Katt Williams has said that his arrest alongside Suge Knight in 2014 wasn’t what it initially appeared to be in the press.
The firebrand comedian sat down with ex-Geto Boys rapper Willie D for his podcast on Tuesday (January 9), and revealed that the reason why he and the ex-Death Row CEO got in the face of a female photographer: to protect a child.
“I’ll tell you the story, and then, you tell me if that changes how you frame this,” he said, when confronted about the incident. “So, we have a meeting with a hologram company which is going to into a licensing deal on some holograms. This is in Beverly Hills.”
He continued: “So now,......
Bryson Tiller has announced the start of a new weekly series called “Tiller Tuesdays” with the release a new single, “Lost Intro.”
The R&B singer unveiled the song on Tuesday (January 8), with the single artwork inspired by the Grand Theft Auto video game series.
Over upbeat, subterranean production from Sango, Tiller addresses his critics while showcasing his rapping ability, namedropping a certain JAY-Z in the process.
“Learned from all my enemies, laughing at my mini me’s/ I wish you could see the texts that these n-ggas sent to me/ Hov telling me I’m nice, are you kidding me?” he spit.
The release adds to a busy few weeks for......
by SAM MOORE
B.G. has addressed his recent diss towards fellow Hot Boys member Lil Wayne.
In a rambling video posted online over the weekend, the New Orleans rapper clarified his relationship with Weezy, who he referred to as his “little brother.”
“Y’all don’t understand what the fuck be going on, you know what I’m saying?” he said. “I tell a n-gga I love him and call him a bitch all in the same sentence. It’s family business, man.
“Shout out to my little brother Weezy. I spoke to my little brother last night. Shout out to shorty, man. Still my little bro. Love my little bro. This shit......
by SAM MOORE
Ice-T has revealed his theory as to why the Def Jam Vendetta video game has never been rebooted.
In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday (January 7), the rapper and actor, who featured as a playable character in the game’s sequel Def Jam: Fight For NY, discussed why a new version of the game has not been brought to market.
He wrote: “So many people ask me why this game hasn’t been brought back for the newer consoles. Maybe because they’d have to pay for voice and music rights again. Maybe?”
Responding to fans calling for a remake, the Body Count legend said: “Here’s the......
by RUTH HAWKINS
Ice Cube has been urged by Mike Epps to put everything aside profit and make another Friday movie.
On Sunday (January 7), Epps — who starred in the sequels Next Friday and Friday After Next — took to social media to try to persuade his co-star to get the gang back together for another installment in the beloved series.
“I know what the problem is we all need another FRIDAY,” the actor/comedian wrote underneath a photo of Cube, Terry Crews and himself in Friday After Next. “put everybody in the movie all of us may the best win on screen.
He added:......
by MARISA MENDEZ
Uncle Murda has recruited the likes of Jadakiss, Benny The Butcher and more for his long-awaited album, The Lenny Grant Story.
The Brooklyn native has been teasing the LP for over a year now, and he acknowledged that when announcing its official release date in a new interview with The Danza Project podcast that dropped on Tuesday (January 2).
“I know I been saying that shit forever, but The Lenny Grant Story is actually coming out around the 30 of January,” he said. “This January – 2024. I got my boy Benny The Butcher on there,......
by DX STAFF
Cam’ron has turned a portion of the Season 3 premiere of his sports talk show It Is What It Is into a monologue on his views on racial classification.
About halfway through the show’s most recent episode, Cam’ron began talking to co-host Ma$e about race and sports fandom. That led Killa Cam into an extended speech about why he thought of himself as a “Black American” as opposed to an “African American.”
“I’d rather fill in ‘Black’ than ‘African American’ [on I.D. forms] because Africans don’t even fuck with us,” he......
by KARAN SINGH
Pete Rock has offered his thoughts on the current state of Hip Hop culture, emphasizing how he believes the art form has been consumed by greed.
On Wednesday (January 3), the pioneering producer shared an interview clip of Erick Sermon talking about how the genre has become unrecognizable from where it started off and that it is “stuck in one place.”
“They should change the music to WTF [facepalm emoji] tryna create a narrative that aint working,” the 53-year-old New Yorker captioned his Instagram post. “Pile driving the culture straight in the ground. We created real history! idk what da......
by MARISA MENDEZ
Mobb Deep‘s 1995 classic “Shook Ones Pt. II” has been crowned the greatest Hip Hop beat of all time by Rock The Bells.
Just ahead of the new year, RTB gathered a panel that consisted of DJ Epps, Cool (of Cool & Dre), DJ Scratch and Torae to rank the top 50 Hip Hop beats. With a Top 5 that consisted of Nas‘ “NY State of Mind,” Craig Mack‘s “Flava In Ya Ear,” A Tribe Called Quest‘s “Electric Relaxation” and Dr. Dre‘s “Still D.R.E.,” Mobb Deep’s banger topped the list.
Produced by one......
by KARAN SINGH
Joey Bada$$ has enjoyed tons of success as an actor, and he’s now left a lot of fans upset as his longest-running role yet has come to an end.
On Sunday (December 31), the Brooklyn native shared a video montage of Kadeem “Unique” Mathis from seasons one to three of Power Book III: Raising Kanan.
“Unique Forever,” he captioned the post about the fan-favorite character played by him. “Much love to my @raisingkananstarz family. It was an honor and pleasure.”
A lot of fans were disappointed, with one writing: “I’m so sad, I don’t even want to watch it anymore fr.”......
