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By Dennis Byron, Investigative Journalist | Hip Hop EnquirerOctober 8, 2026 Three friends of Nolan Xavier Wells have filed a federal lawsuit against social media personality Trent Hall, known as Trent Out Loud, accusing him of falsely portraying them as responsible for Wells’ death and a cover-up. The 53-page complaint, filed October 7 in the […]

Sunny Hostin brought a legal reality check to The View—and on her central point about intoxication and consent, New York law supports her.

By Dennis Byron | Hip Hop Enquirer Music Cardi B and Kehlani put hip-hop on the winners’ board at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. Their collaboration, “Safe”, won Best Hip-Hop at Sunday night’s ceremony in Los Angeles, topping a field that included Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, Travis Scott and Tyler, the Creator. Madonna led […]

By Dennis Byron | Hip Hop Enquirer Manuel Seal, the songwriter, producer and musician whose work helped define an era of R&B and hip-hop, has died at 66. His longtime collaborator Jermaine Dupri announced his passing on Sunday, September 27. A cause of death has not been publicly disclosed. Hip Hop Enquirer spoke with Seal’s […]

By Hip Hop Enquirer Staff | September 28, 2026 Jay-Z is taking his legal fight with attorney Tony Buzbee back to a California appeals court. After a woman who once accused the rapper of sexual assault formally withdrew her allegations, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter asked the court to reconsider its ruling against his extortion and defamation […]

By Dennis Byron | Hip Hop Enquirer | September 26, 2026 Lil Durk won a sweeping verdict on September 11: a federal jury in Los Angeles found the Chicago rapper, whose legal name is Durk Banks, not guilty on every charge he faced in his first trial over the 2022 shooting that killed Saviay’a “Lul […]

A Jackson County, Mississippi, grand jury has declined to indict anyone in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. The decision has intensified calls for answers from his family and supporters because the central question remains unresolved: How did Nolan die?

Reporting by Dennis Byron/Hip Hop Enquirer Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shermela J. Williams has resigned from the bench while facing possible removal over a series of misconduct findings, ending a tumultuous term that drew national attention to Fulton County’s judiciary. Fulton County judge steps down amid ethics firestorm Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shermela […]

Gwinnett County, Ga. — February 2026 Reporting by Dennis E. Byron A newly filed civil lawsuit against Star Ventures Autos, LLC is drawing renewed scrutiny to the Lawrenceville used-car dealership, as court records show the business has previously been the subject of adverse judicial findings in Gwinnett County. As previously reported, Augustine Kanenge has filed […]

Words by Dennis Byron Kash Patel, I hear you. You wear the title of FBI Director today, but let’s be real—you weren’t even around when Assata Shakur’s name shook the system. You didn’t live through the era when the government put a bullseye on Black revolutionaries, when “justice” was too often just another word for […]

Reporting by Dennis Byron Launching in fall 2026, Emory Advantage Plus is a major expansion of the university’s longstanding commitment to making a preeminent education more attainable for talented students.  Students whose families earn $200,000 or less will attend Emory University tuition-free starting in fall 2026. This transformative scholarship, Emory Advantage Plus, represents a significant expansion […]

By Dennis Byron, Investigative Reporter NEW YORK CITY — Under a somber dawn sky on June 14, a sea of protesters converged on Manhattan in a powerful rebuke of President Donald Trump’s increasingly authoritarian trajectory. Branded “No Kings Day,” the national day of defiance brought congregations to the nation’s civic centers—from Bryant Park to Madison Square Park and […]

Photographed left to right (front row): Skape Zilla (artist), Nicole Merizalde (muralist), King “Fresh” Shands (co-Owner of East Atlanta Treehouse), Uncle Bree (artist) and her daughter, Pato Vazquez (artist), Lacey Longino (artist), Thomas Ross (Founder of Urban Hippie ATL)    Photographed left to right (back row): Eric Nine Co-Founder of Twisted Circus ATL) and Brian Glasper (Co-Founder of Tattoos, Booze, Art, & Shoes) Twisted Circus ATL & East Atlanta Treehouse Presented The Art Jam & […]

Harisat Fatai, the mother of three minor children, was taken into custody and ordered to serve 20 days in jail for civil contempt. The alleged violations? Failing to cut the grass at a property she currently resides in and not providing her estranged husband with the security code to that same home—despite his no longer living there.

In a move that has sent shockwaves through New York City’s political landscape, Mayor Eric Adams announced today that he will forgo seeking the Democratic nomination for his re-election bid and instead run as an independent candidate. This decision comes on the heels of a federal judge’s dismissal of corruption charges against him, a case […]