul – real name Sean Combs – has been at the centre of controversy in recent months following multiple accusations of violence and sexual abuse.The claims against Diddy came to a head last November, when R&B singer and ex-partner Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against the artist for physical and sexual abuse. The two settled the lawsuit “to mutual satisfaction” a day after the case was filed.A video was later obtained and published by CNN, showing Diddy allegedly attacking Cassie in a hotel.

21 Savage has surprised fans at a recent Toronto concert by bringing out Drake despite the rapper’s feud with his friend, Metro Boomin.The London-born rapper is currently on his ‘American Dream’ tour, which supports his latest album of the same name. Earlier this week, he performed at the Budweiser Stage in Drake’s hometown, where he invited the 6God to join him on stage.

Eminem has announced a new single called ‘Houdini’ in a FaceTime call with magician David Blaine – watch the video below.Last month saw the rapper confirm that his 12th studio album, ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’, would be arriving this summer. He recently hinted that the first track from the project would be out this week, sharing an iMessage-style screenshot that read: “…and for my last trick!”Today (May 29), Marshall Mathers posted a 49-second video in which he video calls Blaine to ask him for his “help with something”.

Wu-Tang Clan, is set to be played to the public for the first time at an art gallery in Tasmania.The record in question is the New York group’s seventh studio effort ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’, for which they released only one physical copy in 2014.The Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart has acquired the album on loan from the digital art collective Pleasr (via The Guardian). And it is due to feature in the ‘Namedropping’ exhibition, which will centre on status, celebrity and notoriety.Recorded in secret between 2006 and 2013, the project became the most valuable album ever made, and reportedly features contributions from all surviving members of Wu-Tang Clan, as well as two guest appearances from Cher.

Nicki Minaj has apologised to fans for having to postpone her show in Manchester last night (May 25), saying she spent “5-6 hours” in a Dutch jail cell earlier in the day.The rapper was due to take her ‘Pink Friday 2’ live show to the city’s Co-Op Live venue as part of her ongoing UK and European tour, but she was unable to make it to the gig after the events in the Netherlands.Minaj had livestreamed her own arrest in the afternoon, as she appeared to be detained by Dutch police for allegedly “carrying drugs” while travelling between countries. The Dutch National Police Corps later confirmed she had been arrested.As doors opened at Co-Op Live at 7pm, it was unclear whether Minaj would be able to make it on time, but the announcement finally came at around 9:30pm that she would not be performing.Minaj then posted on social media in the early hours of Sunday morning (May 26) to apologise and update fans on the current situation. “Thank you to everyone who prayed for me today,” she began.

Nicki Minaj’s show at Manchester’s Co-Op Live tonight (May 25) was cancelled after she was arrested in Amsterdam earlier in the day.The rapper was due to take her ‘Pink Friday 2’ live show to the venue as part of her ongoing UK and European tour, but she was unable to make it to the gig after the events in the Netherlands.Minaj livestreamed her own arrest this afternoon, as she appeared to be detained by Dutch police for allegedly “carrying drugs” while travelling between countries. The Dutch National Police Corps confirmed that she had been arrested, but that she had since been released.Doors at the Co-Op Live opened at 7pm, with Minaj due on stage an hour later.

Nicki Minaj livestreamed her own arrest in Amsterdam today (May 25), as she appeared to be detained for “carrying drugs” while travelling for a show in Manchester.The rapper performed in the Dutch city on Thursday night, the opening show of a UK and European tour that is due to take her to Manchester’s Co-Op Live tonight, followed by Birmingham, London and Glasgow, and a run of shows around the continent in early June.But in an Instagram Live post, Minaj filmed what appeared to be a group of Dutch police officers arresting her and asking her to enter a police vehicle so they could take her to the station.Watch the footage below:Nicki Minaj has been arrested in Amsterdam (of all places) for “carrying drugs.”Minaj immediately went on Instagram Live and asked for a lawyer.

Diddy has been hit with another lawsuit by a college student accusing him of drugging and assaulting her four times between 1995 and the early 2000s.April Lampros, formerly a student at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, filed the lawsuit on Thursday in the Supreme Court of New York County (as per USA Today). In the documents, she claimed that the rap mogul (real name Sean Combs) “love-bombed her” into “an aggressive, coercive, and abusive relationship based on sex”.NME have approached Diddy’s representatives for comment.Lampros was an intern at Arista (parent company of Combs’ label, Bad Boy Entertainment) when the two met. She alleged the first instance of assault happened in 1995, where she met Combs at a bar in New York; though she didn’t drink, she “succumbed to pressure” due to Combs’ “delusional and violent outbursts.”According to the lawsuit, Lampros felt like the “walls were closing in on her” after a few sips, at which point Combs allegedly took her to a hotel and assaulted her.

Diddy has been accused of verbally assaulting Chaka Khan as well as having his security attack her son Damien Holland.Diddy – real name Sean Combs – is currently facing a series of ongoing investigations regarding alleged sex trafficking, sexual assault and harassment. The rapper’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided in March, seemingly in connection with the accusations.The allegations made against him about assaulting the ‘I’m Every Woman’ singer were made by the singer’s daughter – Indira Milini Khan – after he publicly apologised for assaulting his ex-partner Cassie in surveillance footage recently published by CNN.A post shared by LOVE (@diddy)Chaka Khan’s daughter left a comment under Diddy’s apology video.“I'm glad this is happening to you, you got in my mothers face and publicly disrespected her yelling and screaming like a lunatic when my little brother tried to get you out of my mothers face your security jumped… pic.twitter.com/uylNkLHRgd— The Art Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) May 22, 2024Indira took to the comments section of Diddy’s apology video on Instagram and wrote: “I’m glad this is happening to you, you got in my mothers face and publicly disrespected her yelling and screaming like a lunatic.”She continued: “When my little brother tried to get you out of my mothers face your security jumped my 19 year old brother[.] [T]hese may be your dark days but I’m singing and dancing watching your demise.

Diddy – attacking her in 2016.Diddy – real name Sean Combs – is currently facing a series of ongoing investigations regarding alleged sex trafficking, sexual assault and harassment. The rapper’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided in March, seemingly in connection with the accusations.Last week (March 17), footage of the rapper from 2016 appeared to show the rapper beating his former partner, singer Cassie, and throwing an unidentified object at her from a nearby table.

50 Cent has claimed that Netflix has picked up his docuseries about Diddy, with the streaming giant winning “the bidding war”.Diddy – real name Sean Combs – is currently facing a series of ongoing investigations regarding alleged sex trafficking, sexual assault and harassment. The rapper’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided in March, seemingly in connection with the accusations.

The Simpsons did not predict the downfall of Diddy, the series’ showrunner Matt Selman has confirmed.An image of the rapper animated as a Simpsons character has recently been doing the rounds on social media. The cartoon Diddy – real name Sean Combs – is seen donning a pink suit and shades as he runs away from a group of police officers.Read More: 11 Spooky Times The Simpsons Predicted The FutureA caption on TikTok reads: “The Simpsons appears to have predicted Diddy’s current situation.

Warning: spoilers ahead for Bridgerton Season Three.Pitbull has said the use of one of his songs in a steamy sex scene in Bridgerton proves that his track has “remained timeless”.The first half of the third season of the hit period drama landed on Netflix last week (May 16), with the final four episodes set to land on June 13.At the end of the fourth episode, an orchestral version of Pitbull’s 2011 song ‘Give Me Everything’ is used to soundtrack a climatic and romantic scene in the back of a carriage between Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton).The version of the track soon went viral on social media. Check it out below:And now, Pitbull himself has responded to the song’s success.

Diddy has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a former model.According to TMZ, Crystal McKinney has filed a lawsuit against the rap mogul claiming the incident occurred after a Men’s Fashion Week event in New York City in 2003.McKinney alleged she went back to Diddy’s (real name Sean Combs) apartment, where he and his friends were reportedly drinking Hennessy and passing around joints. The former model claimed the joint was “very powerful”, as if she was floating, leading her to suspect it was laced with a narcotic.Afterwards, she claimed Diddy demanded she follow him to the bathroom, where she alleged he kissed her and initiated oral sex forcibly, despite McKinney refusing.

Cam’ron recently hit back a CNN reporter after she continually pressed him for an answer on the recent allegations against Diddy.In a recent interview that went viral, Cam’ron was interviewed by CNN anchor Abby Phillip to promote his sports podcast It Is What It Is, which he hosts with former Bad Boys Records signee Ma$e.With the Harlem rapper as a pivotal figure in late ’90s and early ’00s gangsta rap, Phillip asked him about the recently surfaced 2016 hotel CCTV footage that circulated online this week, showing fellow New York rap legend Diddy assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.“Everything in the video is egregious, I’m against,” he said on NewsNight. “I don’t support all the charges alleged against him.

Diddy‘s former head of security Roger Bonds has said he saw the rap mogul be violent with women, including ex-partners Cassie Ventura and Kim Porter.Last week, newly released CCTV footage from 2016 showed Diddy – real name Sean Combs – punching, kicking and dragging Cassie Ventura through a hotel hallway. Combs shared an apology video online after the video went viral, saying his actions were “inexcusable”.Now, Bonds has been interviewed by Piers Morgan to discuss his decade-plus tenure with the Bad Boy Records founder.“It didn’t surprise me when I saw it because I’ve seen things of this nature before,” Bonds said about the CCTV footage.

50 Cent has hit out at Diddy after sharing an apology video for allegedly attacking Cassie in newly released footage.Diddy – real name Sean Combs – is currently facing a series of ongoing investigations regarding alleged sex trafficking, sexual assault and harassment. The rapper’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided in March, seemingly in connection with the accusations.Last week (March 17), footage of the rapper from 2016 appeared to show the rapper beating his former partner, singer Cassie, and throwing an unidentified object at her from a nearby table was obtained and published by CNN.The footage aligns with testimony Cassie gave in a lawsuit filed against the rap mogul, in which she claimed Diddy “became extremely intoxicated and punched [her] in the face” at the hotel, then followed her into the hallway and threw glass vases at her after she tried to leave when he was asleep.Diddy has since apologised for his “inexcusable” behaviour in the video allegedly showing him attacking Cassie.A post shared by 50 Cent (@50cent)Now, 50 Cent – real name Curtis Jackson – has taken to his Instagram to react to Diddy’s apology video and hit out at the rap mogul.