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Meek Mill went off on DJ Akademiks following Lil Durk’s not guilty verdict, accusing the media personality of fueling hip-hop beefs and harming the culture.Last Saturday (Sept. 12), Meek hopped on X with some choice words about Ak after Durk’s verdict came in the day before. In a series of posts to the platform, the Philadelphia rapper called for fans to unfollow and mute Ak while accusing him of using his platform to tear down successful Black men from the streets. “Akademiks was in Durk’s case after he gas lit every major young hip hop beef,” he began. “Let’s leave…
Doin’ LinesCash Cobain fills in the blanks.Interview: Joey EchevarriaEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2026 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website.1. I fell in love with hip-hop when I heard 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’. The whole thing was infectious.2. Drake once told me I was the G.O.A.T. of New York, and it will always stick with me.3. I officially define the term “slizzy” as being free, being yourself and doing whatever the f**k you want to do within that moment.4. Michael Jackson is what I dance to when…
Prosecutors have declined to charge Kodak Black in a drug trafficking case from late last year, making for his second legal win in a matter of days.Last Friday (Sept. 11), prosecutors filed documents saying there’s not enough evidence to prove Kodak had MDMA on him during a run-in with police in Orlando in November 2025.In a video the rapper’s attorney Bradford Cohen posted to Instagram after Kodak’s second case was dismissed, Cohen celebrated both wins while emphasizing, “He shouldn’t have been charged with either one of these cases.”According to an arrest warrant obtained by TMZ, police claimed they found a…
Macklemore has been removed from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour following backlash over the rapper’s pro-Palestine speeches during his opening set.On Monday morning (Sept. 14), Messina Touring Group, the longtime promoter for Sheeran’s U.S. tour, announced that Macklemore would no longer perform on the remaining dates after venues reportedly threatened to pull out if he remained on the lineup. MTG said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter the decision was made to avoid potentially canceling shows that would impact hundreds of thousands of fans.The move comes after Macklemore used his performances at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Sept. 4 and…
BloodHound Q50 was shot and killed in Chicago over the weekend and more than 50 shots were reportedly fired by six gunmen.The 22-year-old Chicago native, born Mikquale Cooper, was gunned down while sitting in his car at a local gas station on Sunday (Sept. 13) just before 4 a.m, according to local news outlet CWB Chicago. Video surveillance footage of the incident has been circulating on the internet. In one video taken from inside the gas station, Q50 walks out of the store and walks back in for a few seconds before hesitantly walking out again. A short time later,…
Boosie Badazz sat down with 60 Minutes this week to share his story of the two men he paid for a Presidential pardon that never materialized.On Sunday (Sept. 13), 60 Minutes aired a segment looking into lobbyists within and around the current administration brokering pardons for felons–then not delivering the pardon. Boosie spoke about the $600,000 he paid Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl for what he says he was told was guaranteed clemency for his federal gun case, and is now suing over it not happening. Following the segment airing, Boosie clarified his conversation in a post to X, explaining…
Chief Keef has issued an apology to fans after his recent Chicago show was cancelled so last minute that people were already in the venue. Last Saturday (Sept. 12), Sosa was set to kick off his Chief Keef Live 2026 tour in his hometown of Chicago at the Huntington Bank Pavilion. But with no further details, the show was abruptly cancelled at the last minute. Hours later, he offered an apology on his Instagram Story, explaining the issue was a cancelled flight due to what he says was a racist pilot. “It wasnt f**king me at all yall. Or it wasnt the…
Lil Durk will remain in jail to face charges of racketeering and murder in a second trial slated to take place next month.The Chicago rapper, born Durk Banks, earned a legal victory last Friday (Sept. 11), when he was acquitted of all charges in his murder-for-hire case. However, he is scheduled to go on trial again on Oct. 5 for murder-related racketeering and weapons offenses. Durk was initially hit with the VICAR (violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity) charge in a third superseding indictment back in June. His lawyers were able to get the charges severed from his murder-for-hire…
Sacramento’s own Mi$tuh G is back with the official video for “Kold As Me,” a hard-hitting cut produced by PrymeTracks off his latest album Birds Eye View. Shot by Vampire Pig Media, the visual is less a performance clip and more a look inside the mindset behind the project — betrayal, elevation, and learning to move differently once you’ve seen things from above. The concept ties directly into the album’s title: when you rise above the noise, you start reading people, situations, and intentions for what they really are. There’s no explaining and no apologizing here, just forward motion and…
After just over two weeks, Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial has officially concluded, with the Chicago rapper being found not guilty on all charges.On Friday (Sept. 11), after three days of deliberation, a Los Angeles jury returned a not guilty verdict for Lil Durk at 8 p.m. ET. The 33-year-old rapper was acquitted on all charges, according to journalist Meghann Cuniff, who has been covering the trial. However, co-defendants Deandre Dontrell Wilson (known as OTF Dede) and David Brian Lindsey (known as Browneyez) were convicted of the stalking and stalking conspiracy counts; and both men were found not guilty on the…