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

Lizzo is once again batting off haters who have nothing but mean things to say about her but this time, it's truly gotten to her cause she's in tears on camera.

The singer went live Sunday and broke down over what she says is growing negativity aimed in her direction following the release of her and Cardi B's new song, "Rumors, which Lizzo says amounts…

Erykah Badu was one of 500 attendees who helped Barack Obama celebrate his 60th birthday at a private, Hawaiian-themed party on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts earlier this week.

But the neo-soul goddess found herself delivering a Twitter apology following the event. The extravagant soiree — which was planned months in advance in accordance with all…

Dr. Dre's estranged daughter, LaTanya Young, has been staying in the public spotlight in recent months thanks to her interviews about her famous father. Young says the Beats By Dre mogul — who’s worth an estimated $800 million — cut her off financially in January and she’s been living out of her car and working for Door Dash, unable to reach Dre…

There’s also an undeniable sense of urgency to appreciate the culture’s pioneers and architects while they’re still around to see it. Def Jam Recordings co-founder Russell Simmons wanted to give back, so he recruited current Def Jam Executive Creative & Strategic Consultant Snoop Dogg to help curate and produce the Masterminds of Hip Hop: An Exclusive…

Bobby Shmurda's route to releasing new music has differed from his peers who’ve previously spent extended time behind bars. The 27-year-old Brooklyn rapper revealed the next step in his plan to solidify his career post-prison – a management deal with Roc Nation.

Being heavily involved in his career, the “Hot Nigga” rapper has gained a greater outlook…

Last week the Recording Industry Association of America announced that Lil Baby’s 2020 monumental protest anthem The Bigger Picture” reached double platinum status. With his latest achievement, the Atlanta rapper now has six multi-platinum singles, including the Drake featured “Yes Indeed” which is currently 6-times platinum.  

The Bigger Picture”…

Sports merchandise company Fanatics is now valued at $18 billion after investments from JAY-Z and Roc Nation among others. The company secured $325 million to start a new company within its current umbrella, CNBCreports.

Fanatics will focus on revenue streams outside of merchandising and will be lead by Michael Rubin as the chief executive officer.…

Shaquille O' Neal believes it’s time for sin city to have it’s own basketball team. O’Neal was interviewed by John Katsilometes regarding the Big Fella’s “The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation.” In the interview, they talked about Las Vegas possibly getting an NBA team. O’Neal seemed to hint one was coming.

Las Vegas has grown a lot, and there is a lot of…

Lil Wayne spoke about his controversial meeting with President Donald Trump and the state of music today.

A lot of focus is placed on singles and digital marketing on TikTok instead of an entire music collection like the industry used to do when Wayne was a teenager on Cash Money Records.

Weezy was asked if the art of creating albums is lost and…

After posting about being the recipient of the NMHA on Instagram, troubled rapper Tory Lanez made the mistake of trying to correct Mill’s “Smith and Western” spelling, which led to the online rift between the two rappers. After the shooting incident where Megan Thee Stallion was shot in her foot, No one, including Meek, was willing to hear Lanez even mention…

High school hoops star Amari Bailey is now part of the OVO family 'cause Drake just hooked him up with an incredible iced out chain of his jersey number!!

Of course, Bailey's mom, Johanna Leia, is currently dating the 6ix God and the couple has showed up to the young hooper's games together recently to show…

Rihanna's fashion show nearly got a musical artist decapitated, because they played the wrong version of a song at a fashion show this according to a new lawsuit.

Rihanna's Fenty brand is being sued by a musician who claims RiRi's company reached out to use one of her songs during a Savage X Fenty show last fall, but screwed up by playing a version of…

Nicki Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, are being sued by the woman he was convicted of trying to rape in 1995, who claims she's being harassed especially after declining Nicki's offers to change her story.

The woman, Jennifer Hough, was the victim in Petty's 1995 conviction for first-degree attempted rape the reason he has to…

Tory Lanez's surprise appearance at Rolling Loud better have been worth it for him, because it's landed him in hot water with prosecutors who are now going after him in court, claiming he violated a court order to stay away from Megan Thee Stallion. Prosecutors have filed a motion to hold Lanez in contempt for violating the restraining order that was issued…

Kanye’s second Donda listening party on August 5 has broken the record for the most-watched Apple Music event in history. The listening session, which saw Yeezy debut a slew of new songs before he ascended to the Heavens and almost, touched the sky was streamed by 5.4 million viewers.

That figure smashes the previous record, which,…

Rick Ross is set to headline Nobody’s Home Music Festival, which is set to take place on Saturday, Sept. 4 in Benton Harbor, Mich. The concert festival, which is free of charge, will be held at Mitchell City Center Park in Benton Harbor and also features a bill that includes performances from G Herbo , Freddie Gibbs, Jay Electronic…

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Most notably, however, was Styles P’s insight into Charlotte rapper DaBaby‘s now infamous Rolling Loud performance on July 25. DaBaby has been under fire over the last two weeks stemming from disparaging comments he made towards the LGBTQ plus community and those suffering from HIV/AIDS. Many fans began prompting to cancel him. As a result of DaBaby's on…

Michael B. Jordan will play the lead in the new Denzel Washington directed film.

Yesterday the official trailer for A Journal for Jordan was released. Actor, Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Fruitvale Station) stars in the first trailer for the romantic drama. Directed by Denzel Washington, the film is based on the true life memoir “A…

Raising Kanan, creator Courtney Kemp is entering a partnership with Netflix.

Kemp has inked a high eight-figure overall deal with the streaming company to create a new series and develop more projects in association with her End of Episode banner. The compensation of her deal could raise to nine-figure based on the performance of her…