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Music Tupac's Family Accuses Keefe D Of Ordering Crew To Keep Murder Quiet These allegations reportedly appear in Tupac's brother Mopreme Shakur's wrongful death lawsuit against Keefe D. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Judge Scolds Lil Durk Fans For Giving "Free Durk" Postcards In Courtroom The judge in the Lil Durk case reportedly warned fans they could be prosecuted for contempt of court due to their actions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
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 Lil Durk Trial's Jury Selection Hits A Snag Due To Juror Saying He Looks Guilty This update on the Lil Durk trial is part of the reason why jury selection has reportedly been going slower than expected. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Chris Brown's Dog Attack Victim Allowed To Collect Usher Tour's Profits Chris Brown is still fighting to overturn the verdict in the dog attack case from his former housekeeper, Maria Avila. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Wack 100 Claims Kendrick Lamar Will Hit The Studio With The Game Soon Wack 100's conversation with DJ Akademiks comes amid renewed beef speculation between The Game and Kendrick Lamar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music FBG Duck's Mother Speaks Out About Lil Durk's Trial FBG Duck's mother LaSheena Weekly filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Lil Durk and others for the murder of her son. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Quality Control's Pierre "P" Thomas Goes To Hospital After Heart Attack Pierre "P" Thomas' family reportedly asked fans to give him and his loved ones privacy and send prayers for the Quality Control cofounder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music OVO's Smiley Disses LeBron James On New Song A Smiley bar praising Kawhi Leonard and dissing LeBron James on "10 Raccoons" has stronger context thanks to Drake's beef with Bron. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music The Game Responds To Kendrick Lamar Diss Speculation Some fans think The Game is sending mixed signals about Kendrick Lamar, but the Compton MC himself is clearing the air. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Mal Apologizes To J. Cole For Calling "Love Yourz" Performance "Performative" After Mal's criticism of J. Cole crying during a "Love Yourz" rendition, the context for why the moment was so special to Cole emerged. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Sources Close To Diddy React To Tupac Murder Allegations A former LAPD detective testified during Keefe D's trial for the Tupac murder, claiming Keefe pointed to Diddy as the culprit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026