J. Cole was accused of throwing shots at Benny The Butcher on Benny’s song “Johnny P’s Caddy” with lines like these: “Of course I’m tryin’ to revive a sport that’s dyin’ / But the guns and the drug bars that y’all relyin.'” “Cole World, the heat’ll blast through your speaker / He the last of […]
We may have a motive in the murder of Julio Foolio, who was gunned down outside of a Tampa Holiday Inn. Rashad Murphy, who is among those arrested for Foolio’s murder, is the older brother of Joerod Adams, aka 1200 Spazz. In 2018, Spazz was shot and killed by Foolio’s right-hand man, Robert Howard, aka […]
According to numbers obtained by DJ Akademiks, Latto’s Sugar Honey Iced Tea will do between 25 and 35K first week in streaming. Add pure sales to that; you are looking at about 26k to 38K. Latto’s ‘Sugar Honey Iced Tea’ is expected to debut with 33-45M on-demand streams in the US first week (25-35K SEA […]
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” has passed Tupac Shakur’s “Hit Em Up” as the most streamed diss track ever. While K. Dot’s track has the advantage of being released in the streaming era, it is only three months old, whereas “Hit Em Up” has been around since the dawn of streaming, almost 20 years ago. […]
Julio Foolio was murdered outside of a Tampa Holiday Inn in June while celebrating his 26th birthday. In the days after he died, his social media continued like he was still alive. He’s also been spotted around town in the clothes he was killed in. That has sparked rumors that Foolio is either still alive […]
In April, Yung Miami and JT got into a nasty social media fight after Miami accused JT of talking greasy about her. Shortly after, JT said the two had made up and now laugh about it. “I did not want that to happen,” JT told Keke Palmer in June. “When you get to the point […]
Last month, Ice Spice and Latto each said there was no beef between them despite evidence otherwise. “If I was to do [a battle], it would have to be with somebody I feel like Imma go tit for tat with. I really don’t mean it as shade. Would she even want to do that? I […]
Bad news for Blueface and all those who love him. Blueface hads been locked up for probation violations for much of this year. He was expected to get out this month. Instead, the judge threw a curve ball and gave him four years. His manager, Wack 100, broke down what that actually means. Wack100 speaks […]
A lot of artists have turned their backs on Drake in 2024. But not PartyNextDoor. In fact, PND is dropping a joint album with his fellow Canadian. Late last night, Party dropped a message for all of his new haters. “We don’t need you,” he typed. Does he need them?
Drake’s dad, Dennis Graham, went viral after being spotted in a gas station wearing a Flamin Hot Cheetos fit. There’s more from where that came from. Dennis followed that up with a ramen noodles fit. “I thought I would give you guys something else to talk about, I know you’re bored by now,” the 69-year-old […]
Julio Foolio was murdered outside of a Tampa Holiday Inn in June. He was celebrating his 26th birthday. There’s been talk he’s really alive since then. Now he’s been spotted in Tampa. “He In My Hood” Man Claims He Saw Julio Foolio Walking Around Tampa With The Same Clothes He Had On When He Passed!https://t.co/OZwliWc3nn […]
Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 2 album was released just six days ago, but it’s already running into trouble. Yesterday, Ye shared a text message that he received from his manager, John Monopoly, about Atlantic wanting to be paid for Travis’ Contributions since he’s their artist. Kanye shares that ‘VULTURES 1 & 2’ […]
The second season of Yung Miami’s podcast Caresha Please debuted on Thursday, and she spoke about her ex Diddy for the first time since he’s been hit with several sexual assault lawsuits and was seen beating Cassie. Miami was interviewed by Saucy Santana and revealed that Diddy never abused her, but she still ended their […]
While some, like Charlamagne tha God, called the confrontation between Drake and Kendrick Lamar the greatest rap battle ever, others didn’t care for it. Questlove is one of those people. In May, he called it “a wrestling match level mudslinging and takedown by any means necessary.” Another individual troubled by the battle is André 3000, who said it […]
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Earlier this week, T.I was arrested at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on a warrant for first and second-degree assault and use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence. The warrant had been filed against him in Baltimore. T.I. was released a few hours after the arrest, with his lawyer claiming the warrant […]
Lil Pump has been MAGA from the beginning. To prove it, he has a Trump tattoo. Now he’s threatening anyone who talks greasy against his guy with his hands. Lil Pump sends out a warning: “If anybody says something slick about uncle Donny in the streets I’m smacking the fuck out you” pic.twitter.com/dc9SZzicLc — SAY […]
T.I. considers himself quite the learned man He uses big words, after all, and almost always uses them correctly. His son, King, tends to flex in less intellectual ways. Tip and King were guests on 2 Chainz and his son Halo’s podcast. During the chat, King was given a spelling test and quickly failed, much […]
Lil Woadie is a 16-year-old rapper from Seattle. His social media and YouTube footprint suggest he has some fans but is nowhere near a household name. Woadie has apparently picked up a ten-years older fiancée who drops him off at high school every day. That boy is a 16-year-old rapper named Lil Woadie, and his […]
Nelly was arrested today in St. Louis for ecstasy possession and driving without insurance. The 49-year-old has long been linked to ecstasy use. The St. Lunatic secretly wed Ashanti last December, and they are expecting their first child any day now. We suspect a heavily pregnant Ashanti won’t be happy when she hears news of […]
Offset has something to say about backstabbing and hating. But it doesn’t appear to have anything to do with Cardi B, who just filed for divorce from Set. “A n*gga will live with you. Eat off you. Help his family. and still be hating inside cuz they ain’t pop on they own e the n*gga […]
Kodak Black has struggled with drug addiction. It’s led him to many bad situations, including prison. He doesn’t want others to follow his path of shame. Speaking to a youth football team in his home state of Florida, Yak delivered a very honest anti-drug message. Kodak Black stops by a youth football team in Florida […]
Drake has long cultivated friendships with ballers Two basketball players he’s been tight with, LeBron James and DeMar DeRozan, have favored Kendrick Lamar in their beef. However, Steph Curry has stayed loyal and was recently caught on tape telling Lebron how sick he is of hearing “Not Like Us.” This week, he explained why he’s still […]
Drake dropped three new songs this afternoon. One of them, “It’s Up,” features 21 Savage. Savage was one of the few rappers who stuck with Drake when Drizzy’s old friends like Future and Rick Ross turned on him. This is probably why some folks think Savage went after Kendrick Lamar on the track. Fans think […]
Taylor Swift will put an end to Kanye West’s streak of number-one albums 11. According to HitsDailyDouble, The Tortured Poets Department will log another week at number one, with an SPS of 125K. That’s about double what she did last week, thanks to a new variant and a discount in her online store. It will easily […]
Nicki Minaj doesn’t seem to like that her half-sister Ming Luanli is talking about her in interviews. Nicki ripped a big mouth while on StationHead. Alhthough she didn’t mention Ming’s name, it’s. Mainly, because Ming is an up-and-coming rapper, who recently had an interview on the podcast We In Miami. [embedded content] “Why would a […]
R&B singer Jon B has two problems with Gunna and Chloe Bailey sampling his song “They Don’t Know” for their cut “You & Me.” One, neither of them asked his permission to sample the record. Two, he hates the way it sounds. Damn, Jon B didn’t like Gunna and Chloe Bailey sampling his record They […]
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According to HitsdailyDouble, Ice Spice’s Y2K! did 20K in its first week and landed 34 on their album chart. Billboard has her at a more respectable 28K and 18th place. We are not sure what’s going on with that rather large discrepancy. Ice reacted to the larger number on Twitter with a reference to her first project. […]