Kanye West has weighed in on the age-old debate over who (if anybody) could beat him in a Verzuz battle — and his answer is the most Kanye answer ever. The Chicago rap icon made a surprise appearance at Deon Cole’s comedy show at Hollywood Improv on Tuesday (April 7), where he hung out on...

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Lil Tjay has hit out at Offset after being arrested in connection with the former Migos rapper’s shooting. Offset was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries on Monday evening (April 6) after being shot outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Police said that Tjay, who has been feuding with the “Ric Flair...

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Isaiah Rashad is making his long-awaited return next month with his first album in five years. The Tennessee native has announced his new album It’s Been Awful, which will be released on May 1 via Top Dawg Entertainment and Warner Records. Along with a cinematic trailer for the project, which depicts Rashad limping across a...

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Wireless Festival has been canceled after its headliner, Kanye West, was denied entry into the UK. The London-based rap and R&B festival announced in a statement on Tuesday (April 7): “As a result of the Home Office banning YE from entering the United Kingdom, Wireless Festival has been forced to cancel. All ticket holders will...

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Offset has been hospitalized after being shot outside a casino in Hollywood, Florida. The attack occured on Monday evening (April 6) in the valet area of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, according to the Seminole Police Department. The former Migos rapper suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is currently in a stable condition. “We can...

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Jay Electronica did not take kindly to being booed at his show in Los Angeles over the weekend as he jumped into the crowd to confront the hecklers. The Roc Nation rapper’s concert at The Compound on Saturday (April 4) went south when some attendees began booing him for performing “Exhibit C” acapella instead of...

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Kanye West‘s Bully has made a decent splash on the Billboard 200 despite the whirlwind of controversy leading up to its release. The album has debuted at number two on the chart after earning 152,000 equivalent units in its first week, according to Billboard. Of that figure, 96,000 came from streaming (98.43 million on-demand official...

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Pooh Shiesty, along with his father Lontrell Williams Sr. and fellow rapper Big30, has been arrested for allegedy robbing and kidnapping at gunpoint Gucci Mane and two others earlier this year. Shiesty (real name Lontrell Williams. Jr.) is one of eight defendants who were taken into custody by federal authorities this week in connection with...

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After Kanye West‘s long-awaited Bully took center stage last week, this week’s New Music Friday is all about the heavyweight collaborations. Building on their chemistry from past collabs, Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE make their case as hip-hop’s newest great lyrical tag-team with their joint album POMPEII // UTILITY, soundtracked entirely by the forward-thinking sounds of...

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If anything illustrates just how slick JAY-Z‘s bars are, it’s how he subliminally jabbed Cam’ron on “Otis” without barely anyone realizing it for 15 years. During the latest episode of his REVOLT series Talk With Flee, Killa Cam revealed that Hov quietly got at him on the Watch the Throne hit in response to him...

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UPDATE: Megan Thee Stallion has been discharged from the hospital and is on the mend after her health scare. In a message to fans on Wednesday (April 1), the Houston Hottie revealed that she had succumbed to exhaustion and will return to the stage for Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Thursday (April 2). “Last night...

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Kanye West is set to take over the UK this summer by headlining all three nights of London’s Wireless Festival. Ye, who is fresh off releasing his new album Bully, will perform at the Finsbury Park-based festival on July 10, 11 and 12 — incidentally, the same time that his Watch the Throne collaborator JAY-Z...

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J. Cole has revealed the one rapper he’s currently bumping outside of himself — and his answer might surprise you. During an interview with the YouTube channel Lost In Vegas as part of his press run to promote The Fall-Off, the Dreamville rapper waxed poetic about longtime Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Killah Priest. When asked which...

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J. Cole has set the record straight on the rumor that Drake originally wanted both him and Kendrick Lamar on “First Person Shooter.” The Dreamville rapper addressed the speculation on Carmelo Anthony’s 7PM In Brooklyn podcast as part of his press run to promote The Fall-Off, revealing that Drizzy initially asked Dot, not him, to...

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Kanye West‘s new album Bully is finally here — sort of. While the long-awaited project has yet to hit streaming services (surprise, surprise), Ye did premiere his 12th LP via a YouTube livestream (which can be watched below) about an hour after its scheduled midnight release. Yeezy’s first album since he apologized for his antisemitic...

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J. Cole has confirmed rumors that Drake and Kendrick Lamar were supposed to appear on The Fall-Off. During a lengthy interview with Cam’ron (which puts to bed their bizarre legal battle), the Dreamville founder explained that both Dot and Drizzy were orginally featured on his latest album until their 2024 rap battle, as well as...

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