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Lil Durk Jury Enters Second Day of Deliberations, Seeks Charge Clarification
The jury deciding Lil Durk's federal case in Los Angeles pushed into a second day of deliberations Thursday, with no…
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Jury Begins Deliberations in Lil Durk’s Murder-for-Hire Trial
Streamers have pulled up outside the Los Angeles courthouse where Lil Durk's fate is now in the hands of a jury, and the scene is quieter than you might expect.…
Spragga Benz Drops Expanded ‘Endeavors Reloaded’ with Sean Paul, Stonebwoy and the Late Cocoa Tea
The most quietly moving detail about Spragga Benz's newly expanded album isn't the Sean Paul feature or the Stonebwoy collab. It's the inclusion of the late Cocoa Tea, whose contribution…
Vybz Kartel and Mavado Reunite Again for Sold-Out O2 Arena Show in London
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Beenie Man and Stephen Marley Team Up on David Cole-Produced ‘Winning’
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Burna Boy and Shakira’s ‘Dai Dai’ Surpasses 1 Billion YouTube Views
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Shaggy Teams Up With Jeremih on New Track ‘Lottery’
Shaggy just dropped "Lottery," a new collaboration with R&B singer Jeremih, and the pairing alone is enough to turn heads. It's not the most obvious crossover, but Shaggy has never…
Naomi Cowan Is Taking Fans Inside Her JUNO-Winning Album One Song at a Time
Naomi Cowan isn't letting 2026 close out without giving *Welcome to Paradise* its proper flowers. The artist announced a new series called "Inside Paradise," a week-by-week deep dive into every…
Demarco Drops New Track ‘Murderer’ on YouTube
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Jacquees Reveals He Used to Sell Jordans Out of Quavo’s Mother’s House
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Key Witness Against Lil Durk Faces Credibility Questions, Says Judge Mathis
Lil Durk's federal murder-for-hire trial has drawn sharp legal commentary from Judge Greg Mathis, who argues that the prosecution's cooperating…
Producer Recalls Jay-Z Freestyling A Cappella in the Hamptons: “Words Was Floating in the Air”
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Skilla Baby On Being Shot, Dark Mental State, and Rejecting Calls for ‘Crash Out Music’
Skilla Baby is not the same artist he was at 21, and he is not pretending otherwise. The Detroit rapper…
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MASICKA HIT BY US COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT -Woman who claims she wrote four of dancehall star’s songs takes explosive dispute to federal court
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Destin Conrad Flips Dancehall’s Most Notorious Hook on ‘CHI CHI’
American singer-songwriter Destin Conrad did not merely clear a sample—he walked into one of dancehall’s most combustible records, seized its…
Jamaican Sound System Culture, Explained: History, Pioneers, and Global Legacy
Sound system culture is one of the most consequential musical movements the modern world has produced. What began as a…
Dancehall’s Fingerprints on Afrobeats: A Complete Guide to the Genre’s Caribbean Blueprint
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The Sleng Teng Riddim: History, Producer & Every Major Song on It
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N.O.R.E. Hit With Sexual Assault Lawsuit Over Alleged 1999 Nightclub Incident
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K’naan Acquitted in Quebec Sexual Assault Trial After 16-Year Case
The detail that stood out most from Wednesday's verdict was not the acquittal itself, but what the judge actually said on her way to delivering it. Quebec Judge Julie Roy…
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Lil Durk’s Murder-for-Hire Case Goes to the Jury After Closing Arguments
The moment that's been building for weeks is finally here. Closing arguments are done, and the jury now holds Lil Durk's fate in their hands as his murder-for-hire trial enters…
450 Set for Caribbean Music Awards Debut Performance in Trinidad
450 is heading to Trinidad and Tobago with something to prove. The dancehall artist is set to perform at the fourth annual Caribbean Music Awards on Saturday, September 19 at…
Lil Durk Trial: Prosecutors Allege Revenge Plot as Defense Attacks Cooperators in Closing Arguments
The detail prosecutors keep returning to is not Lil Durk himself but a 24-year-old named Saviay'a Robinson, known as Lul Pab, who was pulled from a Cadillac Escalade at a…
Malie Donn’s ‘Van Cleef’ Cracks Apple Music Top 25 New York City at No. 15
Malie Donn is quietly doing something that most dancehall artists spend years chasing. His single "Van Cleef" has landed at No. 15 on Apple Music's Top 25 New York City…
Judge Dismisses Fleeing Case Against Kodak Black Over Faulty Traffic Stop
A Broward judge just tossed out Kodak Black's fleeing and eluding charge, and the reason why says a lot about how the whole thing started. The deputy who initiated the…
