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Bounty Killer Marks 30 Years With ‘Change Like The Weather’ Feat. Busta Rhymes & Junior Reid

Thirty years in and Bounty Killer is celebrating one of his records the way it deserves by bringing back the energy that made it matter in the first place. The…

Lil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Case But Legal Battles Are Just Getting Started

Lil Durk walked out of his murder-for-hire trial last Friday, September 11, with an acquittal on all charges, but the celebration was short-lived. He is now staring down a civil…

Lil Durk’s Federal Acquittal Sparks Debate Over Due Process and Moral Applause

Lil Durk has been acquitted on all charges in his federal murder-for-hire trial, a verdict that landed with immediate force across hip-hop circles and sparked a sharp debate about whether…

How Travis Scott’s Trespassing Case Was Dismissed With One Set of Photos

Travis Scott's 2024 Miami Beach trespassing case was dismissed after his defense team proved that no trespassing signs existed at the dock on the night of his arrest, according to…

Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley to Receive Honorary Doctorate from The UWI

Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley is about to add a very different kind of trophy to his shelf. The University of the West Indies has named the Grammy-winning reggae artist among…

Wizkid Becomes First Artist to Win NotJustOk’s Afrobeats Rumble Twice

The record that probably no one saw coming after just two editions of a competition: Wizkid has now won NotJustOk's Afrobeats Rumble back to back, making him the only artist…

Boosie Badazz Arraigned on Felony Charges Over Houston Hookah Attack

The detail that keeps standing out here is not the arrest itself, it's that a second security guard heard the glass shatter and turned around to find Boosie Badazz holding…

Diddy’s $100M Defamation Case Turns as Legal Team Moves to Withdraw

Here's the part that makes this story genuinely strange: Diddy is actually winning the defamation lawsuit his lawyers are now trying to walk away from. His attorneys at Sher Tremonte…