Sean "Diddy" Combs was allegedly seen physically assaulting his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura on hotel surveillance video exclusively obtained by CNN.

In the footage, reportedly filmed in an LA hotel on March 5, 2016, a man identified by CNN as Combs was shown chasing Ventura down a hallway, grabbing her by the back of the neck, shoving her to the ground and kicking her as she lay on the ground. He then appeared to grab her by her sweatshirt and drag her across the floor.

In November 2023, Ventura settled a lawsuit against Combs that accused him of sex trafficking and sexual assault. According to court filings, Ventura alleged Combs "often punched, beat, kicked and stomped" on her during their relationship.

"The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs," Douglas H. Wigdor, Ventura's lawyer, said in response to the video footage of Combs. "Words cannot express the courage and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has shown in coming forward to bring this to light."

The allegations were detailed in Ventura's 37-page complaint, saying, "In or around March 2016, during an FO at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, Mr. Combs became extremely intoxicated and punched Ms. Ventura in the face, giving her a black eye."

"After he fell asleep, Ms. Ventura tried to leave the hotel room, but as she exited, Mr. Combs awoke and began screaming at Ms. Ventura. He followed her into the hallway of the hotel while yelling at her," it continued. "He grabbed at her, and then took glass vases in the hallway and threw them at her, causing glass to crash around them as she ran to the elevator to escape."

Ventura made it to the elevator and took a cab home, according to the lawsuit. But "upon realizing that her running away would cause Mr. Combs to be even angrier with her, and completely stuck in his vicious cycle of abuse, Ms. Ventura returned to the hotel with intention of apologizing for running away from her abuser," the lawsuit alleges.

When she arrived back at the hotel, hotel security staff allegedly "urged her to get back into a cab and go to her apartment, suggesting that they had seen the security footage" of Combs beating her, according to the lawsuit.

"Upon information and belief, Mr. Combs paid the InterContinental Century City $50,000 for the hallway security footage from that evening," the lawsuit alleges.

Diddy has consistently denied the allegations. ABC News has reached out to Diddy's representatives for comment.

If you are affected by abuse and needing support, or know someone who is, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). You can also chat online at thehotline.org or online.rainn.org, respectively.

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Rapsody fans can now rejoice following the release of her 22-track album, Please Don't Cry.

Featuring collaborations with Erykah Badu, Lil Wayne, Phylicia Rashad, Baby Tate, Alex Isley and Niko Brim, the album is one that captures Rap's "voyage of self-discovery" while exploring "the depth of her talent with more vulnerability than any prior releases," per a press release.

She tells Uproxx she found the title online and related to it after her own healing journey.

"I cried a lot. I allowed myself to feel a lot. I got angry a lot. I allowed myself to feel all the things, but I also found my joy again," she says of her healing process. "And that’s why the title meant so much to me. I was on Pinterest and I found the title within a quote, and it said, 'No, please don’t cry. You won’t always feel so broken,'" Rap continued. "And that’s what it is. It’s all temporary. It doesn’t last forever. But the grace is, allow yourself to feel it, but don’t sit in it. That’s all."

In celebration of the album's release, Rapsody dropped the video for “Back In My Bag," which starts with her reflecting on her personal evolution since 2019's Eve and then sees her performing the song in a black truck, getting tatted and more, alongside her group of friends.

She plans to hit the road in support of the project in the fall; European dates start September 6 in Berlin, Germany, and U.S. dates pick up September 19 in Philadelphia. The trek wraps up October 27 in Raleigh.

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Lupe Fiasco has dropped a new track titled "Samurai."

The music video gives a glimpse of his love of Japanese culture, as it sees him rapping from various locations in his Chicago hometown that salute Imperial Japan's art and architecture. He also dons a sweatshirt with the Japanese word “Nishigawa,” which translates to "Westside."

"Samurai" serves as the title track for Lupe's upcoming album, due out June 28. In a press release, per Season of Mist, he says it's "one of my more personal records" to date.

“Fans often say I don’t do personal records,” Lupe continues. “But if you listen closely, you’ll find pieces of me in there. This album is one of my more personal records. It’s not a full biography, but my personal experiences are woven into all my music. Some tracks are from a character’s point of view, but many are me. The album weaves things from my life as an artist, touching on things other artists go through.”

Produced by "Kick, Push" hitmaker Soundtrakk, the eight-track album will chronicle a battle rapper's journey, including the development of their rap skills.

As for why he named the album Samurai, Lupe explains, “The word ‘samurai’ means to serve. My relationship to that word has always meant that you need to be at the service of other people, either in the overall community, or in this instance, the rap community at large that I’ve been a part of for years. You have some duty, some purpose to serve."

"The album is me, but also inspired by a quote I heard from one of my favorite artists," he continues. "The overall themes of the album speak to the constant fight and the battle one goes through being in the entertainment industry. Some of the things we need to defend.”

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Many have chimed in with their thoughts on who came out victorious in the Kendrick Lamar and Drake feud. The latest comes from Drake's buddy Lil Yachty via clips from an as-of-yet unreleased episode of his A Safe Place podcast.

In one of the clips, Yachty said he believes there was no clear winner in the battle. He noted that Kendrick had more "animosity" in his songs, but said his friend "dropped great records," despite the opinions of fans who'd predicted he'd lose.

"Let’s be fair: Drake was deemed a loser in this battle before it started because people don’t like him and haven’t,” he said, adding that he told Drizzy, "I don’t feel like you won or lost."

In fact, Yachty doesn't believe the battle will negatively affect Drake's career.

"I don’t think people are gonna stop listening to Drake and Drake’s career is gonna flush," he said, later explaining, "Rappers have lost, and then lost everything. But this hasn’t happened to Drake. He will still be in everybody’s Spotify Wrapped at the end of the year, and he’ll still drop hits and control the summer. I think Kendrick made very smart moves and I don’t think Drake would disagree.”

Though Yachty knew he'd be name-dropped in the battle and admitted he "really didn’t want anything to do with it,” he said he respects both stars and was happy he could witness their back-and-forth.

"Honestly, it was a cool thing to watch. I learned so much," he said. "It was an honor and blessing to be able to experience it firsthand.”

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Saweetie is back with new music. The rapper just released her latest track, “NANi,” produced by Jean-Baptiste, Karl Rubin, Shawn Wasabi, Ryland Blackinton and Ryan Buendia.

Saweetie reveals that the song was inspired by a viral video of Lady Gaga in which she talked about relentlessly touring clubs at the beginning of her career when nobody believed in her.

"'NANi’ isn't just a track; it's the soundtrack to a good time. This track def gives MAIN CHARACTER energy!” Saweetie shares. “This single has been a labor of love, and it's just the beginning. I've been working on this new music for a while, and I'm excited to share more of this journey with you." 

She also shared the music video for the track, which is centered around Saweetie and her girls getting their fun on at a summer pool party, complete with twerking and a whole lot more. 

“NANi" is the follow-up to "Richtivities," which appeared on Saweetie's PRETTY HU$TLER MIX project.

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Cardi B has been working hard on her sophomore album, and this time around she's hitting the road. In her cover story for Rolling Stone, she revealed that she stepped back from an Invasion of Privacy tour so she could take care of her daughter, Kulture, who was born months after the album's release.

“My baby was so little — germs and planes and ear popping on a newborn?” asks Cardi. “Can you imagine a baby in a f****** tour bus?” She also revealed she was dealing “postpartum everything," noting, "It becomes depression because it’s a drastic change.”

After having her son, Wave, Cardi was able to stay afloat. She says her kids are "the best decisions I ever made.”

After releasing her forthcoming album, however, she knows she'll have to miss them a bit, because she plans to support the project with a tour. 

"No, You’ve got to [go] for everybody from different states,” she says, turning down the idea of a residency. “That’s how I promoted my mixtape.”

She also noted a Vegas residency may not be ideal for some of her fans. “Somebody might not be able to afford a ticket to go see you in a residency in Vegas,” Cardi says. “Somebody could just afford a $200 ticket, but they can’t afford a $200 ticket and then a flight."

"And you got to touch everybody. That’s why I feel like a lot of these people don’t have fan bases, because they never touch the people," Cardi continues. "They just became famous, and they never went to a chitlin’ circuit. They never been to Greenville, North Carolina. They never f****** went to a Baton Rouge type of s***.”

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Chance the Rapper has teamed up with DJ Premier for the track "Together," on which he raps about the importance of protecting Black spaces in his hometown of Chicago, among other things.

It was released with a video featuring personal home video and archival footage of block parties, cookouts and Black Panther rallies.

"'Together' is really a call to action for Housing Justice in Chicago and abroad. It’s one of the key themes of the Star Line project, and for this song I wanted to try to paint that point with nostalgia rather than trauma," Chance says in a statement. "Losing granny’s house is a fear and reality a lot of us deal with and instead of lingering on the negatives of that reality I wanted to highlight why those spaces are so important: they’re where we build memories, move family when they need somewhere to stay, raise our kids, do hospice. All of it."

Chance performed a live rendition of the song for the live semifinal of The Voice on Wednesday.

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When PartyNextDoor announced his tour dates, he made it clear that he had something in store for his fans in Toronto. In a post shared Wednesday, he revealed the special news: He's having a hometown show, and he's bringing along some friends.

The news was shared via a trailer that begins with an owl who looks at a pirate ship carrying a "PARTYNEXTDOOR & FRIENDS" sign. The show is set for August 2 at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage, with presale tickets now available. The friends PND has tapped for the occasion have not yet been revealed.

As previously announced, Party's 32-city Sorry I’m Outside Tour, which supports his latest album, PARTYNEXTDOOR4, kicks off June 19 in Phoenix, Arizona. It will then make stops in LA, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, New York and more, before wrapping on August 18.

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Are they together, separated, divorced or rekindling? That's the question most have when it comes to Offset and his wife, Cardi B, who has spoken about the ups and downs of their complicated relationship in a cover story for Rolling Stone.

Cardi's nearly seven-year marriage has had some hard times, including infidelity, which she seems to partly believe is a result of her placement of priorities.

“​​We have our own bad stuff. We’re from two different worlds,” she said. “Sometimes I cannot be … not that I cannot be a wife. It’s just like, my career takes my life. You know what I’m saying? My career comes first, then my kids come second. And then sometimes I don’t realize that I’m putting so many things before my relationship.”

“I remember last year when we was going through our hard time. And it’s like, ‘Put your album out. You’re overstressing. When was the last time we went on a vacation?’” she recalled Offset saying. “And it’s like, ‘I don’t got time to go on a vacation, because this comes first.’ This comes first, and then my kids come second. The little things I have to take care of then comes.”

Despite the challenges they may face, Cardi loves that she and Offset "really like each other, like a support system."

"We’re really both each other’s cheerleader," she continued. She'd told fans in December that she was single, but now says she and Offset "are all right" and will think things through "because we do love each other.”

“It’s not even about love,” Cardi added. “We’re best friends. ... It’s not even about ‘How do you leave a partner?’ How do you stop talking to your best friend?”

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Kid Cudi is giving fans an update on both his foot injury recovery and his postponed tour.

In a pair of videos posted to social media, the rapper says his recovery is going great, and he thinks he will bounce back “stronger than ever.” He also says that “about 80%” of his Insano tour dates have been rescheduled so far, and he’s waiting to lock in the rest of the dates before making an announcement. 

“I’m excited, man. The tour was gonna be physically demanding, so I might have to change some things depending on how my recovery goes,” he says. “I think I’ll be good though, I think I’ll make a full recovery. That’s what I’m praying for.” 

Cudi also teased a new project coming this year, telling fans, “I want to give you a taste of it soon. Hopefully before the summer is up, you’ll hear something. Something tasty, something new.”

In April, Cudi was forced to postpone his Insano World Tour after breaking his heel bone at Coachella, which required surgery.

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Soulja Boy is apologizing to Metro Boomin for making comments about his late mother on Mother’s Day. 

“I apologize to @MetroBoomin for over reacting over an old tweet,” the rapper wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “Condolences to his mom. I’m going to seek therapy and anger management. I’m done responding to hate, new or old.”

Soulja’s initial comments against Metro were apparently in response to a resurfaced 2012 tweet where Metro dissed him. On Sunday, May 12, he launched a series of since-deleted tweets taking shots at Metro, including one where he wished him a Happy Mother’s Day knowing that his mother died in a murder-suicide in 2022.

“You sacrificed your own mom @MetroBoomin you a puppet,” he wrote, in part. “All the streams, sales, money, and fame not gone bring your mom back @MetroBoomin was it worth it?”

Soulja’s apology doesn’t mean their beef is completely squashed. “Don’t think it’s all the way sweet...,” he said in an Instagram Live, according to Vibe. “I just ain’t like what I said about [his] mama.”

He also took aim at 21 Savage, who had previously come to Metro's defense, and Meek Mill during the Live.

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The BET Awards 2024 nominees have been announced, and Drake leads the pack with seven nominations.

Drake’s nods include Album of the Year for For All The Dogs (Scary Hours Edition), Best Male R&B/Pop Artist and Best Male Hip Hop Artist. Nicki Minaj follows close behind with six nominations. She’ll be competing against Drake in the Album of the Year category with Pink Friday 2. 

J. Cole, Sexyy Red, SZA and Victoria Monét all scored five nominations each, while 21 Savage, Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Tyla and Usher are tied with four nods apiece.

This year’s ceremony will also include performances by GloRilla, Latto, Muni Long, Sexyy Red, Shaboozey, and Victoria Monét. 

The BET Awards airs live Sunday, June 30, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET. For a full list of nominees, check out BET.com/bet-awards.

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Gunna’s producer Turbo is giving the inside scoop on the making of the rapper’s latest album, One of Wun.

In a new interview with Billboard, Turbo reveals they did some of the recording in an unexpected place.

“Some of it was recorded in Miami on a boat,” he says. “One of our buddies has a pretty large boat. We spent like a month in Miami just recording on the boat.”

“That alone was a vibe,” Turbo adds. “Recording in the middle of the ocean on a f****** boat. I had never done that. A song I produced called 'Neck on a Yacht.' That was recorded on this boat.”

He says he considers recording on the water “one of the top sessions” for this album, and they had fun doing it. 

Turbo also gives the backstory on Gunna’s song “Whatsapp (Wassam).” He reveals it was based on true events when he and Gunna were at a billionaire event in LA and Gunna was asked “out of nowhere” to perform two songs for $200,000.

"That’s how he’s been going," Turbo says. "He’ll experience something and go to the studio and rap about it. The song is called 'Whatsapp (Wassam).' ‘Wassam’ is an Atlanta slang basically saying, 'What’s going on?' Just popping your s***."

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Hot off the success of her current single, “After Hours,” Kehlani has announced her fourth studio album, CRASH, will be released on June 21.

The singer also released the album’s artwork, which features her sitting atop a crushed red car, her reflective outfit made to resemble broken glass.

CRASH follows her 2022 album, blue water road. 

After unveiling the music video for “After Hours” on May 9, Kehlani teased her next song release with a 30-second snippet. “wanna drop my favorite one next idc,” she wrote. “next 2 u when y’all want it.”

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Luther: Never Too Much, a documentary about late singer/songwriter Luther Vandross, will premiere next year on CNN, OWN and Max, it was announced Wednesday.

The film, directed by Dawn Porter, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in January. It tells the musician's story through interviews with his friends and musical collaborators, such as Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson of Ashford & Simpson and Roberta Flack.

The film covers Luther's career, which included sales of 40 million records worldwide and eight Grammy Awards, as well as his health struggles and his personal life. "Luther’s music is timeless, his legacy is unsurpassed, and we can’t wait for all of his fans new and old to experience his brilliance," Porter says in a statement.

Luther's biggest hits include "Here and Now," "Power of Love/Love Power," "Never Too Much," his "Endless Love" duet with Mariah, the Janet Jackson duet "The Best Things In Life Are Free" and "Dance with My Father," co-written by Richard Marx.

Prior to becoming a solo star, Luther was a backing vocalist and appeared on albums by everyone from David Bowie and Bette Midler to Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and Donna Summer.

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