Featured Blog Posts – April 2022 Archive (184)

The Kidd Creole a rap pioneer from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five has been convicted in the stabbing death of a homeless man. Manhattan D.A. Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced Wednesday a New York supreme court jury found the rap legend guilty of first-degree manslaughter. The Kidd Creole was arrested and charged back in…

Floyd Mayweather is returning to the ring in May for an exhibition boxing match on a literal helicopter landing pad in Dubai, The 45-year-old undefeated fighter will take on "Dangerous" Don Moore 18-0-1, 12 KOs in an 8 round exhibition fight on May 14. The event is being called "The Global Titans Fight Series" and FM's holding down the…

Drakeo the Ruler was overlooked in the Grammys' In Memoriam segment and his brother is fuming with some choice words for the Academy. Ralfy the Plug Drakeo's sibling says "On behalf of Drakeo The Ruler, Ketchy The Great and The Stinc Team, it comes off as a spit in the face disregarding the facts that we’ve created an entire…

21 Savage's immigration attorney Charles Kuck says the pending criminal charges basically paused the rapper's now 3-year-long immigration case and nothing will happen on that front until the criminal case in DeKalb County wraps up. 21 was detained by ICE officials way back in 2019 agents say he had been illegally living in the U.S. for years…

Kim Kardashian opened up about co-parenting with Kanye on ABC saying, "When it comes to family, Kanye and I will always be family." Kim added, "At the end of the day, I just want my kids to be happy and healthy and think the world of their dad, and they do. Kim and Kanye have 4 kids Kim says, she's really open and honest with her kids adding the oldest two…

Warren explained how things got heated when Suge found out that Warren warned the label’s premier artist Snoop Dogg not to sign the Death Row contract without getting it reviewed by an attorney. He said, “I told Snoop, ‘No, don’t sign that. You don’t know what you’re signing. You gotta get a lawyer to look at that stuff.’ And I was a young buck saying…

Tory Lanez was handcuffed in court and had his bail increased after a judge ruled he violated the protective order in his case with Meg Thee Stallion for talking about her on social media. The Canadian rapper had a hearing Tuesday in L.A. where he was remanded into custody of the Sheriff's Department, and the judge set his bail at $350K. Prosecutors had…

YK Osiris is in talks with the family of the 14-year-old who fell to his death from an amusement park ride, saying he wants to do his part by covering funeral expenses. he's already talking through the process with Tyre Sampson's family. The rapper says he'd also like to be in attendance for the funeral, if they'll have him.…

Rapper Goonew's family thinks those criticizing the memorial service for the artist, where his dead body was propped up on stage at a D.C. nightclub, is nobody else's business because the service went down exactly as he would've wanted it. The artist's mother and sister, Patrice and Ariana Morrow say when…

The honchos at Coachella have found their replacement act to fill Kanye's slot as headliner for the biggest night of the festival The Weekend will join Swedish House Mafia. Sources with direct knowledge say Abel has agreed to the gig, and Swedish House Mafia -- who was supposed to headline Friday night will now go Sunday. The pairing makes a…

Last month The Game stated he was a better rapper than Eminem. Today, his manager Wack 100 states the Compton rapper has a diss toward Slim Shady tucked away. Hopping on Clubhouse, Wack says fans will hear the shots toward Eminem in The Game’s next single. “We startin’ a fire, the Black Slim Shady is coming,” Wack said. “That nigga better be ready, because…

Rowdy Rebel was loud and clear to DJ Akademiks about his friend Tekashi 6ix9ine. Appearing on the Off The Record podcast, Rebel blasted the rainbow-haired rapper, claiming he knew that he would rat on his GS9 gang members and associates. The conversation started after Ak would point out how the NYC rap fan was stalled for a while. Rebel flipped it…

L.L. Cool J’s Rock the Bells is set to make a live event return. The Hip-Hop brand will take over Queens, New York, this summer. The festival will be headlined by L.L., Ice Cube, and Rick Ross. Roxanne Shante will host the Rock the Bells Festival at the Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. Additional artists named for the festival include Fat Joe and Remy Ma,…

SZA confirmed to her fans and followers on Monday that her ankle was officially broken sharing a video of a physician wrapping her leg before we presumed it would be cast on her Instagram Stories. She captioned the video “Lmao it’s confirmed broken… I thought it was just sprained (including the crying emoji) I was not missing the carpet. The 31-year-old…

Kevin Durant believes he should be number fourteen the 12-time All-Star said he thinks his jersey should be retired in Oklahoma City and San Francisco. “OKC has to retire my jersey,” Durant said. “It wouldn’t even be good for the game of basketball if they didn’t. The same with Golden State. I’m still doing what I’m doing here in Brooklyn, but if I continue…

A local news station in Minneapolis revealed archival footage of 11-year-old Prince Rogers Nelson speaking out in favor of a teacher strike in 1970. I think they should get some more money, ’cause they be working extra hours for us, and all that stuff,” the future superstar tells a reporter, smiling, while surrounded by friends in the April 1970 clip aired…

Kanye West has left Coachella organizers with a massive headliner hole they need to plug in less than 2 weeks but organizers aren't pissed they just want him to get better. festival honchos who tell us there's not currently another artist locked in to take Ye's Sunday spot. However, our sources say there's no animosity toward Kanye .Coachella organizers…

Quavo had an epic night as he celebrated his 30th Bday with a huge glow-themed birthday bash. The star star-studded party went down Monday night in L.A. at Nightingale Plaza, with a glow-in-the-dark theme glowing jelly shots, glow drink cups, dancers, the works. The Migos rapper had the spotlight as he took the stage, rapped some songs and helped folks sing…

Denzel Washington was a calming presence at the 2022 Oscars. After Will Smith slapped Chris Rock after delivering a questionable joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, Washington was seen as an immediate mediator to the situation and later consoling the Smiths. Washington was on hand at T.D. Jakes International Leadership Summit and detailed why he…

Last week Chris Rock’s brother Tony Rock came to Chris’s defense after he was slapped by Will Smith at the Academy Awards for disrespecting Jada Pinkett-Smith. After watching the world go through a phase of ‘protect the black woman’ it was interesting to see the response after a man well…protected his black woman.

The feelings and history behind black…