T.I.’s son King is trying to put together a music festival. The 18-year-old thinks he can get NAV and Sexxy Red to perform, and he knows his dad will be there for him. He doesn’t think he can get Future to perform. At least this time. But what really surprised him is that Waka […]
New York rapper Naz GPG Is accused of quite a heinous crime. He was arrested yesterday for shooting a four-year-old. The drill rapper has been charged with attempted second-degree murder and multiple assault and weapons possession offenses. He pled not guilty and had his bail set at 500K. Police say that on July 26th […]
Earlier this week, Tory Lanez got ten years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. It could have been worse: Prosecutors were asking for 13, and he could have gotten up to 23. But it could have been better: His lawyers were pushing for no time, and they had letters from folks like Iggy Azalea and Tory’s […]
After a lot of conflicting information, the first week sales for Travis Scott’s album Utopia settled on 496K, the biggest rap opening of the year and the third biggest overall. LaFlame is set for a solid second week, too. According to HitsDailyDouble, Utopia will do 139 SPS and snag another week at the top of […]
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Earlier today, the Instagram page of Lil Tay announced her death and the death of her brother. Given Tay’s history, the death being a hoax was in the back of everyone’s heads. It may be a hoax. Neither the police in Los Angeles nor Vancouver, the cities the siblings lived, are investigating their death, and […]
It’s been a tough run for some of JAY-Z’s most iconic properties. Yesterday, his annual Made In America concert in Philadelphia was canceled. Now his original 40/40 Club in Manhattan has shut down. The good news is they plan to reopen another location in NYC sometime next year. At its peak, there were five 40/40 […]
DJ Akademiks and Erykah Badu have a history of not liking each other. That came to a head yesterday when Badu’s followers asked their woman to work her “magic” on Ak as punishment for his leaking of Megan Thee Stallion-related medical information to Tory Lanez, who was just sentenced to ten years for shooting Meg. […]
In the Get Rich or Die Tryin days, 50 Cent was often seen with a bulletproof vest. That’s not the case anymore, though, and he explained why he stopped wearing it during an interview with Men’s Health. [embedded content] “When did I stop wearing the bulletproof vest? I don’t have a specific timeline for that. […]
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Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years for opening fire on Megan Thee Stallion’s feet. Just in: Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. — Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 8, 2023 The prosecutors had recommended 13 years; the most he could have gotten was 23 years. […]
Melle Mel was not happy when Eminem was named by the fifth-best rapper of all time by Billboard. “If Eminem was just another n*gga like all the rest of us, would he be top five on that list, when a n*gga that can rhyme just as good as him is 35,” Melle said. “If he […]
Emerging rap artist Noxek boldly displays his prowess in his latest release, “The Gutter.” With every new track, the hip-hop sensation fearlessly ventures into unexplored realms of music. The raw emotion in his songs draws inspiration from personal life experiences spanning from a tender age to the present. Unapologetically authentic, he embraces his true self […]
Despite A Boogie Wit da Hoodie having some legal trouble and being involved in shootouts, he has a pretty successfu career. But based on his reasoning, he’s not just successful, he’s one of New York’s greatest rappers ever. It’s something that he told Rolling Stone when asked to name New York’s Mt. Rushmore of rap. […]
The word is Tekashi 6ix9ine’s unusual name is inspired by Japanese-born tattoo artist Takashi Matsuba. 6ix9ine spoke about Matsuba in bother the Hulu and Showtime documentaries on the troll rapper, calling Matsuba a “heroin addict.” Matsuba didn’t much appreciate that characterization, mainly because he doesn’t believe it to be true. So he’s suing 6ix9ine, Showtime, […]
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FS1 and Skip Bayless have found Shannon Sharpe’s replacement. And he’s another NFL legend. Richard Sherman will co-host Undisputed with Skip Bayless between 50-100 times a year. Sherman will also continue his work on Amazon’s Thursday Night football. The selection of Sherman is notable because he famously went off on Bayless in 2013. Former Seahawks […]
The first week numbers for Travis Scott’s Utopia have been all over the place. Initial projections had Scott challenging the 538K his last album Astroworld did first week. However, the project’s final first-week sales were initially posted at 400K at HitsDailyDouble. Now Billboard has weighed in, and their final accounting is 496K for Utopia. We imagine the discrepancy […]
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The beef between Drake and Kanye West continues. Over the weekend, footage surfaced of Drizzy dissing Ye on stage at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum while speaking to someone in the crowd. “My man, I like the fitted hat with the…I feel you, dawg,” said Drake. “You look good. Even though you got those Yeezy’s on, you […]
There was a lot of talk last week about Stephen A. Smith charging nearly $3,000 for his basketball camp. The ESPN star did play ball for Winston-Salem State University back in the day but only averaged 1.5 points per game. “No way in hell they have a dude who never played high school or could […]
Doja Cat has a history of posting “thirst traps” that aren’t necessarily to make folks thirsty. Or at least folks with traditional parameters of female attractiveness. She’s at it again. Here’s Doja either mocking the concept of the thirst trap or trying to make head acne happen. Doja Cat in newly-shared photo: “thirst trap ?” […]
The rivalry between Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. is the most storied and tragic in rap history According to one of Pac’s family members, it didn’t have to be the former Pac’s older brother Mopreme Shakur claims Pac was a big fan of Big’s and wanted to join forces with him. “Before things fell […]
The body of Javonnta Murphy, who was part of the rap duo Tank & Booq, was found naked in a sealed barrel on a Malibu beach last week. The 32-year-old’s death may be tied to the Pop Smoke murder. Javonnta is the brother of Jaquan Murphy, one of the five people arrested for killing Pop […]
On June 29, 50-year-old Renaldo Dalavallade was shot to death while sitting in a car in Gulfport, Mississippi. The word is Ugly God was the shooter — but hasn’t been charged in the crime because his uncle is an influential local judge. Dalavallade is Ugly God’s best friend’s dad, and the alleged shooting came during […]
iLovemakonnen, who believes he is one of Hip Hop’s pioneering homosexuals, was recently filmed riding around with NBA YoungBoy while rocking out to Post Malone’s new albums. Apparently, that image of Makonnen and YB having fun times changed the narrative on the 34-year-old, and suddenly folks who had been ignoring him started responding. “I’m HIM […]
There was noise that Travis Scott’s Utopia would match the 538K first week his last album Astroworld did in 2018. That didn’t happen. Instead, it hit 400K almost on the dot, stopping the 110K of Post Malone’s Austin to finish first on the album chart. It will easily be the biggest rap debut of 2023 and the third-biggest […]
The jury in the YNW Melly double murder trial could not come up with a verdict, resulting in a mistrial. Melly, who is accused of killing his YNW crewmates Juvy and Sakchaser, will be tried again beginning on October 9. This morning Melly is in court, where he learned his new date. As he left, […]
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