Most people say they are going to lose weight or go to the gym in the New Year. But 50 Cent is already fairly fit. So far, so good. “I’m focused man, practicing abstinence is helping me train harder. I feel great I think more people should try it,” he typed.
Wiz Khalifa is the type of friend who gets you high as you sleep. To do that, he will put his lips close to yours and blow. Wiz Khalifa getting his friend high while he is sleeping pic.twitter.com/368Y5VFV7J — Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) January 19, 2024 That give some folks “pause.” Wiz has heard the criticism […]
Lupe Fiasco and Kid Cudi have been beefing for so long you have to be fairly old to remember why they started in with each other. Today, Lupe reminded everyone it’s still F Cudi. Lupe was baffled by a recent interview Cudi did in which he admitted that before he was famous he hid from […]
Blueface is in jail until July for probation violations. He’d been beefing with Soulja Boy before he got locked up, and Soulja mocked him when they took him away. “Now n*gga sitting in jail broke as f*ck. N*gga want to talk baby mamas? I’m gonna give to your baby mama right here and put dick […]
Quando Rondo is having a tough time. In 2023, Rondo was arrested on Georgia state charges of drug dealing. Later that year, the Feds jumped in and charged him with similar crimes. The 24-year-old is being accused of violating the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act for being a shot caller in the Rollin’ 60’s […]
Last month Kanye West apologized for making a slew of anti-Semitic remarks and bigging up Hitler. His apology, however, which was written in Hebrew, and possibly AI, pretty much fell on deaf ears. Some, like Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg, said it had to do with his Vultures album coming out. As it turns out, that […]
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Kanye West may have really changed up his tooth game. Or he may be messing with everyone. Ye showed off a new grill seemingly inspired by Jaws, a fictional villain in James Bond movies. While there are some reports they are titanium dentures, others believe Ye is just messing everyone by putting aluminum foil in […]
Fresh off responding to Yasiin Bey saying that he’s pop and not Hip Hop, Drake sent a message about the folks reporting the news. “Journalistic world cashing out on negativity and discouraging the youth from finding their way now more than ever,” he wrote on Instagram. “The noise is all calculated keep pushing forward.” […]
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Jim Jones doesn’t think the other rappers from his era can keep up with him. And he’s not talking Verzuz. Capo issued a 100K challenge to any and all of his contemporaries to get in the studio. #JimJones has a message for artist with a $100K challenge to any rapper of his era to get […]
Boosie Badazz said that he doesn’t buy Lil Nas X’s apology, after the 24-year-old angered Christians while rolling out his “J Christ” single. Some of Nas X’s actions include mocking the Christian faith and making himself appear as Jesus Christ. “Religion is a very sensitive topic to a lot of people,” said the “Old Town […]
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Last week, Ice Spice dropped a snippet of a new song. Folks are calling it “Fart” because she dropped this memorable lyric in it. “You think you the sh*t? Bitch, you not even the fart,” she raps in the song. Ice is getting mocked up and down the internet for this bar. Here, she is […]
The beef between Soulja Boy and Blueface started as an argument over who would win a Verzuz battle, and it escalated into Soulja threatening to kill him. But since Blueface is now in jail for parole violation, any physical confrontation between them will have to wait. Soulja is eager to settle things, though, so he […]
“Donkey of the Day is all about giving people the credit they deserve for being stupid, but it’s also about using things like this as a teachable moment. I didn’t know I would have to say this, but my brothers, that is wack. Alright? So many of us come from broken homes, so many of […]
According to multiple sources out of Memphis, Yo Gotti’s brother Jook has been shot and killed. Yo Gotti’s brother “Jook” has reportedly been killed pic.twitter.com/za52vUFrXV — My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) January 13, 2024 Yo Gotti’s Older Brother BIG JOOK Has Reportedly Been 💥 In Memphis 🙏🏾🆙https://t.co/rwQrpwF5q8 pic.twitter.com/j1y6j9263W — 730Radio (@730ceo) January 13, 2024 There are […]
Blueface may struggle to find his way into our feeds in 2024. The off-bat rapper turned reality TV figure turned himself in today for parole violations. Footage surfaces of Blueface turning himself into the authorities for probation violation. He’s expected to do 1 year in county jail. 😳 pic.twitter.com/r99cyLj5TE — No Jumper (@nojumper) January 12, […]
50 Cent took Tony Yayo along for his Final Lap tour, showering him with a six-figure salary and first-class accommodations. Yayo was the only one of Fif’s OG G-Unit soldiers to be on the tour. Not only were Young Buck and Lloyd Banks left behind, but Fif shaded each of them from the stage. Yayo […]
There’s a good chance that A$AP Rocky returned fire to Drake, who dissed him and his babies’ mother Rihanna on his song “Fear of Heights.” “I’m anti, I’m anti / Yeah, and the sex was average with you / Yeah, I’m anti ’cause I had it with you / Okay, I’m auntie like your daddy’s […]
Last year, Herbo pleaded guilty to federal charges of running a multi-year, multi-million dollar fraud scheme to finance the purchase of luxury goods. The recommended sentence was between three and five years. He did much better than that when he was sentenced this afternoon. G Herbo avoids prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud conspiracy‼️ […]
Whether talking about his sexuality or forcing him to file for bankruptcy, 50 Cent has stayed on Young Buck’s neck since the Nashville rapper was ousted from G-Unit. Buck spoke about his feud with 50 in an interview on Steve-O’s Wild Ride! podcast, and said he’s baffled as to why Fif has it out for him […]
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Iggy Azalea won’t finish the follow-up to her 2021 album, The End Of An Era. In fact, it sounds like she’s done with music. The Australian import, who recently denied being bullied out of the rap game, jumped on social to explain that she is scrapping her album and moving onto a different creative medium. […]
Sexyy Red’s music contains a lot of sexual lyrics, but she doesn’t like that people call her songs “p*ssy music.” “I don’t agree with that [classification], because why is that the only thing you heard me talking about?” she told Billboard. “That’s the only thing that you got out of everything I just said? You […]
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G-Unit soldier Tony Yayo came along for 50 Cent’s Final Lap tour. Together, they played 103 dates and 24 countries. Yayo discussed the tour during his latest chat with VladTV. Vlad speculated that 50 brought in $100 million for his trip worldwide. Yayo said he wasn’t privy to the overall finances of the tour; he just […]
Ice Spice already admitted that she’s not a lyricist, but she’s still getting hammered for a line she delivered in a new snippet. new Ice Spice snippet just dropped, what yall think of it? “think you the shit bitch? not even the fart” pic.twitter.com/0Wta2WhxdJ — SOUND (@itsavibe) January 8, 2024 “You think you the sh*t? […]
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