WORLD WRAP FEDERATION's Blog – August 2018 Archive (86)

Hell hath no fury like a musician whose pay was cut in half right before a show.

On Wednesday, jazz pianist Robert Glasper opened up about working with Lauryn Hill during an interview on “The Madd Hatta Morning Show” on Houston’s KBXX, and called the singer out for yanking musicians around regarding pay and stealing their music.

“We rehearse a whole week,…

Hell hath no fury like a musician whose pay was cut in half right before a show.

On Wednesday, jazz pianist Robert Glasper opened up about working with Lauryn Hill during an interview on “The Madd Hatta Morning Show” on Houston’s KBXX, and called the singer out for yanking musicians around regarding pay and stealing their music.

“We rehearse a whole week,…

Safaree Samuels has got the plug, and not just on his head.

After Nicki Minaj revealed during an interview with Funkmaster Flex on Tuesday that she’d paid $12,000 for the “Hunnid” rapper’s hair transplant surgery, the two former lovers began a heated Twitter argument — that landed Samuels not only a potential book deal, but also a sponsorship…

Travis Scott wants his fans to share in his big moment.

In celebration of his third album, “Astroworld,” debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, Kylie Jenner’s beau, 26, gave $100,000 via Cash App to select fans who tweeted lyrics from the album at him.

“SO I KNOW ITS HARD FOR THE KIDS,” he tweeted Tuesday evening. “SO I DECIDED TO UNLOAD MY BANK ACCOUNT ON…

In one of the more low-profile major concert announcements in recent memory, R. Kelly is scheduled to perform at the Hulu Theatre at New York City’s Madison Square Garden next month. While the announcement of the concert, scheduled for Sept. 15, was posted on the venue’s website, ticketing platforms, and Kelly’s RCA Records artist page on Friday, few noticed until Spin…

Brooklyn-born rapper Casanova is expected to turn himself in to police Wednesday for allegedly attacking a woman at a Greenwich Village diner because he thought she was filming him.

Niya Rucker filed a complaint against the “Don’t Run” rapper, whose given name is Caswell Senior, as well as his entourage, saying they left her with a broken jaw Aug. 6 at the Good Stuff…

Kendrick Lamar has been added to the already stacked lineup of Jay-Z’s annual Made in America festival, which takes place on Philadelphia’s Ben Franklin Parkway over Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 1-2.

No details were provided except an announcement stating that the festival will include a “very special set by” the Pulitzer Prize-winning MC, who was Variety’s Hitmaker of…

With just three weeks left in the race to finish at No. 1 on Billboard's Songs of the Summer chart, Drake's "In My Feelings" rises to the top (on the list dated Aug. 18), dethroning Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin's "I Like It."

The 20-position Songs of the Summer running tally tracks the most popular titles based on cumulative performance on the weekly Billboard Hot…

Rapper Juelz Santana’s scheduled trial on charges he tried to get a gun onto a plane at an airport has been pushed back so he can continue negotiations for a plea deal.

A trial had been scheduled for early September. But an order filed this month extended the trial date at least until Sept. 30 “to permit defense counsel the reasonable time necessary for effective…

Nicki Minaj launched her Beats 1 radio show on Apple Music, “Queen Radio,” this week to celebrate her new album — but she revealed she’d only finished the record three hours before beginning the broadcast.

Kim Kardashian popped in as a special guest along with Kelly Rowland and Yo Gotti.

Minaj dropped album “Queen” on Friday, a week earlier than…

Drake and Migos have postponed their upcoming tour for a second time due to production issues.

The Aubrey and the Three Amigos Tour was slated to begin Friday night (August 10) at Kansas City's Spring Center but has now been pushed to Sunday. The venue tweeted that the delay is “due to production issues." In turn, the show at Minnesota's Xcel Energy Center that had…

Drake and Migos have postponed their upcoming tour for a second time due to production issues.

The Aubrey and the Three Amigos Tour was slated to begin Friday night (August 10) at Kansas City's Spring Center but has now been pushed to Sunday. The venue tweeted that the delay is “due to production issues." In turn, the show at Minnesota's Xcel Energy Center that had…

Terrell Blair interviews Smack as he Talks about his Levels of Longevity in the Rap BattleWorld. He Elaborate about how he managed to Keep the Culture going on the Rap Battle Scene As well as the Overall Hip Hop Culture. Talks…

Kanye West keeps his porn choices as close to his own sexual proclivities as possible.

Host Jimmy Kimmel asked West, 41, if he has a different perspective on women now that he has two daughters (North, 5, and 6-month-old…

Police turned up incriminating evidence during a search of the Cadillac owned by the granny of a suspect in the murder of Florida hip-hop artist XXXTentacion, according to a new report.

While executing a search warrant, cops found two dark-colored masks inside suspect Michael Boatwright’s grandma’s car — matching the description of the masks allegedly bought by…

Travis Scott isn’t going to let his moment in the spotlight pass him by.

Kylie Jenner’s boyfriend announced on Twitter Friday that he’d be headlining the first-ever Astroworld Festival at NRG Park in Houston on Nov. 17.

“TOLD THE DOGS I’D BRING IT BACK,” the rapper, 26, wrote.

In addition to headlining the one-day event, Scott will help curate the rest…

Hip-hop star Wiz Khalifa may not be stepping into the UFC octagon anytime soon, but the Pittsburgh rapper has gained a lot of weight while training in mixed martial arts, he revealed Friday.

Khalifa has been training at a Los Angeles gym with jiu-jitsu master Rigan Machado, who is an eighth-degree red and black belt, he told Bleacher Report. He said he desperately…

Atlanta rapper Killer Mike has joined the board of an art museum in the city and he says he plans to help grow and diversify its audience.

News outlets report Michael Render, known by his stage name Killer Mike, is one of four people who joined the High Museum of Art’s board of directors. Executives David Park of Georgia-Pacific and Keinon Johnson of Interscope…

Snoop Dogg and Tamar Braxton are hitting the stage together.

The rap legend, 46, and the R&B songbird, 41, are teaming up for a new play called “Redemption of a Dogg.”

“So me and uncle @SnoopDogg is going on tour singing, acting, rapping and being who are,” Braxton beamed on Instagram.…