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Music Lil Durk Allegedly Texted “We Got The Location” Weeks After King Von’s Death Lil Durk's trial begins on Thursday. By Aron A. August 19, 2026
Crime Diddy’s Alleged Tupac Link Reportedly Resurfaces In Lawsuit Claiming Mogul Offered $1M for Murder Diddy has not been charged in connection to Tupac Shakur's murder. By Aron A. August 19, 2026
Music Police Investigate Shooting Outside Of Tupac Shakur Murder Trial In Las Vegas The Tupac Shakur murder trial started in Las Vegas this week, as Duane "Keefe D" Davis stands accused of orchestrating the rapper's murder. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Music Witness Testifies 'All Hell Broke Loose' During Tupac Shooting New testimony in the Tupac murder trial revisits the chaos on the Las Vegas Strip as gunfire erupted around his convoy. By Erika Marie August 18, 2026
Music Reggie Wright Jr. Calls Keefe D A 'Liar' Over Tupac Murder Claims As the Tupac trial unfolds, Reggie Wright Jr. is rejecting Keefe D’s attempt to tie him to the killing. By Erika Marie August 18, 2026
Music Digital Underground's Money B Weighs In On Tupac Murder Trial Tupac’s former Digital Underground collaborator names who he believes was the shooter, though he stresses he has no firsthand knowledge. By Erika Marie August 18, 2026
Music Akademiks Interview With 6ix9ine & Wack 100 Could Enter Lil Durk Trial A cooperating witness may testify that Lil Durk saw the viral “slide for Von” discussion and became upset by it. By Erika Marie August 18, 2026
Music Chrisean Rock Again Denies Involvement In Ronny Doe’s Murder Another accusation about Ronny Doe’s killing drew a blunt response from Chrisean Rock during a recent livestream. By Erika Marie August 18, 2026
Music Young Thug Faces Renewed Legal Fight Over 2015 Lil Wayne Tour Bus Shooting Young Thug's legal battles continue. By Aron A. August 18, 2026
Music Tupac Murder Trial Opens With Officer Recalling Rapper’s Refusal To Identify Shooter Opening testimony in Keefe D’s trial revisited the moments after Tupac was shot and his refusal to cooperate with police. By Erika Marie August 17, 2026
Music Lil Durk Challenges Stalking Charge Days Before Murder-For-Hire Trial A new defense filing argues prosecutors failed to identify the intended victim in one of Lil Durk’s stalking charges. By Erika Marie August 17, 2026
Music Diddy Trial Testimony Could Pull Him Back Into King Combs Assault Lawsuit The fight over Diddy’s place in Grace O’Marcaigh’s lawsuit is back after her lawyers amended the complaint. By Erika Marie August 17, 2026