Benzino was a recent guest on The GOATs and Underdogs Podcast and explained how he dealt with his daughter Coi Leray smoking weed when she was a kid. “She’s about 15, 16,” said Benzino. “I don’t want her to smoke. So it’s like, man, I don’t wanna be the bad guy.” The former Almighty RSO […]
Earlier this year, Boosie Badazz has said he will no longer work with T.I. because Tip admitted to pinning a gun charge on his dead cousin back when he was a teenager. The two had been planning on dropping a joint album. T.I. has since clarified that he was joking around when he admitted to […]
Webbie recently paid tribute to the Pimp C with a new photoshoot, but the pictures aren’t going over too well with fans. On Saturday (4/8), Webbie hit Instagram and shared a picture of himself rocking black jeans, white sneakers, a black fur coat and matching hat. Under his coat, Webbie had on what looks to […]
Despite not having a hit in years and massive legal bills, Tekashi 6ix9ine is still living large. We know he is saving some money by not using security. He’s also not paying off his credit cards. 6ix9ine is being sued by American Express, who are looking to collect the 120K the troll rapper owes them […]
DJ Akademiks was at UFC 287 last night in Miami. So was disgraced former president Donald Trump. The two got together for a photo. Akademiks links up with Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/2rbEZzsLTd — hy (@TheMindOfHY) April 9, 2023 The word is Ak went in for a handshake and got rebuffed. All-in-all Trump doesn’t look all that […]
Wiz Khalifa joined Mike Tyson on his Hotboxin podcast It was only appropriate that the two played weed games. Wiz got Iron Mike to try to do kush-ups, which is ten puffs from the joint without exhaling. Despite being an experienced smoker, Mike only got to two. “Oh, God help me,” Tyson said. Is Wiz now […]
Billboard rated Pusha T as one of the best 50 rappers of all time. Jim Jones doesn’t think Pusha T should be anywhere near a top 50 rappers list. “What he’s done to put him on the greatest rappers of all time besides talk about coke that he probably didn’t sell himself,” Jones wondered. “Nobody has […]
King Von met his demise on November 6, 2020. Gunned down by Quando Rondo’s shooter Lul Tim in an Atlanta club parking lot. It was a fitting end for the 26-year-old, who had allegedly done the same to many before he had it done to him. According to a new documentary, Von has been tied […]
Delonte West is back on the streets… The former NBA player has been on and off the streets for the last several years, but in 2022, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban got him some help. West started practicing again and talked about joining Ice Cube’s Big3 league, but unfortunately that didn’t happen. Just a few […]
According to Jim Jones, Dr. Dre is sitting on an EP worth of unreleased Dipset tracks. Dre had the foursome in the studio during their height of success and during the recording, he did something nobody has ever made Capo do before: Repeat his verse multiple times to get it right. “It was the first […]
Drake’s new track “Search & Rescue” samples Kim Kardashian telling her mom Kris Jenner why she is divorcing Kanye West. “I didn’t come this far just to come this far and not be happy,” Kim says in the sample. Drake and Kanye have an interesting history when it comes to Ye’s ex-wife. A few years […]
Coi Leray is a skinny girl in an industry in which her competitors will inject copious amounts of silicone and their own fat into their bottoms. Skinny but proud. Coi jumped on Twitter yesterday and defended herself from those who hate on her non-traditional Hip Hop body type. “Skinny and talented. Skinny with good pussy. […]
SZA sophomore album SOS has been a huge hit, scoring ten non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard album chart. But where artists really make their money is touring. SZA is doing well there too. According to Billboard, her 18-date SOS tour, which ran from Feb. 21 to March 23, grossed $34.5 million on 238,000 tickets sold. […]
While Puff Daddy can be a cutthroat businessman when it comes to artists he’s a generous gift-giver when it comes to his friends. DJ Khaled was the latest to be the benefactor of Diddy’s largess. As you can see below, Puff got Khaled a luxury golf cart. The DJ has taken up golf lately and […]
Kim Kardashian was seen taking promo pics for her SKIMS swimline last month. Now, her sister Kylie Jenner has posted photos of herself promoting it. Like Kim, Kylie is sporting a skimpy pink bikini. Some of the pics show her inside of a pool, while others show her standing in the water. For a while […]
Jim Jones chopped it up with the hosts of The RapCaviar podcast and spoke about Drake and Jay-Z. Capo basically said that Drake is today’s number one rapper but Bootleg Kev disagreed, saying he’s second to Jay. That’s when Jimmy explained why he feels the OVO rapper is best. “[Jay-Z is] at the top of […]
The first of four men charged in the killing of Pop Smoke has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and home invasion. The man — who was 17 at the time of the killing and is now 20 — will serve 50 months (four years and two months) at a juvenile facility. The man, whose name is […]
The hosts of the Shots Taken Podcast had a coversation about Drake’s albums and called Scorpion his worst. They did say songs like “God’s Plan” and “Nice for What” were top notch, however, but held on to their opinion that Scorpion is Drizzy’s worst. Drake eventually responded to the convo on Instagram and defended the […]
As reported, Dedrick Williams, Trayvon Newsome, and Michael Boatwright received a life sentence on Thursday, April 6 for killing XXXTentacion in 2018. All three men were found guilty of armed robbery and first-degree murder last month. The late rapper’s mom, Cleopatra Bernard, spoke to TMZ about the sentencing and had some words for the three […]
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It’s been six-months since Coolio passed away, and we now have the cause of death. Back in September 2022, the 57-year-old rapper was visiting a friend in Los Angeles and decided to go use the bathroom. When Coolio didn’t return in a normal period of time, his friend went to check on him and […]
Thursday at midnight is when new music hits the market. Drake will be utilizing that time slot to drop his new track “Search And Rescue”. Drake has been busy lately, dropping both Honestly, Nevermind, and Her Loss in the second half of 2022. Between this new song and his recent Kim Kardashian sampling leak, […]
Moneybagg Yo came up rough. His single mom struggled financially and there were times that a young Moneybagg didn’t have lights, furniture, or running water in his childhood South Memphis home. While those are good indications you came from nothing, Yo has another one for those who were a little more fortunate but still near […]
Dedrick Williams, 26; Trayvon Newsome, 24; and Michael Boatwright, 28, were found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery in the killing of XXXTentacion last month. Today they were all sentenced to life in prison. Footage surfaces of XXX Tentacion Killers Getting Sentenced ⛓️ They all got Life in Prison ?️pic.twitter.com/1p6eXyA768 — Raphousetv (RHTV) (@raphousetv2) […]
Kanye West is being sued by two Black women who were fired from his Donda Academy. They say they were the only two Black teachers employed at Ye’s Christian Academy and they were let go because of their race and because they complained about the numerous health and safety violations at the school. According to […]
Cardi B will turn 31 this year. Despite her advancing age, Bardi has dropped exactly one album over her illustrious career. Invasion of Privacy turns five today. Cardi celebrated with a cake and a flex. “Yeah. Five years,” Bardi declared. “Yeah, I’m still getting booked for millions of dollars with one muthaf*cking album, bitch. Yeah, […]
Soulja Boy was among the celebrities charged with “illegally touting” crypto securities Tronix (TRX) and BitTorrent (BTT) “without disclosing that they were compensated for doing so and the amount of their compensation. While Lil Yachty, Jake Paul, Ne-Yo, and Lindsay Lohan are among those who settled for a moderate fine, SB is still fighting the […]
Donald Trump commuted Kodak Black’s prison sentence before he left office, so it shouldn’t be surprising that Yak is defending the former president after he was arrested and charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Much of the charges have to do with Trump being accused of giving hush money to porn actress […]
AI voice generators can now mimic the vocal stylings of rappers like JAY-Z and Kanye with unsettling accuracy. Lil Durk, who’s already dealt with a clone, doesn’t believe this impressive technology will replace him. “I heard them AI deep fakes usin’ my voice, it’s wild what tech be doin’,” Lil Durk told HipHopDX. “I think […]
In August 2022, a video surfaced of Z-Ro being beaten by Trae The Truth and his crew Z-Ro said he was jumped, but Trae called it a fair fight. Later, though, additional footage revealed otherwise. Now, fast forward to April 2023, and one of Z-Ro’s fans confronted Trae at a football game but did it […]