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Men Gun Down Rapper, His 5-Year-Old Daughter

Daughter of G$ Lil Ronnie had celebrated her birthday only the day before, says a relative

(Newser) - Texas rapper G$ Lil Ronnie and his young daughter were shot dead in a targeted shooting at a car wash in Texas on Monday. A witness in the Forth Worth suburb of Forest Hill reported hearing 20 to 30 gunshots just before 11am local time, per USA Today . Police said...

Kanye in Trouble Again: Another Antisemitic Rant

Rapper calls himself a Nazi, says 'Hitler was sooooo fresh' in new tweetstorm

(Newser) - Earlier this week, Kanye West revealed he has autism, not bipolar disorder as he'd thought, and it appeared he was well on his way to possibly sunnier days, a more accurate diagnosis in hand. That spark of hope lasted all of 48 hours, as the 47-year-old rapper went on...

Sean Combs Indictment: He Dangled Woman Over Balcony

Multiple complaints alleging sexual assault also emerge from various John, Jane Does

(Newser) - Sean Combs' trial on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges isn't set to start until early May, but trouble continues to rain down on the rapper in the interim. Various outlets detail a slew of new lawsuits and indictment updates for the 55-year-old, who's currently being held without...

Chris Brown Sues for $500M Over Doc Alleging Rape

Singer with history of assault says he's 'never been found at fault' for a sex crime

(Newser) - Chris Brown has filed a $500 million lawsuit over a documentary accusing him of rape and evidence tampering, per the BBC . The R&B star accuses Warner Bros. Discovery and production company Ample Entertainment of defamation over claims made in Chris Brown: A History of Violence , released in October, which...

Megan Thee Stallion: Lanez Is Harassing Me From Prison

Rapper requests restraining order against fellow rapper

(Newser) - The conflict between rappers Megan Thee Stallion (legal name Megan Pete) and Tory Lanez (legal name Daystar Peterson) apparently did not die down with Peterson's prison sentence for shooting Pete. Pete on Tuesday asked a court to issue a restraining order against Peterson, alleging he is conspiring with surrogates...

The Drake-Kendrick Lamar Feud Just Amped Up Another Notch

Drake's pre-lawsuit petition claims Universal Music Group artificially inflated popularity of diss track

(Newser) - Drake was not impressed to see the numbers for Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us," a diss track accusing Drake of pedophilia . The track, declared "one of the hip-hop moments of the year," snagged numerous Spotify records, including "most-streamed diss track" with more than 900...

Rapper Lil Durk Charged in Murder Plot
Rapper Held in Murder Plot
Oct 25, 2024 4:00 PM CDT

Rapper Held in Murder Plot

FBI says Lil Durk conspired to have another rapper killed

(Newser) - Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of Rondo's cousin. Durk, 32, is charged with conspiracy to...

Cardi B Suffers Medical Emergency
Cardi B Suffers
Medical Emergency
Oct 24, 2024 11:39 AM CDT

Cardi B Suffers Medical Emergency

Rapper has reportedly been hospitalized since Saturday

(Newser) - Cardi B says she has been hospitalized with a medical emergency and will have to miss a Saturday night headlining performance at an Atlanta music festival, per the AP . "I am so sad to share this news, but I've been in the hospital recovering from a medical emergency...

2 Live Crew May Soon Be Getting Their Records Back

Rappers lost control of discography in '90s; jury ruling paves way for them to retake some albums

(Newser) - Miami's 2 Live Crew helped redraw the legal landscape around what hip-hop could be, pushing the boundaries of free speech and taste with their provocative and sexually explicit recordings that led to landmark court decisions protecting the rights of artists. But for decades the hip-hop legends haven't had...

Macklemore Booted From Fest After 'F--- America' Chant

Rapper doubles down on support for Palestine, gets dropped by Vegas' Neon City Festival

(Newser) - Las Vegas is hosting its very first Neon City Festival music and cultural event in November, but one act has already been booted from the lineup. Per The Hollywood Reporter , rapper Mackemore was dropped from the fest after a controversial appearance last weekend at a pro-Palestinian event in Seattle, where...

Memphis Man Convicted of Killing Rapper Young Dolph

Testimony suggested violence resulted from a feud between record labels

(Newser) - Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was part of a feud between rival record labels. Jurors deliberated for nearly four hours before finding Johnson guilty of murder, conspiracy to...

Cause of Death Established for Rapper Who Collapsed Onstage

Fatman Scoop's death at 56 was caused by heart disease

(Newser) - Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop, who collapsed onstage while performing in Connecticut last month, died of heart disease, the state medical examiner's office has determined. The official cause of death for the 56-year-old performer, born Isaac Freeman III, was hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a spokesperson for the Connecticut medical...

'Diddy' Charges Allege Sex Trafficking, 'Freak Offs'

Hip-hop giant Combs also charged with racketeering

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors unsealed felony charges against Sean "Diddy" Combs on Tuesday that could see the rapper jailed for decades should he be convicted, reports TMZ .
  • The 54-year-old is charged with racketeering; sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution. As the AP puts it,
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Eminem Just Set a Billboard Record
Eminem Just Set
a Billboard Record
Sep 12, 2024 9:35 AM CDT

Eminem Just Set a Billboard Record

Rapper's Curtain Call is first hip-hop album to amass 700 weeks on Billboard 200

(Newser) - Marshall Mathers brought the MTV Video Music Awards audience to their feet in New York on Wednesday night, but that wasn't his only accomplishment of the week. Until now, no other hip-hop album had earned a place on the Billboard 200 chart for 700 weeks, but Hypebeast reports that...

Rapper Giving $1K a Month for a Year to 30 Families

Gunna's program will benefit families in his hometown near Atlanta

(Newser) - Rapper Gunna plans to change the lives of 30 families in his hometown of South Fulton, Georgia, outside Atlanta. Rolling Stone reports that in partnership with the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC), the artist has launched a $500,000 guaranteed income program that will provide a monthly $1,000 stipend...

Man Convicted of Sending Teen Son to Rob, Kill Rapper

The son is also charged with murder in the shooting of PnB Rock

(Newser) - A Los Angeles man was convicted Wednesday of sending his teenage son to kill rapper PnB Rock in 2022. Freddie Trone, 42, was found guilty of murder as well as robbery charges after his 17-year-old son allegedly walked into a Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles in LA, shot the rapper,...

Cardi B Announces Divorce, Pregnancy

Rapper and Offset had a reported breakup last year

(Newser) - Cardi B confirmed Thursday that her marriage is ending while announcing that a child is on the way. "With every ending comes a new beginning!" the rapper posted on Instagram , adding that her pregnancy reminded "me that I can have it all!" She and Offset also...

Chet Hanks: 'White Boy Summer' Isn't About Hate

Actor's son condemns how it's been co-opted by white supremacists and other groups

(Newser) - A phrase coined by Tom Hanks' rapper son has become a rallying cry for hate groups, despite Chet Hanks' assurance that "white boy summer" is actually all about "love." For many, "the phrase represents an unapologetic embrace of white heterosexual masculinity, often at the expense of...

Rapper Must Have All Songs Approved by US Government

At least while the former Hot Boys rapper BG is on supervised release

(Newser) - In what AV Club calls a "bizarre" court ruling, a US rapper has been ordered to submit his future songs for approval by the federal government before they are released, at least until his sentence in a criminal case has been served. The situation revolves around rapper BG (short...

Florida Rapper 'Ambushed,' Killed at Hotel

Julio Foolio was fatally shot during a weekend spent celebrating his birthday

(Newser) - A Florida rapper was fatally shot early Sunday while visiting Tampa to celebrate his 26th birthday. Julio Foolio, whom TMZ describes as an "up-and-coming" artist from Jacksonville that first made waves with his 2018 debut album 6toven and who Local 10 says was most well known for his 2019...

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