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Rapper Gunplay started selling cocaine when he was sixteen, opening up about kicking his addiction to the drug in 2013. He’s rapped about cocaine for much of his career, spitting rhymes about the street life and introducing his fanbase to his world, but his substance abuse has taken a toll on his overall health.

Cocaine is one of the most addictive substances around, so it’s impressive that Gunplay was able to kick his addiction to the curb. His long-term cocaine use hasn’t come without any side effects though, as the rapper revealed in an Instagram video this month.

A few weeks ago, Gunplay posted a video on his page, showing off the long-term effects of cocaine use. Every time he inhales from his nose, he makes a subtle whistling sound. Some fans have likened Gunplay’s nose whistles to Thomas the Tank Engine or a tea kettle. Maybe he should consider sampling his whistles on his next song?

“Healing process is a muthafucka,” wrote the 41-year-old rapper in his caption, admitting that his recovery has lasted for years as he attempts to live a clean lifestyle.

Watch the video below to see the long-term effects of cocaine use, as told by Gunplay, and don’t do drugs, kids!

Despite arriving on the scene and being initially branded as a menacing and violent rapper, 21 Savage has proven that there is much more to his artistry and identity than his early output let on. As seen in his recent collaboration with J. Cole, the Savage Mode 2 artist has grown immensely as an emcee, and he continues to hold an annual back-to-school drive in Atlanta and be one of the most low-key philanthropists in Hip-Hop.

Throughout all of his work and accomplishments, 21 Savage stays relatively quiet about his achievements, but on Tuesday, the Atlanta rapper took a moment to issue a much-needed reminder.

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Apparently, 21 Savage feels like people have been misinterpreting his humility as a sign that he doesn’t have plenty of impressive accolades under his belt. In a lighthearted tweet, the i am > i was artist reminds Hip-Hop fans that he’s “that fr,” even if he’s not always publicly vocal about his accomplishments.

“Don’t confuse my humbleness with anything other than being humble…,” 21 Savage wrote in a tweet late Thursday evening. “I’m that fr I just don’t talk a lot…y’all be tripping.”

See his tweet below.

Philadelphia rapper Tierra Whack, known for her creative performances, infectious positive energy, and wildly unique artistry, has announced that she’s quitting music. The 25-year-old artist broke the news to fans with a shocking message on Instagram this week, telling them, “I quit. I’m done making music.”

It’s unclear why Whack has decided to prematurely end her music career. She’s one of the most technically skilled lyricists in the game right now, showing off her skills on recent releases like “T.D” from Lil Yachty’s 2020 album, and more. Her Whack World album was critically acclaimed with one-minute-long songs that introduced her colorful imagination to the planet, showing that Whack would be a force for years to come. This year, she released her single “Link” as a collaboration with Adobe Creative Cloud. She also recently came through with her new song “76” to show love to her hometown team, the Philadelphia 76ers.

On Twitter, Tierra didn’t offer much more insight into why she’s quitting music. Six hours ago, she tweeted, “I ain’t finna ruin nobody else day just cause I’m having a bad one.” By quitting music, she’s likely ruining a lot of people’s days, though.

Hopefully, this was a premature announcement and Tierra Whack can continue to dominate as one of the most exciting, weird, and fun artists in the nation. Check out Whack World below.

Moneybagg Yo unleashed his fourth studio album A Gangsta’s Pain back in April of this year and quickly became his highest-charting project to date. Preceded by the singles “Time Today” and “Hard for the Next” with Future, the project featured appearances from Kaash Paige, Polo G, Lil Durk, Jhené Aiko, and Pharrell Williams with further production credits from The Neptunes.

Despite not being released as a single, the album’s fourth track “Wockesha” has quickly become a fan favorite and one of the project’s most popular songs. The track samples Lil Wayne’s famous “what’s in my cup” monologue and samples DeBarge’s 1983 track “Stay with Me.” Likely propelled by its unanticipated viral popularity, Moneybagg announced a forthcoming visual for the track starring Weezy himself. 

“Aye I been tryna put the cup down for a minute but, honestly, it ain’t nobody’s business what’s in my cup, what’s in your cup, what’s in their cup, it’s your cup, drink it. So whatever the hell was in my cup the only reaction I did was got more popular, more successful, did a lot more things than I’ve ever done, I probably should pick that cup back up,” explains Weezy in the preview of the “Wockesha” visual shared to his Instagram page on Tuesday (June 29). 

In the footage, Wayne can be seen mixing himself a cup of dirty Sprite as he voices his famous speech. In between shots of the Young Money head honcho, montages of purple liquid and Moneybagg himself can be seen. 

“Wockesha” Video Tomorrow!!!” wrote Wayne in the caption on Instagram, tagging the Memphis rapper. He also shared the preview on his own Instagram page, penning in the caption, “F*ck Around And Get A Moon Man Award For This Video I Stamp Det !! “Wockesha” Video Tomorrow!! Starring [Lil Wayne].” 

It looks like a pretty legendary video is on the way. Let us know if you’re looking forward to it down in the comments. 

The debate about who should be crowned the best hooper in Hip-Hop is an ongoing one because of the sheer amount of rappers who are also talented basketball players. Both J. Cole and Sheck Wes have achieved varying success as professional basketball players, and artists like Common and Quavo have showcased their skills during the NBA’s annual celebrity All-Star game.

Thanks to a recently surfaced video on Twitter, it now looks like fans can safely cross Mustard’s name off of that list because the producer and his team appear to have gotten destroyed by Quavo and YK Osiris’ team in a friendly game of basketball.

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The clip, which has already been viewed over 68,000 times, starts off with Osiris taunting Mustard as he sits down on a foldout chair and takes a phone call. “Man, n*gga lost,” he can be heard saying from behind the camera. “Stupid a** n*gga, you dumb a** n*gga! Stupidest motherf*cker man! N*gga sorry as a motherf*cker man!”

As Osiris is roasting Mustard with some lighthearted basketball banter, Quavo comes through, points at Mustard, and starts laughing in his face. The playful situation is enough to get Mustard heated and on his feet, and after abruptly ending his phone call, Mustard can be heard repeating, “It was 1 and 1,” perhaps arguing that Mustard’s team had one the first match against Quavo and YK Osiris’ team.

The narrator of the video then yells at Mustard, saying “Shut the f*ck up!” The final box score reveals Quavo and YK Osiris’ team outscored Mustard’s 14-8, which makes the video even funnier. See it for yourself below.