Eminem is getting some of his best reviews in years for his The Death Of Slim Shady album. It’s also doing well with the public. The Death Of Slim Shady had the most opening-day Spotify streams of a rap album in 2024. 63.5m – The Death Of Slim Shady59.3m – WE DONT TRUST YOU57.5m – […]
Eminem took a shot at Cardi B’s favorite conservative commentator, Candance Owens, on his new track, “Lucifer”. “Candace O/I ain’t mad at her I ain’t gonna throw the fact bitch forgot she was black back at her/ Laugh at her like them crackers she’s backin’ after her back is turned in a cute MAGA hat […]
Billboard tried their hand at the 100 greatest rap albums this week. You can check the whole list at their site. Here are the top ten. 10. Slick Rick – The Great Adventures of Slick Rick 9. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 8. Eric B. & Rakim – Paid in Full 7. Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle 6. […]
JAY-Z notoriously mocked rappers who use money phones on his 4:44 album. Ant Glizzy is mocking rappers who do any money flexing. Niggas Dat Take Picture With Money Are Broke That’s Why They Showing You The Money 😂A NIGGA WITH MONEY DONT EVEN WANT YOU NO — Ant Glizzy (@BarbarasonGMG) July 11, 2024 N*ggas Dat Take […]
Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss “Not Like Us” is getting played everywhere. Including at last night’s ESPYs, to the Crip-walking delight of Drake’s ex Serena Williams. It’s getting to be too much producer Bnyx. BNYX speaks on Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ 👀 “this sh*t getting old and corny” pic.twitter.com/oHDiWv9T6X — Kurrco (@Kurrco) July 12, 2024 […]
Artists like Chris Brown charge fans big bucks for photos. King Von can’t do that because he’s dead. However, enterprising residents of Von’s old O-Block home have found a way to profit off his image. According to a man who took a hood safari to the notorious Chicago project, he was charged 200 bucks to […]
On The Death of Slim Shady, 51-year-old Eminem explores the decades-long struggle between Marshall Matters and Slim Shady and the age of cancel culture. Here’s some social media reaction to Em’s 12th, and perhaps last, album. [The Stans were out heavy.] Eminem walking out the studio after making album of the year#TheDeathOfSlimShady pic.twitter.com/LuyfuXgbEW — MusicMuse […]
50 Cent was not happy when his ex and baby mama Daphne was exposed in one of the lawsuits against Diddy as one of Puff’s paid sex workers. So he aired her out in public. Then she accused him of rape and other physical abuse. Then he said he was going to sue her for […]
When we last heard from Desiigner about a year ago, he was dealing with the ramifications of getting caught spanking his monkey in the first-class section of his flight between Japan and the United States. He popped up on NoJumper this week, and, of course, they had to ask him about his in-flight chicken choke. […]
NLE Choppa likes famous women, and just expressed interest in GloRilla after she posted a thirst-trap. Then, on Wednesday, July 10, the rapper revealed that he has his eyes on Billie Eilish. @nlechoppamusic Somebody make it happen for me 🙏 ♬ original sound – slut for billie “I got a crush on Billie Elish,” wrote […]
The USA and surprisingly strong Canadian team squared off last night in an exhibition basketball game in preparation for the Paris Olympics later this summer. Canada wasn’t strong enough, as the US defeated them 86-72. After the game, the DJ at the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas played Kendrick Lamar’s ubiquitous Drake diss, “Not Like […]
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Young Thug has indicated he’s not mad at Gunna, who walked out of jail on a plea deal when Thugger and the rest of the YSL stayed on trial for RICO and other crimes. Neither are Thug’s dad or his brother. However, Thug’s kids aren’t happy with Wunna. Two of his offspring made it clear in […]
The Game, who needs to make money to save his house, did Tokyo Toni’s podcast this week. During the chat, he discussed dicking her daughter Blac Chyna down. “I ain’t never told nobody mama this about their kid in my life, but today gone be the night,” he said. “Your daughter ain’t no slouch down […]
We have no idea if VonOff1700 has ever had an encounter with Sexyy Red, sexual or otherwise. However, the Chicago rapper claims he did, leaving him with an odor. “I had f*ck sexyy that night,” he typed. “I just got out the shower and my d*ck still stank, wtf man.” Von is a fairly popular […]
Chris Brown reacted to a video that he posted, which shows a woman threatening to kill his backup dancers. “Man, wait til I get my money right,” says the woman in part. “If I gotta join a gang, if I gotta do some sh*t, I don’t care … Where can I legally kill? Because […]
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Foolio was laid to rest over the weekend. The Jacksonville rapper was shot and killed in a Tampa Holiday Inn parking lot during his 26th birthday party last month. While Foolio is allegedly gone, his social media page lives on and continues to taunt the opps who may have killed him. Now, there are claims […]
One of the key accusations Drake leveled against Kendrick Lamar in their beef is that he beat his longtime partner, Whitney Alford. “They hired a crisis management team/ To clean up the fact that you beat on your queen,” he rapped on “Family Matters.” Alford remained silent following that accusation. But in the past few […]
In 2019, Tekashi 6ixi9ine threw a bottle at a Miami strip clubgoer who had called him a snitch. Instead, he hit exotic dancer Alexis Salaberrios in the head. She needed stitches and sued 6ix9ine. He didn’t show up in court, and the judge awarded her $9.8 million. He hasn’t paid. So the Feds raided his […]
Chiraq keeps living up to its name. Local rapper Lil Scoom was shot and killed in Chicago yesterday. His family believes he was backdoored, and Scoom predicted his death hours before it happened. Scoom died about a month after his close associate, Lil Jeff, was gunned down in the streets. Chicago rapper Lil Scoom was […]
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Sexyy Red’s Sexyy Red For President summer tour is in jeopardy. According to Touring Data, only 37 percent of the seats have been sold, with the solo portion of the tour set to start next month. Sexyy pushed back on the talk the tour was going to be canceled and claimed the powers that be are trying to […]
Birdman claimed last week’s Essence Fest in New Orleans would be a Hot Boy reunion. And why not? For the first time in years, all the boys are available for it. However, no reunion materialized, as Lil Wayne refused to share the stage with the group and did his own thing. Birdman, Mannie Fresh, Juvenile, […]
Sexyy Red is fun. But she may only be fun in small doses. Despite dominating the timeline with her antics and making a dent in the chart with her songs, very few people have been buying tickets to Red’s Sexyy Red For President tour since they became available two weeks ago. The tour, which kicks […]
Ice Spice has dropped some lbs. While some have attributed the weight loss to Ozempic, Ice suggested she did it the old-fashioned way by posting a photo of her weight bench, complete with her sweat stains. Some folks thought Ice’s secretions were sexy. “How much for that bench,” a follower wondered. However, not everyone did. […]
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There has been a lot of debate over whether Megan Thee Stallion is a big enough artist to do arenas. She did sell out some of her dates in her arena tour of North America. However, a video from the beginning of the European leg of her tour, in which she’s playing smaller arenas, suggested […]
Lil Durk’s 10-year-old son Romeo has shot his stepfather. Lil Durk’s son allegedly shoots stepdad to protect mom during during domestic disputepic.twitter.com/iAI6aK2Mgd — Kollege Kidd (@KollegeKidd) July 7, 2024 The shooting occurred during a violent domestic dispute between the boy’s mom, Travonna, and stepdad, Joshua Pippens, that was caught on tape. The Pippens said he […]
It’s been a tough week for Diddy. It kicked off with Usher’s speech at the BET Awards, during which he suggested Puff abused him. Then, The Diddler was hit with his eighth sexual assault lawsuit. He was also informed that he was the subject of a federal grand jury probe involving sex trafficking. With all […]