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Lil Durk Trial Day 7: Defense Challenges OTF Jam’s Shifting Testimony
The moment that got the most laughs in a federal murder-for-hire trial came when a cooperating witness turned a lawyer's…
Brian Steel’s Cross-Examination of OTF Jam Heats Up Lil Durk Murder-for-Hire Trial
The most telling moment of OTF Jam's testimony in the Lil Durk murder-for-hire trial might not have been the accusations…
Hit-Boy Says He Does Not See Himself Working With Nas Again
Hit-Boy has publicly confirmed that his celebrated creative partnership with Nas is over, stating plainly that he does not expect…
Truck Driver Carrying J. Cole Concert Gear Killed in California Crash
The driver of a big rig hauling equipment for J. Cole's Sacramento show died Thursday morning after the truck overturned…
Etana Fires Back at Media Outlets Over Misinformation About Her Music
Etana isn't letting misinformation slide quietly. The reggae artist took to Instagram to publicly call out two accounts @dailydiirt and…
Romain Virgo Features on Lukie Wyniger’s New Single ‘Run It Back’ Due Tomorrow
Romain Virgo is calling tomorrow a "special day," and that kind of language from him tends to mean something worth…
Camron Jones Cast as Tupac Shakur in Universal’s Snoop Dogg Biopic
The most talked-about casting detail in Universal's upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic is not who's playing Snoop himself. It's who's stepping…
Mo3’s Ex-Girlfriend Testifies He Was At Her House 30 Minutes Before He Was Shot 13 Times, And Her Son May Have Tipped Off His Father
The detail that keeps coming up in the Mo3 murder trial is not just who pulled the trigger, but who…
OTF Jam Testifies Lil Durk ‘Didn’t Like People Trolling Him’ After King Von’s Death
The detail that keeps standing out from Lil Durk's ongoing murder-for-hire trial is not the alleged plot itself, but how it allegedly started. According to testimony from OTF Jam, a…
Lil Durk Trial Day 6: OTF Jam Details Alleged Assassination Plan
The most unsettling moment of Day 6 in Lil Durk's federal murder-for-hire trial might not have been the gunfire testimony. It was OTF Jam looking across the courtroom at Durk…
Gentleman Talks Letting Go and New Album ‘Gratitude’
The album almost didn't happen. After nearly 30 years in the music business, Gentleman had quietly started accepting that his time at the forefront might be over, and it was…
Nas Named BMI Icon, Kendrick Lamar Wins Top Songwriter at 2026 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
Nas opened his BMI Icon acceptance speech by admitting he never thought he'd be standing there. "Never in a million years did I think I would be partners with BMI,"…
Ayra Starr Steps Fully Into Her ‘Starrgirl’ Era on Third Album
The most telling thing about Ayra Starr's third album is what it is not trying to do. With over 7 billion global streams, a Grammy-nominated breakout in "Rush," and collaborations…
Skippa and Jahvillani Team Up on New Collab ‘False Teeth’
The most interesting part of this story is not that two hot dancehall acts linked up, it is that nobody planned it. Skippa and Jahvillani were simply in the studio…
Popcaan Is the Only Jamaican Artist With Three Top-2 Billboard Reggae Albums in the Last Decade
Here is a stat that probably slept under the radar for most people: Popcaan is the only Jamaican artist to land three top-2 debuts on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart…
Ayra Starr to Become First Afrobeats Act to Headline NFL London Halftime Show
Ayra Starr is about to do something no Afrobeats artist has done before. The Grammy-nominated singer, born Oyinkansola Aderigbigbe, has been confirmed as the headline act for the NFL London…
