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Music Lil Durk Hit With Wrongful Death Lawsuit Amid Legal Fallout From Murder-For-Hire Arrest Lil Durk appears to be in even more legal trouble for the alleged murder for hire attempt on Quando Rondo's life in 2022. By Cole Blake February 25, 2025
Music Drake & PartyNextDoor’s “Brian Steele” Song Title Sparks Young Thug Feature Speculation Drake and PartyNextDoor's album "$OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U" drops tomorrow. By Caroline Fisher February 13, 2025
Music DJ Hed Claims Kendrick Lamar Is "Not Holding Back" Anymore After Super Bowl & Grammys Run K.Dot is done playing around, it seems. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 09, 2025
Music Lil Durk Fights To Keep Juror Identities Public Ahead Of Murder-For-Hire Trial The prosecution in Lil Durk's case recently argued in favor of keeping the identity of the jury shielded. By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Politics Cardi B Spearheads Maternal Health Campaign For Black & Brown Moms Cardi B, being a black mother of three, was a great choice to speak up mothers of color and the maternal health issues that they face. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music Young Thug Brings Baby Oil On Adin Ross' Stream To Call For Diddy's Freedom Diddy was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution during his criminal trial, back in July. By Cole Blake October 01, 2025
Music Salt-N-Pepa's Federal Recording Lawsuit Against UMG Has Been Dismissed Salt-N-Pepa's federal suit against UMG was a long battle, one that started to grow legs in 2022. However, they didn't emerge victorious. By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
Music Diddy Will Not Testify In His Alleged Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy's trial will continue on Friday, after court was adjourned due to one of the jurors called out sick. By Cole Blake June 18, 2025
Music Benny The Butcher Announces Surprise Album Dropping This Friday Benny The Butcher is returning and dropping his first LP of 2025 and he's bringing along some familiar friends. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music Diddy Makes Last Minute Push To Hire A Black Female Attorney The move comes as jury selection in Diddy's highly-publicized alleged sex trafficking trial will begin on May 5th By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Cardi B, Safaree & More Live It Up At Vybz Kartel’s First American Show In Two Decades Vybz Kartel announced his performance at Barclays Center last month, calling it "a monumental moment for me and the culture." By Caroline Fisher April 12, 2025
Music Max B Performs Jim Jones Diss Track And Draws Split Reactions Although Max B did perform his Jim Jones diss track "We Sip Grand Cru," neither artist has really confirmed they're still beefing right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025