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Quality Control has been acquired for a reported $300 million by the Scooter Braun-headed HYBE America. “The company is a division of the South Korean entertainment firm HYBE, which dominates the K-pop world through its management of the superstar group BTS,” writes the New York Times, noting the official purchase price wasn’t made public. “QC is […]
Robert Allen, one of four men charged in the murder of XXXTentacion, says he was hesitant to carry out the attack and urged his co-defendants to abandon the plan. The 26-year-old made the claim while on the witness stand Wednesday, less than five years after XXXTentacion was fatally shot in Deerfield, Florida. Allen and his co-defendants—Michael Boatwright, 27; Dedrick […]
The Offset vs. J. Prince drama continues. On Wednesday, the Rap-A-Lot Records boss shared a lengthy Instagram post in which he referred to Offset as a liar and a “snake.” “This clown Offset suffering from being a fake motherfucker disease,” J. Prince said in a voiceover. “He wanna play victim now, but he was a volunteer when he spoke […]
Journalist Dee Barnes has criticized the Recording Academy for honoring Dr. Dre at this year’s Grammy Awards, after alleging that he assaulted her in 1991. In an extensive interview with Rolling Stone, Barnes addressed the Recording Academy’s decision to give Dre the Global Impact Award. As Barnes revealed not long after the alleged incident happened, and has reiterated numerous times […]
Beyoncé is reflecting on a massively historic Grammys night in her latest social media update. In the Instagram-shared compilation clip, notably soundtracked to “CUFF IT (WETTER REMIX),” fans are given a behind-the-curtain look at Beyoncé’s big night. Jay-Z makes an expectedly celebratory appearance in the clip, which also features a fast-paced assortment of photos. During Sunday’s […]
Baby Blue of the group Pretty Ricky has been released from prison after serving a year of his 20 month sentence on conspiracy to commit wire fraud charges, TMZ reports. The artist was released from the Federal Correctional Institution Coleman Low in Florida on Tuesday, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed. The 38-year-old musician pled […]
Snoop Dogg is again calling attention to the fact that he’s not yet been the recipient of a Grammy, despite a slew of nominations. On Monday, one day after the 2023 edition of the Recording Academy’s annual ceremony, Snoop shared an Instagram post highlighting a list of fellow rap artists’ career wins, including Jay-Z (who […]
Doja Cat enjoys goading idiots, as we all should. In a series of tweets this week, Doja pointed specifically to those who adhere to brainless illuminati conspiracy theories and constantly try to make nonexistent connections between and among various celebrities. “[P]laying with people’s ignorance and stupidity for my own happiness and personal gain >,” she […]
Post Malone enjoyed some beer out of a stranger’s sneaker during a recent performance in Sydney, Australia, video shows. Posty was opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers when he was handed a low-top white sneaker, which he then poured the contents of his red solo cup into. “How did we get here?” he asks the hyped crowd, who proceeded to […]
Chris Brown has apologized to Robert Glasper after ripping into him over his win for Best R&B Album at the Grammys on Sunday. In a screenshot of a DM he sent Glasper on Instagram, Brown offered up some congratulations to Glasper for taking home the award. “Congratulations my brother.. I would like to apologize if […]
