It appears Punch, the President of Top Dawg Entertainment, is flirting with the idea of dropping a full-length project again. But instead of releasing it the regular way on DSP’s, Punch is thinking about the $100 method the late Nipsey Hussle used back in 2013 as an inspiration for him to do the same. On […]
The men of The Breakfast Club are upset with Megan Thee Stallion and her team. During the Power 105.1 morning show’s rumor report on Tuesday (November 17), Angela Yee discussed Meg’s new interview with GQ where she went in depth about her incident with Tory Lanez – something both Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy […]
After releasing their Pluto x Baby Pluto collab album on Friday (November 13), Future and Lil Uzi Vert just blessed their fans with an additional eight new songs on the deluxe. While many artists tend to release the deluxe version a few months after the initial album, the new release arrived just days later on […]
Hotlanta – Just because Gucci Mane agreed to face Jeezy in a Verzuz battle doesn’t mean their bad blood has subsided. On Tuesday (November 17), LaFlare decided to fan the flames via Instagram by taunting Jeezy with a haunting reminder death has come between them in the past. “Gucci Mane: go dig up your old […]
The music industry is a cutthroat business and often times it takes ample amounts of cash to maneuver around it. Atlanta native Money Man learned that the hard way when he signed a deal with Bryan “Birdman” Williams and Cash Money Records in 2018 only to leave eight months later. During a recent interview with […]
Los Angeles, CA – In an ultimate sign of disrespect, Nipsey Hussle’s retail outlet in South Central Los Angeles, The Marathon Clothing Store, has reportedly been been vandalized. According to The Blast, a group of people smashed all the windows, looted the store and tagged graffiti on the walls and parking lot. A video of the incident […]
Internet Money is the go-to group when you want a sure-fire Hip Hop hit. They’re responsible for some of the biggest songs like Juice WRLD’s “Lucid Dreams” and Lil Tecca’s “Ransom” and have played an integral role in developing these two as well as many more artists like Iann Dior and Trevor Daniel. They’ve gone […]
Mike Will Made It took to his Instagram stories on Monday (November 16) to fight for his fellow producers and demand they get the full recognition they deserve on the songs they work on with these artists. In the since-deleted story, the Grammy Award-winner spoke on the difficulty producers have with being featured on a […]
Megan Thee Stallion is just days away from releasing her Roc Nation debut Good News. As the date inches closer, the 300 Entertainment artist has shared the album’s tracklist, which includes a song called “Shots Fired.” Her fans are convinced the track will ether Tory Lanez, who stands accused of shooting Megan in her feet earlier […]
50 Cent previously endorsed Donald Trump for re-election after disagreeing with President-Elect Joe Biden’s tax plan, which would’ve raised 50’s taxes considerably. Eventually, the former G-Unit general sided with Biden and explained why to The Breakfast Club on Tuesday (November 17). After noting he felt comfortable sharing his thoughts with the morning show, 50 revealed Trump’s […]
Rumors have circulated this week that Tay-K stabbed a prison guard and increased his current 55-year sentence behind bars, but his team has quickly denied those claims. In a tweet posted on Monday (November 16), a representative shot down the reports and alleged the rapper has been behaving during his time in jail. In fact, […]
LL COOL J found himself at the mercy of Twitter after he fired off a controversial tweet on Monday night (November 16). The “Rock The Bells” mastermind had a simple question for all those people unwilling to wear a mask despite COVID-19 cases exploding in record numbers over the past couple of weeks. “How can […]
50 Cent had a clever way to send another jab at Lil Wayne over his recent Donald Trump endorsement. On Tuesday (November 17), the rapper-turned-television mogul fired off an Instagram post about Wayne’s new federal weapons charge and had a reasonable suggestion for the Cash Money vet. “Wait a minute Trump still got 63 days left, call […]
Miami, FL – Lil Wayne is reportedly facing some serious prison time. According to TMZ, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida has charged the Cash Money legend with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. The charge stems from December 2019 when federal agents searched Weezy’s private […]
50 Cent was a recent guest on The Breakfast Club where he further addressed T.I. and the comments he appeared to make about King Von in the wake of his murder. “Handle YOUR beefs in YOUR city,” Tip wrote in part, leading many to conclude he was referring to the Chicago rapper’s murder outside of […]
Legendary Samoan Hip Hop group Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Eminem and Cypress Hill’s B-Real convened in 2003 for the single “911,” one of 12 tracks on Boo-Yaa’s West Koastra Nostra album. But it turns out, the song wasn’t just a typical collaboration between rappers — it’s much deeper than that. Last month, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.’s nephew Monsta Gunjah […]
King Von was shot and killed outside of an Atlanta hookah bar on November 6 and since then, the rap community has seen a string of subsequent shootings. Mo3 was murdered in Dallas while driving down Interstate 35, Boosie Badazz was shot in the leg while in town for Mo3’s vigil and Benny The Butcher […]
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The Griselda rapper is reportedly being treated for the wound at a local hospital. Benny The Butcher was shot in an attempted robbery in Houston on Sunday. According to TMZ, the rapper was parked with friends outside of a Walmart when a group of armed men pulled up in a car and demanded their jewelry. It’s […]
Russ has officially released his first independent project after leaving Columbia Records earlier this year. Though albums traditionally drop on Fridays, Russ decided to shake the snow globe and instead released his new CHOMP EP on Tuesday (November 17) – which is actually the old formula, as albums used to arrive on Tuesdays in the […]
Meek Mill may or may not be dropping an EP on Friday (November 20). Before deleting his social media accounts all together in the midst of backlash from his hometown, the Philadelphia native announced a “4 pack” of tracks in a tweet on Monday (November 16). “New flame this Friday,” he wrote with diamond emojis […]
Dallas, TX – More details have come out surrounding Mo3’s murder after he was shot and killed in his hometown on Wednesday (November 11). According to a TMZ report on Sunday (November 15), the Dallas rapper noticed he was being watched and followed when he left a woman’s house he’d stayed at the night before. […]
THOMSON, ILL. – Kodak Black remains behind bars following his 2019 arrest at Miami’s Rolling Loud Festival for charges regarding him falsifying forms when attempting to purchase firearms. Kodak has had a treacherous time in prison but finally received a new release date over the weekend. According to DJ Akademiks, the Florida rapper is set […]
Joyner Lucas ended up squashing his years-long feud with Logic when the former adversaries teamed up for “Isis” in 2019. The Worcester, Massachusetts rapper took to Facebook on Sunday (November 15) to explain Logic wasn’t his first choice to collaborate with on the ADHD standout. “Eminem was originally supposed to be on ‘ISIS,’ Joyner wrote […]
Buffalo, NY – Griselda is family — literally. Benny The Butcher and Westside Gunn are cousins while Conway The Machine is Westside’s brother. So when Benny was shot outside of a Houston Walmart on Saturday (November 14), Westside was presumably extremely concerned about his cousin’s well being. On Monday (November 16), a day after it […]
Philadelphia, PA – Meek Mill has apparently upset a handful of local rappers in North Philadelphia. On Sunday (November 15), the Roc Nation affiliate fired off a handful of tweets urging them to put their beefs behind them in the wake of King Von and Mo3’s recent murders. “I’ll get all the main big artist […]
50 Cent exploded onto the scene with his 2003 debut album Get Rich Or Die Tryin’,” which included the multi-platinum single “In Da Club.” Written by 50, Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo and co-produced by Dre and Elizondo, the song debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January of that year. The accompanying […]
EXCLUSIVE – Trippie Redd is set to appear on a brand new episode of FUSE’s Made From Scratch this week. The cooking series finds various artists cheffing up some of their favorite childhood dishes with various family members. Here, Trippie gets in the kitchen with his mother to cook some spaghetti. On Monday (November 16), HipHopDX […]
50 Cent is among the many artists offering their prayers for singer Jeremih, who’s currently hospitalized with COVID-19. On Sunday (November 15), the rapper-turned-television mogul provided an update on Jeremih’s condition via Instagram, explaining he appeared to be on the mend. “Thank you for praying for my Boy @jeremih,” 50 wrote in the caption. “he is responsive […]
Jim Jones stirred up some controversy in February when he claimed being a rapper is “more dangerous” than being a soldier. But in the wake of King Von and Mo3’s recent murders and the Boosie Badazz and Benny The Butcher shootings over the weekend, the Diplomats OG apparently thought it was time to reiterate his previous […]