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50 Cent made former drug kingpin Big Meech mainstream famous with his BMF Starz show. Meech is home now after serving about 20 for drug trafficking and money laundering, but Fif has turned on him. The 49-year-old jumped on IG this afternoon and accused the senior Meech of being a rat. “The biggest mistake he […]
Nelly may be the new Chrisette Michele. Michele is the soul singer who was pretty much canceled for performing at Donald Trump’s inaugural ball in 2017. As for Nelly, he performed at Trump’s Liberty Ball last month and caught a huge amount of backlash. The St. Louis rapper then defended himself by saying he performed […]
Elliott Wilson dissed Kai Cenat last year, and the famed streamer asked him about it at the Grammys yesterday. Elliott didn’t like that Nicki Minaj visited Kai’s livestream instead of his Rap Radar podcast. He also posted a screenshot of Nicki twerking while visiting Kai and sarcastically captioned it “Hip Hop Journalism.” Kai saw Elliott on […]
Kanye West knows how to make a splash. He showed up to tonight’s Grammys with his wife Bianca Censori. At first, she was wearing a jacket. Then she took it off. Kanye West and Bianca Censori on the Grammys Red Carpet #Grammys pic.twitter.com/ycIwH2DBkQ — The Bravo Shaderoom (@bravoshaderooom) February 2, 2025 She’s not technically naked […]
People talk about Drake and Kendrick when they speak about the rap sales wars. But don’t sleep on Travis Scott. His new single, “4×4” will open number one on the Hot 100 after having the biggest physical sales week for a single this decade. Travis Scott’s ‘4X4’ is set to debut at #1 on the […]
The word is Universal is going all out to pump up the streams of The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow album to humble Drake. Is it working? The album logged 58 million streams on its first day on Global Spotify. The Weeknd’s trilogy of albums debuts on global Spotify: After Hours – 60MDawn FM – 60MHurry […]
Jim Jones is among those who have heard Kanye West’s upcoming Bully album. He called it “crazy.” There’s been buzz that some of its insanity may be related to the use of AI in its production. Here’s the latest snippet. Ye previewed a new ‘BULLY’ snippet last night, and once again, people are debating whether […]
Kendrick Lamar spent the summer accusing Drake of being a pedophile. But the real pedophiles may have been inside the house. Two anonymous women are suing Kendrick Lamar’s former label for sexual harassment and assault. One of the women has accused TDE employee David Harrell of giving her spiked alcohol when she was underage to […]
If you want, you can buy most of Tekashi 6ix9ine’s personal items on an IRS website. 6ix9ine jumped on social media to explain how the feds got all of his stuff without as much as a whimper. “1 year ago when I was stuck in RD 8 months the feds made a raid for the […]
Among other things, Tekashi 6ix9ine is tax cheat. Sadly for the troll rapper, the IRS figured him out, and now they are auctioning all of his stuff. 6ix9ine’s jewelry, music plaques, and designer bags are being auctioned off by the IRS pic.twitter.com/xTQaMtGWaT — SAY CHEESE! 👄🧀 (@SaycheeseDGTL) January 31, 2025 It’s unclear how much of […]
Kendrick Lamar won’t be the first rapper to do the Super Bowl halftime show solo. He’s already announced that his future tourmate SZA will join him on music’s biggest stage. There have been rumors that Tyler, The Creator will be there too. Tyler dismissed them with this Tweet. ‘N*gga im on tour I will not […]
YFN Lucci pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Street Gang and Terrorism Prevention Act last January and received a 10-year prison sentence, as well as 10 years of probation. Last year, Fulton County’s District Attorney Fani Willis wrote a letter to the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, saying that she supports him […]
Kodak Black has a long criminal history, which includes violence against women. So, he probably shouldn’t be talking about a time he put his hands on a woman. But, being Yak, he did. “I remember this bitch said, ‘Oh, your mom probably used to suck a dick.’ Like hoe, what?” he said. “I pushed that […]
Last month it was reported that Megan Fox broke up with Machine Gun Kelly after finding something incriminating on his phone. They’re currently expecting a child together but still not on speaking terms, according to sources of TMZ. On Wedneday, MGK responded to that report and seemed to call it bogus. “how can ‘sources say’ when […]
Back in October, LiAngelo Ball had some harsh words for Cam’ron, and Cam hit back. “I ain’t never heard Cam’ron’s music, you’re not in nobodies top 10 MC’s,” said the Ball brother then. The Dipset rapper responded by running down his resume, saying he’s already sold 12 million records. The bickering wasn’t done there, though, […]
Power is back and ready to take the music scene by storm with his latest single, “Cloud 9“. This track combines seductive beats with emotionally charged lyrics, capturing the intoxicating highs of love. The hook—“Loving you is like being on cloud nine / I wanna feel it all the time”— resonates with fans, and embodies […]
Dr. Dre has some ties to Drake. A young Drizzy wrote for before the fame. He has more ties to Kendrick Lamar. So it’s no big surprise the rap vet took K. Dot’s side in his beef with Drake. Speaking on the Usual Suspects podcast, Dre said Drake got what he deserved when he was […]
Among the litany of insults Bhad Bhabie sent at her opp Alabama Barker is that the Kardashian-adjacent nepo baby had sex with Soulja Boy. Soulja Boy didn’t like hearing his name in Bhabie’s mouth. He made that clear in a social media rant. Soulja Boy goes off on Bhad Bhabie after she claimed he was […]
Earlier this month, Kanye West became the richest rapper in the game. A new net worth valuation put him at $2.7 billion, surpassing the $2.5 billion is buddy JAY-Z has. This week, Ye took a victory lap on social. Here are the richest rap figures: 1. Kanye West – Net Worth: $2.7 Billion 2. Jay-Z […]
Bhad Bhabie and nepo baby Alabama Barker have had beef for a minute. Bhabie just brought Tyga into it. According to the former Cash Me Ousside girl, Kardashian-adjacent Tyga got Kardashian-adjacent Alabama knocked up, resulting in abortion for Barker, who just turned 19. Barker denies the charge. “Let’s clear this up! I never in my […]
Image via Lucian Read Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. In a five-decade-long career, […]
A$AP Rocky is on trial for shooting A$AP Relli on a Los Angeles street in 2021. Yesterday, Relli testified that Rocky did exactly that. Azealia Banks thinks she knows the motive behind the shooting, which she spelled out in a lengthy tweet. Asap Relli and Knocka literally MADE rocky, rocky is not from Harlem like […]
British rapper Central Cee has been making a lot of noise in the United States. Will that notice translate to sales and streams? According to HitsDailyDouble, his debut album Can’t Rush Greatness is set to open with 35K SPs. That would land it about ninth on the Billboard chart. Here’s the projected chart for next […]
Rihanna doesn’t like love songs. She said so while talking to her followers about Valentine’s Day. it’s not even my birthday 🎂 pic.twitter.com/DWobrh1VBE — Rihanna (@rihanna) January 27, 2025 “Please never make me a love song. That is corny,” she said. “Trust me, I’ve seen it.” After her comments made the internet rounds, some believed […]
Meek Mill, who’s been beefing with Ak for years, reacted to the ban yesterday with a celebratory tweet. Ak addressed the ban as well and said he gets it. “Ok chat, I mean, here’s the thing: We want to make this very perfectly clear. Number one, first and foremost, I’m moving past that moment. We […]
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A$AP Rocky will is on trial for shooting A$AP Relli on a Los Angeles street in 2021. Relli was struck in the hand and slightly wounded. Today, Relli testified against Rocky. ASAP Relli took the stand & testified against ASAP Rocky he pointed the gun @ me & said I’ll kill you rn p***sy pic.twitter.com/sgTj8uiCrJ […]
Theo Von and Katt Williams are two of the funniest people on the planet. They met up for a chat on Von’s podcast This Past Weekend. Here’s what happened in the into. Theo Von called Katt Williams a mythical figure and said he’s like a Sasquatch or unicorn 😂😭 pic.twitter.com/caPepISqwe — Akademiks TV (@AkademiksTV) January […]
A woman claimed she broke up with her boyfriend because she imagined Lil Durk smelled good. The woman admits she didn’t know who Smurk was when she and her mom saw him open for Drake on last year’s Big As The What tour. However, when she first saw him on stage, she was immediately overcome by his charisma […]