Ja Morant is a suburban kid from a nice two-parent home who’s now extremely wealthy. However, he never misses the chance to play the gangsta card. In the latest example, Morant’s crew confronted the Indiana Pacers staff and flashed a laser pointer at them. The incident resulted in some of Morant’s friends being banned from […]
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Kendrick Lamar became a three-time Best Rap Album winner at the Grammys last night when Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers won in that category. The other nominees were Pusha T (It’s Almost Dry), Jack Harlow (Come Home the Kids Miss You), Future (I Never Liked You), and DJ Khaled (God Did). Kendrick has been […]
Funk Flex extended an olive branch to the Wu-Tang Clan after he’s been beefing with the group for over 20 years. As Inspectah Deck explained in the docuseries Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men, Flex refused to play the Wu’s music for 10 years over a 1997 Summer Jam concert, where Ghostface Killah’s told the […]
Painest and arranger Robert Glasper won Best R&B album at the Grammys last night Chris Brown was among the nominees that Glasper’s Black Radio III beat out for the award. Brown did not take it well. Breezy lashed out at Glasper multiple times on social, constantly questioning who the 44-year-old five-time Grammy winner was. “Who the f*ck […]
The Pro Bowl went down on Sunday, February 5, and Rae Sremmurd performed at the halftime show. But many in the crowd, including retired quarterback Eli Manning, seemed to be ignoring the duo. Eli Manning prepping for 2H in middle of Rae Sremmurd performance lmao pic.twitter.com/371drjrEQy — Alex ? (@Dubs408) February 5, 2023 It was […]
Hulu released the trailer for the White Men Can’t Jump remake on Sunday and people had negative things to say about Jack Harlow, who co-stars in the flick. [embedded content] I think this will be so baddd — mikeythegooner (@Gooner20041) February 5, 2023 No shot. We hate Jack Harlow in this household pic.twitter.com/610X475eDh — Papa […]
It’s been the year of the rat in Hip Hop, with folks like Gunna, Boston Richey, and SpotemGottem doing questionable dances with the authorities. Boosie Badazz has long been a critic of any type of snithery. He’s been catching heat for some of his opinions on rappers who took things the 6ix9ine way. But he […]
Last month, 50 Cent explained how Master P finessed him on his first tour. “The first time I was on a tour it was with Master P” 50 Cent said to Big Boy. “He gave me the money for the eight shows, right? We did four of them. He said, ‘Aw man, something happened we […]
The Legendz of The Streetz Tour Reloaded hit Houston last night. Jeezy, Rick Ross, TI, Gucci Mane, Jadakiss, Cam’Ron, Trina, and more played at the Toyota Center in Texas’s biggest city. Judging from the video below, the show was either a flop or everyone left to go to the bathroom when Rick Ross came on. […]
When Fredo Bang was locked up he was able to sell some drugs in prison. However, he didn’t go as far as some of his fellow jailhouse dealers and users when it came to his anus. During a chat with VladTV, Fredo explained that prison drug smugglers referred to their anal region as their “Gucci […]
It’s safe to say Joe Budden and N.O.R.E. are the two of the most successful rappers-turned-podcasters. Other rappers, like T.I. and Fat Joe have jumped into the podcast game. According to Budden and N.O.R.E. a lot of these late entries just don’t have it. [Jump to 24 minutes.] [embedded content] “You know what’s crazy? I’m […]
Juice WRLD’s estate has sold his catalog. Late last year, 90 percent of the late rapper’s master recording income and 90 percent of his publishing ownership was purchased by Opus Music Group. The deal includes all his recordings and all of his unreleased recordings. The word is the sale went down for nine figures, which […]
Since Gunna took a plea deal in the Young Thug and YSL case, tons of rappers have cut ties with him and Lil Durk allegedly dissed him multiple times in songs. But none of that seems to matter to the Georgia rapper, as fans spotted him outside driving around in a drop top Porsche without a care in […]
Takeoff was killed in Houston during a dice game hosted by the Prince family. J. Prince Jr. notoriously stepped over Takeoff’s body after he was shot and there has long been talk that the shooter is tied to the Prince family and that the Prince family may have posted his bail. Prince family member Mike […]
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Ludacris hasn’t dropped an album since 2015. Instead, he’s been busy being a franchise movie star. But the 45-year-old dropped a little reminder that he’s still a first-class rap talent with this freestyle. Ludacris Snapped on this Freestyle? pic.twitter.com/udPOBzWPBS — Raphouse TV (RHTV) Backup (@raphousetv7) February 3, 2023 How would you rate Ludacris on the […]
After a rough patch during which the Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for nine games for posting anti-Semitic content things appeared to be going well between the point guard in his team Despite Kevin Durant’s injury, the Nets have been winning, and Irving just made his eighth all-star game. But things are not going well behind […]
On January 7, five Memphis cops beat 29-year-old Tyre Nichols to death after a traffic stop. The officers, who were all Black, have been charged with murder and kidnapping. There have been some unverified whispers that the “Scorpion” unit the accused officers belong to is affiliated with a street gang, possibly the Vice Lords. Memphis […]
During a stop on Big Boy’s Neighborhood, the 47-year-old was asked if there was one moment in his legendary run that he would like to relive. Fif had a very specific answer. “The first time I realized the numbers on Get Rich or Die Tryin, that was it for me. Like, we had a short first […]
Sometimes you just have to clap back. That’s what GloRilla said while discussing Internet trolls with New Music Daily Radio. She also talked about having a lot of folks weighing in on her life and how she deals with it. “I was engaging at first,” said the Memphis rapper, who just released her new “Internet […]
Kylie Jenner threw an Astroworld themed birthday party for her children Stormi and Aire, which Twitter isn’t happy about. That’s because 10 people were killed at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in 2021 during a stampede. Scott is Stormi and Aire’s father but he and Kylie recently broke up. One person called the youngest Kardashian sister “heartless” […]
DJ Drama believes that Lil Uzi Vert is now the go-to anthem maker for Philadelphia’s increasingly successful sports team. “I think it’s fair to say that ‘I Just Wanna Rock’ has replaced — with all due respect — ‘Dreams and Nightmares’ as the new anthem of Philadelphia, as the new anthem of the Philadelphia Eagles […]
Last week, Sada Baby claimed he used to spend 20K a week on lean. This isn’t possible unless he was keeping his whole gang in drank. Rylo Rodriquez, who is always photographed double cupping, just flexed a lean bill that is more reasonable but still outrageous. Rylo Rodriguez says he spends about $4,000 a week on […]
50 Cent apologized to Megan Thee Stallion and Math Hoffa has followed suit. The battle rapper and My Expert Opinion host spoke about Megan on Drink Champs, saying he was wrong for not believing that Tory Lanez shot her. Lanez was convicted of shooting Megan in the feet in December and he’s now facing decades in […]
Jamal Crawford really got 50 Cent going when he said it was JAY-Z over Eminem in terms of impact on the culture, with Fif, of course, defending his White Boy. During a chat with Rory and Mal, Don Cannon also gave Eminem the edge — but acknowledged it’s really close. [embedded content] “My first time […]
Back in 2018, Juelz Santana was seen in a video with his front teeth missing. 50 Cent clowned him for it and so did people on Twitter. But the jokes may now be coming to an end, because the Dipset rapper showed off a new set of chompers in an Instagram video. “Watch Ya Mouth […]
Detroit area rappers Armani Kelly, 28, Dante Wicker, 31, and Montoya Givens, 31, were all supposed to perform at a Detroit club on January 21, but that show was cancelled. Since that night, all three men dropped off the face of the earth. Police were able to locate Kelly’s car in Warren, MI, which was […]
Justin Bieber recently got $200 million for his catalog. That’s a bit less than the $200 to $250 million Dr. Dre got for his catalog and quite a bit more than the $75 million Future got for his. After seeing these numbers, Lil Duval has come to a conclusion, which he presented on Twitter. “If […]
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