WORLD WRAP FEDERATION's Blog – April 2021 Archive (64)

Teyana Taylor says that she felt her music was “underappreciated” by Kanye West’s record label “G.O.O.D Music.”

West signed the singer-songwriter — and model/dancer/choreographer/fashion designer/actress — in 2012 while she was working on his album “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.”

But after releasing her third album, “The Album,” last June, Taylor,…

Rapper Kodak Black was sentenced to probation Wednesday for assaulting a teenage girl in a South Carolina hotel room.

Black was originally charged with rape, but accepted a deal and pleaded guilty to first-degree assault at the Florence County courthouse.

Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, faces a 10-year suspended prison sentence. He won’t have to…

Rashawn “DJ Envy” Casey has been facing heated backlash online for his controversial comments about the fatal shooting of teen Ma’Khia Bryant by police.

But the “Breakfast Club” host tells Page Six, “I understand people are upset and they have the right to be — but what I don’t like is this cancel culture, when they try to cancel somebody for an…

Rapper Big Sean and his mother, Myra Anderson, have teamed to launch a new wellness video series.

The series is being presented by Sean’s foundation, and the mother-and-son duo will release a new episode every Saturday in May for Mental Health Awareness Month. Topics will include sleep, meditation, diet, exercise, and something called “the emotional freedom…

According to a report from the Sun-Sentinel, three people were injured in a broad daylight shootout in Broward County, Florida yesterday and one of the victims was Kodak Black’s artist Syko Bob.

A witness to the shooting said that the meleé started when a Black BMW started shooting at a tan car. The car attempted to dodge the gunfire from the BMW until the…

Rapper Ja Rule and his wife Aisha Atkins are accused of refusing to pay over $3 million in federal taxes.

According to court documents obtained by Radar, lawyers representing the United State of America filed suit against Ja Rue (real name: Jeffrey Atkins) and Aisha. They explain the case was brought after the IRS requested they take the rapper to…

Jay-Z is pumping up a fitness brand with a load of cash.

The mogul’s Marcy Ventures — which he co-founded with Roc Nation’s Jay Brown and Larry Marcus — is investing in low impact, LA-based fitness company LIT Method, we’re told

The brand, founded by Justin and Taylor Norris, is also getting an investment from former Met Adrian Gonzalez.

The…

A suspect in the murder of a Chicago rapper who was signed to Chief Keef’s record label has been arrested in Texas, according to a report.

Demitri Jackson, 20, was recently taken into custody in Fort Worth on a murder warrant in the shooting death of Tray Savage, a 26-year-old rising rapper who was gunned down in Chicago’s South Side in June 2020, the Chicago…

Kanye West — a close friend of the late DMX — helped raise $1 million for the late rapper’s family through the sale of tribute T-shirts.

West, through his Yeezy brand, commissioned Balenciaga to design the T-shirt that, at $200 a piece, sold out within 24 hours over the weekend.…

Christina Milian had better practice those lullabies. The 39-year-old singer gave birth to her third child, a son named Kenna, on Saturday. “Kenna, Welcome to the world baby boy!” the “Dip It Low” songstress announced on Instagram Saturday night. “Wow, What an adventure we’ve been on since the day he was conceived! I thank God everyday for blessing me with…

The life and music of rap icon DMX are being honored at a “Celebration of Life” memorial service at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

The private service –originally set to kick off at 4 p.m., then pushed back to 5:30 p.m., and still not begun by 6 p.m — is being livestreamed on the rapper’s YouTube channel.

Organizers did not release details about who would…

Cardi B’s coming to take over your closet.

On the heels of her smash-hit sneaker collaboration with Reebok, the rapper dropped her first apparel collection for the brand on Friday, offering a range of sexy styles under $80.

The aptly titled Summertime Fine Collection is designed “to snatch waists and attention” and includes a range of curve-hugging looks…

Rapper Fivio Foreign, whose real name Maxie Ryles III, was arrested in Fort Lee after he was found in possession of a gun with a defaced serial number, police said.

The incident happened Wednesday, around 7:29 p. m., and was first reported by the Daily Voice.

The rapper was approached by a police officer for leaving hir car in a no-parking zone and…

Hip-hop star Lil Mosey has reportedly been charged with rape in Washington state — and there’s now a warrant out for his arrest after he failed to appear in court.

The 19-year-old “Pull Up” rapper and another man are accused of second-degree rape — wherein a victim cannot consent – for allegedly attacking two women in a cabin in January, according to…

Dr. Dre and Nicole Young have taken big step towards officially being exes.

The estranged couple has asked a California judge to sign off on legally ending their marriage, The Blast reported on Thursday.

They have yet to come to an agreement on how to split up Dre’s $800 million fortune, but once the judge signs they will be legally “single” and free to…

There’s a saying that goes “bad news comes in threes” and the rap community is experiencing the adage firsthand.

According to AllHipHop sources and twitter, rap veteran Shock G of Digital Underground has passed away following the tragic death of DMX on April 9th and Black Rob on April 17th.

So far, a cause of death has not been…

Lil Wayne sparked rumors that he married on-again, off-again girlfriend Denise Bidot when he tweeted about “our forever.”

“Happiest man alive! Today is the beginning of our forever. Forever?? Forever, ever?? FOREVER EVER!!!!! The Carters,” the rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., wrote on Tuesday.

A rep for Wayne said, “We have no…

DaBaby faced backlash on social media after a video of him making fun of a flight attendant’s hairstyle went viral.

The “Rockstar” rapper, 29, uploaded the clip to his Instagram Stories over the weekend while aboard a private jet with his friends.

“We gon’ pay all that for the flight, you gon’ comb your hair,” DaBaby (born Jonathan Lyndale Kirk) said…

Super-producer Swizz Beatz has reached out to Kanye West to ask the rapper to participate in a memorial service for DMX.

The ceremony for the late star rapper — who passed away on April 2 from a heart attack caused by a drug overdose — is due to be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on April 24th.

The “Get at Me Dog” rapper was 50 years old and is…

Vanessa Bryant hinted at a contentious breakup with Nike in a statement following news that Kobe Bryant’s estate chose not to renew its partnership with the brand.

“Kobe’s Nike contract expired on 4/13/21,” Vanessa, widow of the Lakers legend — who died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020, along with the couple’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant —…