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 […]

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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. […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Doja Cat has a history of posting “thirst traps” that aren’t necessarily to make folks thirsty. Or at least folks with traditional parameters of female attractiveness. She’s at it again. Here’s Doja either mocking the concept of the thirst trap or trying to make head acne happen. Doja Cat in newly-shared photo: “thirst trap ?” […]

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On June 29, 50-year-old Renaldo Dalavallade was shot to death while sitting in a car in Gulfport, Mississippi. The word is Ugly God was the shooter — but hasn’t been charged in the crime because his uncle is an influential local judge. Dalavallade is Ugly God’s best friend’s dad, and the alleged shooting came during […]

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iLovemakonnen, who believes he is one of Hip Hop’s pioneering homosexuals, was recently filmed riding around with NBA YoungBoy while rocking out to Post Malone’s new albums. Apparently, that image of Makonnen and YB having fun times changed the narrative on the 34-year-old, and suddenly folks who had been ignoring him started responding. “I’m HIM […]

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There was noise that Travis Scott’s Utopia would match the 538K first week his last album Astroworld did in 2018. That didn’t happen.  Instead, it hit 400K almost on the dot, stopping the 110K of Post Malone’s Austin to finish first on the album chart. It will easily be the biggest rap debut of 2023 and the third-biggest […]

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The jury in the YNW Melly double murder trial could not come up with a verdict, resulting in a mistrial. Melly, who is accused of killing his YNW crewmates Juvy and Sakchaser, will be tried again beginning on October 9. This morning Melly is in court, where he learned his new date. As he left,  […]

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