In an industry where success resembles a daring wager, thegamblechild fearlessly embraces the uncertainty with his artistic persona. Born from a desire to take risks and go all-in despite the odds, the moniker “thegamblechild” epitomizes the young talent’s resolute pursuit of his aspirations and dreams. The journey from a challenging childhood to the bright lights […]
Earlier this week a not-so flattering video of King Von leaked. In it, the late rapper tells the cops he’s gay after he’s arrested so they’ll put him in PC. He adds that he’s willing to have anal and oral sex with men. While that move may have contridicted his reputation as one of Chicago’s […]
Master P and Birdman are both New Orleans bosses of a certain vintage. According to Baby, his Cash Money crew and P’s No Limit clique were not friends and neither were the two bosses. “That sh*t was real. They ain’t f*ck with us, we ain’t f*ck with them,” Birdman said on Drink Champs a few […]
Yesterday, a video of Lil Jay kissing a transgender inmate who had taken a seat in his lap, leaked. Jay is serving time for domestic abuse after having just got out of prison on a murder bid. The Chicago rapper has addressed the CCTV leak, denying it is him. King Lil Jay speaks out about […]
Kim Kardashian has slowed down on posting thirst trap photos compared to years past. But she’ll share one every now and then, which she did on Tuesday, July 18. The pic shows Kimmy rocking a barely-there black bikini while lounging by the pool. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian) […]
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Lil Jay has had a tough time lately. He got out of prison last year after serving about seven years of his 14-year bid for murder. But the Chicago rapper was locked up again after a domestic violence incident in which he broke his girlfriend’s jaw and pointed a gun at his mother-in-law. Not long after […]
King Von dropped his first album the week before he was shot to death in an Atlanta strip club parking late. Grandson his second posthumous album and third overall dropped on Friday. According to HitsDailyDouble, it will do 28K in its first week, which should snag Von 15 on the Billboard chart. His last album, […]
Ice Cube was none too happy when Kanye West brought up his name on Drink Champs last year. It was around the time that Ye was going on a bunch of anti-Semetic rants. “You know, Cube’s really set me up for this,” said Ye, while also saying the West Coast rapper “really influenced” him to […]
Last night, there were multiple reports that the Egyptian government has canceled Travis Scott’s show at the Pyramids of Giza. According to Egyptian TV, the group responsible for approving musical permits in the African nation objected to Scott’s Freemasonry and Satanic leanings. Travis Scott’s concert at Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza has been canceled by The […]
Image via Michael McKinney Independent rap journalists will recommend you new music until their voices give out. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Michael McKinney understands the cultural importance of Kreayshawn’s “Gucci Gucci.” In June, some of the world’s best DJs hit the decks yet […]
NBA YoungBoy is still holed up in Utah serving out his house arrest. A new photo of him has hit the web and some fans are concerned about his appearance. Fans are concerned about NBA Youngboy’s health after this new picture surfaced ?? pic.twitter.com/rTz8kZLOhZ — Hip Hop Ties (@HipHopTiesMedia) July 18, 2023 He appears to […]
Magic Johnson has been living it up on his Italian vacation. Photos of the NBA legend and his wife hanging in the old world with Michael Jordan, Samuel L. Jackson, and Judge Mathis and their spouses have gone viral. Now a photo of Magic’s son EJ has done the same. As you can see, EJ […]
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As the YNW Melly murder trial continues, prosecutors may have produced their most damning piece of evidence against the young rapper. They have text messages in which they say Melly admitted to killing his crewmates, YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser. Prosecutors show the text message where YNW Melly allegedly confessed to the murders: “I did […]
When Elon Musk took over Twitter he said he was going to do something about all the bots. Pusha T’s mentions suggest Elon has a long way to go. Push is taking income social media heat from what appears to be a relentless army of bots. A mysterious bot army is currently spreading defamatory messages […]
Ice Spice spits these bars on her upcoming new single. “He wants the WAP but I just want the FETTY.” More than a few people have noticed that Kodak did it first. “I don’t want the wap baby, I just want the fetty,” Yak rapped on “Already.” Coincidence or does Ice Spice owe Kodak something […]
During his chat with Kevin Hart, Dr. Dre made a confession. While he listens to all sorts of genres of music, he can’t listen to a lot of modern Hip Hop. He admitted this when Hart asked him about how he feels about old heads trashing the state of the game. Dre doesn’t like that. […]
JAY-Z inspired Lil Wayne to not write his lyrics down. When Meek Mill saw an interview with Lil Wayne in which he explained how JAY-Z inspired him not to write his lyrics down Meek became inspired not to write his lyrics down. “I stop writing lyrics don when I seen jayz then I seen Wayne […]
Boosie Badazz felt that his daughter Tori needed some discipline. So he took away the Mercedes that he bought her She reacted by disowning him. Boosie’s daughter says Boosie is no longer her father after he took her Mercedes Benz away from her ?? “That ain’t my daddy, he’s a b*tch!” pic.twitter.com/0Gfd2sm14d — Hip Hop […]
The consensus was that Gunna wouldn’t be able to outrun allegations he snitched when he took a plea deal and walked out of jail while Young Thug and the rest of the YSL remained locked up. But that hasn’t been the case. Wunna has a hit album and hit single. At the same time, Young […]
We thought Boosie Badazz had gone soft. He didn’t join the pile-on when photos of Lil Baby getting close to men at Michael Rubin’s white party emerged. Instead, he said it was just bad angles on the photos. But it turns out Boosie still has it. He raged when he saw the video of the […]
Lil Baby’s It’s Only Us summer tour is getting smaller. Baby recently canceled shows in Phoenix, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Denver, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, and Louisville amid poor sales. A scan of Ticketmaster reveals there are many tickets available for many of the remaining dates. Baby booked larger arenas for the tour. He’s not the first […]
Earlier this week, Lil Durk was hospitalized for what is now being described as dehydration and exhaustion. Now it looks like Lil Uzi Vert is under doctor’s care in a medical facility. Lil Uzi Vert shares picture in the hospital‼️ “Barter 16 ? BE SOON??” pic.twitter.com/KYJISGRTnc — RapTV (@Rap) July 14, 2023 The purple liquid […]
Lil Yachty is a romantic with childlike interests. That’s what we get from his chat with Kai Cenat on Boat’s A Safe Place podcast. During the chat, Yachty remembers the time he spent 100K to take a lady to Disney World but didn’t end up smashing. [Jump to 28 minutes.] [embedded content] “The overall of that […]
During the chat, Adam asked Rooga about the time Lil Durk refused to do a show that Rooga was also doing. “Yeah, but here’s the thing, it was like that on both parties. It was like that on my end too,” Rooga said, but then qualified he wouldn’t let it get in the way of […]
Gunna and Young Thug released albums a week apart from each other. While Thugger’s Business Is Business had a slightly better first week than Wunna’s A Gift & A Curse did, Gunna’s project has dominated since. In fact, now his hit single “Fukumean” is getting more streams than Thug’s entire album. Gunna’s single “Fukumean” is […]
Ice Cube has zero intention of reuniting Westside Connection. The rapper and filmmaker was asked about it by a TMZ reporter this week and said he has no interest. Cube also said he doesn’t care how the fans feel about it. He said something similar on The Breakfast Club earlier this week, and it all […]
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The Island Boys are having a tough run. First, they were accused of being the sons of notorious dead sex pest Jeffrey Epstein. Next, Island Boy Kodiyakredd was arrested for beating his girlfriend. Then, they were exposed as fake Bloods during the YNW Melly trial. Following that, Kodiyakredd suffered a seizure. He survived, we see. Because […]