Based on the online reactions, it seems that a lot of people thought Lil Wayne should at least be in the top five on Billboard and Vibe’s top 50 rappers list. He was given the number seventh spot, with The Notorious B.I.G. being at number six. Meanwhile, Jay-Z was named number one and Kendrick Lamar, […]
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T.I. and Boosie Badazz have been bickering back and forth on social media for days now. It all started when Boosie said he wouldn’t do a joint album with him, becauseĀ Tip snitched on his dead cousin to beat a gun chargeĀ when he was a teenager. Tip thought it was funny, but also dropped his address […]
Gunna insists he didn’t snitch on Young Thug and the rest of the YSLs in his RICO plea deal which freed him with time served. But a lot of folks don’t believe it. As such, resuming his career on Thuggr’s label would be awkward. He might not have to worry about that. There are multiple […]
Last month, Lil Wayne announced his Welcome To Da Carter tour, which runs from April 4 to May 13. That led to speculation that we are about to get Carter VI, which would be his first album since 2020Ā Funeral. Today he added fuel to that fire by dropping the new Swizz Beatz-produced track Kant Nobody, […]
Drake will be 37 this year. Which is about the age rappers start threatening to retire. Drizzy broached the topic during a chat with Lil Yachty, 25. “I feel like I’m kind of introducing the concept, in my mind, of a graceful exit,” he told Boat. If Drake were to hang it up now he […]
Kay Flock is in jail awaiting trial on a second-degree murder charge. New York prosecutors say he shot a man to death in front of a Harlem barbershop in December of 2021. Kay says it was self-defense. None that may even matter. Ā This week the Feds hit the 19-year-old with RICO charges for his involvement […]
At a time most rappers his age are slowing down, Nas has never been busier. The 49-year-old has dropped four albums since 2020. The Queensbridge legend did Stephen Colbert last night and during the chat, he explained that he can no longer relate to his peers like JAY-Z, 50 Cent, or Ludacris because they are […]
Recently, Fat Trel and Jess Hilarious joined Kodak Black, 50 Cent, Lil Romeo, Young Junne, and Ā Slay Sean in calling out Master P for shady business practices. Trel was irked that P didn’t pay him for a project they did together and Jess says her pay forĀ I Got The Hook Up 2 was 15K short. […]
When Lil Yachty was talking about his album Let’s Start Here in January, he explained why he made a psychedelic rock album instead of a HipHop project. His explanation rubbed some the wrong way, so he responded to the backlash. [embedded content] “I think I created it because I wanted to be taken seriously as […]
Boosie Badazz won’t do a joint album with T.I. because Tip recently admitted that he snitched on his dead cousin to beat a gun charge when he was a teenager. Tip responded to Boosie dumping him by claiming he was embellishing when he told the tale and what really happened was the case was dismissed […]
Wiz Khalifa may smoke a lot of weed but it doesn’t affect his workouts.Ā In actuality, the rapper said it helps him whenever he’s doing cardio. “Nah, [weed doesn’t affect my breathing because] I got really good cardio,ā he told GQ. āI honestly think smoking weed helps my wind a little better because I have […]
The Gucci Mane Jeezy beef was one of the most notorious in rap history, leaving death and destruction in its wake. According to Bleu DaVinci, Bleu’s boss Big Meech was why the two ATLiens fell out. According to Bleu, he was initially supposed to be on “So Icy” with Gucci and Jeezy and Meech wanted […]
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Maino wants people to know they shouldn’t play with him.Ā A new video hit social media today that shows Maino outside a strip club, pinning a man down by his neck and yelling at him.Ā In the clip, Maino has his one hand around the man’s neck, and is heard yelling… “Didn’t I tell you, […]
When we last checked in, famous son Bronny James was either the 34th or 52nd best prospect in the 2023 high school class, which was down from his previous high of 19. According to ESPN, the 2022-2023 high school season changed things. Ā They are now predicting Bronny, who hasn’t picked a college yet, will […]
Last year, Eric Holder was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Nipsey Hussle and was facing up to life in prison. He got his sentence today and it’s a bit short of that. The judge gave him 60 years. Ā That’s 25 years for the murder, 25 more for a firearm sentencing enhancement, […]
Kanye has toned down the krazy in 2023. Perhaps that’s because he’s a married man. Ye wed Ā Bianca Censori in a private ceremony last month. Ā While there were some doubts it was a legit marriage, the two still seem to be together. Here’s a photo of the couple. Kanye and his wife Bianca spotted at […]
Dwight Howard is playing ball in Taiwan these days. In some ways, it hasn’t gone well. Ā His team, the Taoyuan Leopards, are in last place in the T1 League and Shaq has been mocking his exploits on TV. But the 37-year-old is posting numbers. In a recent game, D12 put up 84 points, 37 rounds, […]
Iggy Azalea went into detail about why she left Playboi Cari, who she has a son with. The two broke up in 2020. āI had something happen one day with my sonās father and me and it was just like one of those moments where youāre just like, I didnāt wake up thinking this is […]
Pooh Shiesty was sentenced to over five yearsĀ in prison last year after being accused of shooting two people in South Florida during a drug and sneaker deal that went south.Ā But Pooh says he’s still doing well in the financial department and he has so much money that Jay-Z, who’s a billionaire, can’t even relate […]
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According to Kodak Black, there were plans for him and Drake to do a collab album. However, Yak pulled out after Drake went and did Her LossĀ with “little buddy” 21 Savage. Kodak Black on a potential Drake collab albumā¼ļø? pic.twitter.com/r8LiteztdG ā RapTV (@Rap) February 21, 2023 “I had told Drake that I don’t want to […]
The late FBK’s mom joined OnlyFans earlier this month. She got some hate because she is a middle-aged, larger woman whose claim to fame is her son got killed in rap beef. According to her, the haters subscribed to the tune of a 35K first week on the adult subscription service. FBG Duckās mom claims […]
Superstar Pride’s single “Painting Pictures” has cracked the top 20 on Apple and Spotify, quite a feat for an unsigned and largely unknown artist. He may soon be neither of those things. HitsDailyDouble reports that a major label bidding war has erupted for Pride, who’s repped by NBA YoungBoy’s lawyer Hector Baldonado, and the final […]
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Boosie Badazz was going to do a joint album with T.I. Ā But then Tip admitted that he pinned a gun charge on his dead cousin years ago. That’s snitching in the mind of Boosie and all the folks around the Baton Rouge rapper. Ā As such, Boosie had to cancel his album with Tip, even […]
Jess Hilarious has joined the parade of artists who said Master P either scammed them or ripped them off. According to the comedian, Master P argued to pay her to be in two skits for I Got The Hookup 2. Ā However, he only paid her for the skit that ended up in the movie […]
Blueface has been talking tough about Atlanta rapper Lil Baby. But apparently, the reality tv trainwreck has problems at home. LA rapper Swifty Blue says that his homies recently took Blueface’s chain and the other Blue did nothing about it. “We talked about it earlier, we know the truth about ole boy, you know what […]