50 Cent took Tony Yayo along for his Final Lap tour, showering him with a six-figure salary and first-class accommodations. Yayo was the only one of Fif’s OG G-Unit soldiers to be on the tour. Not only were Young Buck and Lloyd Banks left behind, but Fif shaded each of them from the stage. Yayo […]
There’s a good chance that A$AP Rocky returned fire to Drake, who dissed him and his babies’ mother Rihanna on his song “Fear of Heights.” āIām anti, Iām anti / Yeah, and the sex was average with you / Yeah, Iām anti ācause I had it with you / Okay, Iām auntie like your daddyās […]
Last year, Ā Herbo pleaded guilty to federal charges of running a multi-year, multi-million dollar fraud scheme to finance the purchase of luxury goods. The recommended sentence was between three and five years. He did much better than that when he was sentenced this afternoon. G Herbo avoids prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud conspiracyā¼ļø […]
Whether talking about his sexuality or forcing him to file for bankruptcy, 50 Cent has stayed on Young Buck’s neck since the Nashville rapper was ousted from G-Unit. Buck spoke about his feud with 50 in an interview on Steve-O’s Wild Ride!Ā podcast, and said he’s baffled as to why Fif has it out for him […]
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Iggy Azalea won’t finish the follow-up to her 2021 album, The End Of An Era. In fact, it sounds like she’s done with music. The Australian import, who recently denied being bullied out of the rap game, jumped on social to explain that she is scrapping her album and moving onto a different creative medium.Ā […]
Sexyy Red’s music contains a lot of sexual lyrics, but she doesn’t like that people call her songs “p*ssy music.” “I donāt agree with that [classification], because why is that the only thing you heard me talking about?” she told Billboard. “Thatās the only thing that you got out of everything I just said? You […]
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G-Unit soldier Tony Yayo came along for 50 Cent’s Final LapĀ tour. Together, they played 103 dates and 24 countries. Yayo discussed the tour during his latest chat with VladTV. Vlad speculated that 50 brought in $100 million for his trip worldwide. Ā Yayo said he wasn’t privy to the overall finances of the tour; he just […]
Ice Spice already admitted that she’s not a lyricist, but she’s still getting hammered for a line she delivered in a new snippet. new Ice Spice snippet just dropped, what yall think of it? “think you the shit bitch? not even the fart” pic.twitter.com/0Wta2WhxdJ ā SOUND (@itsavibe) January 8, 2024 “You think you the sh*t? […]
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Image via Steelz/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. Steven LouisĀ saw Idlewild in theaters. [embedded content] [embedded content] Aside from Dan Campbell vowing to eat kneecaps and run through […]
It’s been a minute since either JAY-Z or D’Angelo have dropped music. That minute is about to end. The rapper and the soul singer have a track together on The Book Of ClarenceĀ soundtrack. The movie’s writer and director, Jeymes Samuel, announced the collab during a panel discussion of the movie, which drops this Friday. “Itās […]
Katt Williams didn’t mention Mike Epps when he dissed many his fellow comedians during that viral Shannon Sharpe interview.Ā But Epps still reacted while doing standup and claimed that Williams wore a fake Fendi jacket. “It’s f*cked up, man,” he said. “He just should’ve worn something different. That lil’ hat, he had the hat on. […]
One would imagine that the student boy would be impressed if T.I showed up to play halftime of a high school basketball game. T.I.’s son, King, not so much. Kids Were Not Feeling King’s Performance For This High School Halftime Show š pic.twitter.com/ciqZuhrRmT ā Raphouse TV (RHTV) (@raphousetv7) January 7, 2024 As you can see, […]
Lee “Viper” Carter has been arrested for aggravated kidnapping after allegedly holding a woman against her will for four to five years. The woman told police the Houston spitter and cloud rap pioneer approached her while she was panhandling and told her he would help her if she came with him. He then locked her […]
Katt Williams has a long history of throwing massive shade at Tiffany Haddish. Here’s what he said several years ago: ā[Haddish has] been doing comedy since she was 16,” said Katt. “You canāt tell me your favorite Tiffany Haddish joke. Why? Because she aināt done a tour yet. She aināt done a special. She has […]
The interview Katt Williams did with Club Shay Shay has been the talk of the town this week. During the chat, Williams slammed many of his contemporary comedians. Ā But one funny man he had kind words for was Gary Owen, whom he complimented for not selling out to be famous. And by selling out, Williams […]
Pete Rock cemented his place in hip hop history with his production work. Now, he’s sounding a warning on the direction of the genre. The 53-year old jumped on Instagram and explained what has gone wrong with the rap game. “They should change the music too WTF tryna create a narrative that ain’t working. Ā Pile […]
Some of the people who Katt Williams dissed in his much-talked-about Club Shay Shay interview have already responded, Kevin Hart and Michael Blackson included. Another person who clapped back is Ludacris, who responded in a freestyle after Katt said he ended up with a “a light-skinned ugly-face wife.” The comedian also said he and Luda […]
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Sexyy Red has a baby in her tummy. But that hasn’t tempered her need for speed. In the video below, the pregnant 25-year-old hits speeds of up to 130 MPH in her Mercedes. Sexyy Red going viral after driving 130 MPH on the highway while pregnant š³š¤° pic.twitter.com/zsMJxBgzID ā Hip Hop Ties (@HipHopTiesMedia) January 4, […]
Last month Blueface wanted to fight Soulja Boy, and now he wants to duke it out with NLE Choppa. The beef started several weeks ago when Choppa’s baby’s mother, Marissa Da’Nae, said that Blueface tried to get with her but she turned him down cold.Ā Blueface then responded to that accusation on Jaidyn Alexis’ “Barbie […]
Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill left practice today after his home caught fire. He arrived at the 9300-foot mansion, about 30 miles north of Miami in Berkshire Court, late this afternoon. Luckily, nobody was injured in the blaze. Rick Ross was also on the scene. Rick Ross films Tyreek Hillās house pic.twitter.com/k3hbRhWPvS ā Daily Loud […]
A woman who’s being referred to as Jane Doe says that T.I. and Tiny sexually assaulted her in 2005 after meeting them at an L.A. nightclub. According to the woman, she met a person named Caviar who worked for the couple at a party held at Coolio’s house.Ā T.I. and Tiny weren’t at the party, […]
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Tekashi 6ix9ine isn’t considered an admirable figure in the United States. In addition to being a troll and a snitch, in 2016, 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual misconduct with a minor in a case involving a 13-year-old. It’s possible news that 6ix9ine’s misdeeds haven’t reached the communist Caribbean island of Cuba. Or […]
Playboi Carti delivered a new song with Travis Scott on New Year’s Day called “Backr00ms,” where he shoots his shot at Ice Spice, who responded. [embedded content] “I think I need me a Ice Spice, yeah, I want me a munch,” he raps. He also shared one of her recent thirst trap photos on his […]
Taina, who’s been in an on-again-off-again relationship with G Herbo, is Fabolous’s stepdaughter. She also has an on-again-off-again type relationship with him. It’s been off for a minute. Last year, she called him out as a deadbeat dad in an Instagram post. Now, Fab is striking back in a freestyle. [embedded content] āSelfishness will make […]
There’s been talk of a Metro Boomin-Drake beef ever since Metro agreed with social media that his Heroes & Villains album is better than Drake and 21 Savage’s Her Loss LP, even thoughĀ Her Loss keeps winning rap album of the year.Ā Drake responded to that comment by borrowing a line from Jay-Z’s song “Heart of […]