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• Lil Durk Wants To Separate New RICO Charges Before Trial

  01-07-2026 22:28 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Rapper Lil Durk Mugshot / Broward County Clerk of the CourtsLil Durk’s lawyers are pushing back against new RICO charges ahead of his trial next month.In a new court filing, attorneys for the Chicago rapper is demanding for the newly filed charges to be separated from his August 20 trial or for the trial to be dismissed altogether.His legal team claims in the filing that the feds introduced the new allegations at the last minute, forcing the defense to investigate the claims in the
  
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• Lil Wayne Says A Verzuz Would Have To Be Against Himself, “I Got Too Much Material”

  01-07-2026 20:01 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Scott Legato / GettyIt’s safe to say fans shouldn’t expect to see Lil Wayne on a Verzuz safe anytime soon, unless he’s battling himself. DJ Drama recently released the full episode of his Gangsta Grillz podcast featuring Weezy, which was originally recorded in 2023. During the conversation, the New Orleans legend was asked if he’d ever participate in a Verzuz battle. His answer was peak Tunechi, saying the only opponent worthy of facing him is…himself.
  
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• Chris Brown Ordered To Pay Housekeeper $13 Million Over Dog Attack

  01-07-2026 18:39 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Chris Brown was ordered by a jury to pay $13 million to a housekeeper who was attacked by a security dog in his home. The jury found that Chris Brown was negligent in curbing the dog, which was described as massive in a report.Rolling Stone reports that on Tuesday (June 30), a California jury handed down their decision against Chris Brown in favor of Maria Avila, who worked as a housekeeper at the singer’s mansion. The attack occurred in December 2020, and Ms. Avila took the stand in the t
  
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• You Own Nothing: Sony Is Killing Physical PlayStation Discs

  01-07-2026 18:21 via hiphopwired.com
  
  YASUYOSHI CHIBA / Sony / PlayStationWe all saw this coming, but were just waiting to see who would pull the trigger first. Sony announced it will no longer produce physical PlayStation games beginning January 2028.
  Did you hear it this morning? The collective screams from collectors of physical games as their worst nightmares have become reality.
  Gamers woke up this morning to a PlayStation blog post announcing that, beginning in January 2028, the company will cease production of
  
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• Papoose Wants LeBron James In New York, Tells Knicks Fans To Stop Acting Funny

  01-07-2026 16:06 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Paras Griffin/Richard Rodriguez / GettyPapoose has been a die-hard New York Knicks fan since Day 1, but now he’s got a bone to pick with some of the fanbase.During the New York rapper’s boo, Claressa Shields’, press tour stop in Atlanta ahead of her upcoming fight, he caught up with Hip-Hop Wired. The entire city has been on cloud nine after the Knicks brought home their first NBA championship since the 1970s.Knicks super fans like Spike Lee, Fat Joe, Timothée Ch
  
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• Claressa Shields is Coming For Kaye Scott’s Belts In History-Making ATL Match

  01-07-2026 01:23 via hiphopwired.com
  
  ✕Source: R1 Digital / R1Boxing star Claressa Shields stopped by “MiAsia in The Midday” on Hot 107.9 Atlanta to deliver major news: she will face middleweight champion Kaye Scott on August 15 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The fight puts two championship belts on the line and positions Shields to make history in the city she now calls home.For the bout, Shields is dropping down to 160 pounds to challenge Scott for her two titles. The matchup carries added weight beyond the bel
  
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