Drake is gamblingest rapper in the rap game. So of course he had big money on the NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat. And he won big. Drake had two bets going. A million on Denver to win the series, which only paid out $1.23 million when they did because they […]
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The exhibition fight between boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and mob scion John Gotti III was a sloppy mess. Floyd didn’t take it all that seriously. He didn’t wear a mouthguard and kept his hands down. To his credit, Gotti was able to get some punches in, and in the sixth round, the ref called off […]
Shortly after Kyrie Irving posted a link to an antisemitic movie last year he was suspended from his shoe deal with Nike. That suspension eventually turned into a termination. He’s been in discussion for a new shoe deal since. Multiple sources are now reporting he’s signed a deal with Chinese sporting goods company Anta, who […]
Paul Pierce appeared drunk on his former teammate Kevin Gartnett’s NBA Finals watch live stream last week. ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith ripped Pierce for his behavior. “Things started to go off the rails quickly because fans noticed that Paul Pierce was apparently drunk, or at least his behavior seemed to be that of an […]
Ms Jacky Oh!’s memorial service was over the weekend. The former Wild ‘n Out cast member and partner of DC Young Fly died last month in Miami at 32 years old. Young Fly praised her while speaking at the service and spoke of their three children. “I love you, Jack. These kids are beautiful, […]
Janelle Monae has been going through a change in her career, becoming much more free with her body. The branding change was in coordination with her new album The Age of Pleasure, which just dropped on June 9th, The singer-songwriter wore a see-through wet t-shirt to promote her single, “Lipstick Lover,” and she had even […]
DJ Drama and Drake have had their issues in the past. Some involved Meek Mill and those reference tracks, and others involved girlfriend smashing. Now Drama has Toronto issues. GGG goons from The 6 claim they beat and robbed the DJ for not checking in. In doing so, they shouted out Drake. DJ Drama Allegedly […]
Nick Cannon isn’t just a baby-making machine. He also has jokes. On the latest episode of The Daily Cannon Nick riffed on the rumors Vivicia A. Fox wanted to date 50 Cent again. According to Cannon, she’d be getting a differently shaped 50 after all these years. “He is fat! He look like he got a […]
Boosie Badazz has made comments in the past that suggest he’s anti-gay. But Boosie doesn’t want you to get it twisted. While he might not like homosexual cartoons or transgendered children, he does think gay people have some very positive traits compared to “regular” people. [embedded content] “People have to understand that it’s not the […]
Lil Wayne has yet to do a Verzuz and probably never will. But if he were to, names like JAY-Z and 50 Cent have been thrown out as worthy opponents. According to Weezy, there is only one rapper who can take on Weezy. And that is Lil Wayne. “I was interested in Mixtape Weezy going against […]
Back on November 1, 2022, Migos rapper Takeoff was shot and killed while playing dice in Houston. Rumors were swirling about who was involved, and just two weeks ago a Prince Family associate named DJ Pat was indicted for the murder. Takeoff’s mother Titania Davenport is now suing the property owners where her son was […]
Lil Durk has had some high-profile beefs in his day. NBA YoungBoy and Tekashi 6ix9ine come to mind But he wants everyone to know that all of his beef is organic and is not meant to drive record sales. I don’t beef for promo I come up with different waves peeping the police energy y’all […]
Lil Wayne has five installments in his legendary Carter series. “I’m going to be so honest with you: I don’t know Tha Carter III, Tha Carter II, Tha Carter One from Tha Carter IV. And thats just my God’s honest truth. You could lie, You could ask me [about] such and such song. I wouldn’t even […]
Celebrity jeweler Johnny Dang made quite a Cuban link for OnlyFans boss Sauce Walka. In fact, the chain was so extravagant the deal had to down in the private client section of a Miami Chase bank. “Sauce Walka, Johnny Dang, half a million dollar chain in the bank,” Sauce said after Dang put the chain […]
According to R Kelly’s ex-cellmate, R Kelly believed that JAY-Z wanted to have him killed. R Kelly and JAY did two albums at the beginning of the century. However, things went bad during their co-headlining tour in 2004, and after an altercation between the two superstars entourages Kelly was removed from the tour. Ronnie Bo […]
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50 Cent has called out Starz many times over his show Power, which he executive produces, and now we know why. During an interview with Vulture, 50 said the network underpaid him and he chalks it up to racism. “Every two years, it felt like we was auditioning for a major carrier,” he explained. “It’s […]
Tory Lanez will be sentenced on June 13 for shooting Megan The Stallion in the feet in 2020. Prosecutors have recommended 13 years. They want Lanez’s aggressive behavior toward Meg after the shooting to be considered when deciding how long Tory will be going away. In court filings, they cite an incident at Rolling Loud […]
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Drake has made it somewhat official with Lilah Pi, who he has been rumored to be dating, shouting her out on his new track “Who Told You” with Ju Hus. “So Lilah Pi, don’t make my eye cry/Let me hold your controller, I’m not one of the controllin’ guys I want you to touch road […]
It’s been over 2 years since DMX passed away from an overdose. The New York rapper left behind seventeen children, and one of them has started playing the piano. Exodus, who is 6-years-old, recently took up the piano, and showed off his skills on Instagram. He first played “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” but he followed […]
Paul Pierce brought a friend to Kevin Garnett’s NBA Finals watch livestream. A friend he paid for the day. Pierce, who was fired by ESPN for partying with escorts on IG Live, surprised his former teammate by stunting the sex worker. “This my girlfriend for the day, they got a website girlfriends for the day,” […]
Latto believes that female rappers have to go above and beyond just to compete, while male rappers don’t have to do much at all. The Atlanta rapper spoke to NME about it after being asked if she agreed with Cardi B, who in 2021 said that female rappers are the most disrespected. “I definitely agree […]
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The Phoenix Suns have waived future Hall of Fame Guard Chris Paul. The 38-year-old had two years and $61 million left on his deal but only $15 million was guaranteed. BREAKING: Phoenix Suns have notified star Chris Paul that he will be waived, making the future Hall of Famer one of the top free agents […]
There’s more drama surrounding Blueface. The off-beat rapper turned no-budget Hugh Heffner has been arrested today in Las Vegas for robbery. There are reports that the charge stems from him getting in the middle of a fight involving his baby-mama-to-be Chrisean Rock. While Blue is known to disrespect Chrisean and request that she gets an […]
Not too long ago, Lil Durk posted a message about helping one of his fans convert to Islam. But he’s far from done helping those of the Muslim faith, based on a recent social media message. “I want to hold the biggest prayer in Chicago for the Muslims that bring everybody together soon pride to […]
The Saudis just bought the PGA Tour. But it looks like they can’t buy Lionel Messi. Multiple sources are reporting that the soccer GOAT is turning down a $400 million a year offer to play soccer in Saudi Arabia and will instead sign with Inter Miami FC in the MLS. The 35-year-old, whose contract with […]