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Music DJ Akademiks Shows Off Gun Collection In Response To Meek Mill Meek Mill has been going hard at DJ Akademiks for years now, and this most recent flare-up has the Lil Durk trial at its center. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2026
Music BloodHound Q50's Mother Addresses Trolls After His Death BloodHound Q50 was reportedly shot and killed in Chicago this weekend, and the hip-hop world and beyond is mourning his loss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2026
Music Rick Ross Calls Out The Game’s “The Documentary III” Sales Over Drake Stimulus Rick Ross compares the first-week sales of his latest album to The Game's new "The Documentary III," which boasts features from Drake and Kanye West. By Aron A. September 03, 2026
Music D4vd Forced To Use Public Defender In Murder Case As Lawyers Withdraw D4vd was back in court today ahead of his murder trial for the death of Celeste Rivas, and he got some bad news about his legal team. By Alexander Cole August 31, 2026
Music Drake's Alleged "FOMO" Album Appears To Have A Release Date Drake has been teasing some sort of project called FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), and the artist continues to drop some hints. By Alexander Cole September 01, 2026
Music Lil Durk Found Not Guilty On All Counts After a full day of deliberations, the jury in the Lil Durk case has officially come to a verdict pertaining to the murder for hire charges. By Alexander Cole September 11, 2026
Gossip Jaden Newman & Julian Newman's Physical Altercation Goes Viral Jaden Newman and Julian Newman continue to go viral for all of the wrong reasons, and they have no plans of slowing down. By Alexander Cole August 24, 2026
Music Lil Durk & His Co-Defendants Make A Unified Statement With Courtroom Suits Lil Durk was waiting for a verdict in his case on Wednesday, although it appears as though the proceedings have been pushed back by a day. By Alexander Cole September 10, 2026
Music Lil Durk Jury Ends Second Day Of Deliberations Without A Verdict The wait continues for Lil Durk as jurors prepare for another day of deliberations in his federal murder-for-hire case. By Erika Marie September 10, 2026
Music Unseen Footage Of King Von's Murder Shown During Lil Durk Trial Lil Durk's trial is currently going down in Los Angeles, and on Day 2, footage of King Von's murder was shown in court. By Alexander Cole August 26, 2026
Sneakers Jayson Tatum Shares His Pair Of The "London" Air Jordan 4 Jayson Tatum just got his hands on a UK-exclusive Air Jordan 4, and the suede build makes it stand out from a typical retro. By Ben Atkinson September 06, 2026
Sneakers Michael Jordan's Ferrari That Inspired The Air Jordan 14 Heads To Auction Michael Jordan's long-lost Ferrari, the one that inspired the Air Jordan 14, is finally heading to auction after 25 years. By Ben Atkinson September 09, 2026