by Tai Saint-Louis
Young Thug has made his first public request to an artist he would like to collaborate with now that his legal ordeal is behind him, and the choice is an interesting one to say the least.
On Sunday morning (November 3), Thugga took to X (formerly Twitter) with only his second tweet since his release from the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Thursday night (October 31).
And while the YSL boss and his attorney made it a point to request permission to work with Gunna despite being prohibited to communicate with his former co-defendants while on probation; Thug’s request could be perceived as......
by Marisa Mendez
DJ Clark Kent‘s family has sadly confirmed that the legendary Hip Hop figure has passed away at the age of 58 following a three-year battle with colon cancer.
A post to his Instagram account on Friday (October 25) revealed he’d passed the night before while surrounded by his loved ones.
“It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of the beloved Rodolfo A. Franklin, known to the world as DJ Clark Kent,” it read. “Clark passed away Thursday evening surrounded by his devoted wife Kesha, daughter Kabriah and son Antonio.
“Clark quietly and......
by Shawn Setaro
Lil Durk is alleged to have booked three separate international flights, and being on the verge of boarding one of them, right before he was arrested and charged with murder for hire.
FBI Special Agent Sarah Corcoran swore out an affidavit as part of the federal criminal complaint against the Chicago rapper, who according to Bureau of Prisons records is currently behind bars at FDC Miami.
Corcoran recalled in the affidavit that five people she claimed were associated with Durk’s OTF crew were arrested early on Thursday (October 24), while federal agents “executed multiple search warrants in the Chicago......
by Will Schube
Funk Flex has taken aim at Shyne over alleged lies that the former Diddy associate told in a trailer for a forthcoming documentary.
The Hot 97 on-air host took time out from his radio program on Saturday (October 26) to go after the former rapper, who is now a politician in Belize.
“This has been bothering me for weeks,” Flex starts in a clip shared by The Art Of Dialogue on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday (October 26). “When somebody tries to say they’re the scapegoat, or they was used, it has been bothering me. I’m gonna keep......
by Marisa Mendez
Kid Cudi has been tapped to star alongside Adam Sandler in a sequel to the 1996 hit film, Happy Gilmore.
Deadline announced Cudi’s inclusion in the Netflix film on Friday (October 25), though they noted that his role – as well as the film’s plot – is still under wraps. Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald will be reprising their roles of Virginia Venit and Shooter McGavin, respectively, and Sandler previously teased that both Travis Kelce and Bad Bunny will be making appearances as well.
Sharing the news in a post to Instagram, Cudi wrote:......
by Marisa Mendez
Juvenile‘s 1998 smash “Back That Azz Up” was famously sampled by Drake for his 2011 album Take Care, and the New Orleans legend is still reaping the benefits over a decade later.
During a conversation with Jeremy Hecht for HipHopDX published on Wednesday (October 23), Juve recalled hearing Drizzy’s reworked version “Practice” when it first came through and confirmed he’s still receiving royalties from the sample, as well as from others who have used the beat (which includes Beyoncé, City Girls, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign and......
by Shawn Setaro
Metro Boomin and Timbaland both apparently agree with Dr. Dre‘s take on the state of Hip Hop production.
In an Instagram post on Monday (October 21), Timbo shared an excerpt of a recent interview Dre and Snoop Dogg did with Stephen A. Smith. In the interview, Dre criticized rap albums that feature production from a large number of producers.
“Find your collaborator. I don’t like the fact that there are, like, nine different producers on one album. I like the idea of one producer on one album. Continuity is everything,” he......
by Sam Moore
DJ Envy has spoken out in defense of Diddy as the Bad Boy boss sits in jail awaiting trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
The Breakfast Club co-host was speaking on his wife’s podcast The Casey Crew Show when he outlined his thoughts on Puffy’s criminal case, which accuses him of forcing women to have sex with male prostitutes for his pleasure and running a criminal enterprise that engaged in kidnapping, arson and bribery, among other crimes.
Referencing the mogul’s alleged “freak offs” and the enormous stash of baby oil that......
by Tai Saint-Louis
Q-Tip has taken time to acknowledge his late partner in rhyme Phife Dawg during an emotional acceptance speech during the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’s 2024 Induction ceremony.
During the event, which took place Saturday night (October 19) and was live streamed on Disney+, A Tribe Called Quest was welcomed into the renowned organization by Dave Chappelle — who thanked the seminal Queens crew for inviting him to join them on Saturday Night Live in 2016, thus ending his 12-year television hiatus.
Following Chappelle’s speech, the group’s......
by Shawn Setaro
Gucci Mane has pared down his label’s roster a whole lot, dropping all but two of the artists on 1017 Records.
Gucci made the announcement on Friday (10/18) in a video he shared on Instagram. He noted that he originally wanted to share the news on the prior day, 10/17, but missed it.
He began by saying that he had seen his label’s most recent profit and loss statement (commonly referred to as a “P&L”), and he wasn’t happy with the results.
“I just seen my P&L with all my artists,” he began. “You know it’s a whole......
