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Music Key Hearing In D4vd Case Delayed As Prosecution Looks To Make Its Case D4vd was supposed to have an important hearing later this month, but it has since been postponed by the judge. By Alexander Cole June 18, 2026
Original Content Young Thug's YSL Records: From Blood Relatives To Life-Long Friends & More Learn more about each member of Young Thug's YSL Records through exclusive interviews with twelve of the artists on the label. By Alex Zidel August 20, 2021
Music 21 Savage Mourns The Loss Of His Longtime Affiliate Lotto Savage After Georgia Shooting 21 Savage and Lotto Savage were some of the original members of the Slaughter Gang collective back in the mid-2010s. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Appears To Diss Jim Jones & Benny The Butcher On New Album “Alfredo 2” Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist dropped "Alfredo 2" today, and fans were quick to point out some apparent shade. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims He Signed Top5, Pressa, & More For $25 Million DJ Akademiks says he's launching a record label in 2025. By Cole Blake January 01, 2025
Music Pras Says Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean Turned Down $90M Fugees Reunion Offer Pras reveals what could have been. By Milca P. September 15, 2018
Music Chris Brown Wants A New Trial After Losing Dog Attack Case Chris Brown and his camp filed a notice of intent to challenge the verdict ordering him to pay almost $13 million to his former housekeeper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2026
Music Finesse2tymes Confrontation Leads To Man Getting Beat Up During "20v1" Show Finesse wasn't happy with how the man insulted him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2024
Viral Completely Naked Man Gets Into Brawl Outside Of Kanye West Concert Little is known about the naked man in question, including if he was at Kanye West's show. But it's a pretty wild scene nonetheless. By Zachary Horvath April 03, 2026
Music Kanye West Finally Settles “Vultures 1” Sample Dispute In 2024, Kanye West was sued by three artists who accused him of illegally sampling their song on "Vultures 1." By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Appears To Diss Drake On New SZA Song "30 For 30" Are we heating up for round two? By Elias Andrews December 20, 2024
Music Prosecutors Double Down On Keeping AllStar JR Behind Bars The legal fight over AllStar JR's pretrial release continues as prosecutors argue he should remain in custody. By Erika Marie July 08, 2026