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Trap Lore Ross Breaks Down Durk Acquittal and Warns Remaining RICO Case Is No Formality
Lil Durk walked out of his murder-for-hire trial acquitted on five counts, but according to Trap Lore Ross, who attended…
Fredo Bang Calls Jay-Z’s Complex Freestyle ‘Trash’ and Says His Music Lacks Soul
Fredo Bang has never been one to soften his opinions, and the Baton Rouge rapper made that clear when he…
Jay-Z and the NFL: Was Hip-Hop’s Biggest Name Used to Rehabilitate a League?
Jay-Z's partnership with the NFL has never been far from controversy, and the debate around what it meant for Black…
Birdman on Wayne Reconciliation: ‘I Had to Fix That With Him’
Birdman has opened up about why reconciling with Lil Wayne was never truly optional for him, making clear that the…
600Breezy on NBA YoungBoy’s $30K Bail, King Yella’s Fall, and His Own Regrets
600Breezy is not laughing at King Yella. Despite a complicated history with the Chicago street commentator, the rapper made clear…
Dave Mays Says He Discovered The Boondocks in a College Paper and Launched It Nationally
Dave Mays, the co-founder of The Source Magazine, is claiming a significant piece of cultural history: that he was the…
King Yella Says He Was ‘Pissed Off’ Durk Beat Murder Charge, Predicts RICO Loss
King Yella has no sympathy for Lil Durk following his acquittal on the murder-for-hire charge, and he is even less…
Patra Reflects on 30 Years, Freedom and Reclaiming the ‘Queen of the Pack’ Legacy
Before she became the first woman to land a No. 1 album on the Billboard Reggae Chart, Patra was just…
Keznamdi on Jamaica, Ethiopia, Independence and a Grammy Story He Cannot Yet Tell
Keznamdi is a Grammy-nominated reggae artist who has never signed to a major label, never taken a big distribution deal, and built his entire career on what he calls a…
Lil Durk Beats Murder Case, But Civil Suit From Lil Poppa’s Mother Looms
Lil Durk walked away from a murder case that many expected to end in a conviction, and the legal analysis of how he pulled it off points squarely to the…
OTF Boogie Named Key Wildcard as Feds Seek Cooperators in Lil Durk RICO Case
With co-defendants Dede and David Lindsey convicted and awaiting sentencing in the Lil Durk RICO case, attention is now turning to who among those still facing charges might flip before…
Lil Durk Beat Murder-For-Hire Charges, But His RICO Trial Is a Different Fight
Lil Durk walked out of his murder-for-hire trial with a not guilty verdict, and the legal minds paying closest attention say the outcome came down to one thing: the prosecution…
Kendrick Lamar Rearranged Chike’s Album Tracklist and Mixed by Ali Handled the Mix
Chike has revealed that Kendrick Lamar took a hands-on role in shaping his new album, personally intervening to move a key record from the back of the tracklist to track…
Chike Reveals Kendrick Lamar and Soundwave Shaped His Debut Album Down to the Tracklist
Chike is stepping into his debut album with some of the most respected ears in hip-hop guiding the process. The Los Angeles artist has confirmed that Kendrick Lamar and producer…
Kurupt and Daz Dillinger Unite With Rakim and Masta Killa on New Album ‘God Body’
Kurupt and Daz Dillinger are releasing a new collaborative album called God Body, featuring Rakim and Masta Killa. For Kurupt, the project represents something far more personal than a career…
Feds Out for Blood or Ready to Deal? Analysts Split on Lil Durk’s Second Trial
Lil Durk walked out of his first federal trial with a not guilty verdict on all charges, but the legal battle is far from over. With a second trial on…
