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Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Resurfaced Clip Of Jay-Z & Harvey Weinstein Recently, a clip of Jay-Z and Harvey Weinstein at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival resurfaced online, prompting speculation. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music Lil Durk Accused Of Ordering Hits On O’Block Allies Who Failed To Avenge King Von Lil Durk is currently behind bars on charges related to an alleged murder-for-hire plot, which prosecutors accuse him of orchestrating. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Gifts GloRilla's Estranged Sister The $2,500 She Needed GloRilla's sister previously complained about her not supporting their family during an interview with TMZ. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music B-Real Reflects On Eminem Getting Protection From Boo-Yaa Tribe In 2003 B-Real explains how his collaboration with Eminem and Boo-Yaa Tribe, the tense and urgent "911," came to be. By Mitch Findlay November 17, 2020
Music Lil Durk Suffers Big Loss In Court Due To Death Threat Motion Falling Through Lil Durk's legal team had hoped to get his murder-for-hire case dismissed over death threats that prosecutors reportedly failed to disclose. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music The Best Hip-Hop Cameos In The “Scary Movie” Franchise The comedy-horror film series allowed several notable rappers to show off their comedic chops. By Demi Phillips October 15, 2023
Relationships 2 Chainz Wife: Who Is The Rapper Married To? Explore the life of Kesha Ward, 2 Chainz's wife - a successful businesswoman, philanthropist, and loving mother of their three children. By Jake Skudder December 05, 2023
Music King Von's Cousin Reportedly Alleges Rapper Passed Away From Shock After Second Surgery Other relatives of King Von like his sister Kayla B have instead peddled narratives around his associates, such as his girlfriend Asian Doll. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2025
Music Orlando Brown Triples Down On His Outrageous Bow Wow Claims Here we go again... By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 27, 2024
Music KSI Calls Out Trippie Redd Over ‘Wake Up Call’ Video Shoot, Trippie Fires Back Trippie doesn't agree. By Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026
Music Lil Durk Shares A Heartfelt Message From Prison On His 33rd Birthday Lil Durk was arrested a year ago on murder for hire charges, and his legal battle has been tough to mitigate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music JayDaYoungan’s Mother Recalls His Devastating Last Words After Shooting In July of 2022, JayDaYoungan was shot and killed outside of his Louisiana home after reportedly being ambushed by five gunmen. By Caroline Fisher March 07, 2025