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1 month ago | 
hiphopdx.com | Sam Moore
Baton Rouge, LA - Boosie Badazz has been threatened with legal action after using the name of deceased college student Caleb Wilson to promote his Boosie Bash festival. Wilson was recently killed during an incident at Southern University in Louisiana where he was punched in the chest multiple times as part of a hazing ritual for a fraternity group.
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1 month ago | 
hiphopdx.com | Sam Moore
NBA YoungBoy has reportedly been released from prison earlier than expected after spending almost a year behind bars. According to prison records, YoungBoy (real name Kentrell Gaulden) was released from a federal correctional facility in Talladega, Alabama on Monday (March 24). Akademiks reported that the 25-year-old rapper has been transported back to Utah, where he was previously sentenced to house arrest in his federal gun case. “NBA Youngboy is home spending time w family.
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1 month ago | 
hiphopdx.com | Sam Moore
50 Cent has thrown yet another jab at Floyd Mayweather after his former opponent Conor McGregor announced the surprise launch of his candidacy for President of Ireland.
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1 month ago | 
hiphopdx.com | Sam Moore
Kendrick Lamar looks set to be involved in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, according to one of the event’s key organizers. Casey Wasserman, who is also the rapper’s booking agent, is currently the chairman of the organizing committee for the Olympics and dropped a strong hint that Kendrick would feature in the hometown games in three years’ time.
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1 month ago | 
hiphopdx.com | Sam Moore
Drake, known for his love of sports betting, has revealed his biggest ever gambling win. In a video promo for Stake, with whom he has a longstanding endorsement deal, posted to Instagram on Thursday (March 20), the 6 God was asked a number of questions about his love of gambling. The first question simply asked the Canadian superstar what his biggest win was. “Fuck… tax questions,” he replied with a laugh.
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1 month ago | 
hiphopdx.com | Sam Moore
Fivio Foreign has been sitting behind bars for months after allegedly threatening a woman with a gun, it has been revealed. According to TMZ, the Bronx rapper was jailed in January for the alleged incident, but his attorney Adam Lustberg expects the case to be thrown out and his client to be freed. Fivio (real name Maxie Ryles) is accused of pointing a gun at a woman after she asked for help jumpstarting her car in New Jersey on New Year’s Eve.
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1 month ago | 
hiphopdx.com | Sam Moore
Kanye West has abruptly cut both Playboi Carti and Ty Dolla $ign from his upcoming album Bully after criticizing the duo on social media. The Chicago rap legend announced on X on Thursday (March 20) that he had decided to remove the closing track, “Melrose” which featured Carti and Ty, from the project entirely, writing: “MELROSE IS NOT ON BULLY THANK GOD.”He later told fans that he was going to do a solo version of the song.
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1 month ago | 
hiphopdx.com | Sam Moore
New York, NY - New York drill rapper Kay Flock has been found guilty of attempted murder and racketeering, among other charges. A RICO case was filed against the 21-year-old rapper and his alleged gang Sev Side in 2023, with a jury finding him guilty on Thursday (March 20) of racketeering conspiracy, use of a firearm resulting in death, attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering and use of a firearm for attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon.
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1 month ago | 
hiphopdx.com | Sam Moore
Winter blues are out of the way and much like the weather, New Music Friday is warming up with a number of heavy-hitters dropping new heat for fans. The most noteworthy release of the week is Jack Harlow and Doja Cat‘s new collaboration “Just Us,” which sees the two stars in flirtatious form. The accompanying video is also likely to generate a meme or two.
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1 month ago | 
hiphopdx.com | Sam Moore
It was just another Friday in March. Future and Metro Boomin’s long-anticipated joint album was finally here and fans were looking forward to hearing some menacing trap beats and toxic tales of women, percocet and Gucci flip flops. But Kendrick Lamar had other ideas. We Don’t Trust You was already a hypnotic ride five tracks in when “Like That,” with its opening burst of frantic laser horns, took it to a new level.
