There’s been a lot of chatter about a 50 Cent-Lil Wayne Verzuz. Radio personality Ebro opined that it would be a slaughter, with Fif doing to Wayne what Jadakiss did the Dipset. Kevin Durant was a little more diplomatic. But he also believes 50 has a pretty good shot of winning. [Jump to six minutes.] […]
Lil Dicky has been making some bold claims lately. Earlier this month, he called himself one of the best rappers alive and now he’s talking about his comedy skills. “I feel like I’m the comedic voice of my generation,” Dicky told The Hollywood Reporter. “You’ll read it and be like, ‘This guy’s out of his mind.’ […]
Rae Sremmurd is currently on a promotional run for their new Sremm 4 Life album and they recently chopped it up with Complex. In one part of the conversation, the group addressed talk that they fell off and they don’t appeal to the TikTok generation. “They act like we’re dead or something,” said Swae Lee. […]
Meek Mill has said Rick Ross has never paid him for his music. But his label boss just paid him for some real estate. Ross has purchased Mill’s Atlanta home for $4.2 million straight cash this week. The estate had been on the market for over two years before the Bawse swooped in. Meek has […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine is not a popular man in the United States. In fact, when he was last in his home country he was stomped out by men wearing Crocs. Since then he’s been touring the third world. His latest stop is the African nation Uganda. As you can see, he got a hero’s welcome. 6ix9ine […]
The trial of Young Thug and the YSLs who didn’t take deals is expected to run for much of the rest of the year. It turns out some of the lawyers who signed up for the case aren’t going to be there for the long haul. Multiple lawyers have quit the YSL defense against RICO […]
Add Woah Vicky to the list of people who believe Lil Nas X isn’t really gay and just pretends he is for clout. And she claims she has the receipts. Woah Vicky says she has proof that Lil Nas X has been lying about being gay for popularity pic.twitter.com/nSgB5hyvQ9 — No Jumper (@nojumper) April 12, […]
Gunna has been keeping a pretty low profile since he cut a deal with prosecutors and walked out of prison while Young Thug and many of the other YSLs are still facing many, many years on RICO and other charges. While Wunna insists he didn’t snitch for freedom, the streets, internet or otherwise, don’t believe him. […]
Lyric lovers should be getting excited because Black Thought is gearing up to drop his Streams of Thought Vol. 4 project. Some of the features include Redman, Big K.R.I.T, Rick Ross, Curren$y, and Pharoahe Monch. Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, is also on the album, and Thought said their song will change the […]
A pair of Air Jordan 13 worn by Michael Jordan during his iconic performance in Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals has set the all-time record for sneakers at auction. The final bid for the kicks, which went to the gavel at Sotherbys, was $2.2 million. That’s a bit low: estimates were between $2 […]
Wiz Khalifa is a huge Max B fan. He spoke about it in the past and even got into a famous spat with Kanye West when Ye was planning to name his 2016 album Waves. Max is credited with inventing a type of rap called “wave” so Wiz thought Ye was overstepping back then. Now, in […]
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NF is Christian rapper Nathan Feuerstein. The 32-year-old, who many rap fans have never heard of, is poised for a big opening week for his sixth album Hope. HitsDailyDouble has Hope coming in with 116K SPS with 78K of that being pure sales. While that’s NF’s biggest opening yet it won’t be his third straight […]
Lil Baby is taking the show on the road this summer. And he’s stopping at big venues. Baby’s It’s Only Us Tour starts on July 26 in Houston and ends on September 22 in Ft. Lauderdale and features GloRilla, The Kid LAROI, GLOSS UP, Rylo Rodriguez, and Hunxho. Baby’s last tour with Lil Durk struggled […]
These days technology is such that you can’t really trust videos. However, a video of Kanye West at Freaknik that has gone viral because of Hulu’s upcoming Freaknik documentary is at least 20 years old so its veracity is less in question. Rare footage of kanye west front row at freaknik back in the day […]
When Fivio Foreign broke onto the scene a few years ago he kept his age quiet. That’s because you don’t want to be a 30-year-old without an album out yet. But lately, he’s been owning his age. In fact, he’s calling out what’s different between him and the younger cats in the game. I really […]
Esteemed singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, Mohammed K. Paika, has been teasing his fans with a series of singles from his upcoming album, M.H. 1.0. The latest addition to the collection of emotional ballads that include chart-toppers “For The Rest Of Our Lives” and “Love,” is the romantic track, “Hold Me Tight.” Expected to appeal […]
One of NY’s promising new Hip Hop talents, Don Modus, discusses the creative process of his collaboration with producer Dapp Fetti. The latest single “Big Time,” recorded in his home studio, incorporates a Memphis sample into the beat and comes with an accompanying video that complements the raw and authentic vibe of the track. The […]
Jim Jones and Rowdy Rebel are two rappers who are perhaps better known for things other than spitting on wax. They are also both proud New Yorkers and they were recently seen in their city playing a little one-on-one Bball at night. Jim Jones & Rowdy Rebel having an intense 1v1 in the park at […]
Several years ago, Cardi B made the admission about her stripper days. “I had to go strip, I had to go ‘oh yea, you wanna f*ck me?’ Let’s go to this hotel, where I drugged n*ggas up and robbed them. That’s what I had to do,” she said during a livestream. Earlier this week, Bardi […]
Back in the day, there were plenty of rap groups but not so much anymore. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s Krayzie Bone spoke about that on Power 106 and he gave a theory as to why that is. As many probably know, Bone Thugs had a lot of trouble with their bandmate, Bizzy Bone in the past, so […]
There’s beef between Young Thug’s YSL crew and YFN Lucci’s YFN crew. So much so that Thugger allegedly tried to have Lucci snuffed out in jail With many members of both crews sitting in Fulton County, Georiga cells awaiting RICO charges, there are plenty of opportunities for jailhouse contact Here’s a video of a YFN […]
Chloe Bailey has been doing a good job promoting herself. Whether it’s getting backshots on Swarm, thirst trapping on the Gram, or rumors she’s dating Quavo. None of that has translated to sales of music. Her solo debut album In Pieces moved only 10K in its first week, finishing 119th on the Billboard album chart. That […]
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Virginia rapper EGYPXN’s mother kicked him out of her Virginia home last week. So he returned angry, shooting his mom, his 21-year-old sister, and his 12-year-old brother They were all hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The shooting touched off a manhunt for the rapper and that led to a shootout in which police killed EGYPXN. At […]
Ralo began serving an eight-year federal sentence for drug trafficking in 2018. Despite a constant barrage of claims for his people that he will be getting out early, the 28-year-old will likely have to serve most of that time. But the good news is Ralo was recently allowed to see his daughter for the first […]
Drake and Rick Ross are both successful rappers. But they vary in many other traits, including skin tone and body type. Yet Jamaica has trouble telling them apart. Drake in Jamaica ???? #drake #rickross #jamaica pic.twitter.com/D5NJwlL1RU — The Tropixs (@Tropixsofficial) April 9, 2023 “Drake,” answered two females when Ross asked them what his name was. […]
Creed III was a pretty big hit. But it didn’t get the patronage of Cam’Ron. The Harlem rapper was put off by some promotional material for the franchise flick which had its stars Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors snuggling with each other. “This is why I didn’t see Creed,” Cam captioned the photos. Fabolous agreed […]
If you have ever been to a Chick-Fil-A you’d know the fast food chain’s workers tend to be happier than the workers at other popular fast food chains. Kevin Gates recently tested the loyalty of a Chick-Fil-A employee, offering her 45K to quit on the spot. Kevin Gates tries to give Chick-fil-A worker $45K to […]