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Today is the first day of the trial of the three men accused of murdering XXXTentacion. Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, and Trayvon Newsome are facing first-degree murder and armed robbery charges for gunning XXX down in front of a South Florida motorcycle shop more than four and a half years ago. Things got wild pretty […]
There has been drama surrounding Cardi B and Offset after footage leaked of them arguing with Quavo backstage at The Grammy’s. But not all is bad with the power couple, as news leaked today that they will be getting their own McDonalds Valentine’s day meal. Included in the meal are a cheeseburger , Quarter Pounder […]
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The trial of the three men accused of murdering XXXTentacion began this week. Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, and Trayvon Newsome are facing first-degree murder and armed robbery charges for gunning XXX down in front of a South Florida motorcycle shop more than four and a half years ago. A fourth man, Robert Allen, had also […]
Some folks think Gunna snitched when he took a plea deal in the state of Georgia’s sprawling RICO case against the YSLs and was allowed to walk out of jail while folks like Young Thug still face decades. Some folks, like Gunna and his lawyer, would disagree. Bandman Kevo thinks Wunna ratted. As such, he […]
You better do your homework when you come for LeBron James. Especially when J.J. Redick is around. The former sharpshooter responded to a First Take segment in which Mad Dog Russo and others questioned LeBron James’s spot as the NBA’s all-time points leader by arguing that he accumulated all those points by longevity and wasn’t […]
Grandmaster Flash has been around since Hip Hop’s inception so he knows a thing or two about the culture. On Sunday, while at the Grammys, the legendary Bronx DJ spoke about Drake and called him a genius. “He is probably the only rapper, and I want to speak on his talent because he’s a great […]
DJ Drama caused a stir when he said that Lil Uzi Vert’s song “I Just Wanna Rock” replaced Meek Mill’s “Dreams and Nightmares” as Philly’s new anthem. Meek responded to the claim and gave some pushback. Now, Uzi has weighed in and he also shrugged off Drama’s words. “I don’t think so,” said Uzi on […]
Jay-Z’s album 4:44 failed to win a Grammy in 2018, despite Jay having the most nominations that year for the project. He recently spoke with Tidal about the snub and said the nominating committee missed a golden opportunity. “In that moment, I was like, ‘They missed the opportunity,’ because people emulate success,” said Jay. “In […]
Gillie Da Kid and Wallo recently sat down with the Prince family on a new episode of their podcast, Million Dollars Worth of Game. During the interview, J Prince had some harsh words for Offset regarding Takeoff’s death, but he also chimed in about when “people” come to Houston. Prince denies forcing anyone to check in […]
Hailie Jade is all grown up. Eminem’s daughter, who he met 26 years ago in The Slim Shady EP track ‘Just the Two of Us’, announced her engagement to Evan McClintock today. The pair had been dating for several years. Hailie, 27, is a swimsuit designer and a podcast host. Congrats to the happy couple.
Ja Morant is a suburban kid from a nice two-parent home who’s now extremely wealthy. However, he never misses the chance to play the gangsta card. In the latest example, Morant’s crew confronted the Indiana Pacers staff and flashed a laser pointer at them. The incident resulted in some of Morant’s friends being banned from […]
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Kendrick Lamar became a three-time Best Rap Album winner at the Grammys last night when Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers won in that category. The other nominees were Pusha T (It’s Almost Dry), Jack Harlow (Come Home the Kids Miss You), Future (I Never Liked You), and DJ Khaled (God Did). Kendrick has been […]
Funk Flex extended an olive branch to the Wu-Tang Clan after he’s been beefing with the group for over 20 years. As Inspectah Deck explained in the docuseries Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men, Flex refused to play the Wu’s music for 10 years over a 1997 Summer Jam concert, where Ghostface Killah’s told the […]
Painest and arranger Robert Glasper won Best R&B album at the Grammys last night Chris Brown was among the nominees that Glasper’s Black Radio III beat out for the award. Brown did not take it well. Breezy lashed out at Glasper multiple times on social, constantly questioning who the 44-year-old five-time Grammy winner was. “Who the f*ck […]
The Pro Bowl went down on Sunday, February 5, and Rae Sremmurd performed at the halftime show. But many in the crowd, including retired quarterback Eli Manning, seemed to be ignoring the duo. Eli Manning prepping for 2H in middle of Rae Sremmurd performance lmao pic.twitter.com/371drjrEQy — Alex ? (@Dubs408) February 5, 2023 It was […]
Hulu released the trailer for the White Men Can’t Jump remake on Sunday and people had negative things to say about Jack Harlow, who co-stars in the flick. [embedded content] I think this will be so baddd — mikeythegooner (@Gooner20041) February 5, 2023 No shot. We hate Jack Harlow in this household pic.twitter.com/610X475eDh — Papa […]
It’s been the year of the rat in Hip Hop, with folks like Gunna, Boston Richey, and SpotemGottem doing questionable dances with the authorities. Boosie Badazz has long been a critic of any type of snithery. He’s been catching heat for some of his opinions on rappers who took things the 6ix9ine way. But he […]
Last month, 50 Cent explained how Master P finessed him on his first tour. “The first time I was on a tour it was with Master P” 50 Cent said to Big Boy. “He gave me the money for the eight shows, right? We did four of them. He said, ‘Aw man, something happened we […]
The Legendz of The Streetz Tour Reloaded hit Houston last night. Jeezy, Rick Ross, TI, Gucci Mane, Jadakiss, Cam’Ron, Trina, and more played at the Toyota Center in Texas’s biggest city. Judging from the video below, the show was either a flop or everyone left to go to the bathroom when Rick Ross came on. […]
When Fredo Bang was locked up he was able to sell some drugs in prison. However, he didn’t go as far as some of his fellow jailhouse dealers and users when it came to his anus. During a chat with VladTV, Fredo explained that prison drug smugglers referred to their anal region as their “Gucci […]
It’s safe to say Joe Budden and N.O.R.E. are the two of the most successful rappers-turned-podcasters. Other rappers, like T.I. and Fat Joe have jumped into the podcast game. According to Budden and N.O.R.E. a lot of these late entries just don’t have it. [Jump to 24 minutes.] [embedded content] “You know what’s crazy? I’m […]
Juice WRLD’s estate has sold his catalog. Late last year, 90 percent of the late rapper’s master recording income and 90 percent of his publishing ownership was purchased by Opus Music Group. The deal includes all his recordings and all of his unreleased recordings. The word is the sale went down for nine figures, which […]
Since Gunna took a plea deal in the Young Thug and YSL case, tons of rappers have cut ties with him and Lil Durk allegedly dissed him multiple times in songs. But none of that seems to matter to the Georgia rapper, as fans spotted him outside driving around in a drop top Porsche without a care in […]
Takeoff was killed in Houston during a dice game hosted by the Prince family. J. Prince Jr. notoriously stepped over Takeoff’s body after he was shot and there has long been talk that the shooter is tied to the Prince family and that the Prince family may have posted his bail. Prince family member Mike […]
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Ludacris hasn’t dropped an album since 2015. Instead, he’s been busy being a franchise movie star. But the 45-year-old dropped a little reminder that he’s still a first-class rap talent with this freestyle. Ludacris Snapped on this Freestyle? pic.twitter.com/udPOBzWPBS — Raphouse TV (RHTV) Backup (@raphousetv7) February 3, 2023 How would you rate Ludacris on the […]
After a rough patch during which the Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for nine games for posting anti-Semitic content things appeared to be going well between the point guard in his team Despite Kevin Durant’s injury, the Nets have been winning, and Irving just made his eighth all-star game. But things are not going well behind […]