Underground Los Angeles rap staple 2Mex is continuing to face health issues. Not long after he was hospitalized with congestive heart failure, he’s back in the hospital battling some serious complications stemming from diabetes. Subsequently, his Visionaries crew has reinstated an old GoFundMe campaign for 2Mex, which was initially launched in 2016 around the time […]
Future’s eldest son is reportedly looking at a possible 20-year prison bid due to alleged gang activity. According to Bossip, 17-year-old Jakobi Wilburn was arrested late last month and charged with criminal trespassing, criminal gang activity and altering the ID number on a firearm. Wilburn was allegedly in possession of a gun with a defaced serial […]
Lil Peep’s mother, Liza Womack, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against First Access Entertainment last October. She alleged his former managers provided drugs to her son that ultimately led to his overdose death at the ripe age of 21. According to The Blast, the company maintains they can’t be held responsible for Peep’s “risky behavior and […]
Los Angeles, CA – Chris Brown is reportedly out of legal representation in the case of an alleged rape that occurred at his Tarzana home in 2017. According to legal docs obtained by The Blast, the Indigo singer’s attorney Blair Berk has filed a motion to withdraw from the case. She claims Brown has become […]
Kamaiyah is prepared to drop her first project since 2017. The West Coast rapper has announced her new album Got It Made will be released on February 21. “After almost 4 years I present to you my project ‘ Got It Made ‘ 2âą21âą20 the wait is over we going up and this mutha fucka […]
New York, NY – Drake has reaffirmed victory in a lawsuit over sampling 1982’s “Jimmy Smith Rap” in his song “Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2.” After originally winning the case in 2017, the OVO leader won yet again in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday (February 3). The estate of Smith’s appeal was […]
Yo Gotti is back with a new album titled Untrapped. The project is his first studio LP since 2017’s I Still Am. “Fuck being politically correct!” he wrote regarding his latest album Instagram. “Fuck who gets offended! I’ve done sh!t that I aint proud of that I can’t take back. I fell out wit niggas […]
Congratulations are in order for Beauty Marks singer Ciara and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. On Thursday (January 30), the happily married couple announced they’re having a third child social media. “Number 3,” Wilson tweeted along with a picture of Cici, who’s wearing a red bikini and proudly showing off her baby bump in the background. […]
Hollywood, CA – Jadakiss plans to drop his next LP in February. During a stop by the RealStreetRadio office, The LOX MC revealed the release date for his fifth solo album Ignatius. “New album coming out late February,” he said before looking over to his rep for the exact date. “February 28. I’m not sure, […]
PARTYNEXTDOOR won’t be releasing his Club Atlantis album in January as previously planned. The OVO Sound artist has announced a delay, pushing back the LP to February and switching its title to PARTYMOBILE. “To the fans, Iâm gonna need some more time to put the finishing touches on this album,” he wrote Twitter. “February… I […]
London, UK – ScHoolboy Q recently took the stage at London’s O2 Academy Brixton where he vowed to drop a follow-up album to CrasH Talk. The Top Dawg Entertainment artist said he’s been working on the project since CrasH Talk arrived last April. “I’ma constantly be here bruh, I’m not lying to you, I swear to God,” he […]
The universe filled out its weekly classic rock Mad Libs, and, with no disrespect to the parallel universe where Charlie Watts spearheads an exciting new collection of drum panties, the following information should amuse you regardless: Brian May, of Queen fame, has designed a very snazzy sports bra for his devoted legion of fans. And […]
West Hollywood, CA – Meek Mill reportedly instigated the shouting match with his ex-girlfriend Nicki Minaj and her new husband Kenneth Petty at Maxfield in West Hollywood last week. According to TMZ, as soon as Nicki and Petty walked into the store, Meek instantly stared them down, prompting the couple to react. This grossly contradicts Meek’s […]
Philadelphia, PA – Blackalicious MC Gift of Gab is finally just weeks away from receiving a kidney after being on the transplant list for the past seven years. Ahead of the surgery, the Bay Area Hip Hop vet has launched a GoFundMe campaign in an effort to offset travel costs to Arizona’s Mayo Clinic and […]
Stand-up comedian and Yang Gang member Dave Chappelle took home the Grammy last night for Best Comedy Album, beating fellow nominees Jim Gaffigan (Quality Time), Trevor Noah (Son of Patricia), Ellen DeGeneres (Relatable), and Aziz Ansari (Right Now) for the award with his 2019 Broadway show turned Netflix special Sticks & Stones. Unless you were […]
Long Island, NY – Nicki Minaj’s older brother Jelani Maraj has reportedly been sentenced in his sexual assault case. According to TMZ, Judge Robert McDonald sentenced Maraj to 25 years to life in a New York court on Monday morning (January 27) after he was found guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering […]
Los Angeles, CA – Tyler, The Creator won his first Grammy Award at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night (January 26). The Odd Future mastermind accepted the award in the Best Rap Album category for his fifth studio album IGOR, which was released last May. The former Billboard 200 chart-topper beat out Meek Mill’s Championships, […]
Saw James corden and Justin Bieber filming carpool karaoke and this is why I have trust issues â he isn't even driving! pic.twitter.com/bkP9moGJmu — Zoli âĄïž (@zolihonig) January 23, 2020 Is this ⊠the Cybertruck? Thanks to a very amusing video posted on social media this week, fans of James Cordenâs musician-adored âCarpool Karaokeâ segment […]
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) once again gave The Notorious B.I.G. a political shoutout, this time during President Trump’s ongoing impeachment trial. The New York Democrat quoted a famous line from Biggie’s hit single “Juicy” on Tuesday evening (January 21) after defense attorney Jay Sekulow asked the room why they were gathered there. […]
Hollywood, ca – It appears Kim Kardashian-West is in legal hot water for posting a photo of her and a smiley Kanye West snapped by photographer Saeed Bolden during the release party for Nasâ Nasir back in October of 2018. According to a report by TMZ, Bolden claims that he never gave permission for Kardashian […]
Angela Simmons couldn’t stop the tears from flowing as she recalled having to tell her 3-year-old son his father had passed away. Simmons’ ex-fiancĂ© Sutton Tennyson was shot and killed in November 2018 outside of his Atlanta home. He was 37. During an upcoming episode of WEtv’s Growing Up Hip Hop, Simmons opens up about that […]
Eminem has penned an open letter to his listeners and critics following the surprise release of Music To Be Murdered By, Slim Shady’s 11th studio album. He released the letter Twitter on Thursday (January 23), which begins with a line from 2001’s “Renegade” off JAY-Z’s sixth studio album The Blueprint (it was later included as a bonus […]
The frontwoman of Paramore is striking out on her own for a bit. The band had a four-year gap between their self-titled hit album and 2017âs After Laughter, and now Hayley Williams is releasing solo material for the first time. âSimmerâ is her first single, and sheâs dropped it with an accompanying music video in […]
The often elusive Aesop Rock has resurfaced on Instagram for a good cause. On Monday (January 20), the verbose Rhymesayers MC posted a photo of famed skateboarding videographer Kurt Hayashi â who shot Aesop’s 2017 video for “Hot Dogs” â and revealed he’d suffered a stroke the night before. “A very close friend of mine, […]
Los Angeles, CA – Diddy has undergone another name change, but this time it’s much more than a new moniker. The Hip Hop mogul has legally changed his government name from Sean John Combs to Sean Love Combs, according to The Blast. The Bad Boy Records founder filed a petition to change his name to […]
Joe Budden was an outspoken critic of Eminem’s 2017 effort Revival and consequently, Slim Shady blatantly dissed the former Slaughterhouse MC on the 2018 follow-up Kamikaze. On Friday (January 17), Em blindsided his fans once again with another surprise album called Music To Be Murdered By. During episode #314 of The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory & Mal, the […]
Manchester, UK – An Eminem album wouldn’t be complete with a little controversy. Shortly after Slim Shady surprised his fans with Music To Be Murdered By, his 11th studio album, Twitter lit up with reactions to the song “Unaccommodating,” which includes the line, “I’m contemplating yelling ‘bombs away’ on the game/Like I’m outside of an Ariana […]
Saudi Arabian billionaires probably do not have many bad days, but today is one: According to Us Weekly, the musician has split from her boyfriend of two years, Hassan Jameel, a Saudi businessman whose hobbies included making out with Rihanna in pools, taking Rihanna on yachts, and being yelled at by Rihanna about soccer. Despite, […]
Raekwon The Chef has cooked up an EP titled The Appetition, giving fans a brief set of new music to whet their appetites. The project arrives on the heels of his 50th birthday, which he celebrated earlier this week. The Wu-Tang Clan MC’s latest work is comprised of just three tracks, much like Redman’s recently […]
Multi-platinum selling producer Sonny Digital has linked up with Travis Porter’s Black Boe, formerly known as Quez, for a new EP titled Black Goat 2. The collaborative release is a sequel to the duo’s previous team-up Black Goat, which dropped in 2017. The eight-song EP features contributions from Skooly and Rich Kidz. Check out Sonny […]