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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 Judge Throws Out Jay-Z's Defamation Lawsuit Against Attorney Tony Buzbee Jay-Z's attorney, Alex Spiro, has already confirmed that the rapper intends to file an appeal of the decision. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music Adin Ross Warns That Lawsuits Are Coming After Cuffem's Injury At A Recent Playboi Carti Show Cuffem was hospitalized after falling from an elevated area at Amerant Bank Arena in Florida during Playboi Carti's concert. By Cole Blake November 19, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Shatter Record For Highest-Grossing Hip-Hop Show Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour also has support from Mustard, and it didn't take long to make history. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Rug Pulls His Fans With "Punk Rocky" Video Release: "Shut The F*ck Up" A$AP Rocky was supposed to drop the music video for "Punk Rocky" on Monday, but in the end, fans got completely rugpulled. By Alexander Cole January 05, 2026
Music YSL Woody Affiliate Reportedly Murdered In Atlanta Amid Young Thug RICO Trial News outlets and law enforcement don't have a lot of information at press time about what led up to this shooting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2024
Music A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Vinyl Allegedly Appears On Target Shelves Before Release This report led to fears about A$AP Rocky's new album "Don't Be Dumb" leaking, but no such leaks have occurred at press time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Real Boston Richey Reportedly Arrested For Conspiracy To Traffic Marijuana Real Boston Richey could spend his 27th birthday behind bars. By Caroline Fisher February 02, 2024
Music Kurupt Returns Home To Recover After Recent Hospitalization Daz Dillinger recently asked fans to flood Kurupt with get-well-soon messages as he recovers from health issues. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Pop Culture Skai Jackson Records Wild Fight In The Middle Of NBA YoungBoy Concert Despite the occasional chaos, Skai Jackson and NBA YoungBoy were even able to link up after his concert took place. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 11, 2025
Gossip Jay-Z’s Alleged Son’s Godmother Fights Back After Judge Denies Restraining Order Lillie M. Coley challenges the court’s decision in Jay-Z’s paternity battle, alleging the judge relied on an incomplete record and overlooked key evidence. By Tallie Spencer October 30, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Deems Megan Thee Stallion A "Liar" In Latest Deposition Footage DJ Akademiks had a deposition with Roc Nation where he answered questions about his alleged financial compensation from artists and labels. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025