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Turk Alias name: Young Turk City: New Orleans, Louisiana 
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Lil Durk Alias name: Durk City: Chicago, Illinois -
Mixtapes Kendrick Lamar's "untitled unmastered." is one of the biggest triumphs of his career, and on Wednesday, it officially turns 10 years old.
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TV DJ Akademiks is known for his rants on stream, and recently, he decided to go off on women like Brittany Renner, India Love, and even Cassie.
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Music The opening of a fourth Marathon Burger in Long Beach quickly turned horrific as gunshots rang off near the brand-new establishment.
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Songs Back in 2016, Fat Joe and Remy Ma turned up on "All The Way Up," and enduring hit featuring French Montana and Infrared.
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Alexander Cole -
Relationships India Royale clapped back at Myron Gaines and the more general rumors that she's leaving Lil Durk behind amid his murder-for-hire trial.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial was recently delayed from April to August, and now we have more details about what's next.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music Lil Yachty had some Drake fans mad for how he talked about the Kendrick Lamar beef and it in turn complicated things.
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Songs MadeInTYO's infamous 2016 hit "Uber Everywhere" has officially turned 10 years old, and today, we take a look at the album's impact.
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Alexander Cole -
Music Shortly before Big U turned himself in, he went live on Instagram, where he alleged that Wack 100 is "working with the FBI."
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Caroline Fisher -
Music Drake's Instagram post comes as he continues to work on his highly anticipated next studio album, "Iceman."
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Cole Blake -
Original Content "All Eyez on Me" marked a turning point in 1996, as did Tupac's death. Thirty years later, its ambition still as unapologetic as the rapper intended.
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Erika Marie -
Music Lil Durk is currently awaiting his trial behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Los Angeles.
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Caroline Fisher -
Pop Culture Megan Thee Stallion was providing some unique coverage of her own at the Winter Olympics and killing it fashion wise in the process.
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Zachary Horvath -
Songs RiFF RAFF and BLP Kosher have teamed up on "Tip Toe In My Forces," a song that is certainly going to turn some heads.
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Alexander Cole -
Music Turk and the large majority of the Cash Money crew have been beefing for a while now over tour disputes and clashes of ego.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music Megan Thee Stallion recently turned 31, and to celebrate, her boo Klay Thompson gave her a gift worth approximately $275K.
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Caroline Fisher -
Music Lil Durk and his lawyers argued against the use of songs, lyrics, and music videos as evidence in his murder-for-hire trial.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Sneakers J Balvin turned heads with an unreleased multicolor Air Jordan 4 that has sneaker fans wondering if another collaboration is on the way.
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Ben Atkinson -
Music Takeoff was shot and killed as an innocent bystander after a game of dice turned violent in Houston in 2022.
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Cole Blake -
Sports Kid Rock performed at Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show,” in protest of the NFL's selection of Bad Bunny.
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Cole Blake -
Sports Earlier this week, Keion White hosted a post-Super Bowl party in San Francisco, but the event took a turn for the worse.
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Caroline Fisher -
Pop Culture Bianca Censori's sense of style since pairing up with Kanye West has turned heads, and he's been accused of forcing her to be in the nude.
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Music Shortly after Lil Durk's 2024 arrest, a photo of OTF Jam allegedly eating McDonald's in an interrogation room surfaced online.
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Caroline Fisher -
Relationships Drake kept turning her into a story. Rihanna moved on. Here is how their long-rumored relationship turned into distance.
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Erika Marie -
Music Federal prosecutors in Lil Durk's murder-for-hire case compared his OTF collective to a Liberian anti-terrorism unit that engaged in torture.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Politics Waka Flocka Flame has also expressed support for United States President Donald Trump, so this random Nicki Minaj shoutout is no surprise.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Mixtapes UK underground rapper fakemink is currently in the midst of a huge run, and his new ep "The Boy who cried Terrified" will turn heads.
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Alexander Cole -
Original Content Rihanna’s boldest album, "ANTI," still feels like a turning point for her, R&B, and for how Black women move through Pop.
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Erika Marie -
Songs Rihanna and Drake's infamous collaboration "Work" has just turned 10 years old, one day before the 10-year anniversary of "ANTI."
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Alexander Cole -
Music This new brief from Lil Durk's legal team comes as prosecutors are elaborating on their accusations in his murder-for-hire trial.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music Lil Durk's current murder-for-hire case stems from allegations of an unsuccessful hit on Quando Rondo in 2022 that led to Lul Pab's death.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music The incident in question happened back in 2021 in Atlanta, and Lil Durk and India Royale have much more to deal with now.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Gossip During a recent conversation with N3on, Kevin Gates and his current girlfriend revealed how their relationship began.
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Caroline Fisher -
Music Lil Durk and Lil Yachty have a couple of different collaborations together, and fans hope they won't be the only ones they will ever drop.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Viral Nick Fuentes, Myron Gaines, Clavicular, Tristan Tate, and Justin Waller were also present to turn up to Kanye West's banned track.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music Although Turk has his issues with Cash Money, his recent claim about Lil Wayne and the No Limit "Verzuz" is not as shady as you might think.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music Turk claims promoters wrongfully booted him from Cash Money's 30th anniversary tour, whereas they claim he was sabotaging the trek.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Songs A$AP Rocky has delivered his new album "Don't Be Dumb" to the masses, and "Playa" is a track that is going to turn some heads.
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Alexander Cole -
Music Turk is still being alienated from the Hot Boys, with the former sharing a development about a collab that went totally awry.
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Zachary Horvath -
Music Roughly five months ago, Lil Durk was placed in solitary confinement for allegedly having an Apple Watch in prison.
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Caroline Fisher -
Music After being behind bars for over a year, Lil Durk and his team finally have a date set so that they can begin campaigning for his freedom.
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Zachary Horvath -
Mixtapes Anderson .Paak's "Malibu" officially turns 10 years old today, and there is no denying that this remains the artist's magnum opus.
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Alexander Cole -
Music FBG Duck was shot and killed at the age of 26 during an attack in his hometown of Chicago back in 2020.
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Cole Blake -
Music Lil Durk's legal team had hoped to get his murder-for-hire case dismissed over death threats that prosecutors reportedly failed to disclose.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music Rumors are circulating that J. Cole might drop something this week, and as it turns out, DJ Akademiks really couldn't care less.
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Alexander Cole -
Music Lil Durk has been behind bars since 2024, when he was arrested for allegedly orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot.
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Cole Blake -
Music 6ix9ine turned himself in to the Metropolitan Detention Center on Tuesday, and according to Adin Ross, his stay is no picnic.
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Alexander Cole -
Music Nicki Minaj continues to face backlash for her remarks about President Donald Trump, her appearance at a Turning Point USA event, and more.
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Caroline Fisher -
Music Adin Ross dropped off 6ix9ine at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York to serve his sentence.
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Cole Blake -
Music Authorities have accused Lil Durk of allegedly orchestrating the attempted murder of Quando Rondo back in 2022.
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