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Music NBA YoungBoy Mentioned In Alleged Lil Durk Texts As OTF Vonni Takes The Stand OTF Vonni is back on the stand today amid Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial, and a text was read that mentioned NBA YoungBoy. By Alexander Cole September 01, 2026
Music Lil Durk Trial: Closing Arguments Given A Tentative Schedule As Jurors Grow Restless Jurors in the Lil Durk trial are starting to get tired, and on Wednesday, they asked when the trial will be wrapping up. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
Music Kanye West Brings Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Twista & Future Out In Chicago Kanye West brought out Big Sean, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Twista and Future during his Chicago concert. By Aron A. September 04, 2026
Music Drake's Alleged "FOMO" Album Appears To Have A Release Date Drake has been teasing some sort of project called FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), and the artist continues to drop some hints. By Alexander Cole September 01, 2026
Music QC's Pierre "P" Thomas Shares New Post After Recovering From Heart Attack This is Quality Control CEO Pierre "P" Thomas' first public statement since his hospitalization after a heart attack. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 06, 2026
Music Young Thug Reveals "Slime Language 3" Will Drop Soon After A "Few Changes" Young Thug and his Young Stoner Life (YSL) collective just dropped a "Slime Language 3" single this week, but where's the album? By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2026
Music Jay-Z Brings Out Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Idris Elba & Giggs At London Show This is the first of two shows Jay-Z is hosting at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend, and he brought out Lauryn Hill and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026
Pop Culture Suge Knight Claims Tyrin Turner Was In Relationships With Dr. Dre, Jamie Foxx, & More In Vulgar Rant Suge Knight is standing by his over-the-top allegations he made just over a year ago about actor Tyrin Turner. By Zachary Horvath March 17, 2025
Music Lil Durk Trial: OTF Vonni, OTF Jam, And Flacka To Testify For The Prosecution Lil Durk's defense is now claiming that OTF Vonni was the one to blame for the death of Lul Pab as opening statements continue. By Alexander Cole August 24, 2026
Music Diddy Scores Partial Win In Defamation Lawsuit Against Ariel Mitchell A federal judge allowed several of Diddy’s defamation claims to move forward while narrowing the case against NewsNation. By Erika Marie September 10, 2026
Music Drake Joins Gordo On Stage For Surprise Performance In Toronto Drizzy had to pop out. By Aron A. September 07, 2026
Music Prosecutors In Lil Durk Trial Plan To Rest Their Case This Week Prosecutors are expected to hear testimony from Kevon Grant (OTF Vonnie) and Keith Jones (Flacka) in the Lil Durk trial this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2026