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

Facebook is stepping in to scrub hateful comments directed at Lizzo from its social media platforms and some trolls are even getting their accounts removed.

Facebook already removed a number of comments left on Lizzo's recent Facebook and Instagram posts, and FB will continue reviewing reports of hateful comments on an ongoing basis.

As we…

Jay-Z confirmed in an ongoing lawsuit with photographer Jonathan Mannion, that he is now an official resident of California and has no plans to move. Preferring to settle out west with the Icon, queen Beyoncé and their three children, Blue Ivy, Sir, and Rumi.

I intend to keep my primary residence in Los Angeles, California, and do not intend to move…

Trippie Redd can breathe a little easier after his aggravated assault charge in Atlanta stemming from 2018 has been dropped. Prosecutors at the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office have decided not to pursue the case in which a woman accused Redd, whose real name is Michael White IV, of pistol whipping a woman and leaving a mark on her head, giving the…

Anderson .Paak may croon to “leave the door open” on the No. 1 pop hit but the Grammy-winning artist is shutting the door on the possibility of any posthumous music releases.

The rapper, who is half of the musical duo Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars, has an important message for people who hope to release his music upon the event of his death. He got a…

The Canadian rapper, 34, has been rocking a heart-shaped cutout in his hairline since November 2020 in anticipation of his next album, “Certified Lover Boy.” A recent photo he shared to his Instagram Stories, however, shows only the top half of the heart, with the bottom portion of the design faded away.

I had Covid that s–t grew in weird,” the “Laugh…

The Real Slim Shady has landed his next gig. Eminem is set to guest star on pal and fellow Aftermath Records hitmaker 50 Cent’s newest Starz drama, “BMF” (“Black Mafia Family”)

Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, will play White Boy Rick on one episode of the series, according to the wrap “I’m honored and appreciative of my good friend Em for…

In a candid conversation with former NFL player Emmanuel Acho as part of his YouTube series Uncomfortable Conversations with Emmanuel Acho, Lil Wayne opens up about the day he almost ended his own life.

The Young Money rapper explains he attempted to kill himself because his mom banned him from rapping after finding out he was skipping school.…

Jay-z latest hustle is big-time gambling he's signed on with some heavy hitters in a bid to open a sportsbook in NY, and the move could make him a pioneer in the billion-dollar industry.

Jay's name is on one of the applications submitted to the NY Gaming Commission requesting approval for an online sports betting license. Sources with direct knowledge…

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Meek Mill is a grammy-nominated artist, REFORM Alliance co-chair, rising businessman, and more. You can now add the recipient of the Nelson Mandela Changemaker Award to his resume.

PTTOW! (Plan to Take on the World) awarded the Dreamchaser at an invite-only community and summit for today’s most creative and inspiring CEOs, CMOs, and Icons, spanning 70…

Jack Harlow has ousted alcohol from his body. In a statement Harlow revealed he has not had a drop of liquor in 2021 and explains why. “Haven’t had a single sip of alcohol in 2021,” Harlow wrote. “Going the rest of the year without it. Maybe I’ll never take another sip, who knows? My favorite vice was definitely drinking (I don’t like to smoke) but if I…

Nas is back in the top five of the Billboard 200. His new album King’s Disease II has 56,000 units, with 35,000 accounting for SEA units and 19,000 comprising album sales.

The album is Nas’s 15th effort to make the Top 10 and is his highest performing album in nearly a decade. King’s Disease II had 47.44 million on-demand streams of…

Silento now stands accused of murder a Georgia grand jury indicted him in the shooting death of his cousin

the grand jury hit the "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" rapper with 4 felony charges, including one count of malice murder and one count of felony murder. He's was also charged with aggravated assault and gun possession during the commission of a…

According to Wack 100, 6ix9ine reportedly offered him 25-thousand-dollars to help the rainbow-haired rapper crash last month’s Rolling Loud Miami festival. Wack 100 say's 6ix9ine reportedly offered him 25-thousand-dollars to help the rainbow-haired rapper crash last month’s Rolling Loud Miami festival.

Wack said he turned down Tekashi’s offer and…

Warner Chappel Music Publishing has a new hot artist. According to Variety, the music label recently signed Cardi B. This news comes as the rapper is featured on singer  Lizzo's new single "Rumors"

Variety reports this move is the latest from Warner Chappell’s leadership team of CEO/co-chair Guy Moot, COO/co-chair Carianne Marshall and president of…

The group announced that their catalog most of which has never been legally available on streaming services, will finally arrive on all major platforms later this year. 

The news comes after the catalog of De La Soul’s original label, Tommy Boy Records, was acquired by Reservoir Music in a 100-million-dollar deal.

After Reservoir Media purchased…

Bill Cosby celebrated his release in June but he fears that he can be prosecuted again for Los Angeles civil lawsuit.

Judy Huth alleged the disgraced comedian sexually assaulted her when she was 15-years-old at the Playboy Mansion in 1974.

Huth filed the lawsuit in 2014 and Cosby declined to answer the questions for the disposition. Plus, the…

Method Man is bringing his love of weed to New York’s cannabis market.

The Staten Island-based Wu Tang Clan veteran rapper whose lyrics often include riffs on pot is naming his cannabis brand after his first solo album TICAL, a k a Taking into Consideration All Lives.

Method Man say's that his socially conscious TICAL Firm in New York…

YNM Melly is facing a possible death penalty as he sits in prison awaiting trial for murder, but he's passing the time by producing an album behind bars. The rapper had been working on "Just a Matter of Slime" for the better part of the last 8 months. We're told he spent hours and hours on the phone securing collabs with other rappers like Young Thug, Future…

Usher took major heat earlier this year after being accused of throwing fake money at real strippers but when you see this his so-called "bucks" are A-OK in context.

Usher's Vegas residency shows from this past weekend during which an exotic dancer took the stage (and the entire building) by storm after performing a pole routine during Mr. Raymond's…