NBA Youngboy clearly has plenty of influence, mostly among rap’s younger generation. But if the Baton Rouge rapper had it his way, he’d rather be rich instead of a major rap figure. [embedded content] “I just wanna be paid,” said Youngboy during an interview with Rap Radar. “I don’t know but I think this whole […]
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland sold their Verzuz battle series in January 2021. But by August of the following year, they sued the video-sharing company over non-payment. The battles have slowed down since then but Swizz said they’ll soon return with some major changes. “We’ve been changing the infrastructure because when we started, it happened in the […]
Over the last couple of weeks, you’ve probably seen your favorite rapper or cultural figure wearing a giant pair of red boots that seem to mimic elephantiasis. Lil Wayne in MSCHF’s Big Red Boot ❤️ pic.twitter.com/JHuXSaY4gF — SAINT (@saint) February 11, 2023 The hype beasts have been activated and when made available to the public […]
Ray J and Raz-B got into a fight earlier this week, then settled their differences. But the B2K member is still upset and wants to duke it out with Ray J. Raz also said that Ray’s former manager Wack 100 has been threatening him. Raz and Ray are business partners and they’re having a disagreement about […]
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.” As the calendar turned over once again, plenty of DJs turned in […]
Puff Daddy’s ex-bodyguard Gene Deal likes to talk. He especially likes to talk about the death of the Notorious B.I.G. Deal says he was in the car behind Big’s when he was gunned down in Los Angeles in 1997. During Deal’s recent chat with The Art Of Dialogue, Deal clarified that Big didn’t die in […]
Offset and Cardi B had quite a Valentine’s Day. They launched their McDonald’s meal on 2/14 and they also gave each other all sorts of fancy and often red-hued gifts. Offset documented some of that on his Instagram page. He also gave viewers a nice view of his wife’s enhanced backside with a thong shot. […]
Last year, DaBaby was having trouble selling tickets in the US. A show was cancelled and he was caught selling $22 tickets two for one at another show. So, like Dwight Howard and Stephen Marbury before him, DaBaby took his talents to Asia. Like Howard and Sarbury, he’s already posting better stats. Yesterday, DaBaby stunted […]
NBA YoungBoy has denounced violence and is moving toward becoming a Mormon. But he still has his roots in the streets. During a chat with Rap Radar, he broke down how he knows if someone is about that life. [embedded content] “It be like this bro: you’ll look at these rappers’ videos, you gonna see […]
Last year, Casanova, who’s been locked up since 2020, pleaded guilty to federal charges of racketeering conspiracy and narcotics conspiracy. He will face 5 to 60 years when sentenced. The Feds had accused Casa of being a leader of the Gorilla Stones, a criminal organization operating out of Westchester County, New York City, and […]
It’s being said that Trina performed poorly at the Dallas stop of the Legendz of the Streetz Reloaded Tour earlier this month. Others on the tour include Jadakiss, Jeezy, Cam’Ron, Rick Ross, and T.I. During Trina’s set, people can be seen walking out and they later went on social media to complain. @lovemzstar Yikes! This […]
Last month Kanye West was seen throwing someone’s camera who was filming him. But now he’s using a different method to deal with those kind of people. TMZ says that Ye recently went to the LAPD after asking paparazzi to stop filming him and his family. The controversial rapper can be seen walking into the […]
For many years now, it’s been said that Erykah Badu changes men’s lives after having sex with them. She’s been accused of changing Common’s whole style when they dated, as well as André 3000’s. The “On & On” singer talked about her supposed bedroom skills on Tamron Hall and dismissed them. [embedded content] “I think […]
Jermaine Dupri used to be a dancer for Whodini as a kid, so he’s been in the Hip Hop game for most of his life. That means he’s seen a lot of changes and sometimes criticizes the culture. Like when he recently said that it needs reviving. Some have shot back at the So So […]
Drake has a history of getting with Kylie Jenner when she is on a break from Travis Scott. The word is Kylie and Travis, who have two kids together, called it off over the holidays. Now it looks like Kylie is hanging out at Drake’s place in the islands. People believe that Kylie Jenner took […]
Last year Fat Joe said that Mike Tyson once offered Remy Ma money in exchange for sex, which Remy has now confirmed. “Mike invites me to the house and he says bring Remy Ma with you,” said Joe on the Hotboxing with Mike Tyson podcast. “This is around lean back or some sh*t like that. We […]
Drake didn’t like that YouTuber IShowSpeed called his voice sexy during a FaceTime chat. First, he and Drizzy exchanged DMs, before IShowSpeed called him up. The two began talking about soccer from there, after the YouTuber asked Drake who he likes better, Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. Then the convo took a turn after IShowSpeed’s […]
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Patrick Beverley was a Laker until last week when Los Angeles flipped him to the Magic for Mo Bamba. He’s now on the buyout market after Orlando bought him out. During The Pat Bev Podcast with Rone, he dished on his time on the Lakers and speculated on why LA is currently outside the cutoff […]
Houston rapper Yung Corleon’s primary hustle was sex trafficking teen girls. That didn’t end up working out for either him or the girls. This week the 24-year-old was sentenced to 27 years for pimping out 12 women and girls on the streets of Northeast Houston. Prosecutors say Coreleon forced each of his victims, who were as […]
Gucci Mane’s artist Big Scarr passed away earlier this year after ODing on percs. Things got tense between Gucci and Scarr’s family over who paid for the funeral and it’s unclear how that was finally resolved. What is clear is that 1017 will be dropping Scarr’s debut album posthumously later this week. “My secret weapon […]
Taxstone is facing a second-degree murder charge for his role in a shootout during a 2017 T.I. show in Manhattan which killed Troy Ave bodyguard Ronald McPhatter. His trial begins this week. Troy Ave was initially charged in the incident, but he cut a deal with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to avoid prosecution. As […]
Last year, Drake flew Ice Spice out to Toronto and took her to a show. But that didn’t seem to impress The Bronx product, and shortly after the failed rendezvous an angry Drizzy unfollowed the femcee on social. Lil Tjay is taking a different tack. According to Benny The Jeweler, Tjay gifted Spice a 150K […]
Wack 100 doesn’t judge today’s generation of males for painting their nails like females. He remembers when he was young and the OGs called him out for having sagging pants, which they interpreted as homosexual behavior. “When I grew up, n*ggas was sagging their pants. My parents and uncles was like, ‘What y’all doing with […]
It wasn’t that long ago that Jaden Smith ditched the Smith. It was unclear if it was because he wanted to be a one-name entity like Prince or Madonna or because he was trying to distance himself from his famous family. The Smith is back. Perhaps in solidarity with his dad, who’s been going through […]
Before Ice Spice was a raunchy rapper who gave Drake the Heisman, she was a volleyball-playing Catholic schoolgirl. Here we have a photo of young Isis Gaston on the Sacred Heart volleyball team. Ice was good enough at volleyball to snag a spot on the SUNY Purchase team. She appeared in seven games as a […]
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We don’t know to what extent Gunna snitched to get his sweet time-served plea deal on RICO charges. Gunna’s lawyer claims he didn’t rat at all. However, the general public isn’t so sure. Wunna came into contact with the people at the mall. And the people let him know what they think. Gunna harrased at […]
Last night, we learned that in December Playboi Carti was arrested for choking his pregnant girlfriend after she brought up a paternity test. Playboi’s lawyer denies the charge. Police say they found the woman with visible injuries on her neck, chest, and back when they responded to the call. Now Playboi’s ex and baby mama […]
Busta Rhymes was walking to a who, minding his own business, when a woman snuck up from behind and grabbed his butt. Busta responded by tossing a drink at his assailant. Busta Rhymes wasn’t feeling this female fan grabbing his butt ? pic.twitter.com/m26ja38ivj — Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) February 14, 2023 This isn’t the first […]