Month: June 2021

Billionaire Kim Kardashian, in the midst of her high-profile divorce from Kanye West, now has more problems after a crazed fan sent her an extremely unsettling parcel. The package, intercepted by the Kardashian’s security on June 3rd, contained a real diamond engagement ring alongside an unopened container of Plan B contraceptive. The package never reached Kim herself, though her and her security have reason to believe they know who sent it.

Her team believes the package was sent by a frequent stalker of Kim’s who has shown up at her house numerous times in past months. He apparently visited the house for the first time in February where he asked numerous times to see her, but was turned away. He made his second appearance a few weeks ago where he showed up outside of her gate asserting that he was there to pick her up for dinner. 

Though his social media accounts have been removed, he has a history of harassing her online as well. Some of his obsessive posts include a marriage certificate he made himself and another post that read:”Queen Kimberly… sitting up in thy big castle alone waiting for her Knight in Shining Armor.” 

However, this package seems to be the last straw, and Kim and her team have begun the steps of filing a restraining order. Just a few weeks ago, the famed Kardashian successfully filed a restraining order for a different stalker who was posting videos of himself trying to figure out a way inside of her property.  

Needless to say, Kim’s security team has a lot of work to do in deterring the increasing number if stalkers.

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NBA Youngboy is still keeping the streets hot with new music, even if he is locked up. The rapper found himself in a few legal cases since his claim to fame but his March arrest has left him behind bars until trial. As fans and peers continue to show their support for the incarcerated rapper, his lawyer has revealed a potential status offense during the rapper’s arrest.

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According to documents obtained by TheShadeRoom, NBA Youngboy’s attorneys filed a motion for his pre-trial release. The grounds for their motion comes after they claimed they were “blindsided” by the arrest. The rapper’s legal team stated that they never received any sort of warning about the arrest that would’ve allowed for voluntary surrender. The biggest revelation in the motion is the claims that the arrest was simply done to bring down NBA Youngboy’s brand. The reason being the title of the operation which played off of the rapper’s name.

“The only evidence of their motivation behind this decision is the title of the operation, “NEVER FREE AGAIN,” a clear attack on to defendant’s brand “Never Broke Again” and related legal entities,” the motion reads. His attorneys argue that the operation title is a status offense. 

The rapper is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of an unregistered firearm. We’ll keep you posted on more information surrounding YB’s case. 

Rap Caviar‘s “Rap Mt. Rushmore” conversations have spiraled and we’ve received fan favorites from the East, West, and South, but now there have been talks regarding who should be included on the SoundCloud list. Picking just four artists to represent the height of the SoundCloud era may be difficult for some, but when RapTV shared their picks, Fetty Wap hopped in to claim his spot.

Days ago, RapTV included Lil Uzi Vert, Juice WRLD, and XXXTentacion. After sharing the photo to their Instagram, Fetty hopped in the comments to say, “SoundCloud days was lit 2015 I think I kick this sh*t off fr [crown emoji].”

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In 2015, Fetty Wap was the rapper to beat after his debut single “Trap Queen” exploded on the scene. It was a “sleeper hit” that was later included on his debut album, and the single landed on the No. 1 spot on several Billboard charts. However, not everyone believes that Fetty deserves that Mt. Rushmore position.

“I’m really the SoundCloud Goat,” the rapper wrote over a screenshot of RapTv’s comment section. “Y’all n*ggas trippin [crying laughing emojis][shrug emoji] … maybe y’all forgot… Trapqueen the reason n*ggas started a SoundCloud [100 emoji].” That declaration stirred up opinions from Rap fans from around the world, so check out Fetty’s post as well as a few reactions below. 

Do you agree with Fetty Wap? If not, who should take the fourth spot?

Most genres of music have borrowed from trap at this point. Just as artists like Migos and Young Thug emerged, the sound staked its claim in EDM with artists like Baauer, RL Grime, and more remixing popular rap records into electronic smashes. However, in the years since then, hip-hop has grown more popular with trap music playing a vital role in shifting the music industry. Offset believes this is the result of Migos popularity.

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During a recent interview with Billboard, Offset shared his thoughts on the popularity of trap music which he believes started becoming synonymous with pop music after Migos broke out. “We made this trap [style] go pop,” Offset told the publication. “They don’t talk about that. We made trap go pop talking about selling pounds and bricks, and we hit Billboard No. 1. Hip Hop artists weren’t going No. 1 like that, but now it just be ‘bang, bang, bang.’”

Migos influence has been evident from the jump. The triplet flow they helped reintroduce into modern rap has influenced just about everyone to emerge in the past 10 years. David Banner recently made that claim during an interview where he said that the ATL trio did not receive their proper dues for their impact.

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“It’s a fact,” Offset said of Banner’s comments. “If you go back in time and listen to music prior to 2013, the cadence and the flow didn’t matter. It was more about the bars and what you’re saying. Now, people get away with not saying nothing as long as the cadence and flow are good, and I feel like we created that. We did. I remember when Quavo was most influential in 2013.”

This Friday, Migos will be revealing their new album, Culture III. Earlier today, they revealed the tracklist for the project including appearances from Cardi B, Drake, and Future, as well as posthumous verses from Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD. Check the cover art and tracklist for the project out below. 

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Festival season is making its triumphant return and it seems that every organizer is delivering massive lineups to satisfy concertgoers. For rap fans, it’s the return of Rolling Loud that fans have anticipated. Let’s be real — there’s been a lot of great music released during the pandemic that no one’s been able to experience live (with the exception of virtual performances). However, Rolling Loud has been slowly unveiling the concert line-ups for Miami, Los Angeles, and now, New York.

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The massive hip-hop fest will be touching down in the East Coast this fall from October 28th to 30th with a massive line-up to show for it. For starters, headlining the festival will be 50 Cent on the 28th, J. Cole on the 29th, and Travis Scott closing out the festival on the 30th. Additionally, Bobby Shmurda will be touching the Rolling Loud stage for the first time ever as a special guest.

The New York edition of the festival will bring some of New York City’s finest to the fold such as Joey Bada$$, Dave East, Smoove’L, A$AP Ferg, Action Bronson, Rah Swish and more. Other heavyweights set to appear at the fest are Pooh Shiesty, Moneybagg Yo, Gucci Mane, Lil Durk, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, Kodak Black, Rick Ross, and more.

Check out the full festival line-up below. Tickets go on sale June 11th at 12 p.m. EST. You won’t want to miss this. 

It’s been a long time coming but finally, Migos will be unveiling a new album for the summer. The trio have been teasing the release of Culture III since as early as 2018 when they released their last studio album. However, a trio of solo albums proceeded to lukewarm reviews while all three members of Migos regrouped.

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On Friday, the album will be released in its entirety. So far, we’ve received the lead single, “Straightenin’,” along with 2020’s NBA Youngboy-assisted, “Need It.” Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff have kept the project’s tracklist top-secret, though they’ve offered a few hints at who we could expect on the project. Following the big unveiling of the cover art, they returned with the project’s tracklist on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon. The 19-song project includes the aforementioned singles with “I Need It” serving as the final track on Culture III.

The ATL trio pulled some major names for the tracklist. For starters, posthumous verses from both Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD will appear on the project. Offset announced in 2018 that the “Lucid Dreams” star had a collab with Migos. Cardi B, Drake, Justin Bieber, and Future come through on the tracklist, as well as Polo G who appears on “Malibu.”

Fans will also be excited to know that the unreleased record, “Modern Day” is confirmed for the tracklist. Check it out below and let us know which collaboration you’re most excited to hear.