by Sam Moore
Akademiks has promised extreme violence against Ab-Soul in response to being dissed on a new song.
The West Coast rapper’s untitled track references Joey Bada$$’s ongoing beef with the West Coast and concludes with some choice words for the controversial streamer.
Ab-Soul spat: “Imma slap Akademiks when I see him.”
Akademiks, who has been accused of rape and making sexually explicit remarks to children, went on his livestream and blasted the TDE star.
He said: “If you ever raise a hand on me, it’ll be your last day on earth. You’ll join Nipsey, King Von, and Pac......
by Sam Moore
Eminem‘s American Music Awards win has been called into question by Kai Cenat.
The rap legend caused quite an upset at the awards ceremony, winning Favorite Hip Hop Artist and Favorite Hip Hop Album over expected victor, Kendrick Lamar.
Cenat, who attended the awards live and even co-presented a gong, reacted with shock to Eminem’s win.
Livestreaming his reaction, Cenat said: “Let’s be real. I fuck with Slim Shady but let’s be real.”
He added: “Eminem is tough but let’s be real though, gang.”
Kendrick only took home one trophy on the night,......
by Sam Moore
Tory Lanez‘s prison attack footage has been leaked to the public, revealing the harrowing stabbing.
The gruesome footage, which was captured by a CCTV camera but partially obscured by an object, shows Lanez on a prison stairwell.
He is then seemingly attacked by Santino Cosio who gets on top of Lanez and repeatedly stabs at the rapper’s torso as he tries to fight his way out of the situation.
The footage appears to dispel claims made by Cosio that he was acting in self-defense.
EXCLUSIVE: The Shade Room obtains exclusive footage of Tory Lanez’s prison stabbing. #TSRStaffBDpic.twitter.com/RCV7cYdPe3
— TheShadeRoom......
by Sam Moore
Questlove has admitted that he initially thought that Kendrick Lamar was dissing him and The Roots in his “Squabble Up” video.
Speaking on The Jennifer Hudson Show, the legendary drummer detailed his reaction to the video which contained an homage to The Roots’ “The Next Movement” clip.
He said: “I was so shocked because the way that people told me — I woke up to 30 K. Dot texts. I thought, ‘Oh no.’ He just dissed us. I thought it was something else. And they were like, ‘No, he paid tribute to y’all in this video.’”
Quest went on to say that he......
Story by Caroline Tanner
If you hold an American passport, you're probably used to traveling internationally with relative ease. You may be surprised, then, to learn that several countries still require Americans to jump through some hoops to visit. As of May 2025, at least 15 countries require American citizens to obtain either a tourist visa or another form of electronic travel authorization prior to visiting.
Note that this list does not cover countries that the U.S. Department of State has advised U.S. citizens to refrain from traveling to by issuing Level 4 travel advisories. It also doesn't include destinations that are not currently issuing visas for Americans......
by Sam Moore
Joey Bada$$ has announced plans to release his highly anticipated next album before the end of the summer.
Speaking on Uproxx‘s Sound Check, the New Yorker set out the plans to capitalize on his recent attention.
Joey said: “The goal is to get the album out before August 30.”
In recent times, Joey has been causing waves by going at Kendrick Lamar as he declares war on the West Coast, releasing several tracks aimed at Dot, Rey Vaughn and Daylyt.
On “Crash Dummy”, Joey taunted that Kendrick was afraid of battling him, rapping: “Thank you for making it clear that Dot scared, but......
by Sam Moore
Detroit, MI -
Skilla Baby has been shot several times as the victim of a drive-by shooting in his home city of Detroit.
According to local news outlet Fox 2, the rapper was shot in the 8 Mile area while in a black SUV that ultimately crashed into a building just off the road.
They report that Skilla suffered grazes to the head and back and was also shot in the hand.
After emergency services attended the scene, Skilla Baby was taken to hospital where he is described as alert and expected to make a full recovery.
The police have not yet identified any suspects or what the motive could be for the shooting.
Skilla Baby is......
by Sam Moore
Young Thug has blasted Kid Cudi as a “rat” for testifying against Diddy in his sex trafficking trial.
Cudi took to the stand yesterday (May 22) and gave evidence about how he believed Diddy had broken into his house and harmed his dog as well as setting fire to his car
In a since deleted post on X, Thugger has made it known that he disapproves of Cudi testifying in the trial.
He wrote: “Dam cudi a rat lol.”
Young Thug calls Kid Cudi a rat in a now-deleted post after Cudi testified against Diddy ????
“Dam Cudi a rat lol” pic.twitter.com/152g1OevUl
— Kurrco......
by Sam Moore
Chris Brown has been denied bail in the UK after being arrested for allegedly assaulting a man in a nightclub two years ago.
Last week, Brown was taken into custody and charged with grievous bodily harm with intent before appearing in court on Friday (16 May).
During the hearing, the prosecution opposed bail for Brown which was granted by the judge as the R&B singer looked on.
It was also revealed that the alleged incident was captured on CCTV and described as “extremely serious” by the prosecutor.
Brown will remain behind bars until his next hearing on June 13 and only spoke in court to confirm his name and that his......
by Sam Moore
Cassie has had some of her text messages to Diddy read out in court, with one of them claiming she was “always ready” for a freak off session.
During the singer’s cross-examination by Diddy’s attorneys, jurors were shown a number of graphic and explicit text messages between the former couple.
One message from Cassie in 2009 read: “I’m always ready to freak off, it can be whenever.”
Diddy’s legal team were attempting to prove that the singer was a willing participant in the freak offs and all sexual activity was consensual.
Other messages from Cassie to the music mogul......
