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Police intentionally “blindsided” ASAP Rocky with their Wednesday arrest of the Testing artist at LAX, per a new report. TMZ, which was among the outlets initially reporting on the arrest, said Thursday that both Rocky and Rihanna were returning from Barbados at the time of the arrest. “At least” 10 officers were waiting for Rocky when […]
The Justice Department concluded Wednesday that the Mississippi State Penitentiary, also known as Parchman, has violated a number of constitutional rights granted to those incarcerated at the prison. “The Constitution guarantees that all people incarcerated in jails and prisons are treated humanely, that reasonable measures are taken to keep them safe, and that they receive necessary […]
Wale and Jerry Seinfeld go way back, and now one of rapper’s most memorable mixtapes, More About Nothing, is about to hit streaming, and it’s all thanks to the comedic legend. Wale shared a video on Twitter revealing that the project, which samples several episodes of Seinfeld and was heavily inspired by the iconic sitcom, will be hitting streaming, and […]
Pooh Shiesty will spend the next several years behind bars, according to Variety. On Wednesday, the 22-year-old rapper—born Lontrell Williams Jr.—received a 63-month prison sentenced in his federal firearms case. The decision was announced in a Miami courtroom on Wednesday, more than three months after Pooh Shiesty pleaded guilty to a firearms conspiracy charge stemming from […]
Magi Merlin is back with her latest track with Montreal label Bonsound, “Pissed Black Girl.” She’s also just announced her upcoming EP Gone Girl, coming May 27. Following Gone Girl’s first single “Free Grillz,” “Pissed Black Girl” is a tune reminiscent of the peak of a night out. Calling on ’90s house and a big, buzzy bassline, the track is tied together […]
Things may not be what they seem in the world of 6ix9ine. The controversial rapper, who is now releasing music once again, chopped it up with TMZ Live on Tuesday when he was asked about recent clips of him showing off stacks of money on the internet. After calling himself the “king of New York” in an Instagram […]
With new album It’s Almost Dry almost live for the masses, Pusha-T is continuing the generous rollout with a rundown of the albums that have most influenced him. As seen in a Hot 97-shared clip on Tuesday, King Push was recently asked by DJ Bobby Trends to name five such albums. More specifically, Trends asked […]
Ahead of its thankfully imminent release, Pusha-T has formally unveiled the official cover art for his new album It’s Almost Dry. The album cover, like the singles preceding it, boasts art from Sterling Ruby. Also revealed on Tuesday was the official tracklist (which moments earlier was the subject of a Kid Cudi and Ye headline) and […]
In a heated clip from the latest episode of DJ Akademiks’ Off the Record podcast, 6ix9ine said that late rappers Pop Smoke, King Von, and Nipsey Hussle were “caught lacking.” With 6ix9ine once again releasing music, the controversial Brooklyn rapper stopped by the podcast alongside YouTuber Hassan Campbell and manager Wack 100. During a particularly loud shouting match, which can […]
Kendrick Lamar’s last solo album, DAMN, dropped in the spring of 2017. It was a revelatory time. Donald Trump’s assault on civil liberties, Twitter, and our collective nerves was just beginning in the early days of his presidency, and he had emboldened white supremacists who revealed just how much of a scourge racism still was. […]
