WORLD WRAP FEDERATION's Blog – August 2021 Archive (219)

Digital Underground's Shock G is being honored with a celebration of life in Oakland there's a day-long tribute coming up full of good deeds and good tunes.

Shock G's longtime manager, Atron Gregory, Say's Oakland is celebrating the Digital Underground…

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Showtime has released the trailer for a soon-to-be-released documentary about music icon Rick James, Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James. Directed by Emmy nominee Sacha Jenkins, the film was initially screened at the Tribeca Festival in June. It contains rare footage, never-before-seen videos, and interviews with legendary artists,…

The Lox the three emcees will be receiving the key to the City of Yonkers, their hometown. 

Styles P first posted the “Thank you” video of him and his group members. All dressed in Black, they showed their appreciation to those who would bestow such an honor. We just want to say ‘thank you,’” Styles P said on behalf of the crew. “Love is Love.” He…

Things got very heated on the Clubhouse app last night. Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage and Los Angeles-based artist manager Wack 100 got into a public argument on the platform.

21 Savage had an issue with Wack 100’s connection to 6ix9ine. The Slaughter Gang leader told Wack he was “lame” for agreeing with the controversial rapper who testified against…

The new King’s Disease II album dropped today (August 6). For his fourteenth studio LP, Nas tapped legendary emcees and contemporary rap stars for features. Eminem and EPMD contributed to a track titled “EPMD 2.” Nas also reunited with his “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)” collaborator Ms. Lauryn Hill for “Nobody.

Ms. Lauryn Hill’s…

The new King’s Disease II album dropped today (August 6). For his fourteenth studio LP, Nas tapped legendary emcees and contemporary rap stars for features. Eminem and EPMD contributed to a track titled “EPMD 2.” Nas also reunited with his “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)” collaborator Ms. Lauryn Hill for “Nobody.

Ms. Lauryn Hill’s…

R. Kelly's lawyers submitted a list of questions for potential jurors and it's clear they're trying to eliminate anyone who might judge Kelly's sexual preferences or lifestyle.

According to new legal docs the disgraced singer's legal team wants the judge to include 6 additional questions for prospective jurors to answer during the jury selection…

A Kanye West fan tried to join the show during the rapper's second "Donda" listening event ... but got taken down by security before he got too close. About midway through Ye's performance Thursday night at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium his second in as many weeks a man dressed in orange breached security in the stands and made a break for the stage. As the…

Vanessa Bryant has settled a lawsuit filed by her mother,

Sofia Laine had claimed she worked as a nanny for Vanessa and Kobe for nearly 20 years and said she was owed $200,000 computed at a rate of $96 an hour. She also claimed Kobe promised to take care of her for the rest of her life. She says after Kobe died, Vanessa kicked her out…

Kehlani explained on Tik Tok her decision to quit smoking weed in 2018 came from her not being the most productive stoner. Many people believed she was an avid smoker, but she clarified the confusion. 

I used to smoke a lot of weed and now I speak on it in a past tense perspective,” she said. “People think I’m shitting…

T-Pain dropped a bombshell during his appearance on Netflix’s This Is Pop docuseries when he revealed Usher told him he messed up music forever with his use of Auto-Tune. Fans were upset to find out T-Pain went through a four-year bout with depression. 

Usher hadn’t spoken on the…

Rapper C-Murder is on a Hunger strike to protest how Louisiana prisons are treating the COVID-19 outbreaks (particularly those who have died from the virus) and its treatment of the Terminally Il.

The No Limit soldier and…

Steph Curry celebrating yet another massive contract extension with the Warriors

Apparently by jettisoning to L.A. with his wife ,Ayesha to enjoy a fancy meal

We got the NBA superstar out at TAO in Hollywood Wednesday night just one day after he agreed to a new $215 MILLION extension with Golden State and dude certainly looked happy!!

The…

The Weekend hoped to surprise fans with a really BIG screen showing of his new music video but safety concerns for viewers with epilepsy got the project pulled.

Abel's been teasing his new track, "Take My Breath," without an official release date for the last week. Well, sources familiar with the situation tell us it drops THIS Friday. We're told the…

Da Brat says it's "way better now" being an openly gay rapper, and even though DaBaby's recent homophobic rant makes it seem otherwise she's "living out loud" with her ride or die fiancee Judy Dupart.

The extremely happy couple insisted DaBaby wasn't speaking for all of hip-hop when he dropped that homophobic rant at Rolling Loud. Da…

The "Hit Bout It" rapper paid Kanye a visit at his makeshift ATL home ahead of the second "Donda" listening party set to go down Thursday evening and Kanye was wearing his usual full head cover, plus a jacket covered in giant spikes!

Yachty's the latest rapper to visit him inside his quarters at the home of the Atlanta Falcons. Chance The…

T.I. says cops in Amsterdam busted him over a bike incident involving an officer but he says they never put handcuffs on him, and he's already out of jail after posting bail.

The rapper recorded a video Tuesday while he says he was in custody in Amsterdam. According to T.I., he was riding his bicycle and didn't stop when crossing the street. He says…

Ice-T is responding to the chatter and defending his wife in the most Ice-T way possible. On Wednesday (August 4), the Body Count frontman and pioneering gangsta rapper fired off a photo of Coco and Chanel with the caption, “News Flash! We feed Chanel FOOD…She just likes to suck moms boob every now and then…Me Too!!!

Still, some people in Ice-T…

Biz Markie held a special place in Barack and Michelle Obama 's hearts, as evidenced by the words they shared with his widow which touched on a long-forgotten moment they shared in the run-up to the 2008 election.

Mrs. Biz Tara Hall herself, provided this copy of the letter the Obamas sent and it's way more personal than perhaps people…