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• Tony Yayo Details Travis Scott’s Dust Up With G-Unit, Says “He Had An Ego”

  17-08-2026 23:35 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Getty Images / Tony Yayo / Travis ScottTony Yayo went into detail about G-Unit’s run-in with Travis Scott, and basically it was over nothing.
  While speaking with the Breakfast Club, 50 Cent’s favorite hypeman was asked about the tense moment between Scott and the Queen’s rap stable, G-Unit.
  Yayo reluctantly broke down the situation with Scott, who has famously gotten into altercations with other celebs and is well known for being a d*** and will react if he do
  
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• Mike Tyson Sheds A Tear During Interview With Conway The Machine On ‘Rippin’ 2gether’

  17-08-2026 23:03 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Youtube / Youtube“Iron” Mike Tyson has long been considered one of the baddest men to ever walk the face of this Earth, but “The Champ” is also known for his love of pigeons and overall empathy, and the latter was on full display in a recent sit-down the legendary boxer had with gangsta rapper Conway The Machine.In a clip Conway shared from an interview with Tyson for his podcast, Rippin’ 2gether, Conway explained to Tyson how getting shot in the head and ne
  
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• Cadet Bone Spurs Trump Insults USS Abraham Lincoln’s Sailors

  17-08-2026 22:41 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Tasos Katopodis / GettyThe plight of sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier expressed by their families were abruptly dismissed by President Donald Trump. It’s the latest troubling development for those troops deployed in the Middle East in the war against Iran that the administration began in February.Trump spoke to reporters briefly at Joint Base Andrews last Friday (Aug. 14) who asked him about the growing concerns expressed by family members of service members on t
  
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• Quavo And Pharrell Take A Random Side Quest To Disneyland

  17-08-2026 22:02 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: @Quavo / InstagramQuavo and Pharrell pulled up to the happiest place on Earth, Disneyland.Living their best lives would be an understatement. The unexpected link-up quickly went viral, not only because of how random the side quest was, but because Pharrell was spotted rocking a pair of unreleased Adidas.The two hitmakers have also been spending time together in the studio. Pharrell recently produced Quavo’s latest single, “Trance,” adding another major record to his lon
  
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• J. Stone: Loyalty Built It, Loss Tested It, the Marathon Continues (Interview)

  17-08-2026 19:43 via rapindustry.com
  By: Todd “DG” DavisRapindustry.com
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  In South Central Los Angeles, loyalty isn’t something you put in a caption. It’s measured by who was there before the lights came on—and who remains when they go out.
  J. Stone knows both sides of that equation. 
  Raised in Crenshaw, Stone started rhyming at eight, long before anybody knew where the journey would lead. As teenagers, he and Nipsey Hussle weren’t yet neighborhood heroes or representatives of a movement&m
  
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• Hakeem Jeffries Says Medicare For All is Not On His Agenda

  17-08-2026 19:43 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Prince Williams / Hakeem JeffriesHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries more than likely left a sour taste in the mouths of progressives after revealing he is not down with the DSA agenda or Medicare for All.Jeffries, who is eyeing the House speakership as Republicans continue to prove to be wildly unpopular, spoke with Meet the Press’ Kristen Welker and was asked whether he backs single-payer health proposals, aka Medicare for All, a measure he previously supported before cl
  
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• Pooh Shiesty’s ‘All Eyes On Shiesty’ Lands Billboard Top 10

  17-08-2026 19:04 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Paras Griffin / GettyDespite the legal trouble Pooh Shiesty has faced, the Memphis rapper is still making noise in the music industry.
  His latest album, All Eyes On Shiest, has officially landed in the Billboard 200 Top 10. The project marks Pooh’s first full-length album in five years, following the success of his 2021 debut, Shiesty Season, which was packed with standout records.One song in particular helped kickstart the hype around Pooh, “Back In Blood” featuring Li
  
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• LL COOL J, Lil’ Kim, SWV, Method Man, Redman, The LOX & more On Deck for Rock The Bells’ Home for the Holidays.

  17-08-2026 19:00 via rapindustry.com
  This Thanksgiving weekend, Hip-Hop is coming home. Rock The Bells Festival returns to Prudential Center on Sunday, November 29, bringing generations of fans together to close out Hip-Hop History Month with a celebration of the artists, music and culture that continue to shape Hip-Hop around the world.
  Founded by LL COOL J and produced by Rock The Bells and the Black Promoters Collective (BPC), Rock The Bells Festival brings Hip-Hop Home for the Holidays, celebrating the music that raised us, the
  
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• Trial Begins in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 Killing in Las Vegas.

  17-08-2026 18:12 via rapindustry.com
  Tupac Shakur fans arrived at a Las Vegas courthouse Monday for opening statements in the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the legendary rapper’s killing, the start of weeks of testimony revisiting what happened on a Las Vegas night nearly 30 years ago.
  Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, is charged with murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in the rapper’s death. He pleaded not guilty, but if convicted, faces life in priso
  
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• Yung Miami Responds To Tyla Denying “Chanel” Claims, “I Moved On”

  17-08-2026 16:05 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Kevin Winter / GettyYung Miami is putting the drama surrounding her version of the “Chanel” song behind her.The Florida rapper previously claimed she played a room full of people her “Take Me To Chanel” song, with Tyla reportedly among those in attendance. Months later, Tyla released her own song title “Chanel,” featuring a similar concept and hook.That prompted Caresha to speak out, suggesting the song was inspired by the record she previously pl
  
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