Cardi B’s best friend Yonette “Star Brim” Respass got a year and a day in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to Federal RICO charges this week. Brim was one of 18 5-9 Brims, a Blood arrested by the Feds for RICO and other crimes in 2020 She was said to […]
Earlier this week, Adin Ross claimed that he had sex with Sexyy Red. According to Ross, he DMed her after rubbing one out to her leak, and one thing led to another. When Red heard about this, she claimed Ross paid her to take his virginity. Ross clapped right back, saying he didn’t pay, but […]
Now, he wants everyone to know his creation is the greatest ever to do it. “His imagination is off the charts, and I donāt think anyone would disagree with that. I think heās the best MC ever. Point blank, period,” Dre said of Eminem on James Corden’s podcast. “Of course, there are going to be […]
Back in 2014, Diddy punched Drake in the face during a Miami altercation over a Ā Boi-1da beat, which Puff thought Drizzy stole. “You’ll never disrespect me again” he yelled before socking the Canandian in front of many South Beach revelers. It turns out Drake got off easy. Ā We now know when Puff was beefing with […]
Credit: Four Tet Twitter Please donate to our Patreon so independent journalism does not die.Ā Parts of this article originally ran in 2010 on the Los Angeles Timesā now-defunct Pop & Hiss blog.Ā Jeff Weiss always wanted to go to Plastic People.Ā Assessing the trajectory of Four Tetās creative arc is like watching an impaired […]
Lil Wayne could be in trouble with the Feds after Business Insider snitched on him. BI used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain information about a $8.9 million COVID loan the Small Business Administration gave Wayne’s Young Money touring company in 2021. According to SBA regulations, the loan recipient must run a “drug-free” business. […]
Joie Chavis already has kids with Bow Wow and Future, so she knows her way around celebrities. That could be helpful in her latest endeavor, which is a child with Dallas Cowboy Trevon Diggs. NFL player Trevon Diggs who is 25 is having a baby with 35 year old Joie Chavis, who already has kids […]
“Iāll never retire, never,” Ā he said during an interview with journalist Nadeska. “Artists canāt retire. Itās like, impossible. Iām not saying Iām gonna be rapping forever, but Iāll never retire from music. I just donāt see it. How is that possible? … Snoopās still doing it. Dreās still doing it. Nasās still doing it. Jayās […]
Cardi B is not happy with the state of gender relations in the year 2024. During a chat with Wallo and Gillie, Bardi explained why she is done with modern feminism. “If you gonna be the type of bitch that you want a n*gga to take care of you and everything, you have to pick […]
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Remember that time Young Buck refused to pose with Caitlyn Jenner? 50 Cent does. Since that photo opp incident, information linking Buck to transwomen has emerged. 50 Cent has been mocking on that front. This afternoon, he used the notorious photo to twist the knife further. Didnāt make sense when we was taking the pic, […]
Lil Pump feels a certain way about streamer N30n. A good way. Pump recently presented N3on a $300K Rolls Royce Cullinan and $50K cash.Ā Lil Pump gifts N3on a $300K Rolls Royce Cullinan and $50K cash š³šš° pic.twitter.com/2lxEG1qdd6 ā Hip Hop Ties (@HipHopTiesMedia) March 14, 2024 “You put a bow on it,” N3on said after […]
Kanye West is into showing off his wife Bianca Censori, sometimes nearly naked, which has angered her father.Ā Now, there are new pics of the 29-year-old that show her curves, and they were most likely taken by Ye. In all of the photos, Censori is sporting an ultra-tight pink top and lace pants that are […]
Karrueche Tran is selling photos of her feet on OnlyFans, and it’s generated plenty of discussion. Some said that Chris Brown’s ex has to sell the pics because she’s broke. Others criticized her for selling sexual-like content, but she gave some pushback. “LOL at all the comments regarding OF,” wrote Tran. “Iām not going broke.. […]
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During a chat with DJ Akademiks, Adin Ross said he smashed Drake’s favorite femcee, Sexyy Red. According to Ross, he contacted her after rubbing one out to her leak, and she came over, and they did the deed. Adin Ross claims he hooked up with rapper Sexyy Red after sliding in her DMās with: āJust […]
Soulja Boy just learned about the joys of TikTok last week. And he made 17K the first day he streamed on the app. Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation banning TikTok if it doesnāt break ties with ByteDance, its Chinese parent company. If the act now passes the Senateāwhich it’s expected toāit will become […]
Last week, Cam’ron said some negative things about his fellow New Yorker Mike Tyson and Tyson’s upcoming fight with Jake Paul on Cam’s podcast It Is What it Is. Cam’ron says Jake Paul will beat Mike Tyson if the fight lasts longer than 5 rounds and reveals he rejected Mike Tyson’s invitation to be on […]
Social media personality and promoter, YesJulz, was working with Kanye West for the rollout of his Vultures albums but not anymore.Ā On Tuesday, Ye fired her and fined her a hefty amount. “We have decided to no longer have YesJulz involved in the role out of Vultures,” he wrote in the now-deleted message. “All the […]
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J. Cole and Boosie Badazz are both famous rappers of about the same age. However, they don’t usually run in the same circles. They did run into each other last night at the a Houston strip club. They chatted for a bit, and it’s unclear from their interaction if Cole speaks Boosie. Boosie left J. […]
Meek Mill and Kanye West are two rappers who have no problem getting into the blogs for non-musical reasons. Meek has been trending this month due to rumors that Diddy touched him in his underwear area, and Ye has been trending forever for his views on the world, which usually fall outside of mainstream thought. […]
Who knows what happened, but for some reason Nicki Minaj was seen reprimanding one of her stage people at Seattleās Climate Pledge Arena on her Pink Friday 2 tour. Nicki Minaj goes off on member of her team during Seattle tour stop pic.twitter.com/paF7JK0LGX ā HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) March 11, 2024 Ā The footage shows a woman […]
In 2020, Cardi B’s best friend, Yonette “Star Brim” Respass, was one of 18 5-9 Brims, a Blood set, to be arrested by the Feds for RICO and other crimes. Star, who was said to be the highest-ranking female in the set, eventually pled guilty. This week, she was sentenced to one year and a […]
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Saweetie’s body is one of her best qualities. She took it up a notch last night, bedazzling herself with $25 million worth of bling for the Oscar festivities. Saweetie says sheās wearing $25 Million on her body š pic.twitter.com/2PsG6UBdqU ā Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) March 11, 2024 “I got $25 million on my body,” she claimed. […]
Chris Brown was canceled years ago. But he never stopped selling music and selling out shows. He stunted he’s success despite being shunned from polite society. “I don’t want to be accepted from none of the mainstream media and fake celebrities,” Brown typed. Ā “I am king in my own lane. Ā Your fave ain’t got sh*t […]
Influencer Josh Ostrovsky, who used to go by Fat Jewish, says he was walked in on Diddy hooking up with male producer Felix The Housecat. It happened years ago. Ā Ostrovsky was invited to a party at Diddy’s house.Ā High on drugs, he wandered into a room he shouldn’t have wandered into and witnessed something he […]
Kanye West’s daughter North is featured on her dad and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1 album, but that’s not where her rap career is ending. On Sunday, March 10, at a Vultures 2 listening concert, North made a big announcement on stage. “Iāve been working on an album and it is called Elementary School Dropout,” […]
Image via Wizz Havinn/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. Donald Morrison chooses Key Lime over Pumpkin, and itās not even close. [embedded content] [embedded content] The Bay Area […]