Did you know that rapper Killer Mike is not just a phenomenal emcee and political activist, but an outstanding businessman making major moves in banking and financing? Advertisement The Georgia recording artist, whose real name is Michael Render, founded a company called Greenwood with former Atlanta mayor, Andrew Young, in 2020 with the goal to
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Chicago rapper Vic Mensa has been a very outspoken activist against police brutality and government-backed violence against African-Americans. Seven years ago, Mensa released a song titled “16 Shots” which addressed the 2014 police killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. “I’ve been harassed by police my whole life and seen people who looked like me treated like
50 Cent is planning on expanding his ever-growing television and production empire with the introduction of a G-Unit film division, complete with a 985,000 square feet studio to boot. After taking over television with a run of hit series like Power and BMF, Fiddy is ramping things up a notch. He took to Instagram over
Daz Dillinger denied producing Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle after Suge Knight claimed Dr. Dre took credit for Daz’s work on the classic album. Advertisement Knight said Daz ghost-produced the album and signed paperwork giving Dr. Dre the rights to the music in an April interview with TMZ. Daz responded to Knight’s allegations via Instagram on Monday
Lil Wayne is aiming to change the game again as a businessman and performer. The New Orleans chart-topper announced an upcoming exclusive global livestream tour from LA’s The Wiltern on Saturday, May 13 at 9 pm PDT / and Sunday, May 14, at 12 am EDT, according to a press release from his team. One
The 1998 single “Are You That Somebody” is one of the most popular songs in Aaliyah’s catalog. The late singer’s longtime musical collaborator, Timbaland, produced the track which lives on the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack. Advertisement Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody” apparently drew inspiration from another kid-friendly film. Timberland spoke about creating the classic tune during
Public Enemy frontman Chuck D has teamed up with Consequence for a new single and accompanying video called “What Has America Done.” The track will live on Consequence’s forthcoming album, Nice Doing Business With You. The A Tribe Called Quest affiliate (and Q-Tip’s cousin) made the announcement via Instagram last week. Advertisement Sharing a photo
If I was to get into it with some blogger, I would be considered a supreme cornball. The rap community would be joking on me. The same goes with most people that make their money from talking into a camera, mic or any other device such as a phone. However, Joe Budden and Cam’ron are
According to WSB-TV, Ross has been allowed to hold a concert that’s expected to attract more than 6,000 fans to their community—and his neighbors aren’t happy about it. Rick Ross is a known car fanatic and started hosting an annual car show on his Georgia property last year. But evidently, the MMG founder’s neighbors are
Jonathan Majors’ alleged victim was granted a temporary order of protection on earlier this week. Advertisement The “Creed III” actor was arrested in New York City on March 25th and charged with multiple counts of assault and harassment in relation to an alleged domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman. His lawyer Priya Chaudhry denied the
The latest drama in the tumultuous breakup between Ye and Adidas has resulted in a class action lawsuit filed by investors who claim the company’s partnership with the artist caused them significant financial losses. This comes after Ye made a series of anti-Semitic and racially offensive statements, leading to public calls for a boycott of
The D.O.C. premiered his documentary, The DOC, at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2022. However, it has yet to see a wider release. Those lucky enough to have seen the film were privy to a deep dive into the life of Tracy Lynn Curry whose rap career was cut short following a near-fatal car
Cam’ron had some words for Joe Budden following Friday’s (April 28) interview with N.O.R.E. on The Joe Budden Podcast. On Saturday (April 29), the Harlem-bred rapper shared a video of N.O.R.E.’s conversation with Budden to his Instagram. The clip finds the two rap figures laughing about ’90s rappers’ perceived failures. Advertisement “You know what’s crazy?
Social media users have had a lot to say about Chance The Rapper’s marriage in recent days. The Chicago-bred emcee started an online firestorm because of his escapades at the 2023 Carnival in Jamaica. Advertisement Footage of Chance The Rapper dancing on an unknown woman at Carnival went viral. The clip shows Chance slapping the
Prominent battle rapper Tsu Surf, born Rahjon Cox, is now in the spotlight for his criminal activities after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges and possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon. The 32-year-old from Newark, who gained fame through his intense wordplay and stage presence, is now confronting the repercussions of his involvement
Rapper Lil Pump, whose real name is Gazzy Garcia, is reportedly in trouble with the Internal Revenue Service, getting hit with two liens over the last couple of months. They want their money. He owes almost two million dollars and the agency is leaning hard on him for the gwap. Advertisement The 22-year-old “Gucci Gang”
Cookies founder and rapper Gilbert “Berner” Milam took to social media to talk about people in the cannabis investment space trying to take over and kick him out of the marijuana brand he created a decade ago. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Berner (@berner415) He posted a dark video with soft
Hip Hop artist Coi Leray has been very vocal about facing criticism for her body shape. The Trendsetter album creator also publicly admitted to mental health struggles. Advertisement “To all my trendsetters, I’m sorry I let you down. I don’t have it in me to keep pushing. I feel like I’m brain-dead. Pray that everyone
Bhad Bhabie is speaking out in defense of Chief Keef after he was accused of being a child predator and grooming the 20-year-old when she was a teen. The OnlyFans model discussed their previous relationship during a recent appearance on Emily Ratajkowski’s High Low With Emrata podcast. Bhad Bhabie insisted that despite rumors to the
Chance the Rapper’s wife Kirsten Corley-Bennett spoke out for the first time since her husband went viral for his racy dancing at Carnival. Advertisement Corley-Bennett shared a quote from the late Maya Angelou via Instagram on Wednesday (April 26). Chance the Rapper’s wife said she hoped “we all choose to grow up” one day in