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Usher just gave fans a surprise they did not see coming — and now everybody wants to know if it is actually getting a release. During an Instagram Live session on Monday, November 2, the R&B veteran previewed his own take on Drake and Loe Shimmy’s “I’m Spent,” singing along to a smoother, silkier version […]
BigXThaPlug did not hesitate for a second. Asked on Club Shay Shay whether he believes rap music is dying, the Dallas rapper answered yes — and he had a lot to say about why. The conversation, from an interview with Shannon Sharpe that premiered on October 28, has been making the rounds this week, and […]
Just days after the fourth anniversary of Takeoff’s death, the wait for justice in his murder case has gotten even longer. The trial of the man accused of killing the Migos rapper has been pushed all the way into 2027, extending a legal process that has already stretched nearly four years. According to court documents […]
50 Cent logged into court from a screen instead of a courtroom this week, as his ongoing legal fight with Tia Kemp took its latest turn. The Queens rap mogul appeared via Zoom on Tuesday for a hearing on the injunction he is seeking against Kemp, according to reports from TMZ and HotNewHipHop. The case […]
The murder-for-hire trial of Dallas rapper Yella Beezy took a dramatic turn on Monday, November 2, when a key witness took the stand and told the court that the story he once told a grand jury simply was not true. The witness is Theodore Thomas, known in music circles as rapper Jose Bodega and described […]
There is good news in a scary story out of Miami: Flyysoulja, one half of the viral Island Boys duo, is home from the hospital after an overdose that landed him in a trauma unit late last month. According to TMZ, which Flyysoulja spoke to directly, the incident happened on Thursday, October 29, while he […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs just got a little more good news from the Bureau of Prisons. His release date has been moved up again — this time to February 6, 2028 — following his recent transfer to FCI Allenwood in Pennsylvania. TMZ reports that the new date, revealed Monday, moves his release up more than three […]
Lil Durk’s time behind bars just took a harder turn. The Chicago rapper was placed in solitary confinement — the SHU — at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on Friday, while he awaits trial on racketeering charges. TMZ first reported the move, citing Jose Rojas, a union secretary representing Bureau of Prisons employees. […]
Kool DJ Red Alert Celebrates 50 Years Behind the Turntables at Sony Hall November 24 Hip-hop pioneer Kool DJ Red Alert brings The Red Alert Experience Gala to Sony Hall, 235 West 46th Street, New York, NY, on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at 8:00 PM. Tickets start at $69. In 2026, Red Alert marks an […]
Kid Rock just added a new twist to one of the most talked-about collaborations of the year — and this time, it’s not about politics. It’s about artificial intelligence. The rock-rap veteran stopped by Real Time with Bill Maher to talk about his new album, Halfway 2 Jesus, and the conversation turned to “Heal My […]
Saturday Night Live wasted no time turning the week’s biggest political pop-culture storyline into comedy gold. The show’s Halloween episode on Saturday, October 31 — hosted by Inde Navarrette with Gracie Abrams as musical guest — opened with a sketch that brought Nicki Minaj’s very public embrace of Donald Trump straight to Studio 8H. In […]
Houston, we have a record. Kanye West turned Reliant Stadium into the biggest rap concert in American history on Saturday night, October 31, drawing a crowd of 80,210 fans — a new high-water mark for a hip-hop show in the United States. The number alone tells the story, but the night itself was a full-scale […]
