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Alabama Rapper Arrested in Connection with Roddy Ricch Music Video Shooting

March 4, 2021

Photo Credit: Roddy Ricch Twitter An Alabama rapper was arrested in connection with the shooting at a Roddy Ricch music video set last week. OMB Peezy was arrested on Monday and charged with aggravated assau... Read More...

Rapper T.I. and Wife Tiny Could Face Criminal Investigation After Sexual Assault Allegations

Ashley King

March 1, 2021

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Photo Credit: Sister Circle TV / CC by 3.0 Rapper TI and his wife, singer Tameka "Tiny" Harris, are facing a possible criminal investigation into sexual assault allegations. New York lawyer Tyrone Blackburn ... Read More...

DaBaby Gets Sued Following Ugly Physical Assault at Music Video Shoot

Ashley King

February 24, 2021

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Photo Credit: Azhern123 / CC by 3.0 An Airbnb rental owner is suing rapper DaBaby for assault after shutting down an unauthorized music video shoot. The lawsuit says DaBaby, real name Jonathan Kirk, rented t... Read More...

Bobby Shmurda Is Officially Out of Prison — And Still Signed to Epic/Sony

Ashley King

February 23, 2021

Photo Credit: Bobby Shmurda Instagram Bobby Shmurda is out of prison after serving six years for illegal firearm and conspiracy charges. He's still signed to Sony through Epic Records. Shmurda is now 26 and ... Read More...

Roddy Ricch and 42 Dugg Safe After Shooting Breaks Out at Rap Music Video

Ashley King

February 22, 2021

Photo Credit: Roddy Ricch Twitter Rappers Roddy Ricch and 42 Dugg are safe after a shooting broke out during a rap video shoot. Atlanta police say two people were shot, and a third person was injured by debr... Read More...

Straight-Up Payola: Capital Xtra Fires Stormzy DJ for Selling Radio Plays for £200-a-Pop

Dylan Smith

February 3, 2021

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Photo Credit: Albany Capture Global Media & Entertainment-owned radio station Capital Xtra has fired a hip-hop DJ for selling radio plays in exchange for $272.82-per-track (£200) payments. The payola play... Read More...

‘Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)’ Rapper Silento Charged With Murder

Ashley King

February 2, 2021

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Photo Credit: VEVO Atlanta rapper Silento is accused of murder after his cousin was found shot to death last month. Silento is best known for his one-hit-wonder 'Watch Me,' better known as the Whip Nae/Nae s... Read More...

Juice WRLD’s Last Music Video Is Finally Released

Dylan Smith

January 15, 2021

The final music video featuring Juice WRLD, whose full name was Jarad Anthony Higgins, has officially released. “Bad Boy,” one of the 2,000 tracks that Juice WRLD reportedly left behind, just recently became... Read More...

YouTube Removes NLE Choppa Video for ‘Fake-Ass Coronavirus’ Lyric

Dylan Smith

November 25, 2020

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NLE Choppa in August of 2020. Photo Credit: Bryson Johnson YouTube has removed the music video for NLE Choppa’s “Paradise” because the track contains a “fake-ass coronavirus” lyric in violation of the Google-... Read More...

The Weeknd Calls the Grammys ‘Corrupt’ — Grammys CEO Responds

Dylan Smith

November 25, 2020

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After failing to receive a Grammy nomination despite the immense commercial success of his After Hours album, The Weeknd has called the annual awards show “corrupt” – prompting the Recording Academy’s interim... Read More...

Lil Pump Cashes In on ‘Lil Pimp’ Trump Nickname with New Single

Ashley King

November 19, 2020

Photo Credit: Julio Enriquez / CC by 2.0 Lil Pump is cashing in on his Trump-granted nickname, "Lil Pimp" with a brand new single. Donald Trump mistakenly referred to the rapper as "Lil Pimp" when he introdu... Read More...

Rapper Dupree G.O.D. Arrested for Shooting a Flamethrower From the Top of a New York City Bus

Ashley King

November 18, 2020

Footage of Dupree G.O.D. shooting the flamethrower atop a New York City bus. Brooklyn rapper Dupree G.O.D has been arrested for shooting a flamethrower while standing on top of a city bus. The rapper's lawye... Read More...

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Alabama Rapper Arrested in Connection with Roddy Ricch Music Video Shooting

Rapper T.I. and Wife Tiny Could Face Criminal Investigation After Sexual Assault Allegations

DaBaby Gets Sued Following Ugly Physical Assault at Music Video Shoot

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Roddy Ricch and 42 Dugg Safe After Shooting Breaks Out at Rap Music Video

Straight-Up Payola: Capital Xtra Fires Stormzy DJ for Selling Radio Plays for £200-a-Pop

‘Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)’ Rapper Silento Charged With Murder

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Rapper Dupree G.O.D. Arrested for Shooting a Flamethrower From the Top of a New York City Bus