by JAELANI TURNER-WILLIAMS
TMZ Hip-Hop ran into Friday co-writer Ice Cube on New Year’s Day, asking the veteran rapper and actor his plans to retrieve the franchise.
Ice Cube is still fighting to obtain the rights to Friday. On Sunday (January 1), TMZ Hip-Hop ran into the Mount Westmore member outside of Dash Radio, asking him about potential plans to make a spin-off, but the legendary rapper reminded TMZ that he wouldn’t be able to due to contracts he has with Warner Bros. Pictures.
“Well, you gotta use the same [intellectual property]. So, can’t call it ‘Saturday’ without using [the......
by Mackenzie Cummings-Grady
As fans and friends alike process Gangsta Boo’s unexpected death over the weekend, new details have emerged surrounding the passing of the former Three 6 Mafia member.
Gangsta Boo died at the age of 43 on Sunday (January 1). According to Fox 13 Memphis, the rapper (real name Lola Mitchell) was found dead around 4:00 p.m. local time on Sunday afternoon in her hometown of Memphis. A cause of death has not yet been revealed.
In a newly aired interview with WREG Memphis, loved ones said the rapper didn’t die “as a result of foul play,” and Boo’s close friend Delmar Lawrence......
by Mark Elibert
Freddie Gibbs has responded to Uncle Murda mentioning him on his new “Rap Up 2022” single.
Gangsta Gibbs jumped on Twitter Monday (January 2) to share a tweet that took a slight jab at the Brooklyn rapper. Murda’s annual tradition has him reflecting on what happened during the year, and Gibbs’ alleged beat down at the hands of associates of Benny The Butcher in May came up.
On “Rap Up 2022” Uncle Murda rapped: “Let’s talk about Freddie Gibbs like really wassup with him? / N-ggas robbed him in Buffalo and he got beat up again / He be out here looking like a......
by Andy Bustard
Uncle Murda has returned with his latest “Rap Up” song, this time chewing over the antics of Kanye West, Gunna, Megan Thee Stallion and many more in unfiltered fashion.
The Brooklyn rapper continued his annual trend of recapping the biggest moments in Hip Hop culture of the past year on Saturday (December 31) with the release of “Rap Up 2022.”
The 15-minute track finds him dedicating ample bars to Kanye West, who he crowned “Donkey of the Year” for his various controversies, including his antisemitic and pro-Hitler remarks, White Lives Matter......