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Music Chief Keef Performs In Chicago For The First Time In Nearly 15 Years This marks Chief Keef's first show in the city of Chicago since 2012. By Aron A. September 24, 2026
Music DJ Vlad Fires Back At Yung Bleu Over Leaked Texts DJ Vlad says he wanted to have a conversation with Bleu over his previous comments. By Aron A. September 24, 2026
Music Quavo Gives The Public A Kind Reminder As AI "Hotel Lobby" Spoofs Go Viral Quavo and Takeoff have been going viral thanks to a plethora of AI "Hotel Lobby" spoofs that are taking the internet by storm. By Alexander Cole September 24, 2026
Music Lil Durk VICAR Trial: DJ Akademiks Suggests Feds Are "Scrambling & Scraping" Lil Durk is going to be going through a second trial soon for his VICAR charge, and DJ Akademiks has some new insights. By Alexander Cole September 24, 2026
Music Diddy’s Former Chief Of Staff Joins Usher’s Tour Team Kristina Khorram has landed with Usher after more than a decade in Diddy’s inner circle and years of legal scrutiny. By Erika Marie September 23, 2026
Music Keefe D Trial Becomes Focus Of New Tupac Documentary Tupac Shakur’s family is participating in a new film that uses Keefe D’s trial to revisit the rapper’s life and murder. By Erika Marie September 23, 2026
Music Kanye West Wants Donda Academy Trial Delayed Until 2027 A former Donda Academy guard’s lawsuit may be pushed back after Kanye West requested more time to prepare for trial. By Erika Marie September 23, 2026
Music Jermaine Dupri & Jacquees Hit With $150K Copyright Lawsuit Home Team says Jermaine Dupri and Jacquees copied protected parts of its 1992 song “Pick It Up” without permission. By Erika Marie September 23, 2026
Music Tim Westwood Hit With Two More Sexual Assault Charges Two additional women are now part of the criminal case against Tim Westwood, bringing the total number of charges to 17. By Erika Marie September 23, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Meek Mill Finally Blocked Him On Instagram DJ Akademiks and Meek Mill remain embroiled in a heated beef, but as it turns out, Meek has opted to protect his peace. By Alexander Cole September 23, 2026
Music 50 Cent Performs At Tyrese Haliburton's Wedding For Free Tyrese Haliburton was being hit with ridiculous performance rates from big-name artists, but 50 Cent saved the day. By Alexander Cole September 23, 2026
Music Drake Shows Love To Kanye West As He Celebrates Donda's Street Renaming Drake offered up some support for Kanye West recently as the legendary artist was in Chicago to celebrate Dr. Donda West Way. By Alexander Cole September 23, 2026