by Gil Kaufman
The Tennessee Board of Parole recommended on Tuesday (April 22) that the state's Governor consider pardoning Jelly Roll for his past convictions. According to the Associated Press, the board issued its nonbonding recommendation after voting unanimously on the move following a nearly two hour session that included testimony from Nashville Sheriff Daron Hall and several others.
Jelly Roll has long talked about the his remorse for the multiple arrests in his youth and the long road he's taken to make amends, including frequently visiting jails and rehab centers before his shows. Following the board's action, it is now up to Gov. Bill......
by Sam Moore
New York City, NY -
50 Cent and Joe Budden look to finally have squashed their beef after going back and forth in recent months.
The two hard-headed New Yorkers have been exchanging heated remarks on social media over 50’s mocking of Irv Gotti’s death.
But thanks to running into each other during the New York Knicks’ playoff game against the Detroit Pistons, they appear to be friends.
50, who was sat next to Fat Joe, was spotted on the arena’s jumbotron and eagle eyed fans realized that Budden was sat behind them.
While fans initially speculated what came of the encounter, 50 quickly......
by Sam Moore
Ja Rule has blamed 50 Cent for the New York Knicks losing at home to the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Playoffs.
The Knicks went down 100-94 and the “Always on Time” rapper blamed the defeat on the presence of his longtime nemesis.
In a post on X, Ja wrote: “Man I knew my Knicks was gonna lose as soon as I seen that black cat (rat) in the building….”
50 has yet to respond to Ja’s taunt.
Issues between 50 and Ja have been at their most heated in years over recent weeks following the death of Murder Inc co-founder, Irv Gotti.
Following the passing of the record executive, 50 appeared......
by Sam Moore
Wiz Khalifa has revealed that he believes in the completely debunked conspiracy theory that the Earth is in fact flat.
Joining the likes of Kyrie Irving, Fivio Foreign and B.O.B., Wiz sat for an interview on The Joe Budden Podcast and made a number of anti-scientific claims.
Asked by Melyssa Ford if he believed the Earth was round, Wiz replied: “I would say no.”
The “Black & Yellow” star then added: “I just believe that we live on a flat plane, like a huge flat plane.”
Wiz explained how he came about his beliefs, putting it down to his schedule as touring musician:......
by Sam Moore
Los Angeles, CA -
Kanye West is continuing to generate controversy for his association with Nazism and far-right symbols.
According to TMZ, West is currently holding auditions in Los Angeles where he is seeking to cast “African American Males” as part of his “Hooligan Choir” with the sessions being held in a warehouse near a school.
In flyers posted near the warehouse, West also requires that any potential cast be “COMFORTABLE WEARING SWASTIKAS”.
Additionally, it is claimed that Swastikas have been drawn on the side of the warehouse and the Nazi symbol is in clear view of the opposite......
by Marisa Mendez
Jeezy has been hit with a countersuit from one of his former managers after filing a suit against him earlier this year over a financial dispute.
According to court documents obtained by The Jasmine Brand, Solomon Fornie says he saved Jeezy’s career and personal finances when they began working together in 2015 and believes he was never properly compensated.
“I put my finances, my credit, and my reputation on the line to rebuild Jenkins’ career from the ground up,” he wrote in the docs. “He went from foreclosure to Forbes, and now he wants to pretend I was never there.”
Among many things,......
by Sam Moore
Sean Kingston‘s legal woes continue as he has been sent to jail after struggling to pay his $100,000 bond following his fraud conviction.
The “Beautiful Girls” star was taken into federal custody on April 10 as he and his legal team failed to come up with the cash as part of his bond arrangement while he awaited sentencing, according to AllHipHop.
The bond agreement stated that Kingston had to cough up $200,000 in cash, with a further $500,000 personal surety bond secured via real estate assets.
However, despite offering pleas to family members, Kingston was not able to come up with the......
by Marisa Mendez
Slim Thug is confident that he has a chance with Megan Thee Stallion because she danced to a couple of his songs at Coachella and once brought him out at one of her shows.
Talking to fans during an Instagram Live, Thug insisted his fellow Houston native has a crush on him due to these reasons (though he likely was just being playful with his fans and didn’t actually mean it).
“Did y’all see Thee Stallion dancing to ‘Thug From Around The Way’ and ‘Still Tippin’?” he said, referring to her Coachella performance. “If that ain’t a ‘I want you daddy’ call, I......
by Sam Moore
Akademiks has spoken up in support of Kanye West, arguing that some of the things he said in their recent interview aren’t entirely off base.
The media personality, who is no stranger to controversy himself, has interviewed Kanye twice in the last week — with their first chat seeing the Chicago rap legend wear a Ku Klux Klan outfit and take aim at a number of rappers, as well as his ex-wife Kim Kardashian.
Speaking to TMZ about his newfound association with Ye, Ak claimed that there are kernels of truth buried in the rapper’s inflammatory rants.
“He gave me a heads up about and I read the text wrong at......
by Sam Moore
Drake has made a play to collaborate with Justin Bieber, but it doesn’t appear that his fellow Canadian is interested in playing ball.
In an Instagram post on Sunday (April 6), Bieber wrote to his almost 300 million followers: “Dm me if u wanna make music together.”
Drizzy responded in the comments and surprisingly claimed Bieber had left him on read, writing: “I DM’d but no reply.”
The “Baby” hitmaker has yet to reply, but he was flooded with collaboration requests from a number of other high-profile artists.
Big Sean, who worked with Bieber on 2012’s “As Long As You......
