On Day 1 of Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial, it was revealed that OTF Vonni and OTF Jam would be taking the stand for the prosecution. Meanwhile, Durk’s defense stated that OTF Vonni was the true mastermind behind the Lul Pab hit.

That last bit is what has ignited a snitching narrative on social media. Personalities like Vlad TV, Trap Lore Ross, and 6ix9ine believe this is proof that Durk is snitching. Tekashi even said so as he went on his Instagram story to admonish Durk.

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6ix9ine Antagonizes Lil Durk

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Lawyer Bradford Cohen was quick to take to social media with his own view of the situation. Quite simply, he believes the snitching narrative is bogus. He says this because OTF Vonni admitted to arranging everything during his plea deal. Vonni is claiming that he only arranged the hit because Lil Durk allegedly told him to. As Cohen explains, it is not snitching for Durk to then turn around and claim Vonni’s story as untrue.

“This @lildurk is getting more and more interesting as non lawyer and jail house lawyers alike give their opinions on the case and what constitutes snitching,” Cohen wrote. “When someone takes a plea and admits to arranging everything for a murder then says but lil durk made me do it, its not snitching to say I dont know what this guy is talking about. He admits to setting shit up he admits to arranging it all, and he has the motive to do it.”

As this trial progresses, the narratives coming out of the anti-Durk side will only get louder. For people like 6ix9ine, it’s not about being factually accurate. Instead, it is about winning a rap beef that most people haven’t thought about in years.

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Release Date: August 25, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop

Tracklist for Dillagence II

1. Ma Dukes Speaks Again
2. How The Boss Will Deliver (feat. Cie)
3. Entry (feat. La Reezy)
4. Spazzz
5. Back Pain, Chest Pain, Head Pain
6. Royalty (feat. Cie & Trillian)
7. This Woman (feat. D’ Angelo)
8. Shoo
9. Drugs (feat. C.S. Armstrong)
10. The Story of the Old Man
11. Run Em Down (feat. Jesse from WatchTheDuck)
12. Lay Down (feat. T3 from Slum Village)
13. Wait 4 U (feat. Big Sean & Honey Bxby)
14. Kingpin [Knock Ya Head Off] (feat. Anderson .Paak & Ludacris)
15. How You Want It
16. Love & War (feat. C.S. Armstrong & Talib Kweli)
17. Talk Ya Shit (feat. Lil Wayne)
18. What We Got In Common (feat. Jon Batiste & Common)
19. Ma Dukes & Dilla’s Closing Words

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It is one of those rumors that is more myth than reality. In fact, it is so outlandish that it doesn’t even really need to be repeated. However, West seems to be setting the record straight, once and for all.

While streaming with N3on over the weekend, Delonte West revealed just how incredible the James family has been to him. He says LeBron still checks in on him from time to time. Furthermore, Gloria James also calls West’s mother to make sure he is in good spirits.

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Delonte West Praises James Family

“A lot of those guys that I play with, LeBron, he’s my ‘him’, and you know his family…called my mom all the time to make sure I’m okay,” West said. “Miss James, Miss Gloria, she calls my mom, makes sure she’s still the same. ‘Tell your son I see him. He better get it together. Don’t make me come check on him.’”

West has been through numerous struggles over the years. He has battled addiction, mental illness, and homelessness. This battle has united NBA fans and players who want good things for the former Cleveland Cavaliers star.

Over the past few months, West has been getting healthier, and his streaming on Kick shows he’s ready to be public-facing again. His recovery is inspiring, and we look forward to seeing what West can accomplish next. It’s a story we have followed for years, and these positive developments are always heartwarming.

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The first day of the trial was quite contentious. It was revealed that OTF Jam, OTF Vonni, and Flacka would all be cooperating witnesses for the prosecution. Meanwhile, Durk’s legal team laid the blame on Vonni based on his previous statements.

These revelations have been making waves all over social media, with misinformed fans jumping to conclusions. Real journalists like Michael Blackshire have been putting in the work in the courtroom, providing live updates for those looking to follow the case.

In one of Blackshire’s afternoon updates, he revealed that Lil Durk was accused of trying to flee the country while in Miami. This would have occurred at the same time he was arrested. On the flipside, Durk’s defense claims he was simply in Miami to work with DJ Khaled.

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Lil Durk Trial Day 1

Elsewhere in the trial, there were some reports about Durk’s Amex card and the way in which he paid for the alleged hit. Trap Lore Ross says the alleged hitmen had their flights paid by Durk, and the tickets are on Durk’s Amex credit card statement.

The rapper’s shopping habits were also discussed during the trial. In the same month as the alleged hit, Durk spent thousands at Niemans and Amiri.

Overall, Durk’s trial is expected to last two to four weeks. This will depend on how long witnesses take on the stand. If you remember, in Young Thug’s trial, it felt as though Lil Woody was on the stand for days.

Day 2 begins later today, and we will be sure to bring you all of the latest updates.

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Release Date: August 21, 2026

Genre: R&B, Soul

Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics from Lean On

Somebody told me
That love is not a game
And if you should find someone
Don’t let them go

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“Vegas has always been aspirational,” Asghedom said while discussing the planned restaurant. He mentioned the Strip and the city’s visibility before confirming that the new store will be Marathon Burger’s first drive-thru. An opening date and exact location have not been announced. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that it contacted the restaurant for additional details.

Meanwhile, the move gives another piece of Nipsey’s business vision room to expand outside of L.A. Marathon Burger opened its first restaurant on Melrose Avenue in March 2025 under Blacc Sam, the Marathon group, and restaurateur Casey Parker. Sam told the Los Angeles Times at the time that Nipsey had frequently talked about extending the Marathon name into other businesses, including a burger concept. The restaurant also fulfilled a much older goal for the brothers, who had worked together in a restaurant as teenagers and had previously explored opening their own food business.

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The Marathon Continues

The concept quickly moved beyond its original Melrose diner. A Venice Boardwalk location followed in 2025, and the company has since grown to three Los Angeles locations along with a mobile food trailer, according to the Review-Journal. The menu is built around Wagyu smashburgers, with the flagship burger served with grilled onions and house-made pickles.

The Las Vegas restaurant continues an expansion strategy that has turned Marathon Burger into a separate arm of the business Nipsey and Blacc Sam built together. Nipsey was killed outside The Marathon Clothing store in South L.A. in 2019, but his family has continued developing projects connected to the brand rather than limiting it to merchandise or memorial efforts.

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Asked whether another Drake verse exists, Game left the possibility open. “Maybe. Maybe I pulled it off ’cause I didn’t need it,” he said. He then explained that listeners are not hearing the first version of the record. “There was about three versions and some other versions, they weren’t really too kind.” Game said he ultimately altered more than just that one song while assembling the final album because he wanted attention on the music rather than the conflict surrounding it.

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A Controversial Collaboration

“No Brakes” pairs Game with Drake at a time when his relationship with Kendrick Lamar has become a subject of debate among West Coast Rap fans. Game spits, “If I have to pick a side, I’m choosing homicide,” on the record, while other lyrics across the album address criticism that maintaining his friendship with Drake amounts to disloyalty toward Kendrick. Those bars fueled speculation that Game was taking Drake’s side, despite his insistence that he was not attacking his fellow Compton rapper.

The Real 92.3 hosts pressed him on whether those revisions were intended to protect particular people. Game widened the explanation beyond any individual artist. He said the goal was “to protect the West Coast as a whole” and argued that the album was better served without becoming another battleground. “I think it was better just to deliver an album full of music without no beefs,” he said. “I don’t think I’m dissing anyone on the album, if I can be perfectly honest.”

What remains unheard may now be as interesting as what made the cut. Game did not disclose exactly which lyrics were removed, who delivered them, or whether the alternate “No Brakes” recordings will ever surface.

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“Maybe. Maybe I pulled it off ’cause I didn’t need it,” said Game. “To be honest with you man, that is not the first version of that song. There was about three versions and some other versions, they weren’t really too kind. So, I pulled certain things off the album. I pulled a lot. I altered the album a lot to make sure that the focus would be more on music and less on B.S., man. To be honest.”

He was then saked if it was “to protect certain individuals.” Game answered it was “to protect the [West Coast] as a whole. I think it was better just to deliver an album full of music without no beefs. I’m not—I don’t think I’m dissing anyone on the album, if I can be perfectly honest.”

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The courthouse sighting was not entirely without precedent between the two artists. MGK joined Durk during an October 2023 Amazon Music Live performance in Los Angeles, playing guitar while Durk performed “The Voice.” We covered the appearance at the time, which came during a set that also featured Durk revisiting material associated with King Von.

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The Case Against Lil Durk Begins

MGK’s visit also coincided with a major day in Durk’s case. Opening statements began Monday after a jury was selected last week. Prosecutors told jurors that Durk helped set a plan in motion to kill Quando Rondo in retaliation for King Von’s 2020 death. Durk’s defense denied that he had any involvement and argued that the government’s case relies heavily on co-defendant Kavon “Cuz” Grant, who pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.

Federal prosecutors allege members and associates of Only The Family traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles in August 2022 to target Quando. Gunmen opened fire on his vehicle near the Beverly Center, killing his cousin Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson. Quando survived. Authorities accuse Durk of financing the alleged plot, an accusation he has denied.

The trial is expected to last several weeks. Durk has pleaded not guilty and faces life in federal prison if convicted on the most serious counts. MGK has not yet publicly explained why he attended Monday’s proceedings.

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“Already talking to another woman about me and what we’re going through… smh,” Serayah wrote over the clip. Before playing the recording, she had directly called Joey out in another Instagram Story and said he “needs to be shown for exactly who he is.” She accused him of proposing to her and asking her to reorganize her life around their relationship while repeatedly being unfaithful. Serayah later removed the posts and wrote, “Post and delete. If you saw you saw.”

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A Lengthy Statement About Their Breakup

The recording gave her public statement a different weight. Serayah had already announced that she was ending both the relationship and engagement because of what she described as “repeated infidelity.” The video shifted the focus from a general cheating allegation to what she says she discovered happening outside her presence. TMZ subsequently reported that the conversation occurred within the past week and that Serayah believes Joey and the unidentified woman had been involved with each other behind her back. Those claims have not been confirmed.

Further, their split comes after a period during which the couple had been building a family together. Serayah and Joey began dating in 2023 after first meeting through mutual friends in 2021. They welcomed a son in 2025 and became engaged that summer. In an interview before their child was born, Joey discussed leaving polyamory behind and choosing monogamy as his relationship with Serayah became more serious.

Serayah had also spoken warmly about their relationship after becoming a mother. Two months postpartum, she praised Joey for supporting her and called him a good man as she revealed her engagement ring. Her new statement presents a much different account of what she says was happening privately during that same relationship. She alleged that the infidelity extended into some of the most significant periods of her life. Moreover, she said their son remains her priority and that she wants to protect his privacy and his relationship with both parents. Joey has not publicly responded to her cheating allegations or the conversation she posted.

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According to AllHipHop, the settlement calls for two $12,500 payments. One will be treated as wages, while the second covers the remaining claims resolved through the agreement. Busta, whose legal name is Trevor Smith Jr., signed the deal alongside Starbus LLC and Conglomerate Entertainment. Neither side is admitting wrongdoing. Once the payment is completed, Gables must permanently dismiss his case and relinquish the claims he brought against his former employer.

Initially, Gables sought roughly $6 million after accusing Busta of unpaid wages and abusive treatment during his brief employment. Gables said he worked as the rapper’s personal assistant from summer 2024 until January 2025, often putting in 15- to 18-hour days while earning a flat $200 daily rate. His federal complaint alleged that he was not properly compensated for overtime.

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Allegations Of Violence

Moreover, Gables’s lawsuit also centered on an alleged January 10, 2025 confrontation in Brooklyn. Gables claimed Busta punched him after an argument involving work duties and his cellphone. He said he sought medical treatment afterward and reported the encounter to police. Busta reportedly later turned himself in and received a desk appearance ticket for misdemeanor assault, attempted assault and harassment. He has consistently denied Gables’ allegations, calling them fabricated by a former employee angry about losing his job.

Busta eventually took legal action of his own. His countersuit accused Gables of spreading false claims that damaged his reputation and cost him business opportunities. Busta maintained that his former assistant knew the accusations were false or acted recklessly in making them public. The two sides reached a settlement through mediation earlier this year, but the financial terms were not disclosed until the newer filing.

The agreement also requires Gables to return private work materials connected to his employment. Court approval remains the final step for the wages. If the judge signs off and the payments are made, both sides can dismiss their claims without a trial to decide whose allegations were true.

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