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Music Lil Durk’s Lawyer Drew Findling Reflects On Acquittal & What Comes Next A recent acquittal brought good news, but Lil Durk still faces another legal battle as Drew Findling speaks on the case. By Erika Marie September 25, 2026
Music Chingy Has "Zero Sympathy" For Sidney Starr Following Arrest Chingy says "that had nothing to do with me." By Tallie Spencer September 10, 2026
Pop Culture Ella Langley, Mariah Carey, & The End Of The Unavoidable Hit Era Ella Langley broke Mariah Carey’s record as the VMAs showed how the biggest numbers can still miss entire audiences. By Erika Marie September 30, 2026
Music Quavo Suggests New Migos Album Is Dropping Sooner Than You Think The anniversary of the Migos is coming up, so it seems like Quavo and Offset are gearing up soon to celebrate Takeoff's legacy and their own. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 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 Lucki Shows Neck Injury, Asks LAPD To Return Car After ComplexCon Chaos After a violent altercation outside ComplexCon, Lucki showed his neck bandages and said he wants his car and belongings back from LAPD. By Erika Marie October 05, 2026
Music Nick Young Gives Cousin Kendrick Lamar Some Advice Amid Drake Beef Nick Young and Kendrick Lamar are cousins, so you can imagine where Young stands on the Drake and Lamar beef. By Alexander Cole October 08, 2026
Music Finesse2Tymes Claims J. Prince Jr. Wants Nearly $1M To End Mob Ties Deal A fight over money and control intensifies after Finesse2Tymes claims J. Prince Jr. wants nearly $1 million to cut ties. By Erika Marie September 29, 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
Relationships Russell Simmons Uses “Hotel Lobby” AI Trend Amid Kimora Lee Tension Quavo and Takeoff’s “Hotel Lobby” performance gets an unusual remake as Russell Simmons uses AI to feature himself and ex-wife Kimora Lee. By Erika Marie September 24, 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 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