Hookahs were a big thing a decade or so ago. Now, they aren’t as big of a thing. The Game believes they shouldn’t be a thing at all if you have an X and a Y chromosome. The Game speaks on men smoking hookah: “Any n**** that smoke hookah can jump up & land in […]
When Eminem was hot, there was no streaming. However, the 51-year-old has adjusted well to the streaming era. On the back of his new album The Death Of Slim Shady he became only the seventh artist ever to surpass 50 billion streams on Spotify. The other six are quite a bit younger. Drake – 101bTaylor Swift […]
One could say that Tory Lanez has been pretty productive during his 10-year prison sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. Last month, the rapper said he “cracked the code” on how to make high-quality music over the prison phone. He then dropped his project, Prison Tapes, and people were impressed by how good it sounded. Tory called […]
Rumors are flying about why Cardi B filed for divorce from Offset. And it’s not necessarily the cheating. According to a source who spoke to People, Offset wasn’t helping out enough with the kids. “As a mom, she expects a partner that contributes fully and that puts the family first. This just wasn’t happening. In […]
The Gunna rehabilitation tour continues. This weekend, YSL founder Mondo apologized to Gunna for suggesting he snitched. The founder of Young Stoner Life ‘YSL Mondo’ apologizes for labelling Gunna a rat 🐍 “Saying Gunna was a rat was dead ass wrong […] technically he didn’t rat he just kinda folded under pressure […] I’m not […]
A lot of folks think Gunna snitched on Young Thug and the rest of the YSLs. However, Thugger has never expressed that opinion. In fact, Thug’s dad, Jeffery Williams Sr., has gone out of his way to say Wunna did nothing wrong. He did it again by appearing in Gunna’s video for “One Of Wun”. […]
Vultures 2 actually dropped late last night. Kanyologists are currently studying the lyrics. For now, we have some shade Ye applied to Drake on the track “5:30” Kanye namedrops Drake on VULTURES 2 👀 “You a fake b*tch, you don’t really love Ye b*tch, go listen to Drake b*tch” — Kanye on 5:30 pic.twitter.com/ZQjJEN9RTq — […]
Mustard is about 80 percent of the reason Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss “Not Like Us” is a smash hit. But his own music isn’t doing so well. The producer’s album Faith Of A Mustard Seed just finished off its first week with a mediocre 18K. He responded by lashing out at Drake in a racial […]
Big Sean’s interview with Charlamagne is notable for its discussion of Sean’s beef with Kendrick Lamar and an apology Kendrick sent Sean’s way for dissing him in a leaked verse. But CTG doesn’t believe Sean and Kendrick are on equal footing. During the chat, CTG made it clear he doesn’t think the Detroit spitter is on […]
If you are following the saga of Ice Spice’s weight, you know the number on the scale keeps getting smaller and smaller. Ice Spice has made it clear she’s dropping the LBS through sweat equity, not Ozempic. But the latest photo of Spice has sparked widespread concern that she’s wasting away. Fans worried over Ice […]
There were two big pieces of personal news from Cardi B yesterday. First, that she is divorcing Offset. Second, that she is pregnant. If you are wondering if the thing in her belly belongs to set, she’s answered that in her divorce filing. Bardi, who cites “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the divorce, is […]
About a decade ago, Young Money was the hottest imprint in the game. That’s because of Lil Wayne, Drake, and Nicki Minaj. During a stop on the All The Smoke podcast, Weezy discussed how he met his two young charges. Lil Wayne Tell His Story On How He Met Nicki Minaj & Drake pic.twitter.com/4F11nNOh2f — Shawn […]
Kendrick Lamar and Big Sean have been slick-talking each other since Kendrick jumped on “Control.” Earlier this year, an alternative verse of Kendrick’s track “Element” leaked. In it, Kendrick names Sean. “Big Sean keep sneak dissin,’ I let it slide/ I think his false confidence got him inspired / I can’t make them respect you, […]
What does The Game, Lil Pump, and YG have in common? They’ve all helped the streamer Vitaly catch a supposed child predator, although many suspect the videos are staged. Now, Akon can be added to the list of artists joining the to-catch-a-predator trend. But he was in a video hosted by Russian streamer, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy. […]
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Lil Yachty has pissed off New York by dissing the city’s fashion sense, and the anti-Drake crowd by claiming Drizzy was utterly unbothered by Kendrick’s attacks. Now, he wishes he had kept his mouth shut and will be taking a break from the internet. Lil Yachty says he’s quitting the internet and deleting apps off […]
Kelis will be 45 this month. This raises the question of whether her milkshakes will still be bringing the boys to the yard at her advanced age. She answered that with a video message about wellness. Kelis speaks on Wellness as she prepares for her 45th birthday on the 21st of this month 🎂 pic.twitter.com/vGHNTPNnNi […]
JPEGMAFIA tries to Diddy Drake on his new track “The New Black History.” “Rappers they know what it is // If I show you a Drac’, I ain’t playin’ with kids,” he raps. “Specially when ya’ll cashing out for PDF’s and rapers (No Drizzy)” After getting called out, he followed that up by telling any […]
There was a time in the early aughts when 50 Cent considered Fat Joe, Cam’ron, and Jadakiss his enemies. Some might remember that he was mad at Jada and Joe for being on the song “New York” with his foe Ja Rule. As for Cam’ron, he and 50 got into a big argument on New […]
Whether they admit it or not, all rappers strive for that number one spot on the Hot 100. Some are better than others at achieving it. Here are the rappers who have spent the most weeks at number. 86 – Drake60 – Eminem47 – Jay Z35 – 50 Cent33 – T.I31 – Kanye West22 – […]
Druski and Rubi Rose’s relationship came off as a joke at first. But it was a real thing. Until it wasn’t. Now that they’ve broken up, Druski is reflecting on what he learned about dating someone famous on the Internet for being hot. Druski reveals he stopped dating Rubi Rose because she cost too much […]
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If you are wondering what ever happened to Vultures 2, you may be about to have an answer. This morning, Ye announced the follow up to his joint album with Ty Dolla $ign will drop on Friday. “ALL ORDERS FULFILLED,” read the announcement. “VULTURES 2 COMING AUGUST 2ND.” What exactly “all orders fulfilled” means, we couldn’t […]
Lil Yachty watched a good chunk of the rap game turn on his sleepover buddy Drake this year. He thinks he knows why it happened. Lil Yachty speaks on the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar beef 👀 “I think people just hating on Drake ‘cause he’s the guy. It’s also probably that he f**ked everyone’s b***h” […]
Twitter hated Ice Spice’s Y2K! album. But Pitchfork really liked it. This may be a case where Twitter is real life. We don’t have a projection yet for Ice’s first week because, according to HitsDailyDouble, it won’t crack the top 20. The 20th album on next week’s chart is set to do 27K. So, barring […]
Paige Reese Whitaker is the third judge for the Young Thug RICO trial this month. The first judge was removed after being accused of misconduct, and the second stepped aside after learning her deputy had an improper relationship with one of Thug’s co-defendants. A new judge is a new opportunity to ask for bail. Thug has […]
About a decade ago, Waka Flocka Flame advertised a 50K a year job as his personal blunt roller. 6000 people applied. Adin Ross also wants a joint roller. As a sign of the inflationary times, he’s offering 120K a year. Adin Ross is seeking to hire a joint roller for $10,000 a month 😭😭#adinross pic.twitter.com/eNJnBj64ly […]
The word on the internet street is that The Game isn’t the only rapper who may lose a home. There is a rumor that Cardi B and Offset are struggling to make payments on their Atlanta mansion and may face foreclosure. Bardi pushed back hard in a now-deleted Tweet. “LMAOOO You bum btches wish,” she […]
Image via Anja Schütz Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Michael McKinney understands the […]