Last year, Casanova pleaded guilty to RICO and narcotics offenses in federal court. As part of his plea, the rapper and Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation gang member admitted to participating in a poker game shooting in Florida in 2020, a robbery in New York City in 2018, and to trafficking over 100 kilograms of weed. […]
Fat Joe has a complicated relationship with the N-word. Ā He uses it, even though he is a light-skinned Hispanic. But he has guilt. ” I wish we never used it,” Joe said last year on The Breakfast Club. Ā “And I try my best. Ā But you know Fat Joe, his nose, his green eyes. Ā I’ve been […]
There’s a viral TikTok video floating around that shows a guy trying to do regular things like fly on Spirit Airlines and check into a Sheraton Hotel. At the same time, some of Drake’s lyrics are playing in the background where he disses the everyday stuff the guy is doing. He makes me feel guilty […]
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Last October, Bluefce fired a gun into a man’s car after the man got in a fight with Blue’s entourage at a Las Vegas strip club.Ā The manĀ wasn’t injured. Blue was in a Vegas court today for a preliminary hearing for his case. Instead, he surprisingly plead guilty to one felony count of discharging […]
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We know JT violently attacked her boyfriend Lil Uzi Vert during the BET awards because the assault was caught on tape. #Oop JT also known as āJail Timeā was seen on video attacking her partner āLeslieā at the BET awards tonight. Sources say she was jealous that he was talking to Ice Spice and not […]
Boosie Badazz made it out of jail in time to go to the BET Awards. He celebrated his freedom, which may be temporary, by getting so hype during Latto’s performance of “Put It On Da Floor” that he ended up on the floor. Watch Boosie fall down after trying to dance on his chair. Boosie […]
Things are heating up between Pusha T and Jim Jones after Pusha dissed him in a new song by The Clipse. His words all have to do with Jim saying that he isn’t a top 50 rapper.Ā Jim released a clip of himself responding to Pusha’s verse over the weekend in which he insulted Pusha’s […]
It seemed like things were going well between Cardi B and Offset. However, there has been chatter on social media about more cheating from the Migo and there might be a video of the infidelity. Bardi responded to that by explaining what would happen if she and Set got divorced. [embedded content] āI donāt be […]
Keith Murray was all over the news about six months ago after telling wild sex tales about Shawnna, Superhead, and Foxy Brown. During his revelations, he sounded unhinged. It looks like he’s still also living wild in the streets. In the video below, a man pulls up on Murray’s home in Long Island and demands […]
Dr. Dre’s The Chronic album is considered to be one of theĀ greatest hip-hop albums of all time.Ā The album originally dropped in December of 1992, and included a “portrait” of Dre on the cover, but that wasn’t the original design.Ā The original design featured other elements, but were removed by request by Death Row and […]
Cardi B and Offset have been married for almost six years. There’s been a hiccup now and again. Ā But for the most part, they seem solid. In an attempt to keep it that way, Set has issued a threat to someone who sent Bardi an inappropriate DM. Offset exposes someone for trying to holler at […]
Yesterday, Drake announced that a book of his poetry would be available today. Turns out that’s not all that’s going on. This afternoon, Drizzy announced he would be dropping a new album titled FOR ALL THE DOGSĀ presumably very soon. “I made an album to go with the book. Ā They say they miss the old Drake […]
There has been tension between Pusha T and Jim Jones ever since Capo scoffed at the idea that Push is a top 50 rapper. Push hit Jones with an intricate sub in a new Clipse track he debuted at a Paris runway show. āBeware of my name, that thereās delegate / You know I know […]
There were bad feelings earlier this month after Floyd Mayweather defeated John Gotti III in an exhibition boxing match. Gotti’s sister Nicolette was particularly peeved about how things went down and went off on Floyd’s daughter Yaya. ā@floydmayweather your daughter was ran through by [an] animal with 12 different baby mamas ā your little circus […]
Remember Joe Exotic? The Tiger King had the country transfixed during the early days of COVID when there was nothing to do but Netflix. It didn’t end well for Joe: Ā He was convicted of trying to hire hitmen to kill his big cat rival Carol Baskins in early 2020 and was sentenced to 22 years […]
After a rough and oft-clowned start to his career, Lonzo Ball was settling in as a pretty good NBA player. Then injury struck midway through the 2021-2022 season. Ā He missed the rest of that year and the entire 22-23 season. Last night, the Bulls announced that they don’t expect the 25-year-old to play in 23-24. […]
This year’s XXL Freshman class isn’t particularly recognizable to Hip Hop fans At least they are well-known to law enforcement. 1090 Jake — who has a popular YouTube channel about crime and prison– claims that at least three of the rookie rappers have paperwork on them. While he doesn’t name names, XXL Freshman Boston Richey,Ā whose […]
Drake appears twice on Young Thug’s new albumĀ Business Is Business. He’s still owed for his verses, perhaps a result of the difficulty involved with dropping an album while you are in jail as Thugger has done. Drizzy pointed that out when promoting the project. “you owe me this timeā¦midnight @thuggerthugger1,” Drake typed. “U will be […]
Coi Leray was highly peeved when Latto name-dropped her on āPut It On Da Floor,” and it’s clear the New Jersey rapper still isn’t over it. āSmoking on that gas blunt big as Coi Leray / Bitches like to run they mouth, but Iām the type to run a fade,” rhymes Latto in the song. […]
YNW Melly is currently on trial for double murder in the killing of his crew members YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser. Part of the prosecution’s strategy is to paint Melly as a gang member, more specifically a Blood. In their attempt to do so, The Island Boys caught a stray. An undercover cop who was […]
It’s not easy being an Island Boy. You were already the butt of many jokes, and now everyone thinks Jeffrey Epstein is your late dad. Island Boy Kodiyakredd was arrested for domestic battery last month. In the clip below, you see him asking to be put in protective custody. [Jump to 7:30] [embedded content] “Ask […]
Cardi B weighed in on the five people missing on the Titanic Submersible and got blasted for it by Brian Szasz, the stepson of Hamish Harding, one of the missing men.Ā Meek Mill is another famous rapper who’s commented on the ongoing search, and he has a big problem with the news coverage. I canāt […]
Earlier this week, Taxstone got 35 years in the killing of Troy Ave’s bodyguard Ā Ronald āBangaā McPhatter. He was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter, two counts of assault in the first degree, one count of assault in the second degree, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. Troy, who […]
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But Boosie — who’s been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and transporting firearms across interstate highways — remains locked up Boosie claims prosecutors haveunjustly rejected the judge’s decision to let him out. “After the judge has granted me a bond, and I paid my full cash amount the prosecution refuse […]
Unveiling herself from China’s dynamic music scene, YAQI emerges as a standout powerhouse among the ever-growing roster of global artists. With an enchanting presence, unmatched musical prowess, and poetic finesse, she effortlessly captivates audiences worldwide. By seamlessly blending audacious electro-pop elements with profound emotional depth, this rising star solidifies her position as an unstoppable creative […]
Mega-billionaire social media bosses Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have a history of taking shots at each other in the press. Things may be about to get physical. Yesterday, in response to a report that Meta was building a competitor to Musk’s Twitter, Elon quipped that he was ready to get in a cage with […]
Image via SieteGang Yabbie/Instagram 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. Harley Geffner thinks about AndrĆ© 3000ās verse on āLife of the Partyā a lot. [embedded content] [embedded content] If […]