One of the suspects charged with Foolio‘s murder is seeking to have his own trial. According to documents obtained by XXL, attorneys for Rashad Murphy, one of the suspects in the 2024 murder of rapper Foolio, filed a supplemental memorandum on Thursday (March 5) requesting to be tried separately from his codefendants for their upcoming […]
The 2026 World Baseball Classic has begun. It kicked off with Pool C play in Tokyo yesterday (March 4, ET), while Pool A, Pool B, and Pool D begin in Puerto Rico, Houston, and Miami, respectively, on March 6. For the international event, World Baseball Classic Inc. went all in on music this year by […]
The details for Lil Poppa‘s funeral are finalized. The late rapper’s sister recently announced that Poppa’s service will happen this weekend. On Tuesday (March 3), Lil Poppa’s sister, Orieon Wheeler, announced via social media that the late rapper’s funeral will take place on Saturday (March 7) at Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in his hometown of […]
Harry Styles has a bunch of tour dates coming up this year in support of his album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. that’s out this week. But, he’s not going to a bunch of places. Instead, he’s doing a series of residencies, which includes a run at Madison Square Garden that stretches from August […]
Quavo reportedly owes the Internal Revenue Service $2.9 million in unpaid taxes. According to a TMZ report, published on Wednesday (March 4), Quavo was hit with a federal tax lien totaling a whopping $2.9 million. The media website reported that in January, the IRS filed a tax lien against Quav, born Quavious Marshall, for monies […]
Anderson .Paak is a singer, drummer, and now, director as his debut movie, K-Pops!, is in theaters. It debuted this past weekend, and at the premiere, he discussed hos meaningful it was to star in the moving alongside his son, Soul Rasheed. .Paak told Variety: “I could have pulled from a lot of things in […]
Diddy is scheduled for release from prison 40 days earlier than his previously expected date. According to a Federal Bureau of Prison document obtained by XXL on Tuesday (March 3), Sean “Diddy” Combs’ prison sentence has been cut short and his release date has been moved up from the original date of June 4, 2028 […]
The US and UK music scenes aren’t exactly the same, but there is a lot of overlap. Sombr, for example, had his 2025 debut album I Barely Know Her peak at No. 10 on the charts from both territories. Consequently, he was on hand for the BRIT Awards this past weekend, where he pledged his […]
UPDATE (March 2): Long Beach Police Department issued a statement to XXL regarding the shooting that happened outside of the perimeter of the Marathon Burger grand opening event. It reads: Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred on March 1, 2026, in the 200 block of Pine Avenue that resulted in the death of […]
Nettspend has been on a rapid ascent over the last few years. It started with the teenage rapper’s “Drankdrankdrank” going viral on Twitter, and that was followed by his debut mixtape, Bad Ass F*cking Kid, in 2024. Fans are still waiting for a proper album, but they won’t have to wait much longer, as Nettspend […]