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Music Tupac Murder Trial: Everything You Need To Know About Keefe D's Case A trial is officially underway that could determine who is responsible for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. By Aron A. August 13, 2026
Music PartyNextDoor Accused Of Threatening John River & Stealing Ideas For Drake Collab Drake and PartyNextDoor are under fire. By Caroline Fisher February 13, 2025
Politics Kremlin Reveals If Kanye West Will Meet Vladimir Putin In Russia Kanye West will hit the stage in Russia later this year, with two shows in St. Petersburg scheduled for October. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Plans To Sell Half Of His Independent Catalog For Up To $20 Million The 40-year-old looks forward to getting rights to his music back 20 years after the sale, because that's when his kids will need the money. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2023
Music Drake Seemingly Teases "ICEMAN" Tour Amid Intense Demand Drake has been experiencing a lot of success with the "ICEMAN" era, and a nighttime outing held his most significant tour tease yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 25, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Speaks Out In First Message Since Gucci Mane Arrest Pooh Shiesty's words for fans from behind bars coincide with the release of his new album, "All Eyes On Shiest." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2026
Music Peewee Longway Arrested In Massive $280 Million Drug Bust Peewee Longway was among 101 people to be arrested in the case. By Cole Blake September 16, 2024
Music Lil Durk Trial Could Face Delay Until 2026 Due To "Complex" Case Lil Durk and his legal team disagree with prosecutors and defense attorneys, as he wants to face trial this October as previously scheduled. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025
Music FBG Duck Murder: New O-Block Footage Surfaces From Before & After Hit Viewer discretion is advised, as these new clips seem to show the shooting itself, culprits' escape, and when they arrived back in the neighborhood. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2024
Music Drake Takes A Swipe At Jay-Z And Roc Nation Drake hosted a Kick livestream last night to give away $1 million for Stake's nine-year anniversary, and dissed Jay-Z, Roc Nation, and others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026
Viral New Lil Nas X Footage Shows Him Completely Nude Prior To Hospitalization & Arrest Lil Nas X was hospitalized and then promptly arrested early Thursday morning (Aug. 21) after taking a nearly nude stroll through Los Angeles. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs To Allegedly Appear In GTA VI, And We Have The Details "GTA VI" promises to be the biggest game ever made, and on Wednesday, some exclusive information was revealed involving Freddie Gibbs. By Alexander Cole April 09, 2026