Tory Lanez and Drake’s relationship has had its ups and downs. However, Drake has been fairly supportive of his fellow Canadian since he got himself locked up for firing his weapon at Megan Thee Stallion. Tory returned the favor during a chat from prison with the Full Send boys. “I’m proud of the stance of […]
In 2022, Casanova pleaded guilty to RICO and narcotics offenses in federal court, admitting to participating in a poker game shooting in Florida in 2020, a robbery in New York City in 2018, and trafficking over 100 kilograms of weed. He renounced gang life before the sentencing and was given 15 years. He could have […]
Kendrick Lamar collaborator Hitta J3 is being criticized for a tweet he sent in 2015. “She off a xan, her coochie easy,” tweeted Hitta. Most, if not all, of the backlash is coming from Drake fans since they’re still angry about Kendrick calling Drizzy a pedophile in “Not Like Us.” “I see not like us […]
50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather Jr. were once friends before they fell out with each other. At the height of their beef, Floyd called 50 a washed up rapper, and 50 accused him of being illiterate. That mainly has to do with that infamous clip of Mayweather struggling to read a radio drop years ago. […]
Puff Daddy isn’t just facing criminal charges for his diddling. He has over 100 men, women, and children suing him for sexual assault. One of the latest suits has a 2Pac twist. In it, a male escort claims Puff paid to have him visit him in a New York hotel in 2012 and have oral […]
AKTHEPROD’s Personal is a standout project that showcases his growth as an artist. The Woodbury, New York native blends hip-hop, R&B, and electronic elements to create a sound that’s both fresh and emotionally charged. With this album, AKTHEPROD moves beyond his roots as a producer, stepping into his role as a fully realized artist who […]
FSI personality Joy Taylor was all the rage last month when an unrelated sexual harassment lawsuit against Skip Bayless outed her as somewhat of a workplace prostitute. Regular viewers of the FS1 show Speak have noticed that Taylor hasn’t been on air this week. According to Front Office Sports, Taylor has been “sidelined” for unspecified […]
Vincent Poag’s new music video for “Tabernacle Inn” beautifully translates his soulful, Americana, and gospel-inspired track into a visual masterpiece that amplifies the song’s themes of redemption, unity, and spiritual peace. The song itself reflects Vincent Poag ’s yearning for a utopian world where forgiveness and togetherness prevail, and the music video brings this vision to […]
42 Dugg responded to 50 Cent for sending him a shot over Big Meech. Yesterday, 50 clowned Dugg for giving money to the former drug lord. 50 has been going at Big Meech for a while now by calling him a rat. “@42_dugggg your daddy my 🥷🏾I love you and Cheese because of Q. […]
Joe Budden and 50 Cent are beefing at the moment. The feud started after Joe said that 50 needs therapy for making insensitive remarks about Irv Gotti’s death. 50 responded with several AI photos that showed Joe almost naked. Joe then said that he might sue 50 over the pics, and Fif said he wants […]
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Last May, three people were shot near a Lil Baby video shoot in Atlanta. While none of the injured died, police say the shootings kicked off an orgy of violence that ultimately resulted in the death of two 13-year-olds. Atlanta police call Lil Baby’s decision to shoot a music video in rival gang territory a […]
50 Cent won’t let up on Big Meech, who Fif contends — with some evidence — is a snitch. Now 42 Dugg has been sucked into Fif’s anti-Meech campaign. 50 Cent says 42 Dugg made the mistake of sending Big Meech $100k pic.twitter.com/6k8GP8rG2C — Akademiks TV (@AkademiksTV) February 26, 2025 “@42_dugggg your daddy my 🥷🏾I […]
J. Cole made plenty of waves after he dropped his new song “cLOUDs” a few days ago. A lot of people, like Kevin Durant, praised the cut and said Cole is in top form. But Freddie Gibbs doesn’t like that Cole talked tough on the song since he backed out of his battle with Kendrick […]
Cam’ron made it clear that he’s not a fan of Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson. He said so on his It Is What It Is podcast after Johnson told Stephen A. Smith that he got his penis enhanced. [embedded content] “Freaky ass n*ggas need to keep they ass inside, man,” said Cam, borrowing a line from Kendrick […]
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The Island Boy brothers used to be so close that they made out on camera and suggested they did more. But now their relationship is over. At least professionally. Brother Franky Venegas was arrested over the weekend in Naples, Florida, for drugs and guns. When TMZ asked brother Alex Venegas about it, he informed the […]
Ice Spice spent about a year melting away before our very eyes. Whether it was Ozempic, exercise, or some of both, the booty that made the 25-year-old famous kept looking more and more pedestrian. Perhaps in a bid to recapture her 2023 level fame, Ice has seemingly shifted some lbs back to her backside. 🫂 […]
50 Cent is keeping his foot on the gas in his beef with Big Meech. After calling him a rat for taking a photo with Rick Ross, Fif now says he has proof that the BMF co-founder snitched. He posted paperwork from 1090 Jake, who’s known for exposing snitches. 50 also said that he’d be […]
A$AP Rocky’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, is currently doing interviews about getting the Harlem rapper acquitted in the A$AP Relli shooting case. Tacopina recently stopped by The Breakfast Club and revealed that he was asked to be Diddy’s lawyer. But he turned it down, because of his relationship with JAY-Z and Roc Nation. Not only that, […]
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Lil Wayne is in the middle of his three-date Lil Weezyana Fest tour with the Hot Boys and Birdman. Things got a little tense on stage between Wayne and Baby when the Cash Money started going on about all the time the Hot Boys did. Why Lil Wayne do Birdman like that? 🤷♂️😭 pic.twitter.com/CWiysEH71x — […]
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Tory Lanez badly wants to get out new music. The problem is he’s locked up. So he told his team he’ll be recording an album over the phone “F*ckin’ PARTYNEXTDOOR showed his best work of 2025, f*ckin’ Drake showed his best work in 2025, The Weeknd show his best work of 2025 and now, n […]
Big Meech, Lil Meech, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. might be trying to taunt 50 Cent. That’s based on a photo of the three men, which Lil Meech posted last night. 50 used to be cool with Big and Lil Meech, as well as Mayweather, but that was before he started beefing with them. The […]
50 Cent was super confident that A$AP Rocky would be acquitted of shooting A$AP Relli. He even bet $500k that the Harlem rapper would walk, and court reporter Meghann Cuniff took his bet. So, when Rocky was found not guilty, 50 said he wanted his money by Monday. He then sent a reminder to Cuniff […]
Drake’s collab project with PARTYNEXTDOOR Some Sexy Songs 4 U finished number one on the album charts. That gives Drake 14 number-one albums, tying him second all-time with Taylor Swift and JAY-Z. They all trail the Beatles, who have 19 number ones. Artists with the most #1 albums in Billboard 200 history: The Beatles 19JAY-Z […]
Drake has doled out a lot of stimulus packages during his storied career. He may be more stingy with the help going forward, given the industry turned on him in 2024. That may just mean more money of PARTYNEXTDOOR. PND is on Drake’s OVO label, and the two Canadians dropped a joint album last week. […]
Keefe D is being held in the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas while he awaits trial for one count of murder with the use of a deadly weapon, along with a gang enhancement, for his alleged role in the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur. The 61-year-old recently got into a fight with […]
Before Drake dropped his collab album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, Joe Budden speculated it wouldn’t do much more than 100K first week. It ended up doing 249K. Budden acknowledged that was a good number for a collab album that wasn’t promoted by Drake’s label UMG, who Drizzy is currently suing for defamation. Joe Budden podcast look flabbergasted […]