Corey Walker was the only adult among the four people charged in the murder of Pop Smoke. Walker, who was 19 at the time, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and two counts of home-invasion robbery. This week, he was sentenced to 29 years. He had been facing murder charges before the plea Walker and his […]
Yesterday, Lil Meech posted up with Rick Ross at the club, putting the fourth season of BMF in jeopardy. However, so far, 50 Cent is taking the betrayal with good humor rather than anger. “He said yo tell ya pop’s , I’m a look out. what’s the address, I’m a send some wings over there. […]
The Notorious B.I.G.’s mom, Voletta Wallace, has passed away at age 72. She had been in hospice care in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and the death is said to be from natural causes. Voletta had guarded Big’s legacy and administered his estate since he died in 1997. Over that time, the estate ballooned from $10 million to […]
Diddy will be fighting for the rest of his life when his sex trafficking case goes to trial later this year. He’ll be doing so with one less lawyer. Anthony Ricco, who had been one of his attorneys, reportedly filed a motion today in the Southern District of New York federal court to recuse himself […]
Drake gave Joe Budden podcast co-host Melyssa Ford a shout-out on “Gimma A Hug.” “Melyssa Ford, you a legend from the 6, hate to see you wit a dick-sucker” Joe Budden being the dick sucker. Drizzy continued to drive that point home by sending Ford flowers during their last podcast. Joe Budden Pod members […]
Reason was one of the few rappers who sided with Drake when Kendrick Lamar and the rest came down on The Boy. What made that notable was Reason was on TDE, Kendrick’s old label. Reason is no longer on TDE. According to Reason, he used the Kendrick-Drake situation to get out of his TDE deal, […]
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T-Pain has struggled mightly with his money over the past decade, falling so low he couldn’t afford a hamburger. He just completed a deal that may alleviate some of the financial uncertainty. Teddy has sold his publishing catalog and select masters to HarbourView Equity Partners. “I’m excited for this next chapter and to partner with […]
Kanye has been wilding for the last month. It might be because of that gas. Insiders tell the New York Post that Kanye is back inhaling nitrous oxide. “The nitrous took over in Los Angeles. After the Grammy party [on Feb. 2], he met people and it kind of escalated to things that he never […]
For those who haven’t noticed, it seems like radio hosts side with Kendrick Lamar and streamers rock with Drake. Hot 97’s Ebro Darden made it clear that he’s a Kendrick fan and can’t stand Drizzy. He laid into the OVO rapper earlier this month, and said he’s “a sickness in the game.” Then yesterday, DJ […]
The main complaint is the singer used to celebrate being plus size and chalked it up to self love. On Wednesday, Lizzo posted a new photo of herself showing her backside and some lusted for her. The 36-year-old also shared some of the memes that people posted about her. “Me myself & all my Memes […]
Kanye West called himself a Nazi earlier this month in an unhinged, racist rant. He was shredded online for it, got dropped by his talent agency, and it’s safe to say that whatever hatred people had for him only deepened. But the 47-year-old has since changed his mind on being a Nazi, which he tweeted […]
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LaVar Ball’s children are doing great. Lonzo just signed a new $20 million deal with the Bulls. LaMelo is one of the better players in the NBA when he plays. Even rapper brother LiAngelo just signed a multimillion-dollar record deal and performed his latest hit during All-Star game weekend. LaVar, however, just suffered a pretty […]
Charleston White has been widling for years now. It’s finally caught up with him. White was arrested yesterday in Texas on two counts of Aggregated Assault With A Deadly Weapon. He is being held without bond in Tarrant County. Do you think somebody snitched on the proud snitch?
Cardi B and Offset are no longer together, in large part because of Set’s cheating. The former Migo has also been enjoying himself with the ladies since the breakup. Somebody on social claimed that Set’s key to getting chicks is his association with Bardi. Set pushed back on that. “Incorrect lol I’m him,” he typed. […]
Drake hasn’t dissed Kendrick Lamar in song form since “The Heart Part 6.” Instead, he’s been using social media to send subtle shots. He addressed their battle on stage as well, during his Anita Max Wynn Tour in Australia. The last time he did so was during a recent show in Sydney when someone in […]
Yesterday, a video of Drake throwing his shoe at a drone infiltrating his Sydney, Australia apartment hit the Internet. It’s pretty clearly staged event, probably promoting a gambling website. Nevertheless, folks have been making fun of the way Drake threw that Croc. Someone flew a drone up to Drake’s Penthouse in Australia. He threw a […]
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A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of shooting A$AP Relli. He had been facing up to 24 years on two counts of first-degree assault. Rihanna, his partner and the mother of his children, was delighted with the verdict. “THE GLORY BELONGS TO GOD AND GOD ALONE,” She typed. “tHANKFUL, HUMBLED BY HIS MERCY!” Rocky […]
A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of two counts of first-degree assault in the alleged shooting A$AP Relli on a Hollywood street in 2021 and is now a free man. The verdict came after a three-week trial and three hours of jury deliberation. Relli testified that Rocky fired multiple shots at him after an […]
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There’s been a big hubbub made about Serena Williams joining Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show at Super Bowl LIX and Crip Walking to “Not Like Us.” Some took it as a huge shot at Drake. Mainly, because they dated, and Drake dissed her husband Alexis Ohanian in his 2022 song “Middle Of The Ocean.” Alexis already […]
Kanye West is king of the long, rambling message. His latest came last night on X, and he defended selling a swastika shirt. The 47-year-old directed people to his Yeezy.com website in a Super Bowl commercial earlier this month where he sold the t-shirt for $20. That was before Shopify removed the site for violating […]
Did you know Tyga dropped his NSFW album a few weeks ago? If you didn’t, you are not alone. It didn’t do very well. The initial tally had it doing a respectable for 2025 22K in its first week. However, when they rerun the numbers using Billboard’s new shipping guidelines it only did 4K, which is […]
Drake was mostly making love, not war, on his new album with PARTYNEXTDOOR. But he still has some anger to let out after the rap game ganged up on him last year. Drake’s former pal DeMar DeRozan with the Compton and the culture over Drizzy when he co-signed Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” diss of […]
Cardi B had some romantic fun on Valentine’s Day. And it wasn’t with her on-again, off-again husband Offset. Bardi was spotted on a date with football player Stefon Diggs in Miami on Friday. The two retired to a hotel room around 2 AM. Diggs has been linked to Cardi and to at least five other […]
Next week, the jury will deliberate on the fate of A$AP Rocky, who is facing 24 years for shooting A$AP Relli in the hand. 50 Cent believes Rocky will walk free. And he’s willing to put some money behind that opinion. “I got ASAP beaten this case I’ll bet 500, 000 on it, that […]
Earlier this week, conservative E-girl Ashley St. Clair announced that she had given birth to Elon Musk’s 13th child. During her pregnancy — which was kept secret — St. Clair had bragged that her payouts for posting content on Musk’s social media site X had skyrocketed. Antonio Brown, who recently declared bankruptcy, has a new […]
Lil Wop was Gucci Mane’s protege for a minute. Then he began transitioning to a woman. Then he stopped the transition because he decided he’d rather have sex with trans people than be one himself. Then he was arrested for gooning in public. Now he’s claiming he has a video of him and Kanye West […]