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The Drake-Kendrick Lamar Feud Just Amped Up Another Notch

Drake's pre-lawsuit petition claims Universal Music Group artificially inflated popularity of diss track

(Newser) - Drake was not impressed to see the numbers for Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us," a diss track accusing Drake of pedophilia . The track, declared "one of the hip-hop moments of the year," snagged numerous Spotify records, including "most-streamed diss track" with more than 900...

Rapper Lil Durk Charged in Murder Plot
Rapper Held in Murder Plot
Oct 25, 2024 4:00 PM CDT

Rapper Held in Murder Plot

FBI says Lil Durk conspired to have another rapper killed

(Newser) - Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of Rondo's cousin. Durk, 32, is charged with conspiracy to...

Cardi B Suffers Medical Emergency
Cardi B Suffers
Medical Emergency
Oct 24, 2024 11:39 AM CDT

Cardi B Suffers Medical Emergency

Rapper has reportedly been hospitalized since Saturday

(Newser) - Cardi B says she has been hospitalized with a medical emergency and will have to miss a Saturday night headlining performance at an Atlanta music festival, per the AP . "I am so sad to share this news, but I've been in the hospital recovering from a medical emergency...

2 Live Crew May Soon Be Getting Their Records Back

Rappers lost control of discography in '90s; jury ruling paves way for them to retake some albums

(Newser) - Miami's 2 Live Crew helped redraw the legal landscape around what hip-hop could be, pushing the boundaries of free speech and taste with their provocative and sexually explicit recordings that led to landmark court decisions protecting the rights of artists. But for decades the hip-hop legends haven't had...

Macklemore Booted From Fest After 'F--- America' Chant

Rapper doubles down on support for Palestine, gets dropped by Vegas' Neon City Festival

(Newser) - Las Vegas is hosting its very first Neon City Festival music and cultural event in November, but one act has already been booted from the lineup. Per The Hollywood Reporter , rapper Mackemore was dropped from the fest after a controversial appearance last weekend at a pro-Palestinian event in Seattle, where...

Memphis Man Convicted of Killing Rapper Young Dolph

Testimony suggested violence resulted from a feud between record labels

(Newser) - Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was part of a feud between rival record labels. Jurors deliberated for nearly four hours before finding Johnson guilty of murder, conspiracy to...

Cause of Death Established for Rapper Who Collapsed Onstage

Fatman Scoop's death at 56 was caused by heart disease

(Newser) - Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop, who collapsed onstage while performing in Connecticut last month, died of heart disease, the state medical examiner's office has determined. The official cause of death for the 56-year-old performer, born Isaac Freeman III, was hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a spokesperson for the Connecticut medical...

'Diddy' Charges Allege Sex Trafficking, 'Freak Offs'

Hip-hop giant Combs also charged with racketeering

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors unsealed felony charges against Sean "Diddy" Combs on Tuesday that could see the rapper jailed for decades should he be convicted, reports TMZ .
  • The 54-year-old is charged with racketeering; sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution. As the AP puts it,
...

Eminem Just Set a Billboard Record
Eminem Just Set
a Billboard Record
Sep 12, 2024 9:35 AM CDT

Eminem Just Set a Billboard Record

Rapper's Curtain Call is first hip-hop album to amass 700 weeks on Billboard 200

(Newser) - Marshall Mathers brought the MTV Video Music Awards audience to their feet in New York on Wednesday night, but that wasn't his only accomplishment of the week. Until now, no other hip-hop album had earned a place on the Billboard 200 chart for 700 weeks, but Hypebeast reports that...

Rapper Giving $1K a Month for a Year to 30 Families

Gunna's program will benefit families in his hometown near Atlanta

(Newser) - Rapper Gunna plans to change the lives of 30 families in his hometown of South Fulton, Georgia, outside Atlanta. Rolling Stone reports that in partnership with the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC), the artist has launched a $500,000 guaranteed income program that will provide a monthly $1,000 stipend...

Man Convicted of Sending Teen Son to Rob, Kill Rapper

The son is also charged with murder in the shooting of PnB Rock

(Newser) - A Los Angeles man was convicted Wednesday of sending his teenage son to kill rapper PnB Rock in 2022. Freddie Trone, 42, was found guilty of murder as well as robbery charges after his 17-year-old son allegedly walked into a Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles in LA, shot the rapper,...

Cardi B Announces Divorce, Pregnancy

Rapper and Offset had a reported breakup last year

(Newser) - Cardi B confirmed Thursday that her marriage is ending while announcing that a child is on the way. "With every ending comes a new beginning!" the rapper posted on Instagram , adding that her pregnancy reminded "me that I can have it all!" She and Offset also...

Chet Hanks: 'White Boy Summer' Isn't About Hate

Actor's son condemns how it's been co-opted by white supremacists and other groups

(Newser) - A phrase coined by Tom Hanks' rapper son has become a rallying cry for hate groups, despite Chet Hanks' assurance that "white boy summer" is actually all about "love." For many, "the phrase represents an unapologetic embrace of white heterosexual masculinity, often at the expense of...

Rapper Must Have All Songs Approved by US Government

At least while the former Hot Boys rapper BG is on supervised release

(Newser) - In what AV Club calls a "bizarre" court ruling, a US rapper has been ordered to submit his future songs for approval by the federal government before they are released, at least until his sentence in a criminal case has been served. The situation revolves around rapper BG (short...

Florida Rapper 'Ambushed,' Killed at Hotel

Julio Foolio was fatally shot during a weekend spent celebrating his birthday

(Newser) - A Florida rapper was fatally shot early Sunday while visiting Tampa to celebrate his 26th birthday. Julio Foolio, whom TMZ describes as an "up-and-coming" artist from Jacksonville that first made waves with his 2018 debut album 6toven and who Local 10 says was most well known for his 2019...

Iran Flips Death Sentence for Popular Rapper

Nation's Supreme Court overturns sentence for Toomaj Salehi

(Newser) - Iran's Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a government critic and a popular hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi, who came to fame over his lyrics about the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini in 2022, his lawyer, Amir Raisian, said Saturday. In a post on X, Raisian said...

Travis Scott After Arrest in Miami: 'Lol'

A 'rowdy' boat party ended in the 33-year-old rapper's arrest

(Newser) - Rapper Travis Scott was arrested early Thursday in Miami after what authorities say was a drunken disturbance on a charter boat. The 33-year-old was reportedly arrested at 1:44am local time at the Miami Beach Marina and booked three hours later into Miami-Dade County Jail on charges of disorderly intoxication...

He Transformed Hip-Hop From the 'Tame'
He Was One of
Hip-Hop's 'Early
Provocateurs'
OBITUARY
Jun 4, 2024 1:42 PM CDT

He Was One of Hip-Hop's 'Early Provocateurs'

2 Live Crew member Brother Marquis dead at 58

(Newser) - Influential hip-hop group 2 Live Crew has lost an integral member. Brother Marquis, whose real name was Mark Ross, died at age 58, the group announced Monday on social media. A cause of death wasn't provided. Brother Marquis was one of the most notable members of the Miami hip-hop...

Kanye's Ex-Assistant Sues Him for Sexual Harassment

Lauren Pisciotta alleges rapper sent her vulgar texts, pictures, and videos, then fired her

(Newser) - Kanye West is being sued again , this time by his former executive assistant. Per TMZ , Lauren Pisciotta, an OnlyFans model who started working for the rapper in 2021, alleges West approached her a year after he hired her and requested she delete her OnlyFans site to be more "God...

Rapper Sean Kingston and His Mom Arrested

A lawyer claims the situation has to do with a very, very, very large television

(Newser) - Rapper Sean Kingston was arrested in California on fraud charges Thursday, several hours after a SWAT team raided his rented South Florida mansion and carted away a van load of items, the AP reports. The Broward County Sheriff's Office said Kingston was arrested without incident on a Florida warrant...

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