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Music DJ Akademiks Claims Lil Wayne & NBA YoungBoy Nearly Performed At The Cash Money "Verzuz" Cash Money and No Limit faced off during the first "Verzuz" battle in years at ComplexCon over the weekend. By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Music Lil Durk Fights To Keep Juror Identities Public Ahead Of Murder-For-Hire Trial The prosecution in Lil Durk's case recently argued in favor of keeping the identity of the jury shielded. By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Music Feds Fail To Find Anything Incriminating On Lil Durk's iCloud & Twitter Lil Durk's trial is scheduled to begin on January 6, 2026 as he faces charges regarding an alleged murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Drake, Adin Ross, & Stake Face Major Lawsuit Over Controversial Gambling Promotion Drake has been partnered with Stake for a number of years, often sharing his sports betting slips on social media. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Revealed Thanks To Federal Records Diddy allegedly survived a recent attack in prison in which an inmate allegedly put a knife to his throat as he slept. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Central Cee's Crew Presses Trap Lore Ross In Tense ComplexCon Run-In Trap Lore Ross' street-related comments about Central Cee led to a tense moment while they were speaking with DJ Akademiks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Fans Think The Joe Budden Podcast Is Now Censoring Melyssa Ford's Name Melyssa Ford's departure from "The Joe Budden Podcast" is riddled with question marks, but it seems it didn't end on amicable terms. By Zachary Horvath October 24, 2025
Music Woman Insists She’s Eminem’s Wife As She Gets Arrested For Allegedly Refusing To Pay At Restaurant A woman was recently confronted for allegedly not paying for her meal at Darrell’s Dog Gone Good Diner, and blamed Eminem. By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music Sukihana Accuses 6ix9ine Of Having Lice While Shutting Down “Bald” Allegations Recently, 6ix9ine hopped online to clap back at anyone who has made fun of his wigs, calling them "baldheaded." By Caroline Fisher October 21, 2025
Music Travis Scott Has Very High Praise For Tame Impala's New Album "Deadbeat" Travis Scott previously enlisted Kevin Parker to help craft "SKELETONS" off of his massive 2018 album "ASTROWORLD." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Is Quitting Music And It's All Because Of Jay-Z… Allegedly Nicki Minaj went on a scathing rant about Jay-Z and Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez before the announcement on social media. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Music D4vd’s Ex-Landlord Hires Private Investigator To Look Into Missing Teen’s Death The owner of the Los Angeles home D4vd previously rented wants to "respect both the LAPD’s investigation and the memory of the victim." By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025