Nicki Minaj believes that the labels of her female rivals are shelling out cash to make Nicki look bad on social media. She forwarded this theory during a chat with Rah Ali at a listening party for her track Red Ruby Da Sleeze. “As you rap and you write, you get better. And you get […]
Shortly after Snoop Dogg bought his old label Death Row he removed its catalog from streaming because he didn’t like the payouts he was getting. As of last night, the catalog is back on the streamers. The move is part of a new record deal Snoop signed with Gamma, former Apple exec Larry Jackson’s label. […]
Former Westside Connection members Mack 10 and Ice Cube have been on the outs with each other for years. Some time ago, Mack said that he beat up Cube’s brother-in-law, which certainly didn’t help things. There was also a rumor that Cube told Mack he would squash the beef if Mack kissed his ring. But […]
Ja Morant has been suspended indefinitely by the Memphis Grizzlies after filming himself waving a gun in a Denver club. It was the latest in a long line of questionable behavior from the young star. Now we have another data point to suggest that Ja needs a major attitude readjustment. TMZ has learned that last […]
Logic released a cover of Ice Cube’s “It Was a Good Day” earlier this week and it got mixed reactions. One person who definitely hates it is Joe Budden who called Logic the worst rapper ever. Joe also told him to retire. Ice Cube’s son O’Shea Jackson Jr. was so bothered by the cover he […]
Metro Boomin and Hitmaka returned fire after Hit-Boy sent them and other producers a few shots. “I’m usually homeboys with producers I get compared to, but on this one I want to say I’m stretched out, extra leg room / I don’t really know dude, he seem like a cool cat/ But I never once […]
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Key Glock is done with asking for features. He explained why during a chat with Ebro. According to Glock, he asked a very famous rapper to remix his song for a million. He didn’t get the response he expected. Key Glock says he stopped asking for features after he offered an artist $1,000,000 and got […]
Last week, 50 Cent teased a collaboration with Rock Star games and their Grand Theft Auto franchise. Video games seemed like a departure for Fif, who’s been focused on developing TV series for the last several years. Turns out it’s not really. Today, 50 Cent jumped on social and gave more details about the collab. […]
50 shots, a member of the Jaro City gang and an affiliate of the late FBG Duck, has been sentenced to 115 years for the murder of O’Block Whitey, Chief Keef’s cousin, and for the attempted murder of two cops. The murder went down 11 years ago near 63rd King Drive in Chicago. After killing […]
After keeping his feelings on Will Smith in for a year, Chris Rock opened up during his “Selective Outrage” Netflix special. He suggested Will slapped him on the Oscar stage last March because he was bitter about Jada cheating on him with August Alsina and added many other not-nice things about Will. According to a source […]
Shawn Kemp, a basketball legend who’s transitioned into the legal weed game, was arrested yesterday for a drive-by shooting that followed an altercation at a Tacoma, Washington mall. We now have a video of the incident. It’s not exactly a driveby. Instead, the very tall Kemp walks up to a car in a parking lot […]
Hit-Boy has smoke for all of his competition. The producer decided to do a little rapping on a piano-based track that took shots at Metro Boomin, Southside, DJ Mustard and Yung Berg (aka Hitmaka). In his bars, he says Boomin can’t boom bap, Southside is overly reliant on the 808, Mustard can’t do soul and […]
As people in and out of the sports world continue to talk about Ja Morant being suspended by the Memphis Grizzlies for brandishing a gun, Fat Joe spoke about his dad, Tee Morant. Joe believes that Tee should be schooling his son more instead of enjoying his new found fame. “Ja Morant always got his […]
Ever since Gunna was released from prison after being arrested on racketeering charges with other YSL members, snitching has been a heavily discussed topic. Remy Ma is one of the latest people to weigh in on it, and she said civilians can also be snitches. Some have said that a person who isn’t involved in […]
Lil Uzi Vert has said it before: Satan is his boy and he has no problem worshiping him. In fact, he performed at Rolling Loud California last weekend and in a new song, Uzi said that he got his girlfriend, JT of the City Girls, to switch to the dark side. TMZ asked Tony Yayo […]
Kanye West’s ex-Julia Fox has an interesting family. Yesterday, NYPD counterterrorism units and FDNY HazMats busted into Fox’s brother and father’s upscale highrise apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East side. They found a ghost-gun factory, including parts, and drug-making equipment, including pressure cookers and various chemicals. According to the Upper East Site, it was part of […]
Like when he called the DMV rhymer the worst rapper ever after hearing his verse on French Montana’s “Twisted.” Joe’s latest comment about Logic came on a recent episode of his podcast, after he released a singing remake of Ice Cube’s “It Was a Good Day.” “Logic, I beg of you, I’m pleading with you, […]
Will Epstein/Instagram Please support our collective of music obsessives by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Will Schube still can’t believe Larry David got Salman Rushdie to say ‘fatwa sex’ on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Here’s one from a Noise Pollution favorite (and a close collaborator of a Noise Pollution Hall of Famer). Will […]
Playboi Carti’s Rolling Lound concert went hard. So hard that at least one concertgoer was left asking for Jesus. Fans left Playboi Carti’s performance at Rolling Loud because the screaming Scared them ?? pic.twitter.com/xaLJsbhWhy — Code RED (@CodeRED_tv) March 5, 2023 “I don’t know if y’all hear that,” said one young lady, as Playboi’s guttural […]
Crazy news coming out of Chile… A crazy shootout went down today after alleged robbers tried to steal $32.5 million in cash. The money was aboard a Latam airlines aircraft which flew in from Miami. Unfortunately, the shootout killed a security officer and an alleged robber. The rest of the robbers were able to flee […]
Michael Jackson has been a huge influence on the Weeknd.https://www.hiphoplately.com/check-the-10-best-selling-artists-in-world-in-2022/ You can hear it in how Abel sings. Now the 33-year-old has tied the late King Of Pop for an impressive Billboard chart record. This week, the Ariana Grande-featured remix of Weeknd’s six-year-old track “Die For You” hit number one on the Billboard charts. That […]
Drake likes his joint projects, having dropped one with Future and another with 21 Savage. He was supposed to do one with Kodak Black, but Yak objected when he did the Savage on first so he nixed it. Now it looks like Drake has found another young high profile rapper to work with. According to […]
Melle Mel got everyone talking when he criticized Billboard for giving Eminem the five spot on their list of GOAT rappers, arguing if Shady were Black he might not even make the top 50. While Eminem has been silent on the OG’s snub, folks like Fat Joe, Papoose and, of course, 50 Cent have rushed […]
600 Breezy sat down with VladTV and was told that Quavo might be testifying in the trial involving Takeoff’s murder. It’s been four months since the Migos rapper was shot and killed in Houston, and Quavo was right there when it happened. But Breezy says Quavo will be called a snitch if he testifies and […]
Math Hoffa mentioned Charleston White’s name on his My Expert Opinion podcast, which the controversial YouTuber didn’t like. White then threatened to rape his daughters, according to Hoffa, who are ages 6 and 7. So the podcast host responded. “Y’all see this sh*t? Y’all see this clown?” said Hoffa. “Last night, I told this n*gga […]
When Melle Mel said that Eminem made Billboard’s top 50 rappers list just because he’s white, people like Fat Joe, 50 Cent, and Papoose highly disagreed with him. Some even called Mel a racist for his comments. So, he responded to the backlash on his Hip Hop Corner podcast and brought up Em’s 2002 song […]
B+: Yeah, Mamao was part of it. Of course, that’s the beginning of the conversation between Madlib and Azymuth, which became the Jackson Conti record. And then the youngest of the drummers on our side was Derf Reklaw, who’s a really unique polymath, crazy, percussionist dude. On the Brazilian side, there was this dude called […]
B+: Yeah, Mamao was part of it. Of course, that’s the beginning of the conversation between Madlib and Azymuth, which became the Jackson Conti record. And then the youngest of the drummers on our side was Derf Reklaw, who’s a really unique polymath, crazy, percussionist dude. On the Brazilian side, there was this dude called […]