Now that J. Cole has responded on wax to Kendrick Lamar’s attack on him (and Drake) we can officially say Kendrick and Cole are beefing. That’s quite a development, as it wasn’t so long ago fans were pining for a Kendrick-Cole joint album. We may still be getting one. Reason of TDE says whatever “beef” […]
Rap’s “Big Three” of Drake, J. Cole, and Kendrick Lamar used to be tight. But that all changed when Kendrick rapped that there’s no big three, only “big me.” Now Cole has hit back, and we suspect Drake will soon. Let’s look at the numbers to determine which of the Big Three is the biggest. […]
GloRilla has already worked with two of Nicki Minaj’s foes, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, but that doesn’t mean she has a problem with Nicki. In fact, Glo wants Nicki to settle her issues with Cardi, and she wants peace among female rappers. She expressed that desire on “Aite,” a song that lives on […]
Jake Paul will fight 57-year-old Mike Tyson on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. As part of his preparations, he hit Lil Pump really hard in the stomach. Jake Paul sent Lil Pump to the shadow realm. 😭😭pic.twitter.com/N2zkze1TeX — DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) April 4, 2024 Pump, who allowed Paul to hit him for some […]
For some reason, the adults that run a St. Louis high school thought it was a good idea to have hometown girl Sexyy Red come in and speak to the students. Red showed up smelling of weed, which was too much for the very permissive school administration, and they didn’t let her speak on account […]
GloRilla is the latest guest to appear on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay, and she was asked about hooking up with Damian Lillard after shooting her shot at him. Just like he did, Glo pleaded the fifth, but she gave her Mount Rushmore of rappers after being asked. However, the Memphis rapper wanted to make […]
The Bucks were 30-13 before they fired Adrian Griffin and brought on Doc Rivers. They’ve been 15-15 since and have lost back-to-back games to Memphis and Washington, arguably the two worst teams in the league. Speaking before the Bucks’ home loss to the Grizzlies, Rivers managed to blame the team’s struggles on poor road preparation […]
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. Pranav Trewn finds peace in his vinyl record […]
Boosie Badazz called out celebrities who partied with Diddy but are giving him the cold shoulder as his legal problems might. “I don’t hear none of these n*ggas who was at Diddy’s sh*t toasting with his champagne every year, having speeches being made. Nobody stick up for this man on nothing. When you’re on top […]
Rod Wave was arrested today in Pinellas County for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. That’s never good news, and Wave remains locked up. But since it’s Florida, he may be able to get out of it with some expensive lawyer work. However, after his height and weight leaked, he will have trouble […]
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A few days ago, Lizzo implied that she was walking away from her music career, but she’s since provided clarification. Last year, the 35-year-old was sued by her former dancers for sexual harassment and weight-shaming. She was later sued again by her wardrobe person for allegedly having a “sexualized, racially charged, and illegal work environment.” […]
The rap world has turned against Drake. And he seems to be enjoying it. He jumped on TikTok yesterday and issued a threat while sipping on a fancy cocktail. “To the rest of you. The nonbelievers, the underachievers, the Tweet and deleters. You guys make me sick to my stomach, son. Honestly. Look in […]
Christian Combs is about to catch the same type of lawsuit his daddy is making famous. Lawyer Tyrone Blackburn has said he is in the process of suing Diddy’s son, who raps under the name King Combs, on behalf of an unnamed female client. While the details are sparse, the word on Twitter is that […]
Metro Boomin is one of the main players in the rap game’s aggressive turn against Drake. And he’s paying the price for it. Sort of. Boomin’ claims he’s been getting so many calls from Toronto’s 416 area code that he’s had to put his phone in airplane mode. It all started 2 days before the […]
Image via Da Beatminerz 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. Common’s “Be (Intro)” is […]
Sexyy Red is everywhere these days. Joe Budden thinks it’s because Drake gets paid to promote her Other folks would attribute her success to her catchy music and aggressively ratchet style. This week, she got a style update by switching up her hair and dropping the long red tresses for a dixie cut. Sexyy Red […]
The Future/Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar track “Like That”, from the album We Don’t Trust You, is number one this week. In the track, Kendrick dismisses Drake and J. Cole. On the album, Future makes it clear he’s no longer rocking with The Boy. DJ Akademiks attributes the success of the song and the album […]
Xzibit tried to warn us about Puffy back in 2009. In an unearthed interview, Xzibit discusses going to Puffy’s New Year’s Eve party at his Miami home with Superhead in tow. He said it was a good party, but things got a little weird when The Diddler pulled him aside and warned him that Superhead […]
A few years back, Billboard named the Neptunes — Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo — the second greatest producers of the century, trailing only Swedish hit machine Max Martin. Now Williams and Hugo are fighting it out in court. Hugo’s legal team has called Pharrell out for “fraudulently” trying to take sole control of the […]
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Puff Daddy’s former bodyguard, Gene Deal, has been warning us about The Diddler for years. Some of his more far-fetched tales — like when he caught Diddy and Ja Rule getting freaky with butt plugs –– ring more true in light of recent revelations. These revelations have also led the feds to investigate Puff for sex […]
Kendrick Lamar, Future, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross, and Nav have all made it clear they have issues with Drake. Now Drake is suggesting he also has beef with his “Sicko Mode” bro Travis Scott. At a recent show, Drake fires shots at a floating head that looks an awful lot like LaFlame. If you […]
Terrible news out this evening According to SayCheese, Bandman Kevo’s 15-year-old son has been shot and killed in Michigan. We have no further details on this tragic situation Kevo had recently been promoting his school for scamming and preventing scams. We imagine that will be put on hold as the 34-year-old mourns the death of […]
Kevin Gates is more than just music. He also tells wild tales of cousin sex and semen retention and is known to sexually thrash imaginary women while performing. And he has a unique fashion sense. Here, he keeps things zesty with extremely tight pants and high-heeled sneakers. Kevin Gates fit he wore during a recent […]
Boosie Badazz wants to know why all the rappers and celebrities who used to go to Diddy’s parties and take advantage of his wealth aren’t standing with Puff now. Boosie wants to know why none of Diddy’s friends who attended his parties and were always with him, aren’t there for him now… pic.twitter.com/bqulRXL8sO — Daily […]
Last September, B.G. was released from prison after serving 11 years of a 14-year sentence for weapon possession and witness tampering. As a condition of his release, he is forbidden from “associating unnecessarily” with convicted felons. He was arrested this week for violating his probation by doing a show with Boosie Badazz — a convicted […]
Diddy used to be Puff Daddy. But he’s always been The Diddler. A vintage video of Puff and Mike Tyson on Keenan Wayans’ talk show has been circulating social. In the clip, Mike Tyson removes Puff’s hand from his thigh area. Diddy was trying to touch on Mike Tyson and Mike had to move that […]
Beyonce’s album act ii: Cowboy Carter dropped last night to much fanfare. According to HitsDailyDouble, the project should do north of 350K in its first week. That would top the 332K Beyonce’s last album, Renaissance, did in the first week. (Cowboy Carter has 11 more tracks than its predecessor, which juices the first-day streaming numbers.) The […]
Diddy and certain publications have labeled the disgraced mogul a billionaire. However, the truth may be something well short of that. The Daily Mail reports that Diddy owes the banks about $100 million after taking out eight mortgages. “Diddy has borrowed an eyewatering $140 million from multiple banks to pay for his extravagant property empire, […]