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Music Jury For Lil Durk's Murder-For-Hire Trial Has Reportedly Been Seated While jury selection in Lil Durk's trial took longer than expected, the court is reportedly on track to hear opening statements next week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 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
Music Drake To Battle Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, & Travis Scott At The VMAs Drake is up for a VMA this year, and he will be facing stiff competition thanks to the likes of Megan Thee Stallion and Don Toliver. By Alexander Cole August 18, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims West Coast Hip-Hop Is "Dead" Beyond Kendrick Lamar DJ Akademiks also had a lot to say about Kendrick Lamar and The Game's long-running tensions, and he has a problem with their resurgence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2026
Music Rick Ross Asks King Harris To Send Him Shirt Of 50 Cent's Late Mom Rick Ross, who's also known for his issues with 50 Cent, is showing his support for T.I. and King Harris amid their tense feud. By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2026
Music California Supreme Court Decides If They Will Uphold Tory Lanez's Conviction An appellate panel previously found more than enough evidence proving that Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion, affirming Lanez's sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Relationships Coi Leray Disagrees With Justin Laboy That Liking Another Woman's Pictures Isn't Cheating Things got a little awkward during a special edition of Justin Laboy's podcast where he chatted with girlfriend Coi Leray. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Music Baby Keem Announces Streamable L.A. Listening Party For New Album "Ca$ino" Baby Keem's listening party for his new album "Ca$ino" will also be available to stream live on his YouTube channel. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Abused His White Tiger, Rescue Center Alleges In a recent YouTube video, Lions Tigers & Bears, an animal rescue center, alleged that NBA YoungBoy abused a white tiger he owned. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2026
Music 50 Cent Fans Out Over Sauce Walka's New Song "Baby Mama Drama" 50 Cent and Sauce Walka are both going through some "Baby Mama Drama" right now, so this solidarity checks out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2026
Music Kai Cenat Reveals His Favorite Song From Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake and Kai Cenat haven't linked up in a while, but the streamer still has love for the rapper amid his content break. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Music Kanye West Announces Tampa Concert Amid World Tour Amid upcoming Kanye West concerts this summer, this Tampa show is the only one so far in North America. Ye performed in L.A. last month. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026