Lil Mabu graduated from Collegiate, a 55K a year prep school on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, and then enrolled in Emory University, an elite college in Atlanta. The 19-year old is also a drill rapper. He damn near Chedder Bob-ed himself while shooting his latest video. Lil Mabu almost Cheddar Bob’ed himself 😂🔥 pic.twitter.com/kBEAlcKEfl — […]
J. Cole’s mixtape Might Delete Later came flying out of the gate, with early projections for a first week of 140 -160K, strong numbers for a surprise tape with no promo. It ended up doing only 118K. That drop will cost Cole number one, which will instead go to the second week of Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter […]
Is NLE Choppa bisexual? Some fans think he is signaling some same-sex attraction in the lyrics of his new track “Slut Me Out 2.” “If I was a bad bitch, I’d wanna f*ck me too, hmm/ I’d wanna suck me too, hmm/ I’d wanna slut me too, hmm,” he raps. Choppa clarified orientation on Twitter. […]
There’s a guy that goes by the Takedown who has been going around looking like Takeoff. Offset is not happy that Takedown is cloning his late Migos bro, who was gunned down in Houston in November of 2022. Offset calls out a man impersonating TakeOff. pic.twitter.com/gdZgES2G4f — Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) April 12, 2024 “No you […]
A$AP Rocky takes aim at Drake and his baby mama Sophie Brussaux as the feature on the Future/Metro Boomin’ track “Another Late Night.” “I smash before you birthed, son, Flacko hit it first, son,” Rocky raps. It’s possible that Kanye hinted at this on Vultures when he rapped, “Got pregnant in a threesome, so who’s […]
Earlier this week, NBA YoungBoy publically shot his shot at Boston Richey’s girlfriend and Finesse2Tyme’s baby mama. After a bit of a back and forth, Finesse told YB it was silly to beef over a girlfriend. Boston Richey isn’t directly attacking NBA. Instead, he’s taking his interest as a compliment. Boston Richey is proud that […]
Coi Leray is the latest femcee to take the latest rump-shaking challenge. Megan Thee Stallion did it. As did Latto. Glorilla seemed a bit shy to go all out, perhaps because of her slim frame. Coi is the slimmest, but she went all out. Coi Leray does the “Wannabe” challenge. https://t.co/HiH2V9HOc2 — Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) […]
Fat Joe has long struggled with the truth. Which makes him a good podcaster in this era of fake news. Joe recently made a claim on the Roommates show about Kevin Durant and Rucker Park that KD pushed back on. Another podcast lie. It was nothing but respect and love out there that night, didn’t […]
Pretty much at the same time that Kendrick Lamar sent shots to J. Cole and Drake on the song “Like That,” Spotify put up a billboard in New York City that says, “Hip hop is a competitive sport.” While speaking on The Joe Budden Podcast, Vince Staples accused the company of taking advantage of the […]
OJ Simpson, famous running back, pitchman, and (alleged) murderer, is dead at 76. According to his family, he passed away after a battle with prostate cancer. On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family […]
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NBA YoungBoy is stuck in Utah, house arrested. But he can still make trouble on social. YB decided to post racy photos of Finesse2Thyme’s baby mama and Boston Richey’s young girlfriend and invite them to Grave Digger Mountian. NBA YoungBoy shoots his shot at Finesse2tymes’ BM And Boston Richey’s girlfriend, seemingly inviting them to Grave […]
We now know that Gunna won’t be testifying against Young Thug even though he took a plea deal in the Georgia’s RICO case against the YSL. However, Birdman, Rich Homie Quan, and YFN Lucci are still on the witness list. We don’t know exactly what Baby and RHQ will be asked about, but it may […]
Joyner Lucas is currently doing a press run for his album Not Now I’m Busy, and recently told a story about how his former label Atlantic screwed him out of a Cardi B collaboration. His latest interview is on The Jason Lee Show, where he talked about dating Ashanti and keeping it a secret. “It […]
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Chicago rapper PGF Nuk is accused of back-to-back carjacking. Chicago Police say the 22-year-old participated in the first carjacking at 11:47 on Sunday night after holding a 32-year-old man at gunpoint. About a half hour later, he is implicated in another carjacking that also involved the kidnapping of a 35-year-old man. He was arrested earlier […]
J. Cole didn’t just apologize to Kendrick Lamar for dissing him on “7 Minute Drill.” He also said he would take the track off his Might Delete Later tape. However, the track is still available on all streaming services. This may be because the project’s first-week projections have been downgraded from 140-160K to 138K. At […]
Kanye West and Dave Chappelle are longtime friends, but that didn’t stop him from cracking jokes about Ye’s wife Bianca Censori. According to a Reddit user, he or she caught one of Chappelle’s stand-up shows, where he talked about having an uncomfortable dinner with Ye and Bianca. “I went to a dave chappelle show last […]
The once famous partnership between Lil Baby and Gunna ended when Wunna walked out of a Fulton County jail cell after taking a plea deal in Georgia’s RICO case against Yong Thug and the YSLs. While Thugger doesn’t seem to hold a grudge against Gunna for whatever he did to get free, Baby has made […]
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J. Cole made headlines by apologizing to Kendrick Lamar for dissing him last night. But he’s not the first rapper to say sorry to K. Dot. In fact, he’s the fourth, following Macklemore, Lupe Fiasco, and Jay Electronica. Some Kendrick Lamar headlines over the years… pic.twitter.com/dfe6Qqxltk — Kurrco (@Kurrco) April 8, 2024 Macklemore notorious apologized […]
For months, Kanye made his wife, Bianca Censori, wear the most revealing clothes. (If you can call them clothes.) Then, briefly, he had her dress like an Eskimo. That moment passed, and last night, Ye stepped out with Bianca, who was wearing her most revealing outfit yet. Ye & Bianca last night in LA pic.twitter.com/n9t9UNSgB4 […]
On Sunday, 50 Cent posted a video of Yung Miami calling herself a prostitute on The Jason Lee Show. The clip resurfaced amid a claim that she’s one of Diddy’s sex workers. “I had a conversation with somebody the other day and I said, ‘I’m really a whore,'” says Miami in the clip. “I’m a […]
Last night, things didn’t go well for the Lakers. They lost at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and their star center, Anthony Davis, reinjured his eye and had to leave the game in the first quarter. On the bright side, those with functioning eyes saw some Megan Thee Stallion tiddies. Megan Thee Stallion at The […]
Image via Michael McKinney Independent rap journalists will recommend you new music until their voices give out. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Michael McKinney understands the cultural importance of Kreayshawn’s “Gucci Gucci.” In March, many of the best sets found DJs leaning into specificity. […]
Anybody can Twerk. You can see Bobbi Althoff do the suggestive dance here. But there are levels to how well a lady (or a fancy man) can twerk. Megan Thee Stallion is quite good at it. Megan Thee Stallion shows off twerk skills https://t.co/umwu1UZpCV — Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) April 8, 2024 Is that impressive to […]
Erick Sermon owns his publishing. This comes in very handy when you get your track sampled. The Metro Boomin featuring The Weeknd and 21 Savage hit “Creepin” uses the drums from Sermon’s track “You’re a Customer.” According to Sermon, he gets four percent of Creepin for his sample, which has been very lucrative for him. […]
Aoki Lee Simmons, the 21-year-old daughter of Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee, was photographed in the islands making out with 65-year-old Vittorio Assaf. Aoki Lee Simmons, 21, daughter of Russell Simons , was spotted kissing restaurateur Vittorio Assaf, 65, during a romantic vacation to St. Barts on Tuesday. He was 44 years old when she […]
It’s been six years since Cardi B released her only album, Invasion Of Privacy. This afternoon, she announced she has a new album coming this year, and that it will be something a little different. 6 years ago I released my first album and it broke so many records GAH LEE!! 6 years later I’m […]