We’ve learned some disturbing things about Sexyy Red recently. For example, she doesn’t use a condom but probably has an STD. Her latest revelation involves her baby daddy and a Glock. Sexyy Red Details catching Fades with her baby daddy. A chick in the background shockingly says “Yess, Niggas be trying to fight back!” ???♂️ […]
Drake’s For All The Dogs album is “coming soon.” Coming soon is a term with a lot of leeway. In fact, there had been rumors of it dropping yesterday. It didn’t. Instead, there are these posters in Toronto. When presented with photographic evidence of the promo, Drake laughed and denied he had anything to do […]
Lizzo is being sued by three of her backup dancer for sexual harassment and, ironically, fat shaming. Since the suit was announced, others have accused Lizzo of being problematic in various ways. Lizzo has been under consideration for Super Bowl duties, but her name has been removed in light of her legal and moral trouble. […]
When DJ Akademiks gets some Henny in his belly, he can get a bit wild. SZA was the latest victim of an Ak rant. The rotund media figure accused SZA of being fat, comparing her to a “smart car,” among other things. “Let me keep it a bean, SZA is as fat as me. That’s […]
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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. Peter Holslin invented maple syrup. Picture Rihanna’s Anti […]
50 Cent was a guest on the Capital XTRA Breakfast show and was asked if there’s an artist that he wanted to work with but never did. need to hear this ? @50cent reveals who he’d like to work with next! pic.twitter.com/zh4VsoOpc8 — Capital XTRA (@CapitalXTRA) August 11, 2023 “I didn’t do one with Wayne… […]
As we reported, Tory Lanez released a statement this week about being sentenced to 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. “In no way shape or form was I apologizing for the charges I’m being wrongfully convicted of,” he wrote in part. ” I remain on the stance that I refuse to apologize for something […]
Ralo has a question. Why is it always “free Young Thug” but rarely free “YFN Lucci”? They are both facing heat from the same DA and, if anything, Lucci and his crew have stayed more solid than Thugger’s YSL boys. “Maybe my eyes f*ked up or sum, but I haven’t been seeing no #FreeLucci much […]
The way it seems, Akon has no problem bending the truth. For example, French Montana once said that he bought him a fake Hublot watch back in the day. The “Smack That” crooner also admitted that he used to lie about being an African Prince since he used to live in Senegal. Now, Akon is […]
T.I.’s son King is trying to put together a music festival. The 18-year-old thinks he can get NAV and Sexxy Red to perform, and he knows his dad will be there for him. He doesn’t think he can get Future to perform. At least this time. But what really surprised him is that Waka […]
New York rapper Naz GPG Is accused of quite a heinous crime. He was arrested yesterday for shooting a four-year-old. The drill rapper has been charged with attempted second-degree murder and multiple assault and weapons possession offenses. He pled not guilty and had his bail set at 500K. Police say that on July 26th […]
Earlier this week, Tory Lanez got ten years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. It could have been worse: Prosecutors were asking for 13, and he could have gotten up to 23. But it could have been better: His lawyers were pushing for no time, and they had letters from folks like Iggy Azalea and Tory’s […]
After a lot of conflicting information, the first week sales for Travis Scott’s album Utopia settled on 496K, the biggest rap opening of the year and the third biggest overall. LaFlame is set for a solid second week, too. According to HitsDailyDouble, Utopia will do 139 SPS and snag another week at the top of […]
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Earlier today, the Instagram page of Lil Tay announced her death and the death of her brother. Given Tay’s history, the death being a hoax was in the back of everyone’s heads. It may be a hoax. Neither the police in Los Angeles nor Vancouver, the cities the siblings lived, are investigating their death, and […]
It’s been a tough run for some of JAY-Z’s most iconic properties. Yesterday, his annual Made In America concert in Philadelphia was canceled. Now his original 40/40 Club in Manhattan has shut down. The good news is they plan to reopen another location in NYC sometime next year. At its peak, there were five 40/40 […]
DJ Akademiks and Erykah Badu have a history of not liking each other. That came to a head yesterday when Badu’s followers asked their woman to work her “magic” on Ak as punishment for his leaking of Megan Thee Stallion-related medical information to Tory Lanez, who was just sentenced to ten years for shooting Meg. […]
In the Get Rich or Die Tryin days, 50 Cent was often seen with a bulletproof vest. That’s not the case anymore, though, and he explained why he stopped wearing it during an interview with Men’s Health. [embedded content] “When did I stop wearing the bulletproof vest? I don’t have a specific timeline for that. […]
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Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years for opening fire on Megan Thee Stallion’s feet. Just in: Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. — Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 8, 2023 The prosecutors had recommended 13 years; the most he could have gotten was 23 years. […]
Melle Mel was not happy when Eminem was named by the fifth-best rapper of all time by Billboard. “If Eminem was just another n*gga like all the rest of us, would he be top five on that list, when a n*gga that can rhyme just as good as him is 35,” Melle said. “If he […]
Emerging rap artist Noxek boldly displays his prowess in his latest release, “The Gutter.” With every new track, the hip-hop sensation fearlessly ventures into unexplored realms of music. The raw emotion in his songs draws inspiration from personal life experiences spanning from a tender age to the present. Unapologetically authentic, he embraces his true self […]
Despite A Boogie Wit da Hoodie having some legal trouble and being involved in shootouts, he has a pretty successfu career. But based on his reasoning, he’s not just successful, he’s one of New York’s greatest rappers ever. It’s something that he told Rolling Stone when asked to name New York’s Mt. Rushmore of rap. […]
The word is Tekashi 6ix9ine’s unusual name is inspired by Japanese-born tattoo artist Takashi Matsuba. 6ix9ine spoke about Matsuba in bother the Hulu and Showtime documentaries on the troll rapper, calling Matsuba a “heroin addict.” Matsuba didn’t much appreciate that characterization, mainly because he doesn’t believe it to be true. So he’s suing 6ix9ine, Showtime, […]
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FS1 and Skip Bayless have found Shannon Sharpe’s replacement. And he’s another NFL legend. Richard Sherman will co-host Undisputed with Skip Bayless between 50-100 times a year. Sherman will also continue his work on Amazon’s Thursday Night football. The selection of Sherman is notable because he famously went off on Bayless in 2013. Former Seahawks […]
The first week numbers for Travis Scott’s Utopia have been all over the place. Initial projections had Scott challenging the 538K his last album Astroworld did first week. However, the project’s final first-week sales were initially posted at 400K at HitsDailyDouble. Now Billboard has weighed in, and their final accounting is 496K for Utopia. We imagine the discrepancy […]
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The beef between Drake and Kanye West continues. Over the weekend, footage surfaced of Drizzy dissing Ye on stage at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum while speaking to someone in the crowd. “My man, I like the fitted hat with the…I feel you, dawg,” said Drake. “You look good. Even though you got those Yeezy’s on, you […]