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Team ROC has helped secure another legal victory. The philanthropic division of JAY-Z‘s Roc Nation rallied in support of Jabari Talbot, a 6th grade boy who was arrested last month after refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. The incident took place at Feb. 4 at Lawton Chiles Middle Academy in Lakeland, Florida, where the student got […]

Lil Mosey is back with the visuals for “Greet Her.” The rapper initially gained recognition following the release of his viral single “Pull Up,” quickly following suit with the debut of his first full-length Interscope project, Northsbest.  In his latest flex, Mosey releases the visuals for his track “Greet Her,” directed by Chad Tennies and filmed in Los […]

Fabolous will avoid jail time after copping a plea deal in his domestic violence case. TMZ reports New Jersey prosecutors will dismiss the rapper’s charges so long as he stays out of trouble for a year and completes a pretrial intervention program. PTI was designed to deter future criminal behavior and is typically offered to first-time offenders. Fabolous is not […]

Papoose celebrated his 41st birthday Tuesday by delivering the full version of “Fortune 500.” The Brooklyn rapper teased the drop via social media Saturday, after he was challenged to deliver a freestyle that included all the names of the country’s biggest corporations. Papoose shared a video of him completing the task while standing in front of a […]

When Kim Porter passed away last November, many of her colleagues, friends, and fans mourned the late-model’s death and published supportive messages to her family. Sean “Diddy” Combs, who dated Porter on-and-off for decades and had children with, was particularly devastated after her passing. Despite the longevity of Diddy and Porter’s relationship, the two were never married, […]

Kanye West’s January 2019 lawsuit against his publisher EMI, initially heavily redacted, has been made public. The headlines (and jokes) have mostly centered around EMI’s refusal to let him retire, but there’s a whole lot more going on here. We read through the documents so you don’t have to. Here are the biggest takeaways in the […]

Future‘s fat-shaming controversy is becoming much more serious. According to Buzzfeed News, plus-size model Naomie Chaput has decided to pursue legal action over discriminatory practices at a Miami Beach nightclub. Chaput, who also goes by Nao, went to social media last week claiming plus-size women were being denied entrance into a venue later identified as Story […]

Dave East is the most recent rapper to join Hulu’s upcoming scripted drama series based on the origin of Wu-Tang Clan. According to Deadline, East is set as a regular in the streaming platform’s Wu-Tang: An American Saga, which has already had a 10-episode run ordered. The series is created and written by RZA and Superfly writer […]

T.I. knows that one of the many signs of a broken justice system is excessive and unbalanced sentencing.  On Monday, the Atlanta rapper addressed this issue while reiterating his support for Lil C Note, the 12-year-old rapper who was arrested last month after he was suspected of loitering inside a Cumberland, Georgia mall back in October. A now-viral video shows […]

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib continue to gear up for their release by dropping off their new track, “Bandana.” This record is a stark difference from the “Flat Tummy Tea” single that Gibbs and Madlib used to reintroduce the world to MadGibbs. Rather than balancing both playful and conscious content over a distorted beat, Freddie uses the project’s […]