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Music Kanye Wants Antisemitic Posts Banned From Discrimination Trial A former security guard says Black employees were treated worse while Ye argues his online posts should stay out of court. By Erika Marie August 28, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Claims Lil Durk Doesn't Care About DJ Akademiks "Going Hard" For Him 6ix9ine is friends with DJ Akademiks and has been trolling Lil Durk amid his murder-for-hire trial, which Ak finds excessive and unfair. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 11, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Taunts Lil Durk After Being Mentioned In Court Yet Again 6ix9ine remains a fixture of the Lil Durk trial, and he is taunting the Chicago rapper on social media as a result. By Alexander Cole September 01, 2026
Music QC's Pierre "P" Thomas' Mother Claims Someone Is To Blame For Heart Attack The mother of Quality Control's cofounder and CEO, Pierre "P" Thomas, confirmed her son is alive after he suffered a heart attack. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2026
Music Lil Durk’s Father Believes The Murder-For-Hire Trial Is Weak Lil Durk's father speaks out before closing statements during a stream with N3on. By Aron A. September 08, 2026
Music Chico And James DeBarge Arrested On Drug Charges In Burbank New drug allegations have put Chico and James DeBarge back in the headlines following a Burbank traffic stop. By Erika Marie September 02, 2026
Original Content Jhené Aiko & Kendrick Lamar's Collaborations, Revisited Fans expected another standout from Jhené Aiko and Kendrick Lamar, but “So Good” has reopened the conversation around their best work. By Erika Marie September 15, 2026
Music Joseline Hernandez Says A$AP Rocky Called Her Rihanna’s “Evil Twin” A Paris run-in left Joseline Hernandez laughing after A$AP Rocky compared her to Rihanna and revealed the singer has love for her. By Erika Marie September 17, 2026
Music Meek Mill Gives His Side Of The DJ Akademiks Beef Meek Mill and DJ Akademiks' decade-long beef continues as both have been leaking the other's text messages. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2026
Music Young Thug's YSL Records Partners With Mega Millions Music For Special Deal With Yume Yume is a breakout star, and after appearing on "Slime Language 3," it has been revealed that she is now part of YSL Records. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
Music Chris Brown Calls Out Journalist Over Claims About His Abuse History Years of allegations and legal cases resurface after Chris Brown challenges a writer to show where he has recently abused a woman. By Erika Marie September 22, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums Dropping In August Of 2026 August of 2026 is going to be a good month for hip-hop albums, and we have a calendar of releases for you to feast upon. By Alexander Cole August 03, 2026