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The word is that all the other workers turned on Drake because they were jealous of all his plum deals in the industry. It looks like he’s made another move. JOP of the Mexican American band Fuerza Regida revealed Drake has a new label, PFL, and has a deal with Mexican artist Chino Pacas. Fuerza[…]
The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Steven Louis was born a bit too late for this, but fondly remembers Brewers-era Prince Fielder. We understand that you came here for[…]
YG and Saweetie have been dating for more than a year. The Hip Hop couple hit a snag over the weekend. The pair got into a very loud argument at their LA home Saturday afternoon. So loud a neighbor called the cops, who separated YG and Saweetie. The fight was over cell phone activity, and[…]
J. Cole was accused of throwing shots at Benny The Butcher on Benny’s song “Johnny P’s Caddy” with lines like these: “Of course I’m tryin’ to revive a sport that’s dyin’ / But the guns and the drug bars that y’all relyin.’” “Cole World, the heat’ll blast through your speaker / He the last of […]
We may have a motive in the murder of Julio Foolio, who was gunned down outside of a Tampa Holiday Inn. Rashad Murphy, who is among those arrested for Foolio’s murder, is the older brother of Joerod Adams, aka 1200 Spazz. In 2018, Spazz was shot and killed by Foolio’s right-hand man, Robert Howard, aka[…]
According to numbers obtained by DJ Akademiks, Latto’s Sugar Honey Iced Tea will do between 25 and 35K first week in streaming. Add pure sales to that; you are looking at about 26k to 38K. Latto’s ‘Sugar Honey Iced Tea’ is expected to debut with 33-45M on-demand streams in the US first week (25-35K SEA[…]
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” has passed Tupac Shakur’s “Hit Em Up” as the most streamed diss track ever. While K. Dot’s track has the advantage of being released in the streaming era, it is only three months old, whereas “Hit Em Up” has been around since the dawn of streaming, almost 20 years ago.[…]
Julio Foolio was murdered outside of a Tampa Holiday Inn in June while celebrating his 26th birthday. In the days after he died, his social media continued like he was still alive. He’s also been spotted around town in the clothes he was killed in. That has sparked rumors that Foolio is either still alive[…]
In April, Yung Miami and JT got into a nasty social media fight after Miami accused JT of talking greasy about her. Shortly after, JT said the two had made up and now laugh about it. “I did not want that to happen,” JT told Keke Palmer in June. “When you get to the point[…]
Last month, Ice Spice and Latto each said there was no beef between them despite evidence otherwise. “If I was to do [a battle], it would have to be with somebody I feel like Imma go tit for tat with. I really don’t mean it as shade. Would she even want to do that? I[…]
Bad news for Blueface and all those who love him. Blueface hads been locked up for probation violations for much of this year. He was expected to get out this month. Instead, the judge threw a curve ball and gave him four years. His manager, Wack 100, broke down what that actually means. Wack100 speaks[…]
A lot of artists have turned their backs on Drake in 2024. But not PartyNextDoor. In fact, PND is dropping a joint album with his fellow Canadian. Late last night, Party dropped a message for all of his new haters. “We don’t need you,” he typed. Does he need them?
Drake’s dad, Dennis Graham, went viral after being spotted in a gas station wearing a Flamin Hot Cheetos fit. There’s more from where that came from. Dennis followed that up with a ramen noodles fit. “I thought I would give you guys something else to talk about, I know you’re bored by now,” the 69-year-old[…]
Julio Foolio was murdered outside of a Tampa Holiday Inn in June. He was celebrating his 26th birthday. There’s been talk he’s really alive since then. Now he’s been spotted in Tampa. “He In My Hood” Man Claims He Saw Julio Foolio Walking Around Tampa With The Same Clothes He Had On When He Passed!https://t.co/OZwliWc3nn[…]
Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 2 album was released just six days ago, but it’s already running into trouble. Yesterday, Ye shared a text message that he received from his manager, John Monopoly, about Atlantic wanting to be paid for Travis’ Contributions since he’s their artist. Kanye shares that ‘VULTURES 1 & 2’[…]
The second season of Yung Miami’s podcast Caresha Please debuted on Thursday, and she spoke about her ex Diddy for the first time since he’s been hit with several sexual assault lawsuits and was seen beating Cassie. Miami was interviewed by Saucy Santana and revealed that Diddy never abused her, but she still ended their[…]
While some, like Charlamagne tha God, called the confrontation between Drake and Kendrick Lamar the greatest rap battle ever, others didn’t care for it. Questlove is one of those people. In May, he called it “a wrestling match level mudslinging and takedown by any means necessary.” Another individual troubled by the battle is André 3000, who said it[…]
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Earlier this week, T.I was arrested at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on a warrant for first and second-degree assault and use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence. The warrant had been filed against him in Baltimore. T.I. was released a few hours after the arrest, with his lawyer claiming the warrant[…]
Lil Pump has been MAGA from the beginning. To prove it, he has a Trump tattoo. Now he’s threatening anyone who talks greasy against his guy with his hands. Lil Pump sends out a warning: “If anybody says something slick about uncle Donny in the streets I’m smacking the fuck out you” pic.twitter.com/dc9SZzicLc “If anybody[…]
