Ice-T has opened up about the death of Coolio in new documentary Fame & Fentanyl. Coolio died in 2022 at the age of 59 after suffering an accidental overdose of the potent drug. In the film, the Body Count legend said: “Coolio was healthy. I know he didn’t want to die. He spoke freely about…
Freddie Gibbs has called out rappers for relying on A.I. for writing verses. In a conversation with The Ringer, Gibbs made it clear he had issues with artists who used A.I. tools such as ChatGPT to write songs. He explained: “Look at AI rap now man. I don’t even believe nobody that write. I don’t…
Eminem has dropped a previously unreleased song called “Everybody’s Looking At Me” on the Stans soundtrack. Produced by Dr. Dre, the first verse of the track is from a 2002 Funkmaster Flex freestyle with Em later expanding it into a full song. An early version also featured a guest verse from Proof but that is…
Drake has been granted access to a redacted version of Kendrick Lamar‘s recording contract with UMG as part of his lawsuit against the music giant. Drake had been wanting to see Kendrick’s contract in his legal battle against his own record label and the motion was granted by Judge Jeanette Vargas. Vargas said: “Plaintiff and…
Snoop Dogg has been called out by left wing Australian senator Sarah Hanson-Young over his planned performance at the 2025 AFL Grand Final. During an address to the senate, Hanson-Young targeted Snoop and called for him to be removed from the game’s entertainment next month. She said: “The irony is not lost on many of…
The Weeknd is reportedly looking to raise an enormous $1 billion through leveraging his music catalog. According to Bloomberg, the Canadian singer is seeking to use his extensive catalog of records to raise $1 billion in funding without actually selling his music rights. Instead, the rights would serve as collateral and allow The Weeknd access…
Jadakiss has hit back at fans who have mocked him for allegedly having a comfortable middle class upbringing. Jada recently discussed his childhood in which he was raised by both of his parents leading to comments from fans that he lived with a family like the Huxtables from The Cosby Show. On his Joe &…
Cardi B has hit out at being on the wrong end of jealousy from other female rappers. Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Cardi addressed her standing in the rap game and the reactions she receives from some of her contemporaries. He said: “For some reason, it’s something about me that these bitches can’t…
Chance the Rapper‘s new album Star Line is not projected to make a big splash on the Billboard 200. According to midweek estimates, the project is only tracking to sneak into the top 20 in its debut week. Star Line is also projecting to shift just 22,000 equivalent units in its first week on sale….
Kendrick Lamar made a surprise appearance during Clipse‘s concert in Los Angeles. The Virginia rap duo brought out the Compton superstar to perform their collaboration “Chains & Whips” together for the first time. The performance kicked off the concert with the highly acclaimed track first in the setlist before the rap duo performed tracks such…