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Music Lil Durk Breaks His Silence On His Murder-For-Hire Acquittal Although Lil Durk is still facing another trial for charges previously severed from this murder-for-hire case, he's confident he'll be free. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Stunned After Prosecutors Use His Lil Durk Interview During Closing Arguments DJ Akademiks' reaction to questioning Lil Durk about "sliding for Von" was used in closing arguments during Durk's trial. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2026
Music Footage Emerges Of Lil Durk In Courtroom Before Not Guilty Verdict Was Read Lil Durk reportedly hung his head and began to cry when the court announced a jury acquitted him on all counts in his murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2026
Music Lil Durk's Dad Was Sick To His Stomach Over OTF Jam Testimony Lil Durk is currently entering the final stages of his murder-for-hire trial, and his dad is speaking out about OTF Jam's testimony. By Alexander Cole September 08, 2026
Music What Is Drake's "FOMO" "FOMO" is the latest rollout from Drake, and there are all sorts of theories about what this is going to be. By Alexander Cole September 08, 2026
Music Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar Is “Lazy”: “He Starved His Fans” Akademiks reacts to news that Kendrick Lamar might appear on AZ Chike's upcoming album. By Aron A. September 07, 2026
Music Trap Lore Ross Checked By Akademiks After Calling 21 Savage A Snake Trap Lore Ross and DJ Akademiks sat down for a conversation about the Lil Durk trial, where Ross had some comments about 21 Savage. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2026
Music Lil Durk Will Remain In Custody After Not Guilty Murder-For-Hire Verdict Lil Durk still faces another trial for racketeering-related charges that were previously severed from his murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Reacts To Lil Durk Verdict After Trolling Him Mercilessly During Trial 6ix9ine and Lil Durk have had beef for years and years now, which came to a head during Durk's murder-for-hire trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2026
Music T-Pain Sues Akon’s Konvict Entertainment Over Nearly $500K In Unpaid Royalties A new lawsuit claims Konvict received more than $1.3 million in T-Pain royalties but failed to pay him his full share. By Erika Marie September 08, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Trolls Lil Durk With "Laugh Now Cry Later" Lyrics Ahead Of Jury Deliberations 6ix9ine has been a relentless troll throughout the Lil Durk trial, and that is not going to be changing, anytime soon. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2026
Music Meek Mill Puts DJ Akademiks On Blast After Lil Durk Verdict DJ Akademiks doesn't care about Meek Mill's remarks, which include condemnations of Ak's media coverage and accusations of exploitation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2026