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Tupac Author Jeff Pearlman: Afeni Shakur, White Privilege & Telling Shocking, Hard Truths

Journalist and author Jeff Pearlman has chronicled sports icons for decades, but his latest book, Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur, dives headfirst into Hip-Hop’s most complicated legend. The University of Delaware alum and author of 11 books sat with AllHipHop’s Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur at WoWorld Studios to unpack how […]

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Bodycam Footage Of Cop Pepper Spraying Teen At TURNSTILE Show Surfaces

A Turnstile gig in Richmond, Virginia, ended in controversy last month after a police officer allegedly pepper-sprayed a teenage fan during the band’s set-closing chaos on September 24, 2025. The incident took place at Brown’s Island, where the Baltimore melodic hardcore heroes were mid-way through their usual stage-invading finale to “Birds” when things turned sour. […]

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Brooklyn Mirage to Be Sold for $110 Million in Bankruptcy Deal

The sale order allows Avant Gardner to demolish and reconstruct the Brooklyn Mirage structure, with tear-down costs estimated at approximately $1.5 million. A federal bankruptcy judge has reportedly approved the sale of Avant Gardner, the company behind the beleaguered Brooklyn Mirage venue and ill-fated Electric Zoo festival, to its primary lender for at least $110 […]

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ALEX RÜDINGER Joins TRIVIUM For Touring & Writing New Material

It’s been a wild few weeks for Trivium. The band parted ways with longtime drummer Alex Bent and recruited current Sepultura drummer Greyson Nekrutman for their Aftershock festival performance. However! Nekrutman is busy with Sepultura, so Trivum has tapped Alex Rüdinger (ex-Whitechapel, etc.) for both touring and writing purposes. It’s not clear if he’s permanently […]