You hate to see it. First of all, let’s talk about the internet and social media. We need a full-blown moratorium on rappers and the internet. I just wish they would stick to the bars and the beats. That said, Freddie Gibbs and Curren$y are two of the dopest artists from the modern era. Both
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A man with a warrant related to the Capitol Insurrection was reportedly arrested on Thursday (June 29) near Barack and Michelle Obama’s home in Washington D.C. According to CBS News, Seattle native Taylor Taranto was chased down by Secret Service and eventually apprehended with weapons and materials to create an explosive device on him. Two
Drake and 21 Savage released their joint album Her Loss last November. The following March, the duo announced they were hitting the road as part of It’s All A Blur Tour. The run was originally scheduled to begin on June 29 in Memphis, but Drake delayed the kick-off until August. Advertisement The announcement arrived earlier
Currently incarcerated rapper Young Thug dropped his third studio LP, Business Is Business, on June 23. The project includes beats by Metro Boomin, Wheezy, London on da Track, Dr. Luke, Southside, and more. According to Southside, Business Is Business came together rather quickly. The member of the Atlanta-based 808 Mafia production team recently spoke to
The boxing exhibition trend keeps rolling on and we can only hope the hill stops this boulder. Advertisement Tonight we got Roy Jones, Jr. stepping into the ring against this 240-pound bodybuilder – NDO Champ. NDO is swole but his boxing skills are limited, and Roy is a hall-of-fame boxer. People wondered if the younger
Boosie Badazz responded to Atlanta’s Omeretta after she took a jab at him on her remix of Latto’s “Put It On Da Floor.” Advertisement Omeretta called out Boosie on the song, telling him to stop commenting on drama involving Atlanta rappers. The Baton Rouge native reacted to Omeretta’s track via Twitter on Friday (June 30).
Listen, social media has created a false sense of anonymity. Often, folks forget that celebs can read and respond to unsolicited advice. That’s the case of Kodak Black, who recently ripped into a Stan after he wished “jail” and sobriety on the rapper. Advertisement Yak is (hopefully) maturing into the man he’s destined to become,
Michael “Killer Mike” Render presented his sixth studio LP on June 16. The self-titled Michael is the Atlanta emcee’s first full-length solo project since 2012’s R.A.P. Music. Advertisement Apparently, Killer Mike spent a lot of his own money to create Michael. Apple Music’s Ebro Darden spoke to the Run The Jewels member about his latest
Lil Uzi Vert has finally dropped their highly anticipated album Pink Tape, but many fans want to know why Playboi Carti was left off the project. Advertisement The rumblings began on Thursday evening when tidal shared the tracklist. While Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Don Toliver and many others appear on the project, Playboi Cardi is
Blueface aired out more of his relationship drama with Chrisean Rock on Thursday (June 29). Advertisement The West Coast rapper said he accepted a plea deal to help Chrisean Rock avoid criminal charges in Las Vegas. Blueface claimed he caught the heat for a May 29 incident that happened at the Palms Casino Resort. “I’m
As news of Casanova’s sentence and a brutal prison fight started making the rounds, people close to the rapper shared their insights on his current status. Among them are his girlfriend Swaggy Jazzy, who took to social media to blast reports he got beat down in jail. Advertisement On her Instagram Stories, she addressed a
Has Erica Banks left 1501 Certified Entertainment? According to the Texas native, Carl Crawford’s company is no longer her record label home. Advertisement Erica Banks reportedly signed with 1501 Certified Entertainment in March 2019. The “Buss It” rapper dropped her self-titled mixtape in 2020 and her 2022 album Diary of the Flow Queen through 1501.
John Legend And Chrissy Teigen have welcomed their fourth child into the world via surrogate, a little boy they named Wren Alexander Stephens. Advertisement The proud father took to Instagram Wednesday (Jun. 28), to share photos of the adorable newborn. “Our new love,” John Legend wrote in the caption after revealing his name. The trio
A crime scene reconstruction expert testified in the YNW Melly murder trial on Wednesday (June 28). Advertisement Sgt. Christopher Williams told jurors YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser were shot by someone inside the same car. Williams refuted the idea there could be multiple shooters, identifying three rounds fired by one person who was in the
NBA YoungBoy bared it all on Sunday (June 25), posting a vulnerable message to his Instagram Stories. about his incarcerated father. As reported by The Fader, YoungBoy’s dad was locked away for a “robbery gone wrong.” His father has been in prison since YoungBoy was 8 years old. In fact, he’s still serving a 55-year
Fans hoping to see Kid Cudi and Lil Uzi Vert at the 2023 Moon Man’s Landing Festival in Cleveland may be disappointed by recent developments. Cudi announced the festival has been canceled. Advertisement “Got some bad news,” wrote Kid Cudi in a typed message posted to Twitter. “I’m gonna have to cancel Moon Man’s Landing
Kanye West was so enthralled by a homeless man he met in a church car park that he asked the man to become his campaign manager for the 2024 presidential campaign, according to a BBC Documentary. In The Trouble with KanYe, which launched Tuesday (Jun. 27) in the U.K., BAFTA Award-winning presenter and investigative journalist
Casanova was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for his involvement in a comprehensive RICO case that surfaced in 2020. Advertisement Judge Philip M. Halpern sentenced the rapper to 188 months behind bars on Tuesday (June 27). Casanova received for offenses committed as a member of the Untouchable Gorilla Stone gang. Casanova and
Jacquees was arrested in the wee hours of Friday (June 23) and now, more details have emerged. According to WSB-TV, the Atlanta-based singer got drunk at the Local Tap bar on Thursday (June 22) and started getting “loud and boisterous” around 11:30 p.m. local time. Advertisement At one point, Jacquees reportedly got into an exchange
Many fans of Angela Bassett took issue with the acting legend not winning Best Supporting Actress at the 95th Academy Awards in March. In fact, Bassett has never won a competitive Oscar in her career. Advertisement According to a press release from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization’s Board of