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Lil Durk’s racketeering trial has been postponed until next year.On Wednesday (Sept. 30), United States District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald signed off on the continuance of the trial."The case is so unusual and so complex, due to the nature of the prosecution, including the conspiracy charges against all defendants, the volume of discovery, and the number of defendants that it is unreasonable to expect preparation for pre-trial proceedings or for […]

Nas is taking the classic 1984 hip-hop film Beat Street to Broadway with a new creative team.According to Deadline's report, published on Tuesday (Sept. 29), the Queensbridge legend has put together a stellar group of creative professionals of the stage to adapt the classic film Beat Street into a Broadway musical. The team includes Schele Williams who formerly directed the musical The Wiz, playwright Kristoffer Diaz, who wrote the Tony-nominated […]

Although the summer season is filled with music festivals, the momentum doesn't stop when the weather gets cooler. Some of the most popular music festivals keep things going through the fall season.One of the biggest throwback hip-hop festivals, Rock The Bells, will give thanks to the culture on Nov. 29 in New Jersey. The headlining acts this year include LL Cool J, Method Man & Redman, Lil' Kim, David Banner, […]

San Antonio Spurs' Dylan Harper thinks Jaÿ-Z put a hex on his team during the NBA Finals loss to the New York Knicks back in June.In a new cover story with GQ Hype, which was published on Monday (Sept. 28), San Antonio Spurs players Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle reflected on their 2026 NBA Finals loss against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in June. During the fifth […]

Young Thug insists he would have died for Rich Homie Quan and admits he messed up.Last week, Rich Homie Quan's longtime affiliate, Rich Homie Nard, hopped on his Instagram page and shared a throwback video of Rich Homie and Thugger hanging out together in much happier times. Nard addressed YT in the caption urging him to let go of any hostility he may still have with the late Rich Homie […]

Blueface is being sued by a promoter who claims the Los Angeles rapper allegedly live-streamed Chrisean Rock's pay-per-view boxing match.In court documents obtained by XXL on Monday (Sept. 28), boxing promoter Skyy Myles filed a copyright-infringement lawsuit against Blueface alleging that he livestreamed BLK Prime Boxing's "The Supper" fight between Chrisean Rock and her opponent Ku'Shiyah Williams on Sept. 19. Myles claimed the "Thotiana" rapper deliberately streamed the bout for […]

50 Cent is launching a new casino game based on the classic New York City street dice game Cee-Lo.According to a report from TMZ on Tuesday (Sept. 22), the rapper and mogul has partnered with gaming company TCSJOHNHUXLEY to create a live table game version of Cee-Lo called 50 Cent Headcrack. The game will make its global debut at G2E Las Vegas 2026, taking place Sept. 29 through Oct. 1 […]

In the five decades since DJ Kool Herc willed hip-hop into existence back in 1973, giving back to the community has been one of the things that has remained intact as a primary focus of the culture. Doing good for the hood is something that is engrained within hip-hop's fabric. A highly regarded form of this recognition is when rappers are presented with a key to the city.The centuries-long tradition not […]

The woman who accused Jaÿ-Z of rape recants her claims and now says she never met Hov.On Thursday evening (Sept. 24), Jigga's legal team filed a motion dismissing Jane Doe from his federal lawsuit against the woman and her former attorney, Anthony Buzbee. The update comes after Jane Doe fully retracted her previous lawsuit claims that she was raped by the rap icon at a party in 2000 when she […]