It’s not looking good for Lil Durk. The Feds are holding him without bail on murder-for-hire charges, and we all know the Feds rarely miss. It would be a big ask of Durk’s BM and on-and-off girl, India, to hold Smurk down for what will likely be about 20 years to life. Here’s video of […]
Donald Trump has helped folks like Kodak Black and Lil Wayne out of legal jams. The Feds believe Big U is hoping the President will use his pardon powers on him. The Crip boss has been charged with murder, racketeering, extortion, robbery, and fraud as part of a 43-count federal indictment unsealed in March 2025. […]
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Gabriella Zuniga is suing her ex, Shannon Sharpe, for rape. She wants $50 million. She is being represented by Tony Buzbee, who got caught trying to shake down JAY-Z. So it’s fair to doubt her story. Here are some photos of Zuniga, who’s Karli on OnlyFans and is said to be 20. This is her […]
We don’t know the first nine nominees for the 2025 XXL Freshman Class. But we do know the dozens of rappers who are up for the fan-voted tenth spot. One of those rappers has turned down the chance to be nominated. According to PlaqueBoyMax, he is not accepting votes even though he is on the […]
Yesterday was the day Kanye admitted to having a sexual relationship with his male cousin when they were children. ” Thatās when I gave my cousin head, gave my cousin head / Gave my cousin head, I gave my cousin head / I gave my cousin head,” Kanye raps on the track “Cousin.” Given Boosie […]
According to Dave Blunts, he wrote Kanye West’s upcoming WW3 album. Dave Blunts says he wrote every song on Yeās upcoming WW3 album špic.twitter.com/LF2L09u8QH ā Akademiks TV (@AkademiksTV) April 22, 2025 “Everyone seems to think WW3Ā is an anti-semitic album, but it’s not,” Blunts said, while playing a snippet. ” It’s about one man going between […]
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Kanye West shocked the world this morning by admitting he had a sexual relationship with his male cousin when they were growing up. Now that that cat’s out of the bag, Azealia Banks listed the male celebrities she believes Ye has got freaky with. “Kanye and Virgil were lovers,” Banks typed. “Elon def got some […]
Image via Jim Legxacy/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 says The Bermuda Triangle really fell off. [embedded content] [embedded content] Yesterday, I saw a friend I […]
Last month, the feds raided Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Florida home and found drugs and guns. That’s a probation no-no, and could send the troll rapper back to prison. 6ix9ine was in court today, and he did what he does best: tell. According to 6ix9ine, a (former) friend planted MDMA, a bag with cocaine residue, and a […]
Kanye West has been spending the last couple of months trying to shock us on X. He may have just sent out his most shocking Tweet. “This song is called COUSINS about my cousin thatās locked in jail for life for killing a pregnant lady a few years after I told him we wouldnāt ālook […]
Kevin Gates decided to take a shot at LeBron James’s relationship with his wife, Savannah, explaining that he wouldn’t trade places with LeBron, despite his wealth and fame, because Savannah doesn’t look at the GOAT the way white women do. LeBron responded to that out-of-nowhere attack by dismissing the relevance of Gates. “Kings don’t concern […]
Krazy, Kinky Kevin Gates talked wild about LeBron James’s relationship with his wife, Savannah, the other day. According to Gates, he wouldn’t trade places with LeBron — even though James has a lot more money and fame — because he doesnāt like the way Savannah James looks at her husband. “I like the way white […]
Kevin Gates and Brittany Renner have flirted for years. They finally got together last month, bonded by their shared experience with Islam. Some folks are upset that Gates has brought his perverted world. Gates doesn’t see it that way. He defended his relationship with Renner on social media. Do you think this relationship will last?
Ozempic Ice Spice dumped the pill and gained some of the weight back. Ozempic Lizzo is still going strong. The singer posted before-and-after photos, displaying her weight loss. Lizzo shows off her weight loss results š„ pic.twitter.com/Vp0NOGqT9Z ā No Jumper (@nojumper) April 18, 2025 What do you think?
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are arguably the rap game’s two biggest stoners. In a surprise twist, Wiz got Snoop’s kids high for the first time. āI did that to Snoop Doggās kids. We were shooting High School, the movie, and he was out of the trailer doing his part. And he came back in […]
Yella Beezy was arrested earlier this year for ordering the murder of Mo3. After some effort, he was able to scrape together the money to post a 750K bond. What he hasn’t been able to do is secure modifications to the bond that allow him to leave his home. Beezy asked the judge to let […]
Last year, Luce Cannon notoriously claimed that he walked in on Puff Daddy making Reginald VelJohnson of Family Matters fame squeal by blowing out his back. “Diddy came back and tells me, ‘there’s nothing more enjoyable than having a man do something for money,” he claimed Puff told him after finishing in Carl Winslow. VelJohnson […]
Drake believes Kendrick Lamar crossed a line when he accused him of being a pedophile in “Not Like Us.” So much so, he is suing Universal for promoting the defamatory track. According to TDE President Punch, that wasn’t even the worst of what Kendrick had planned for the Canadian. Speaking to Curtiss King, Punch revealed […]
Drake is suing his label, Universal, for defaming him as a pedophile by promoting (and artificially promoting) Ā Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Yesterday, UMG issued a long warning to Drake, which ended with this: As the old saying goes, ‘be careful what you wish for.’ Both the Texas and New York proceedings are an affront […]
Words like “rat” and “snitch” have followed Gunna around since he copped a plea in the YSL RICO case and walked out jail in late 2022. Wunna and his lawyer have both insisted he didn’t tell on anyone. YSL boss Young Thug has given mixed signals on what he thinks about Gunna; Ā blasting him in […]
Lil Wayne loves to plead ignorance. For example, he recently claimed he had no idea JAY-Z and Kanye had an album together. During his big Rolling Stone interview, to promote Carter VI, he said he had no idea that Lil Durk was locked up, despite owning multiple pieces of Free Durk merch. “There are two […]
DDG and Waka Flocka have beef with each other. According to DDG, Waka called him a female for commenting on someone else and clowned his outfit. Ā “Why are you commenting on everything involving me negative?” asked DDG. “Waka, stop speaking on me. That sh*t lame. That sh*t hella lame. N*ggas respect you. I expect […]
Blueface’s mother, Karlissa Saffold Harvey, posted an apology letter from the rapper, where he admitted wrongdoing. Ā “I want to apologize to you for letting any female influences affect our relationship,” wrote Blueface. “I thought a few females may have loved me more than you, but I was wrong. Iām glad I came to prison […]
Lil Wayne is set to drop Carter VI on June 6. He’s started doing press for the project. During a chat with Rolling Stone, he revealed some of the album’s features. They are Billie Eilish, Wyclef Jean, Andrea Bocelli, Miley Cyrus, Elephant Man, Machine Gun Kelly, Bono, Wheezy, and Kanye West. Despite having Ye on […]
Drake is continuing with his lawsuit against his label, UMG. He believes they defamed him by promoting Kendrick Lamar’s track “Not Like Us,” which suggests Drake is a pedophile. Universal responded to the latest amendment to Drake’s lawsuit, which targets The Super Bowl Halftime Show and The Grammys, with a warning for the Canadian. “Drake, […]
The talk of Offset cheating on Cardi B when they were married is well-documented. But he wasnāt accused of cheating with Moneybagg Yoās girlfriend Ari Fletcher until now. The rumor came from blogger 1goatalexis, who got a response from Fletcher herself. Cardi B allegedly claims in text messages, shared by blogger 1goatalexis, that AriTheDon slept […]
Chris Brown has been compared to Michael Jackson for most of his career.Ā 50 Cent once called him the new M.J., andĀ Fat Joe saidĀ he wouldāve taken the late singerās place if he didnāt assault Rihanna in 2009. The latest celeb to compare Chris to Michael is Bobby Brown, who sat down for an interview on […]
Paul Thompson is running throughĀ the 323 with Yak Gotti Young Thugās world is elastic. On his brooding Barter 6, the cartoon excess snaps back to unnerving realism, Birdmanās coupe back to the final songās jail cell. (He makes bail.) At the end of his verse on āDream,ā Yak Gotti raps, āIām living out the dream, […]