Last month Boosie Badazz said he was worried about his son Tootie Raww beefing with NBA YoungBoy for not clearing a feature for him. But in the early hours of Friday, December 29, he expressed another concern for Tootie that’s related to his weed intake. In a video, Boosie is seen asking where his son […]
He has the stats to prove it. This week, Drake became the first artist to surpass 70 billion streams. Hip hop star @Drake becomes the 1st artist ever to reach 70 billion lead streams on Spotify! To be exact, he stands at 70,009,636,920, with a daily increase of 40,992,037. The 1,000 most streamed artists ever […]
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Kanye West apologized to the Jewish community this week for making anti-Semitic remarks, but his message doesn’t seem to be going over very well. Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg said it’s possible that Ye is trying to clear a sample for his upcoming Vultures album and was told he needed to apologize first. Meanwhile, a spokesperson […]
Earlier this week, Kanye used Hebrew to apologize to the Jewish people for his past antisemitism. It didn’t take long for folks to realize that ChatGPT wrote the apology and then Ye Google translated it into Hebrew. During a chat with TMZ, Peter Rosenberg provided his theory on why Ye apologized and why he isn’t […]
Lil Wayne is known to be a sports head, so Bleacher Report asked him to compare his career to that of an NBA player. [embedded content] “I would say that I’m like a LeBron,” Wayne answered. “I dropped my first solo album when I was 14, and that’s the same album I’m talking about that […]
Tory Lanez and R Kelly were both locked up this Christmas. Here’s what they ate for their Christmas dinner: Tory, who’s at California Correctional Institution Tehachapi, got pineapple glazed ham, carrot and pineapple salad, mashed potatoes, beef gravy, mixed vegetables, dinner roll, ice cream and blueberry crisp.” Kellz, who’s at North Carolina’s FCI Butner Medium, […]
J. Cole is on Nicki Minaj’s song “Let Me Calm Down,” and Nicki said he has the better verse. Nicki Minaj says J. Cole had the better verse on “Let Me Calm Down” 🤝pic.twitter.com/nIBQaDuOhD — Team DREAMVILLE (@TeamDreamville) December 23, 2023 “[You’re] bold for even calling Jermaine Cole, ’cause he’s been on a rampage,” Joe […]
POW is a website with few ads. We don’t do sponcon, we don’t do clickbait, we don’t have any corporate overlords. This list that you’re about to read is a labor of love, inasmuch as anything can be a labor of love in late capitalism. Even labors of love come at the significant cost of […]
Too much sex has been a problem for Bobby Shmurda ever since he got out of prison. He’s tried celibacy, but it hasn’t taken. “I just got off celibacy this year,” he told Shopping For Sneakers earlier this year.. “It was supposed to be 90 days but I did 45 because some sh*t happened. It […]
Now that Kendrick Lamar is no longer signed to TDE and has his pgLang label, it’s safe to say that many have given up hope on a Black Hippy album. But the supergroup, made up of Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, and ScHoolboy Q, will have some songs coming at the beginning of 2024, according […]
Is Kanye crazy or crazy like a fox Cam’ron thinks it’s the latter. During a chat with Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes, Cam called Ye out for being a big faker. “Kanye, he play crazy with who he wanna play crazy with, you know what I’m saying? That n*gga’s crazy when it’s convenient,” Cam said […]
Joe Budden has had issues with his podcast rivals Gillie Da Kid and Wallo over the years. But they recently made up when Joe did Million Dollarz Worth Of Game. It turns out that it is going to be a one-time thing. On his own podcast, Joe explained why he won’t be appearing Gillie and […]
It wouldn’t be the holiday season or any season without Lil Durk posting a cryptic message. Here it is. “See y’all next year smurk back on his pain sh*t ……2024,” Smurk typed. Despite claiming he’s logged off, Durk did another post about a show he missed in Nigeria this year. I got to make the […]
Cardi B and Offset no longer live together. However, the estranged couple are being sued together for what they did to the place they used to reside. Bardi and Set rented a home in Beverly Hills between early 2022 and October this year. According to their landlord, they left without notice and hadn’t paid all […]
Offset and Cardi B hasvesplit. Since their break up, Blueface has accused the Migo of smashing Blue’s ex Chrisean Rock. Both Chrisean and Set have denied this. Now there is chatter that Offset is giving back shots to Tekashi 6ix9ine’s ex, Jade. Again, there is denial from both parties. Jade and Offset have a […]
Playboi Carti released a video of himself being a good dad to his son Onyx, but his ex and the baby’s mother Iggy Azalea responded with a snide remark. The clip shows Carti taking his son to places like the beach and Disney Land. He’s also seen watching Onyx perform onstage at a Christmas show. […]
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According to Chrisean Rock, her maybe-baby daddy Blueface ambushed and beat her this morning. Chrisean claims that Blueface asked to see their son, so she brought him over only to be ambushed and repeatedly punched in the face by Blewww. She says she took his phone and put the pedal to the metal after Blueface […]
Drake shared some photos from his “You Broke My Heart” video that co-stars country singer Morgan Wallen. The YouTuber IShowSpeed then commented and asked Drizzy how to get girls. “Drake how do i get bitches like u,” asked the 18-year-old. “Stop barking at them off the rip maybe just say something nice,” he wrote back. But […]
You may remember Skinnyfromthe9 from all the times he got robbed and the time he was accused of shooting himself for clout. It turns out that business model isn’t working. According to Skinny, he is now homeless. “Worst birthday of my life. Sware to God, I always try make n*ggas straight on their birthday. It’s […]
Lil Baby has been accused of sneak dissing Gunna over Young Thug snitching allegations, and Thugger’s father, Jeffery Williams Sr., wants it to stop. [Jump to the 1:17:10-mark]. “He need to shut the f*ck up, ’cause he don’t know what’s going on,” Williams told journalist Infamous Sylvia. “He going off a what he heard. Ask […]
Image via Farrah Skeiky 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. Michael McKinney understands the […]
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Rappers love referring to the Pablo Escobar. But only one rapper was good buddies with the late cocaine king. Vanilla Ice. Vanilla said he hung out with Escobar “many times” during the high-flying early 90s after they bonded over a mutual love of speed boats. “They would land helicopters in my house constantly, on Star […]
21 Savage has come to Drake’s defense over his line in their song “Circo Loco” where he disses Megan Thee Stallion. “This bitch lie about getting shots, but she still a stallion / She don’t even get the joke, but she still smiling,” says Drake in the cut, a clear reference to Tory Lanez shooting […]
Charleston White is a proud snitch. It looks like somebody may have turned the tables. White was arrested today in Tarrant County, Texas on one count of animal cruelty and two counts of aggregated assault with a deadly weapon. Charleston White was arrested today on charges that include cruelty to an animal and two counts […]
Offset has been getting blasted by Cardi B’s fans amid his split with the Bronx rapper, and some have brought up Takeoff’s name. That made Set respond to those people and tell them that it’s completely wrong to bring up his late Migos partner, who was shot and killed in Texas last year. “Fan wishing […]
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Tekashi 6ix9ine is having girl problems. Dominican singer and rapper Yailin La Más Viral, who 6ix9ine has been dating, recently accused the troll rapper of beating her up. However, she was the one who was arrested after she threatened Tekashi with a knife and roughed up his Rolls Royce. It may not be his Rolls […]