Ice Spice dissing Chance The Rapper is not a thing most people would expect to happen. “He a rapper, but don’t got a chance,” Ice spit. “Is this a diss or a shoutout,” Chance wondered, tagging Ice. Ice got back to Chance, declaring she would “never” diss him. So there you go.
Flavor Flav has spoken in the past about his drug addiction and in a new interview admitted to spending $2,400 a day on the stuff for six years straight. The Public Enemy member talked about it with DJ Akademiks and also said that he masked his addiction for a while. “I kind of maintained myself […]
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Gillie Da Kid is a huge Eagles fan…and he makes it known every week with his social media antics. The Philly rapper and podcast host was at the NFC Championship this weekend where the Eagles defeated the San Francisco 49ers to advance to the Super Bowl. After the Eagles finished business on the field, Gillie […]
Detroit rapper Teejayx6 is known for scamming. He dropped a song on how to do credit card fraud on the dark web and once got jumped for trying to scam Lil Baby. So it’s no big surprise that he tries to get out of paying the prostitutes he smashes. A lady of the night has […]
Latto was called out for wearing the same leopard print panties in two photos. Mocked for not having enough money to buy two pairs of underwear, Latto mocked right back. Oh no, it’s the panty police https://t.co/asz584q0jk — BIG LATTO ??? (@Latto) January 29, 2023 “Oh no, it’s the panty police,” she quipped. She could […]
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Tekashi 6ix9ine started a trend. The proud snitch can now count rappers like Gunna, SpotemGottem, and Boston Richey among his (alleged) brothers in rodent-hood. Young Scooter thinks the rats should band together and take their show on the road. “MOST YALL RAPPERS SHOUD GET WIT LIVE NATION AND DO A [rat] TOUR,” Scooter quipped. Would […]
You would think that anyone who tweets using The Source’s Twitter account would know at least the basics of Hip Hop history but nope. Over the weekend, someone who people thought was affliated with the Hip Hop magazine said they didn’t know that DJ Jazzy Jeff, of the rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the […]
DJ Akademiks had T Pain on his livestream a few months back During the chat, they were discussing strategies larger men can use to get hot chicks. In doing so, Ak revealed that Tinashe curved him back in the day — to the detriment of her career. [embedded content] “This all I got to say […]
Lil Yachty released his album Let’s Start Here, which is a psychedelic rock project, not a rap release. One of the celebs who posted about it is The Roots’ Questlove who said it makes him excited about the future of music. “I dunno man: after about 3 listens (and I thought I’d NEVER say […]
Unlike its NFC counterpart, the AFC title was an exciting game, won by the Chiefs with a last-second field goal. It was so exciting that Tony Romo, who was calling the game, may have almost dropped an N-bomb during the telecast. Did Tony Romo almost say the N word? ?@VanLathan investigates (w/ @TheRachLindsay ?) pic.twitter.com/HQzih0UBgW […]
Li Yachty’s new album Let’s Start Here is a departure from his old sound. The project is being described as a psychedelic rock album. At a listening project for the album, which dropped Friday, Boat explained why he switched it up. Lil Yachty says new album separates him from artists “copying the swag”https://t.co/52WCdDsvQr pic.twitter.com/iEwaiDretk — […]
Kodak Black is a polarizing figure. Some dismiss him as an annoying, ankle-bitting MAGA gremlin. Others believe he is one of the most talented young rappers in the game. Charlamagne explained why he is the former. “Kodak is the GOAT. I was watching that video and I was thinking to myself like, ‘Man, do people […]
Not a whole lot of people streamed Ice Spice’s debut EP Like ..? But one of them was Chance The Rapper and he has questions about Ice’s bars on the track “In Ha Mood.” “He a rapper, but don’t got a chance,” Ice raps. Here’s what Chance thought about hearing his name. Chance The Rapper wants […]
In 2015, Priscilla Rainey sued The Game for $10 million for sexually assaulting her on his VH1 reality show She’s Got Game. The Game never showed up in court to fight the charges, so a judge awarded her $7.1 million. He also vowed to never pay her. So, over years, a judge has rewarded Rainey […]
On November 6, 2000, King Von was shot and killed by Quando Rondo’s guy Lul Tim after a confrontation in an Atlanta parking lot. But the late Chiraq rapper still looms large in the Hip Hop world. Just check this out from earlier this week. NBA Youngboy fans put together a video of all […]
Dr. Dre, Future, and Zaytoven are among those who have sold their catalogs for many millions. It doesn’t look like T.I. is going to join the list. Tip spit out a “nope” when Shannon Sharpe asked if he planned to sell his catalog. But then he hedged a bit. .@Tip reacts to Dr. Dre selling […]
Wiz Khalifa smokes a lot of weed and he doesn’t care who knows. But it doesn’t affect his work rate. When you ask Wiz for a feature, he’ll get it back to you that day. And he’s not sure about rappers who can’t do that. The fact that I send my features back same day […]
Kanye has been having a tough time with the photographers lately. Days after dressing down some paparazzi, Ye got into it with another photographer and is now being investigated by the LAPD for battery. As you can see below, Kanye approaches a woman — who was sitting in the driver seat of her car with […]
Lil Tay, a foul-mouthed 9-year-old who was friends with people like XXXTentacion and Woah Vickey, was all the rage back in 2018. The elementary school student boldly proclaimed herself the world’s youngest flexer and had the Instagram page to back that up. Then she disappeared. The word was that her father, who was in a […]
Golden showers have been all the rage in Hip Hop since Puffy’s girl Yung Miami admitted she likes to be peed on, causing “Pee Diddy” to trend. In light of that, Boosie wants to make clear he doesn’t engage in any type of water play. “EVERYBODY N MY DM ASKING ME DO I GIVE GOLDEN […]
Chrisean Rock was seen shopping for wedding dresses earlier this week. Who she is getting married to is the question. Rock had been dating Blueface. But Blue appeared to dump her earlier this month when Chrisean revealed she was pregnant. Blue also denied the child was his. The volatile pair did Jason Lee’s show last night. […]
Producer Zaytoven has sold the rights to his 560-track catalog, which stretches back to 2005, to Ultra International Music Publishing. Included are songs like Migos’s “Versace” and 21 Savage’s “Famous.” The deal will also include some of Zaytoven’s future music. “Zaytoven is an extraordinary talent,” said UIMP founder/CEO Patrick Moxey. “He is the Father of […]
03 Greedo is in a halfway house after getting out of prison after about 4.5 years of a 20-year sentence for gun and drugs charges. He served his time in Texas, but Greedo is very much from Watts. So much so that he wants everyone to drop the Los Angeles when they refer to him. […]
Drake’s been over on the East Coast, playing shows in New York at the Apollo. A burglar tried to take advantage of this and rob Drizzy’s Los Angeles home last night. It didn’t end well for him. Drake’s security spotted the man leaving Drake’s $70 million mansion and called the police. The police spotted the […]
N.O.R.E. said on The Breakfast Club this week that Future has a problem with Drake collaborating with 21 Savage on the Her Loss album. That’s because Future and Drake released their joint album What A Time To Be Alive in 2015. Now, Freebandz rapper Young Scooter has gotten at N.O.R.E and he’s none too happy […]
Ice Spice is currently on a fierce promotional campaign for her newly released EP Like ..?. One of her latest interviews is with Apple Music 1’s Ebro Darden, and the rapper suggested that she’s bisexual. It was after Darden asked her if she dates squares. “Not squares but I like… good boys and girls,” […]
Snoop Dogg has been a star for a long time. Certainly long enough to do Jimmy Kimmel’s show in 2003. Kimmel is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his late-night show and he spoke to Snoop about the first episode they did together. Back then, Snoop had specific requests for his dressing room: Hot Wings Cafe or […]
Drake brought out Dipset during his much-talked-about shows at the Apollo Theater last weekend and now he’s a member of the Harlem group. Jim Jones made the announcement via Instagram on Thursday, January 26. “@champagnepapi official 5th member of #DIPSet,” he wrote in the caption. “U did tht thnku bless up to the whole #OVO.” […]