The outlet reports that on Thursday (April 30), the Fugees rapper turned himself in at the Federal Correctional Institution in Safford, Arizona to begin his sentence. His spokesperson, Erica Dumas, reportedly provided a statement about the matter.

“Today is a painful day for Pras, for his family, and for everyone who believes in a fair system of justice,” Dumas reportedly stated. “Pras honors the legal process as he reports to begin his sentence. The FARA-related charges that led to his conviction are being vigorously contested on appeal, and his legal team believes the record will show that his rights were violated and the truth was obscured. This chapter is difficult but it is not his final one.”

“He has to fight it on the inside,” Dumas reportedly told Rolling Stone. “His appeal is in the very beginning stages. As you can imagine, it’s a very complicated case with lots of files.”

Dumas also reportedly said Pras has spent a lot of time with family before the sentence. “He doesn’t really go out,” the spokesperson reportedly stated. “He’s vegan, he doesn’t drink, and he doesn’t smoke.”

The spokesperson reportedly revealed his last outing was at the Kanye West concert on April 3 in Los Angeles. There, Fugees alum Lauryn Hill performed as a guest. Dumas reportedly claimed Pras hung out with Dave Chappelle and Erykah Badu and sang along to one of Hill’s songs. This is notable because of Pras’ previous legal conflicts with Lauryn Hill.

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What Did Pras Do?

A court convicted Pras in 2023 on charges of money laundering, illegal lobbying, campaign finance violations, concealment of material facts, witness tampering, bank fraud, Foreign Agents Registration Act violations, and acting as an unregistered agent of China. Authorities accused him of funneling money stolen by Malaysian businessman Jho Low from a Malaysian state fund as illegal contributions to Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential reelection campaign in the United States in 2012. They also accused the artist of using that money to lobby the Donald Trump administration to stop investigating Low.

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According to XXL, on Thursday (April 30), the murder trial entered its sixth day. Prosecutors reportedly showed the jury a video of law enforcement investigators interrogating Murphy after his arrest last January. During the interrogation, he reportedly detailed how his family reacted to the diss tracks.

“My auntie was depressed, bedridden,” the murder suspect reportedly stated. “My grandma caught a heart attack behind the songs that he was making. Corben’s mama couldn’t walk out of her house without seeing somebody in the public… You know how they do. ‘Where’s Corben?’ Somebody pissed on my cousin grave. You got to feel that.”

After the investigator left the room, Davion Murphy reportedly pretended to shoot a rifle at him. With this interrogation video, prosecutors might be leading the jury towards a potential motive for Murphy’s alleged actions.

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Foolio’s Murder Suspects

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Along with Davion Murphy, Foolio’s other murder suspects for this trial are Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, and Rashad Murphy. Prosecutors accused them of murdering the artist over a gang feud, and all of them face the death penalty.

Another Foolio murder suspect, Alicia Andrews, was convicted on a manslaughter charge prior to this four-codefendant trial. The lesser charge also came with an acquittal for a conspiracy to commit murder charge. Authorities accused her of trailing Foolio along with the four murder suspects. Andrews still awaits sentencing.

We will see if there is any other evidence from both sides of the court regarding this complex murder case. Diss tracks between the Jacksonville MC and Yungeen Ace also played a part in the proceedings, and we will see if they play any more music in court.

As for Davion Murphy, this interrogation video could cause problems for his defense, but we’ll see how his team responds, if at all. A lot of bad blood continues to brew between the affected parties, and we’ll see if more family members speak out.

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The show hosts asked him which side he was and still is on. Unequivocally, he’s team Kendrick. In fact, he went as far as to label Drake “corny.” In his mind, it’s “the biggest crime one could commit.”

He explains part of his disdain for The Boy stems from his involvement with the crypto casino platform, Stake. Hasan Piker isn’t a fan of the company because they were promoting gambling over on Twitch.

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Because his critiques, Piker says Stake and Adin Ross, a spokesperson for the brand, are two of his opps. It wouldn’t be surprising if the lawsuits that Stake is facing for the gambling advertisements are contributing to Piker’s opinions on Drake.

Remember, the rapper was named in a handful of them for his involvement and misleading his fans. The main argument that folks have made in these filings can be traced back to a recent one filed in New Jersey.

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What’s The Latest On Drake’s ICEMAN?

That would be that the ads “[concealing] the fact that Drake and Ross faced no genuine financial risk, while ordinary consumers who followed their lead and placed similar wages stood to lose real money… They have inflicted harm on consumers across the State who have lost real money chasing gambling wins on the Stake platform.”

DJ Akademiks was also brought into this legal pursuit, and it just so happens that Hasan Piker doesn’t like him either. Although in the clip, caught by No Jumper, the 34-year-old says it’s because he’s a right-wing guy.

Given that Piker had negative things to say about him and Drake on a platform he despises, we won’t be shocked if Ak decides to go off on him in his next stream.

But for Drizzy, he will more than likely let this slide. He’s got bigger fish to fry as his album, ICEMAN, drops in two weeks. There hasn’t been much in the way of major updates since we learned the release date about 10 days ago.

However, Drake will apparently be testing out a new format per an inside source. We don’t know what that could mean but it has folks intrigued.

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TMZ acquired the images and they are brutal, to say the least. The outlet reports that the singer and rapper is trying to block Avila from this result. Ms. Avila is arguing that the pictures are more than valid as they really detail how much physical and emotional damage this alleged attack caused her.

She adds that if she can’t show them, then it’s going to be hard for her to make her case in court. Previously, Avila claimed that she’s acquired permanent bodily damages. They allegedly include disfigurement, nerve damage, and partial blindness.

She’s going to have to pray for that result as the trial for this case is approaching fast. As it stands, June 15 is when it should take place.

Brown was sued by Avila back in April 2021, so this legal war has been going on for quite some time. Avila is seeking a whopping $90 million for all of the damages.

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Chris Brown Dog Lawsuit

On top of Brown trying to deny Maria Avila from presenting these photos in court, he’s also tried to keep his past Rihanna out of it. Back in January, his legal representation did this strictly out of precaution as they wanted to be one step ahead of the plaintiff.

They had a feeling the Avilas would want to bring in Chris Brown’s 2009 assault against RiRi. If the lawsuit is about a dog attack, then his legal team wants to be about that and nothing outside of it.

Late last month, Maria Avila did reference this and said it could be relevant. However, Brown’s team has been steadfast. They replied that any domestic violence incidents, “particularly those that occurred more than a decade ago and bear no connection to the subject incident, is improper, irrelevant, and unduly prejudicial.”

As of yet, a judge has to yet to rule on the photos and Rihanna being brought into the fray. Brown has denied any wrongdoing and has claimed that Maria Avila provoked the dog even though she was instructed not to.

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Earsery previously served as COO of OTF and manager of Durk. In a statement reportedly obtained by the publication, he spoke on its direction.

“Only The Family has always been rooted in exactly that, family,” Earsery reportedly stated. “Everything we’ve built, every door we’ve opened, stems from that foundation. My mission as CEO is to bring it back to its truest form. Creating hope and real opportunity for young people in inner cities and beyond. Showing them that no matter where you come from, your path doesn’t have to define your ceiling. […] The name says it all, Only The Family. That’s not just branding, that’s our blueprint. I want to return this collective to what it was always set out to be: a place rooted in purpose, where young people can see something different for themselves and have the infrastructure to pursue it.”

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How Long Has Lil Durk Been In Jail?

Reportedly, this is not just a temporary move while Lil Durk fights his case. Cedrick “SB” Earsery is getting things in order for Durk’s potential return and reportedly planning key expansions in his absence or in the event of his permanent absence. OTF reportedly wants to engage with artist management, film and TV production, sports partnerships, philanthropy, and more.

The Voice founded Only The Family in Chicago’s South Side in 2010 and built it up along with Earsery’s assistance. Earsery reportedly inked Durk’s Def Jam deal in 2012, served as Vice President of A&R at Timbaland’s Mosley Music Group, arranged OTF’s Sony AWAY distribution deal two years ago, led the Deep Thoughts rollout, and founded NuKool Multimedia Creative Collective.

Lil Durk has been behind bars since October of 2024. His trial is reportedly set to begin on August 25 of this year. We will see where OTF goes in the future under Cedrick “SB” Earsery’s leadership.

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Near the end of the first half, Brunson was trying to chase after a loose ball heading towards the sideline. However, while trying to save it, he collided with Boosie sitting courtside. Thankfully, it wasn’t too scary of an incident.

Instead, the two men shared a wholesome moment as Brunson playfully pulled Boosie out of his seat and laid him on the ground. The rapper appeared to be in a little bit of pain as he smacked the floor.

However, in the midst of Jalen Brunson dragging him down, you can see him laughing a little bit. The All-Star also cracked a smile as he ran back to play defense.

After the game, the 29-year-old went to check on the Louisiana native. Boosie, seemingly half-jokingly, told the opposing athlete that he owes him some “motherf*cking steaks.”

Boosie then took to his Instagram to quip that Brunson broke his leg with tons of laughing emojis. At least he had a fun memory to take from this evening because the Atlanta Hawks sure didn’t leave their fans smiling.

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New York Knicks Advance Past The Atlanta Hawks

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks completely throttled the six-seeded Hawks, winning by a final of 140-89. As we said, the game was pretty much a wrap as the visitors led 40-15 after one and didn’t look back.

The Hawks were giving the three seed fits early on in this first round playoff series, rattling off back-to-back wins to go up 2-1. However, from Game 4 onward, the Knicks flexed their muscles on both sides of the ball and won comfortably in each of those to close the series out in six games.

The only other notable storyline from this beat down was that Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson and Hawks wing Dyson Daniels were ejected after getting into at the free throw line.

Now, all the Knicks can do is wait for their Eastern Conference Semifinal opponent. They will play the winner of the 76ers and Celtics series. They will find out who they play when Game 7 concludes on Saturday in Boston.

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Per The OVO Docket on Twitter, a federal judge in the United States District Court’s Southern District of New York dismissed a lawsuit from plaintiff Genevieve Capolongo that accused Spotify of artificially inflating Drizzy’s streams on the platform. This is a separate lawsuit to RBX’s claims alleging similar conduct.

These specific “pay for play” scheme accusations saw a dismissal with prejudice, meaning the court closed the door on a refile over similar allegations. Reportedly, no discovery in the case occurred.

According to this report, the federal judge’s ruling pointed to Capolongo signing an enforceable arbitration agreement with the streaming service. This agreement reportedly waived the right to sue and stipulated any dispute must find resolution via private arbitration.

To be clear, the Toronto superstar never became a defendant in this case, so the legal pursuit has nothing to do with him directly. He was one of many massive artists the plaintiff accused Spotify of artificially boosting via fake streams.

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Drake’s Spotify Streams

Amid these claims and others, Drake is doing great on Spotify. He recently set the record for most streams in a single day in 2026 for a rapper, with 57.8 million.

Funnily enough, Drake’s launched botting claims against Spotify before, specifically in relation to his “Not Like Us” defamation lawsuit. He continues to appeal its dismissal and argue Kendrick Lamar’s diss track ruined his reputation. The OVO mogul more significantly places the blame on UMG for distributing and promoting the track.

Drake also faces other botting claims regarding Spotify, but these connect more to his involvement in lawsuits against Stake. Various legal moves accused him, the online casino, DJ Akademiks, Adin Ross, and more of defrauding users via an illegal gambling scheme.

With this most recent dismissal in mind, it seems like these inflation accusations won’t lead anywhere anytime soon. All the while, fans and haters alike continue to build anticipation or criticism for ICEMAN, which drops in two weeks.

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“Get out my face, h*e, begging for change, h*e / Get you a hustle and get that p***y out your face, h*e,” Glo rapped on her feature for the Big Mama track “You could’ve been anything, it’s a million ways to get paid, h*e / But you ain’t s**t but a freaky stud that’s laced, h*e […] I heard she don’t take care of her family, I would never / She need her own style, she always trying to copy the next b***h.”

Per Livebitez on Instagram, Drizzy allegedly liked posts about the song on social media, whereas Soulja appeared in the “GOMF” music video. As such, Victoria Woods had smoke for all of them.

“F**k Drake, f**k Soulja Boy, f**k Latto, f**k Glo,” Woods expressed in an online video. “Latto, you not even getting claimed in public by your baby daddy, b***h. H*e, you pregnant by a married man while you want to sit here and put Glo on a record. Both of y’all b***hes running behind Cardi B’s crown y’all could never get or take on no day.

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GloRilla’s Siblings

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“Drake, b***h, you suing a motherf***er over dissing the s**t out you,” she continued. “I thought it was good, I thought it was cool. Y’all write diss songs back to back. You’s a b***h any motherf***ing way. ‘Cause you mad ’cause Kendrick Lamar got on your a**. You want to sit here and ‘applaud’ Latto, b***h. Soulja Boy, your outfits still big as f**k ever since ‘Youuuu!‘ And you lame as a motherf***er and can’t rap. I’m coming for all y’all, f**k all y’all. Anybody who liked that motherf***ing song… Get like Cardi B… You and Latto could never be Cardi B. Y’all b***hes got to jump on a motherf***ing record together to try to get the type of views Cardi B get. Let’s go. I’m done being nice, f**k that s**t.”

Along with Victoria Woods, GloRilla reportedly has other siblings. She is reportedly the eighth of ten children.

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In a serious of posts, the Instagram influencer accused the Freebandz signee of abuse and kidnapping. In addition, she alleged that she was “cosplaying as a man” at times during their relationship. Her alleged proof of that was a photo of a sex toy and a screenshot of him allegedly offering to pay for it.

As for the abuse, though, Live Bitez caught wind of Chanell threatening to unleash 65 files/photos showing the physical harm that Boston Richey allegedly caused. But since he didn’t take down his diss song, she went ahead and shared the alleged evidence.

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She started off with some frightening ones, sharing photos from a time when Richey and a few other men allegedly kidnapped her. The allegedly true details make it even worse, though.

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Real Boston Richey & Tatiana Chanell’s Relationship

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Taking to her Instagram as caught by The Neighborhood Talk, Chanell writes, “Song still up, so let’s start with this [today]. When you kidnapped me had me butt naked in a truck full of men while I was bleeding on my cycle (was free bleeding the whole ride btw). And you took me from Orlando FL all the way to Alabama. Couldn’t call the police because your friends were patrolling me. And I was only able to take these photos quickly because you fell asleep. Every gas station stop you would hold me down because I’d try to bang on the windows and scream to get help. Posting the rest soon. 8 HR DRIVE NAKED IN A CAR FULL OF MEN.”

This seems to just be the start of this photographic onslaught, so stay tuned for more.

In hindsight, things were always bound to get worse between Richey and Chanell. In March, the latter put his other label, Epic Records, on blast for running an alleged smear campaign against her. She claimed this after the imprint allegedly held a meeting after they learned their artist shared an intimate video with Chanell online in which she was underage.

She wrote, “A few days ago you all held a meeting after it was brought to your attention that your artist shared a sex tape of me from when I was underage TO other women. Rather than addressing the seriousness of that behavior, the response seems to have been to initiate a smear campaign against me.”

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According to Hot 97, a Missouri court dismissed an assault charge against the rapper this week after a nine-month process. The April 29 ruling emerged after prosecutors reportedly agreed to drop the misdemeanor charge in exchange for accountability from him over the minor violation and a $750 fine.

The alleged incident reportedly went down in July of last year, and started when a security guard at Ameristar Casino allegedly asked to check Nelly’s player card. Reportedly, the guard was managing access to the casino’s restricted area. The St. Louis MC’s representatives claimed the guard’s behavior escalated rapidly, physically blocking him and, in their view, unrightfully violating his personal space.

They claimed the artist moved the guard aside briefly without causing injury. But police who responded to the situation reportedly claimed the guard alleged Nelly shoved him during the incident. His team pushed back on September 2025’s misdemeanor assault charge, and both sides continued negotiations and resolution talks outside of court.

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Is Nelly Dropping A New Album?

Now that this legal battle is behind him, Nelly can look forward to his musical moves. He reportedly has an album on the way with his St. Lunatics group, which Metro Boomin will executive produce. We still don’t have a solid timeline for this release or more details about it. But it could be a gratifying throwback.

Elsewhere, Nelly fans are still angry with him for his political affiliations. Those who disagree with his alignment with United States President Donald Trump have consistently criticized his double-downs on the matter. We’ll see if anything changes in the near future regarding this.

At least this assault case is behind the 51-year-old, even if these other controversies continue to follow him. We will see if he responds to the plea agreement or has anything else to comment on concerning this complex, murky case.

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