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Music Lil Durk's Attorney Says He Has No Concerns Following Lul Pab's Mother's Harrowing Statement Lil Durk's legal rep, Drew Findling, had nothing but praise for how Lul Pab's mother handled herself in court. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Reveals "Tha Carter VI" Tour Dates Lil Wayne is enlisting a healthy number of special guests to accompany him across the 34 cities he's traveling to as well. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Music Bradford Cohen Has Grim Outlook On YNW Melly's Case As He Awaits Retrial YNW Melly's future still hangs in the balance, but federal and state lawyer Bradford Cohen suggests that the end result could be bad. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Music Drake Announces First UK & EU Tour In Six Years Drake and PartyNextDoor are fresh off the success of "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U," and now, they are going to tour Europe. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2025
Music Westside Gunn Announces New Project, "Heels Have Eyes 2" Westside Gunn is dropping another album after already putting out "12" and "Heels Have Eyes," earlier this year. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Brian McKnight Jr. Shares Heartfelt Tribute To His Brother Niko After His Tragic Passing Brian McKnight's son, Niko McKnight, passed away at the age of 32, last week, after a lengthy battle with cancer. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music The Game Hits Complex With His Own List Of The Top 100 Rappers From L.A. The Game landed at number 11 on Complex's top 100 Los Angeles rappers list, and unlike the publication, he included 2Pac in his own ranking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Music MGA Wants A Rematch With T.I. In Court Over $71 Million Judgement T.I. is also suing former friend Sabrina Peterson for defamation of character. He is seeking damages for the harm caused by public statements. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 01, 2025
Music Diddy Takes Another Loss In Court As Judge Refuses To Strike Trauma Expert’s Testimony Trauma expert Dawn Hughes recently took the stand in Diddy's sex trafficking trial, discussing abusive relationships, trauma bonds, and more. By Caroline Fisher June 01, 2025
Music Rod Wave Stampede From Old Concert Leads To Lawsuit Rod Wave was NOT named in this lawsuit, but the site that held this specific tour stop is being accused of gross negligence. By Zachary Horvath May 31, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Teams Up With “Boondocks” Producer Carl Jones For New Anime Series Megan Thee Stallion has set expectations for her new anime series high, telling fans they "ain’t never seen an anime like this." By Caroline Fisher May 31, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Reacts To Donald Trump Pardoning NBA YoungBoy And Commuting Larry Hoover There has been some confusion around how Donald Trump actually assisted Larry Hoover, but Snoop Dogg is happy to see him getting help. By Zachary Horvath May 31, 2025