During the press run for his album Wham, which drops on January 3, Lil Baby made it clear that he is no longer making music with his former bestie Gunna. Wunna notoriously took a plea deal early in the YSL RICO and walked home, triggering speculation that he snitched. About when Baby announced Wham — […]
Druski did a skit the other day when he mocked the Fresh and Fit podcast. This bothered Myron of Fresh and Fit, and he ranted against the comedian, ripping him for being fat and for”wifing up” Rubi Rose. Myron goes off on Druski for making fun of his Fresh & Fit podcast 😭 pic.twitter.com/kY0NJ3ofH1 — […]
Today, Spotify finally publically denied Drake’s charge that they conspired with Universal to artificially promote Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss “Not Like Us.” Also today, Russ, who loves to spill industry secrets, explained how Spotify is essentially being held hostage by the major labels. Disclaimer : I love Spotify and am grateful for the platform that […]
Over the last several years, Lil Reese has picked up multiple assault cases involving family members and ex-girlfriend. One of them has just bit him hard. Reese has been sentenced to five years in a Texas prison for assaulting a family member. Reese was initially arrested on the charge in 2022 and ended up spending […]
Presiden Biden has officially pardoned Big Meech’s brother and BMF co-founder Terry “Southwest Tee” Flenory. Tee had been under house arrest since he was released from federal prison on Covid concerns in 2020. He had been locked up since 2008 on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. His expected release was 2026 before the […]
Boxer Claressa Shields talked about her beef with Remy Ma during an interview with Jemele Hill. Shields and Remy had a back-and-forth on social media earlier this month over Papoose. It turns out, The Bronx Rapper learned that Pap was fooling around with Shields after reading his text messages. Plus, the championship boxer challenged Remy […]
Machine Gun Kelly has been in the headlines a lot lately. Last month, his now-ex girlfriend Megan Fox, revealed they’re having a baby. But shortly after, it was reported that she broke up with him after seeing something on his phone — perhaps evidence he cheated. MGK is in the news again today after his […]
YSL Woody is on tape snitching on Young Thug. Then he played the fool on the stand, claiming he had made it all up. Young Thug, who had been facing RICO charges, is free now after a plea deal that allowed him to go home in exchange for a lot of probation. During a chat […]
With their latest single, “Ms. Thotiana”, hip-hop duo UA (Unexpected Arrival) dives deeper into the emotional landscape of love, loyalty, and betrayal. Known for their unapologetic lyricism and high-energy beats, brothers Blaze and Denairo deliver a gritty yet relatable narrative, blending the raw honesty of classic hip-hop with a modern edge. Following the success of […]
Earlier this week, 50 Cent said the latest crop of female rappers are too sexual. “I just want somebody to break through who is not trying to sell some box,” he quipped on Hot 97.5. “Just need one!” Fif mentioned Glorilla and Sexyy Red as two of the box sellers. Now the femcees may team […]
50 Cent posted a disturbing video of Benzino threatening to kill himself. Zino can be seen sobbing and holding a knife, while a woman says she’ll call the police back and tell them not to come. “Benzino caught on video, by his girlfriend Ashley Bell threatening to unalive him self with a knife because she […]
Earlier this week, Bhad Bhabie accused Alabama Barker — daughter of blink-182’s Travis Barker — of trying to steal her baby’s father, Le Vaughn. Alabama said she didn’t know that Bhabie and Le Vaughn were still together. She claimed Le Vaughn threw a bottle at her as well, which happened during a trip to Las […]
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Kendrick Lamar will soon embark on North American stadium tour. Maybe he should consider staying in LA and guarding the homefront. For the third time, one of K. Dot’s hometown murals has been defaced. .@kendricklamar’s mural got vandalized again ❤️🩹 pic.twitter.com/WwMpaexlJO — Kendrick Lamar Fan Page (@KendrickLamarZZ) December 18, 2024 This time, somebody added some […]
The feds have charged Lil Durk with murder for hire in the death of Quando Rondo’s cousin, and he will likely also be charged with murder for hire in the death of the man accused of killing Durk’s brother. Given that the Feds rarely miss, there is a good chance Durk will never come home. […]
Quando Rondo will be heading to federal prison next month. He was recently given a 33-month sentence after pleading guilty to distributing substances like fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana. The 25-year-old posted a message on Instagram Stories this morning and ripped those who keep asking for things. “I just caught 33 months the whole world […]
Kanye West was sued a few years ago and accused of stealing technology for his Yeezy brand and Sunday Service events. He was asked a bunch of questions by attorney Michael Popok in a deposition and was nothing less than defiant. The exchange, which took place on Zoom, can be seen on A&E’s new show […]
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Chance The Rapper’s wife, Corley Bennett, has filed for divorce this week. The pair announced their separation in April. “After a period of seperation, the two of us have arrived at the decision to part ways. We came to this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together,” the ex-couple typed. “God […]
Snoop Dogg’s Missionary album, produced by his old friend Dr. Dre is set to have an opening week of 36K and finish 20th on the Billboard chart. That may not sound like much, but it’s a pretty good number for Snoop — none of his last four albums have topped 10K in their first week. […]
Offset seemingly sent a shot at his ex-wife Cardi B after she exposed his hacked text messages. One of those messages showed Set wanting to sleep with her, a request that she turned down. The Migos rapper was also seen eyeing Cardi while she twerked at his birthday party this past weekend. “Lies told to […]
When Jay-Z’s rape accuser spoke to NBC News a few days ago, she had a lot of inconsistencies in her story. The woman claims that Jay and Diddy raped her at one of Diddy’s VMA afterparties in 2000 when she was 13 years old. Jay’s lawyer Alex Spiro held a press conference yesterday and exposed […]
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Back when Bobbi Althoff was still a thing, she interviewed with Offset. During the exchange, they each said they had no idea who the other is, and Offset claimed he thought he was going to talk to Bobby Boucher, Adam Sandler’s character in The Waterboy. The interview ended awkwardly, suggesting the two didn’t like each […]
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50 Cent was having fun during his stop on Andrew Schulz’s podcast. In addition to confronting Schulz about his comments on making Kendrick Lamar his prison bottom and suggesting Young Buck got diddled by The Diddler, Fif addressed Puff Daddy’s sexuality. Fif joked about Diddy and Meek Mill wearing matching outfits and remembered when Puffy […]
Travis Scott brought actor Owen Wilson to the stage at Rolling Loud Miami this weekend, which went viral. A video of Wilson looking mesmerized during Sexyy Red’s performance also made the internet rounds. The 56-year-old can be seen watching the St. Louis rapper with his mouth open as if he’s never seen anything like her. […]
Fat Joe spoke with GQ about his 2012 song “Pride N Joy” that features Kanye West, Miguel, Busta Rhymes, Mos Def, DJ Khaled, and Roscoe Dash. The Bronx rapper remembers going through a grueling studio session for the song, because Kanye made him record his verse hundreds of times. “It was coming right after ‘Another […]
Top5 has been Drake’s head goon ever since Drizzy helped him beat a murder charge. He’s been having fun with it, most recently suggesting Kendrick Lamar might not survive his tour stop in Toronto. During a chat with Adam22, Wack 100 explained why Drake needs to cut Top5 loose. Wack100 tells adam22 he has information […]