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Music Lil Durk All Smiles In Court As Jury Deliberations Continue Lil Durk is waiting to find out his fate in his murder for hire case as jury deliberations enter their second day in Los Angeles. By Alexander Cole September 10, 2026
Music Blueface Hit With Two Swatting Calls Within Hours Back-to-back false reports brought deputies to Blueface’s home twice in one day, adding to months of swatting incidents. By Erika Marie October 02, 2026
Music How To Listen To Drake's FOMO "HABIBTI Deluxe" Album Drake is going to be releasing his "HABIBTI Deluxe" album tonight, which is also being referred to as "FOMO." By Alexander Cole October 01, 2026
Sports Roc Nation Reportedly Struggling To Book 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show Political scrutiny and the Macklemore controversy are reportedly complicating Roc Nation’s search for the 2027 Super Bowl headliner. By Erika Marie September 18, 2026
Sports Mike Tyson Says Diddy Asked Him To Deliver A Letter To Trump Combs’ clemency push reportedly included help from Mike Tyson, who says he personally passed a letter along to the president. By Erika Marie October 08, 2026
Music Chance The Rapper Is "Thinking A Lot" About Changing His Name Chance The Rapper reflected on what his stage name means to him, and why he's been seriously considering a different, albeit similar, moniker. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Blueface Swatted Again As Callers Claim Chrisean Jr. Was Choking Blueface and Chrisean Rock have been swatted over and over again, and the calls simply will not stop happening. By Alexander Cole October 08, 2026
Music AZ Chike Says Some L.A. Artists Did Not Capitalize On Their GNX Moment AZ Chike is trying to take full advantage of his opportunity. By Tallie Spencer October 08, 2026
Music Shakia Vanderbilt Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting At Baddies Event San Francisco police charged Shakia Vanderbilt with murder in the fatal shooting of a security guard after a Baddies event. By Tallie Spencer October 08, 2026
Music Drake Unveils Official Release Date For "FOMO" Album But There's A Catch Drake's "FOMO" livestream was a huge success, and this week, he will be releasing some of the songs on streaming platforms. By Alexander Cole September 29, 2026
Music LUCKI & Playboi Carti Appear To Bury The Hatchet With Vague IG Story Post From the beginning, this seemed to all be a misunderstanding. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2024
Music Lil Durk Verdict: Judge Sympathizes With DJ Akademiks After Numerous Name-drops In Court Judge Michael W Fitzgerald found himself siding with DJ Akademiks on Wednesday as the jury entered deliberations for the Lil Durk case. By Alexander Cole September 10, 2026