We don’t know the first nine nominees for the 2025 XXL Freshman Class. But we do know the dozens of rappers who are up for the fan-voted tenth spot. One of those rappers has turned down the chance to be nominated. According to PlaqueBoyMax, he is not accepting votes even though he is on the […]

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According to Dave Blunts, he wrote Kanye West’s upcoming WW3 album. Dave Blunts says he wrote every song on Ye’s upcoming WW3 album đź‘€pic.twitter.com/LF2L09u8QH — Akademiks TV (@AkademiksTV) April 22, 2025 “Everyone seems to think WW3 is an anti-semitic album, but it’s not,” Blunts said, while playing a snippet. ” It’s about one man going between […]

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Image via Jim Legxacy/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner says The Bermuda Triangle really fell off. [embedded content] [embedded content] Yesterday, I saw a friend I […]

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Last month, the feds raided Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Florida home and found drugs and guns. That’s a probation no-no, and could send the troll rapper back to prison. 6ix9ine was in court today, and he did what he does best: tell. According to 6ix9ine, a (former) friend planted MDMA, a bag with cocaine residue, and a […]

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Kanye West has been spending the last couple of months trying to shock us on X. He may have just sent out his most shocking Tweet. “This song is called COUSINS about my cousin that’s locked in jail for life for killing a pregnant lady a few years after I told him we wouldn’t “look […]

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Kevin Gates decided to take a shot at LeBron James’s relationship with his wife, Savannah, explaining that he wouldn’t trade places with LeBron, despite his wealth and fame, because Savannah doesn’t look at the GOAT the way white women do. LeBron responded to that out-of-nowhere attack by dismissing the relevance of Gates. “Kings don’t concern […]

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Kevin Gates and Brittany Renner have flirted for years. They finally got together last month, bonded by their shared experience with Islam. Some folks are upset that Gates has brought his perverted world. Gates doesn’t see it that way. He defended his relationship with Renner on social media. Do you think this relationship will last?

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Ozempic Ice Spice dumped the pill and gained some of the weight back. Ozempic Lizzo is still going strong. The singer posted before-and-after photos, displaying her weight loss. Lizzo shows off her weight loss results 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Vp0NOGqT9Z — No Jumper (@nojumper) April 18, 2025 What do you think?

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Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are arguably the rap game’s two biggest stoners. In a surprise twist, Wiz got Snoop’s kids high for the first time. “I did that to Snoop Dogg’s kids. We were shooting High School, the movie, and he was out of the trailer doing his part. And he came back in […]

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Yella Beezy was arrested earlier this year for ordering the murder of Mo3. After some effort, he was able to scrape together the money to post a 750K bond. What he hasn’t been able to do is secure modifications to the bond that allow him to leave his home. Beezy asked the judge to let […]

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Drake is suing his label, Universal, for defaming him as a pedophile by promoting (and artificially promoting)  Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Yesterday, UMG issued a long warning to Drake, which ended with this: As the old saying goes, ‘be careful what you wish for.’ Both the Texas and New York proceedings are an affront […]

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Words like “rat” and “snitch” have followed Gunna around since he copped a plea in the YSL RICO case and walked out jail in late 2022. Wunna and his lawyer have both insisted he didn’t tell on anyone. YSL boss Young Thug has given mixed signals on what he thinks about Gunna;  blasting him in […]

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DDG and Waka Flocka have beef with each other. According to DDG, Waka called him a female for commenting on someone else and clowned his outfit.   “Why are you commenting on everything involving me negative?” asked DDG. “Waka, stop speaking on me. That sh*t lame. That sh*t hella lame. N*ggas respect you. I expect […]

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Blueface’s mother, Karlissa Saffold Harvey, posted an apology letter from the rapper, where he admitted wrongdoing.   “I want to apologize to you for letting any female influences affect our relationship,” wrote Blueface. “I thought a few females may have loved me more than you, but I was wrong. I’m glad I came to prison […]

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Lil Wayne is set to drop Carter VI on June 6. He’s started doing press for the project. During a chat with Rolling Stone, he revealed some of the album’s features. They are Billie Eilish, Wyclef Jean, Andrea Bocelli, Miley Cyrus, Elephant Man, Machine Gun Kelly, Bono, Wheezy, and Kanye West. Despite having Ye on […]

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Drake is continuing with his lawsuit against his label, UMG. He believes they defamed him by promoting Kendrick Lamar’s track “Not Like Us,” which suggests Drake is a pedophile. Universal responded to the latest amendment to Drake’s lawsuit, which targets The Super Bowl Halftime Show and The Grammys, with a warning for the Canadian. “Drake, […]

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The talk of Offset cheating on Cardi B when they were married is well-documented. But he wasn’t accused of cheating with Moneybagg Yo’s girlfriend Ari Fletcher until now. The rumor came from blogger 1goatalexis, who got a response from Fletcher herself. Cardi B allegedly claims in text messages, shared by blogger 1goatalexis, that AriTheDon slept […]

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Paul Thompson is running through the 323 with Yak Gotti Young Thug’s world is elastic. On his brooding Barter 6, the cartoon excess snaps back to unnerving realism, Birdman’s coupe back to the final song’s jail cell. (He makes bail.) At the end of his verse on “Dream,” Yak Gotti raps, “I’m living out the dream, […]

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Cam’ron and Ma$e have since weighed in and mentioned MGK. “Who’s the guy from Philly that’s signed to Jadakiss? Eminem first, of course. And then you got MGK or Yelawolf,” said Ma$e, who later added the Beastie Boys and Jack Harlow to his list. “I’ma go MGK ’cause he’s my man,” Cam said afterward. “No […]

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Having already offended most of the rap game and several major religions, Kanye has trained his sights on his parents. Earlier this week, he revealed his late mother was a lesbian. He also told the world his parents beat him — but it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.  “When I was growing up my parents […]

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