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Duane “Keffe D” Davis has officially been found guilty in the murder of Tupac Shakur nearly 30 years after the 1996 killing.On Monday (Aug. 31), Clark County District Judge Carli Kierny announced that the jury had reached a verdict after 90 minutes of deliberation. Once the jurors were seated, the court clerk formally announced the jury’s decision of finding Keffe D guilty of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang in the killing of Tupac Shakur.According to CNN, after the guilty verdict was read, Keffe D briefly raised his fist and looked…

Keith Jones, a.k.a. Flacka, testifies that Lil Durk never paid him for his role in the attempted hit on Quando Rondo during the rapper’s murder-for-hire trial today.In a Los Angeles courtroom Monday (Aug. 31), Keith Jones, a.k.a. OTF Flacka, took the witness stand and testified that he grew frustrated with Lil Durk because Durk never paid him for his involvement in the attempted hit on Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station in August of 2022. While Rondo was the target of the shooting, the rapper’s cousin, Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson, was killed in the incident.According to journalist Michael…

Ye returned to New Orleans this past weekend, reminding fans just how deep his catalog runs as he took the stage at the Caesars Superdome.More than 65,000 fans packed the Caesars Superdome this past Saturday (Aug. 28) for the Chicago rapper’s first performance in the city in 13 years. Produced by IKON Presents, the sold-out stadium show stretched nearly two hours as Ye stood atop a massive globe-shaped stage and ran through songs spanning more than two decades of his career.XXL was invited by IKON Presents to experience the spectacle firsthand. From inside the Superdome, the night played like a victory…

Soulja Boy has officially launched his own clothing line, DRIPCO, featuring streetwear and accessories inspired by his aesthetic.On Sunday (Aug. 30), the brand made its official launch alongside the release of SB’s new single “Marvelous.” With designs that call back to the late 2010s when Soulja made his debut, pieces in the first drop include high-top sneakers with different logos and patterns, BAPE-inspired camouflage pieces, backpacks, swimsuits, tee-shirts, sweatsuits and more.”This brand is about more than clothes. It’s about vision, community and elevation,” Soulja said in a statement.The collection arrives amid a bit of an entrepreneurial run for Soulja, who…

Kendrick Lamar has been crowned R&B/Hip-Hop Songwriter of the Year by music publishing organization, BMI. The 2026 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards were held in Los Angeles last Wednesday (Aug. 26), where K-Dot was honored with the aforementioned award for co-writing six of the previous year’s most-performed songs. The tracks include “Luther” with SZA, “Hey Now” with Dody6, “Peekaboo” with AzChike, “Squabble Up” and the Lefty Gunplay-assisted “tv off,” which all live on his 2024 album, GNX, as well as “30 for 30,” which lives on SZA’s SOS deluxe album. Dot also took home the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Song of the Year honor…

Kendrick Lamar has made good on his promise to 7-year-old Romell Frazier Jr. with a birthday trip following the young boy’s horrific dog attack earlier this year.Last Thursday (Aug. 27), Romell’s family shared footage of him alongside Kendrick as they sang happy birthday and blew out candles on a cake. According to a post from fan account Raven Birdie, Romell not only got the trip to Los Angeles and some one-on-time alongside his favorite rapper, but he also received VIP experiences at Disneyland, Universal and Hollywood as well as a belated birthday party and gifts.”His mom said it’s a weekend they’ll never forget…

50 Cent and Rick Ross are at it once again, with the former’s ex Daphne Joy and Ross’ new girl catching strays in the process.Following the announcement that Ross’ Friday (Aug. 28) show in Greensboro, N.C. and Saturday (Aug. 29) show in Charlotte, N.C. were cancelled due to “unforeseen circumstances,” 50 immediately took the opportunity to troll his longtime enemy. “oh my goodness cancelled, things not going well?,” 50 wrote with a screenshot of the announcement in a post to Instagram on Saturday (Aug. 29). “cheer up you can drop a new flavor wings. LOL.” Ross quickly shot back and…

Ye, Drake, 21 Savage and Lil Baby have all reportedly been helping Lil Durk with his legal fees throughout his murder-for-hire trial.During a live stream on Sunday (Aug. 30), Akademiks claimed that Ye has given Durk $250,000, while Drizzy is paying whatever attorney Brian Steel’s bill ends up being. He also said he heard 21 gave a solid amount but that he doesn’t know the exact number, and while Baby has been contributing as well, it has been in smaller increments of $5,000 to $10,000, which Ak referred to as “strip club money.”Interestingly, Ak also said he heard Young Thug…

Several hip-hop artists have shown support for Lil Durk during his murder-for-hire trial this week, both inside and outside the courtroom. From sitting with Durk’s family in court to wearing a “Free Durk” T-shirt outside the federal courthouse, the support has not gone unnoticed.On Monday (Aug. 24), Day 1 of the trial, several Chicago rappers stood in solidarity outside the federal courthouse in Los Angeles, supporting Durk as his murder-for-hire trial got underway. Windy City rappers G Herbo, Dreezy, OTF affiliate Doodie Lo, and a group of fans stood outside of the federal building in solidarity. They took a group…

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada born albeit Compton, California raised emcee Jay Worthy showing some love to Parliament-Funkadelic with his 6th mixtape. The Alchemist produced his debut EP Fantasy Island from top to bottom, he would go onto drop 5 more EPs & a fantastic collab album with Larry June called 2 P’z in a Pod even though initial plans of putting it out through Griselda Records fell through for whatever reason. Harry Fraud produced You Take the Credit, We’ll Take the Check & DJ Muggs did What They Hittin’ 4 to significant acclaim, but the Roc Marciano-produced Nothing Bigger Than the Program was still good despite having too many features & the DāM-FunK produced Magic Hour improved on that as did The Tonite Show 2 entirely…