Gucci Mane’s former artist, Enchanting, died yesterday. This continues a run of terrible luck for Gucci’s current and former artists. Big Scarr died of a drug overdose in 2022. FTO Sett, Mac Critter, Pooh Shiesty, Foogiano, Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Yung Mal, Ralo, and Hot Boy Wes are either locked up, just got out […]
The explosive beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar has been the big rap story of 2024. If you’re talking sales and streaming, the feud has been a boon for both Drake and Kendrick. (J. Cole, who opted out of the beef, has suffered. But nobody has benefited more from the battle of the bars than […]
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J. Cole opted out of a Big Three beef that would have pitted him and Drake against Kendrick Lamar. At first, that seemed like a big W as Kendrick and Drake hurled insults and revelations at each other that may damage their reputations for good. But the beef was also good for their bottom line. […]
Enchanting has died at 26. We learned last night she was on life support, battling an undisclosed illness. She’s now passed away. Enchanting was on 1017, Gucci Mane’s label, between 2020 and 2022. This continues a run of terrible luck for Gucci’s current and former artists. Big Scarr died of a drug overdose in 2022. […]
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We’ve already shared news that Sexyy Red was arrested and put in jail for getting into a fight at New Jersey’s Newark Airport. There’s now footage of the fight, and Red can be seen in the middle of it wielding a metal door stand, ready to hit someone. She’s the person in the red bonnet. […]
Young Thug’s lawyer, Brian Steel, was arrested yesterday for contempt of court after he confronted the judge in Thug’s RICO case with an accusation of witness coercion. Never a snitch, Steel wouldn’t reveal to Judge Glanville the person who gave him the information that led to the accusation. Steel has been sentenced to 20 days […]
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If the Bailey sisters, Chloe is the one more likely to thirst trap. Perhaps Halle’s guy DDG keeps her a bit more modest. Chloe’s constant skin stunting has impressed Boosie Badazz and others. In her latest trap, she eats a mango while showing her mangos. Check it out. Chloe Bailey 🎥 pic.twitter.com/0MvdbIvp1C — Daily Loud […]
Young Thug’s lawyer, Brian Steele, was arrested today for contempt of court after he confronted the judge in Thug’s RICO case with an accusation of witness coercion. Young Thug’s lawyer Brian Steele has officially been held in contempt and taken into custody #FREESTEELE pic.twitter.com/0Lf4ppCVd9 — THUGGERDAILY ひ (@ThuggerDaily) June 10, 2024 Steele refused to reveal […]
Drake and veteran Hip Hop journalist Elliott Wilson have history. Their relationship started off friendly with Drake sitting down for an interview on his Rap Radar podcast in 2019. But things later went south after Wilson said that Drake doesn’t do enough interviews with urban publications. Then last month, Wilson said that Drizzy’s goons banned […]
Juice WRLD’s Girlfriend Ally Lotti has turned the death of her late boyfriend into big profits. She made a ridiculous $250K after selling their sex tape on OnlyFans. Later, she sold his clothes, hair, teeth, and “juice.” Lotti was highly criticized afterward and is getting ripped again for selling another sex tape. “Shower sex with […]
During his famous Drink Champs interview of 2022, Kanye suggested Diddy (and his boy toy Meek Mill) were Feds. “As far as Meek Mill, Puff Daddy, all you fake hard n*ggas, f*ck you,” Kanye yelled. “You can’t shoot anybody, and the reason why you talk is because you did a deal, you f*cking fed. That’s […]
Sauce Walka has been offering free fades for his fans. The fights are meant to be good-natured affairs, and fellow Houston rapper Maxo Kream joined the action. Sauce Walka and Maxo Kream slap box pic.twitter.com/n4SKvBqzk5 — Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) June 9, 2024 As you can see, no rappers were harmed in the exhibition. Do you […]
Remember when Bobbi Althoff went to the Drake show and stood awkwardly as the other girls danced? She’s been trying to remedy that. Last week, she successfully twerked for the camera. Now she is giving lessons in getting down to her sister. Bobbi Althoff is trying to teach her sister how to throw it in […]
If you look hard enough, you can now find something that looks like Megan Thee Stallion doing very X-rated things. Meg has confirmed what many have suspected. The leaked tape is an AI-generated deep fake, which she believes is part of a plot to discredit her. It’s really sick how yall go out of the […]
The ladies that have found themselves in Quavo’s bed include Doja Cat, Chloe Bailey, Saweetie (2018), Bernice Burgos, Iggy Azalea, Karrueche Tran, Lira Mercer, and Chinese Kitty. Looks like he’s trying to add Ice Spice to that list. Ice Spice’s debut studio album, Y2K!, is dropping on July 26. Perhaps Quavo will be on it.
YSL Woody is on the record blabbing to the authorities about both Young Thug and YFN Lucci, leading to speculation that he’s a long-time police informant. However, he kept it solid today during Young Thug’s trial, pleading the Fifth rather than testifying against Thug. YSL lil woody pleaded the fifth on the stand & judge […]
It doesn’t seem like Ray J thinks very much of Quavo’s rap skills. He spoke about the Migos rapper on Club Shay Shay when Shannon Sharpe asked him about the Drake, Kendrick Lamar battle and the Chris Brown, Quavo feud. If you pay attention to Ray’s answer, then you’ll notice that he didn’t give Quavo […]
Probably one of the least talked about songs during the Drake, Kendrick Lamar battle is “Taylor Made Freestyle,” a cut where Drizzy used AI to replicate the voices of Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg. Some called the AI move uncreative, others said it was corny, and Jermaine Dupri thinks it was “ignorant.” “If you’re […]
Metro Boomin had all the smoke for Drake. He happily and quickly played his part in the anti-Drake crew by hitting the Canadian with the rare producer diss. However, when Soulja Boy disrespected Boomin’s dead mom, Young Meto didn’t respond with the same energy, instead letting 21 Savage handle SB for him This bothered Boomin’s […]
Ice Spice has an album, Y2k!, coming next month. So she has to promote it, or she will become the latest femcee to flop. She’s decided to rely on sex appeal to bring attention to the project. Here she is clapping her checks and moaning. ice spice’s full instagram live from tonight pic.twitter.com/3K8Ze73vVS — foreign⸆⸉☆ […]
Azealia Banks has exchanged her rap career for going off on celebrities, and it’s been that way for years now. The last people she took to task were Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé. Now, she’s going at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, who have two children together. “Look at who she’s with now. A n*gga that wears […]
Kendrick Lamar will be performing for the first time since his battle with Drake ended, and he named the show after a line in his Drizzy diss song “Not Like Us.” The concert, which will take place in Inglewood, California’s The Forum on June 19, is titled “The Pop Out: Ken & Friends,” which the […]
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The Kim Kardashian-Ray J tape was a pretty big deal in pop culture. But perhaps not as big a deal as Ray J thinks it is. During a stop at Club Shay Shay, Ray argued that society would have been different and better if the tape had never leaked in 2007. Ray J says that […]
Last year, Lil Durk canceled almost all of his Sorry For The Drought tour. Words like “dehydration,” “exhaustion,” and “heart problems” were thrown around. It turns out drugs had a lot to do with it. This week, Durk was spotted in the wild for the first time in months. He confirmed that he’s been in […]