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• Mother of POORSTACY’s Child Arrested, Police Claim She And Baby Were In The Hotel When He Passed Away

  04-12-2025 18:15 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: Daniel Boczarski / GettyThere have been new developments surrounding the death of Florida rapper POORSTACY.According to reports, the mother of his child, Nicole Grikstas, was arrested after the rapper was found dead in a Boca Raton motel room. Boca Raton Police said Grikstas and the child they share may have been in the room at the time of his death.During their interview with Grikstas, investigators learned that the pair had checked into the motel together and stayed there for about a w
  
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• Donald Trump Awarded Participation Trophy aka “Peace Prize” By FIFA

  06-12-2025 20:43 via hiphopwired.com
  Sam Corum – PA Images / Donald TrumpDonald Trump isn’t getting a Nobel Peace Prize anytime soon, so FIFA made up an award and made sure that Orange Mussolini was the first recipient of it.The 2026 World Cup Draw, held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., at Trump’s request, was supposed to be a celebration of the beautiful game and the world’s biggest sporting event.
  Still, it turned out to be a celebration of the current occupant of the White House. 
  There was
  
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• A Selfless Pass Ends One Of The Greatest Records In NBA History

  06-12-2025 03:29 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: Anadolu / GettyOn Jan. 5, 2007, Lebron James scored less than 10 points, and since that day, for almost 20 years, James has scored at least 10 points. To understand how long that streak has lasted, in 2007, George W. Bush was president. Apple released its first version of the iPhone. “Irreplaceable” by Beyoncé was the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Bronny James was just 2-and-a-half years old. And on Thursday, one of the greatest records to ever stand came t
  
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• The Air Jordan 4 “Bred” Is Set To Return In 2026

  05-12-2025 22:55 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand2025 was a stellar year for actual sneaker aficionados. Nike and Jordan Brand released some of their most popular retro sneakers of yesteryear, and we were actually able to buy them, as the reselling game is all but dead at this point.Looking to take that energy in 2026, Nike is about to re-release some more Jordan grails that will surely bring a grin to the OGs of the game, including the sneaker that some consider the greatest Air Jordan of all time.According
  
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• Ray J Says That Claims He Pointed A Gun At Princess Love Are False

  05-12-2025 22:31 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: Julia Beverly / GettyRay J is shutting down rumors about the recent reports involving his ex-wife, Princess Love.Princess accused the Love & Hip-Hop star of pulling a gun on her, claiming the situation unfolded when she went to Ray J’s home with her cousin to pick up their children. Now, in an unexpected turn, the One Wish singer is calling cap on the allegations, saying he never pulled out a weapon and that he “would never point a gun at anybody.”Princess responded
  
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• Peep The First Trailer For Peacock’s Horror/Comedy ‘The ‘Burbs’ Starring Keke Palmer Is Here

  05-12-2025 20:42 via hiphopwired.com
  Peacock / The ‘BurbsKeke Palmer is back in her Scream Queen’s bag in the first trailer for Peacock’s new horror/comedy series The ‘Burbs.Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall star as a couple who quickly learn their ideal life in the burbs is not what they hoped it would be in the first teaser for The ‘Burbs original series coming to Peacock. 
  The series is created, written, and executive-produced by Celeste Hughey and is a soft reboot of the 80s horror-comedy fi
  
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• Daz Dillinger Calls Snoop Dogg “BBITCH” Amid Legal Fight

  05-12-2025 20:30 via hiphopwired.com
  Tensions are high between cousins and collaborators Daz Dillinger and Snoop Dogg, after the former accused the veteran rapper of booting him from the revived Death Row Records. Snoop Dogg fired back with claims of his own, with Daz Dillinger returning the salvo by calling his cousin a “LITTLE BBITCH.”The row between the family members began when Daz Dillinger appeared last week on SiriusXM’s The Punchline Academy and revealed that Snoop Dogg kicked him off Death Row Records, wh
  
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• Biggie’s Estate Manager Denies Diddy Funeral Claims

  05-12-2025 19:06 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: Netflix / NetflixThe Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning has gripped the public since its release, filled with allegations about disgraced mogul Diddy and his actions. One of those claims, made by Bad Boy co-founder Kirk Burrowes, alleges that Diddy used The Notorious B.I.G.’s money to pay for his funeral in 1997. Wayne Barrow, a manager of the late rapper’s estate, says that claim is false.Loren Lorosa of The Breakfast Club reported that she reached out to Barrow,
  
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• Netlfix Reaches $72 Billion Deal To Acquire Warner Bros. Film & Steaming Assets

  05-12-2025 17:53 via hiphopwired.com
  Anadolu / Netflix / Warner Bros.Netflix dropped an early Friday-morning bomb when it announced it had purchased parts of Warner Bros. Discovery, which could shake Hollywood for the foreseeable future.The intense bidding war that saw other giants like Paramount, Skydance, and Comcast trying to get their hands on the legacy assets is now over.
  Both companies revealed that the deal is comprised of cash and stock and valued at $27.75 per WBD share, putting the equity value of the agreement at a
  
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• Usher & Big Sean Partner Up, Donating $1 Million To Detroit’s Boys & Girls Club

  05-12-2025 16:49 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: Rich Polk/Drink Champs / Rich Polk/Drink ChampsUsher and Big Sean are coming together for an amazing cause.Both music stars are reportedly contributing a combined $1 million to support the future of Detroit’s children, donating to the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan. Usher’s New Look Foundation and the Sean Anderson Foundation partnered with glitch Sports + Entertainment and Emory University Goizueta to make the initiative possible.The new Boys & Girls Club
  
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• New Music Friday: The Game, Lil Baby, Westside Gunn, Big K.R.I.T. & More

  05-12-2025 11:57 via hiphopdx.com
  New Music Friday is back with a bang after the Thanksgiving break!
  This week there are no shortage of albums looking to squeeze themselves onto end-of-year lists with The Game dropping his very first Gangsta Grillz mixtape, Lil Baby looking to silence his critics with a collection of Leaks, and Big K.R.I.T. returning with his first full-length release in three years.
  Westside Gunn also extends his prolific streak with his fifth effort of 2025 so far (albeit a brief one), while Erick Sermon serve
  
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• Driverless Waymo Vehicle Cruises Through Tense Police Situation In L.A. With Passenger Inside

  04-12-2025 22:17 via hiphopwired.com
  UCG / WaymoOne Waymo passenger had an unnecessary brush with danger.NBC News reports that a driverless Waymo robotaxi was literally just feet away from a tense Los Angeles police felony stop following a vehicle chase earlier in the day. 
  The entire ordeal made its way onto social media. In the clip, the robotaxi is just cruising through a situation where police officers have their weapons drawn while the suspect is lying on the ground. 
  Thankfully, no one was hurt. 
  Per NBC News:
  
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• OkayPlayer & VP Records Host Miami Art Basel Party With Special Shaggy Performance

  04-12-2025 22:04 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: OkayPlayer / VP RecordsLast night, OkayPlayer and VP Records threw an exclusive opening Art Basel party in Miami.The vibes were set at the beautiful Sagamore South Beach, where influencers from around the globe came together to celebrate music and art. The night featured live body-painting and music throughout the event. Reggae legend Shaggy hosted the festivities and delivered a special performance, running through classics like “It Wasn’t Me,” “Angel,” &ld
  
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• The Blueprint: How Jay-Z Became A Billionaire

  04-12-2025 21:46 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: NurPhoto / GettyJay-Z turning another year older is always a reminder that we’re watching one of the greatest that’s ever touched a mic, someone whose impact stretches way beyond album sales and punchlines. Hov isn’t just in the GOAT conversation because of Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, or the billion quotables he sprinkled across the culture. He’s considered the GOAT because he mastered a rare duality: he set the standard for lyrical dominance AND the blueprin
  
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• BET Media Group President & CEO Scott Mills Vacating Post

  04-12-2025 21:21 via hiphopwired.com
  Scott Mills, who serves as president and CEO of BET Media Group, will vacate the role in a few weeks after serving at the company for more than two decades. Scott Mills informed BET staff of his moves via an internal memo and thanked his predecessors for paving the way for his ascension.Deadline reports that Scott Mills informed the staff of his decision this week and finalized his exit over the past couple of weeks. As president of BET Media Group, Mills, a New York native, oversaw BET’s
  
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• GloRilla Says She Was Cappin’ About Dropping An R&B Album

  04-12-2025 20:27 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: Mark Blinch / GettyBad news GloRilla fans, but it seems like Glo’s recent announcement that she’d soon be dropping off an R&B album was much ado about nothing.A week after the “TGIF” rapper got her fans in a tizzy after announcing that she was planning and crafting a rhythm and blues-centered project, GloRilla backtracked on the statement and admitted she was simply trolling everyone with the surprising news. During an interview with Jordan Rose for Complex Ne
  
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• Kendrick Lamar Recorded Almost 100 Songs For ‘GNX’

  04-12-2025 20:15 via hiphopdx.com
  Kendrick Lamar would have no problem putting together multiple untitled unmastered.-type projects (or at least a very lengthy deluxe) for his GNX album, if the Compton rap king felt like blessing his fans with new music.
  In a new interview with Variety reflecting on the making of the chart-topping, Grammy-winning project, Kendrick’s longtime producer Sounwave revealed that between 80 and 100 songs were recorded for GNX. (12 tracks made the final cut.)
  It’s further revealed that Kendr
  
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• The significance of album longevity

  04-12-2025 19:02 via youtube.com
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• Social Media Couldn’t Stop Talking About Susan Dell’s Appearance

  04-12-2025 17:36 via hiphopwired.com
  Chip Somodevilla / Susan DellMichael Dell’s wife, Susan Dell, stole all the thunder from billion billion-dollar announcement, and not in a good way.Michael and Susan Dell announced they would be depositing $250 into so-called “Trump Accounts” going to 25 million American children as part of the $6.25 billion investment that the Dells say will give the kids a jumpstart on their futures. 
  According to CBS News, children aged 10 and younger who were born by the qualifying dat
  
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• Cam’ron Keeps It A Buck, Says He Didn’t Want To Do Verzuz With The Lox

  04-12-2025 15:56 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: Jerritt Clark / GettyCam’ron hopped on his It Is What It Is podcast and kept it all the way real about The Diplomats’ Verzuz battle against The LOX.Shrugging it off like MJ, Killa revealed he was never a fan of doing the battle in the first place. He called it a “team player” decision, one he now believes was a mistake:“I can name a lot of decisions that wasn’t good because I was trying to be a team player. I should’ve never did the Verzuz, I tol
  
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• #NickiMinaj shares her favorite bibles verse, but which one is this?

  04-12-2025 03:08 via youtube.com
  #NickiMinaj shares her favorite bibles verse, but which one is this?
  
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• Terence Crawford Goes OFF After Being Stripped Of Championship Belt!

  03-12-2025 23:46 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Hip-Hop Wired & OkayPlayer Present The ‘De La Soul Starter Kit’

  03-12-2025 22:18 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: Taylor Hill / GettyThe Hip-Hop Gods, De La Soul, blessed fans with a new project on Nov.21.Posdnuos and Maseo came together to dedicate Cabin In The Sky to their fallen brother and group co-founder Trugoy The Dove. The project is part of the seven legendary albums Mass Appeal promised back in April. Standout tracks include “Run It Back!” “YUHDONTSTOP,” and “Sunny Storms.” The group kept fans waiting nine years for a new body of work.Before this la
  
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• David Bars: “I’m Just Trying To Stay Official In A Fake Time”

  03-12-2025 20:28 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Milagro Gramz Trolls Megan Thee Stallion Following Jury’s Decision Against Her

  03-12-2025 19:58 via hiphopwired.com
  Getty Images / Megan Thee Stallion / Milagro GramzEven after a jury decided that blogger Milagro Gramz was liable for defamation, that didn’t stop her from hopping on social media to troll Megan Thee Stallion.Milagro “Gramz” Cooper hopped on her Instagram account on Monday, Dec.1, to speak on the jury finding her liable for defamation, promotion of an altered sexual depiction, and intentional infliction of emotional distress after the blogger shared a deepfake porn video featur
  
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• Keffe D’s Tupac Murder Trial Pushed Back To 2026

  03-12-2025 19:51 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: Pool / GettyThe trial of Keffe D, accused of setting up the murder of Hip-Hop legend Tupac Shakur, has been pushed back.AllHipHop reports that Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny approved pushing the trial to Aug. 10, 2026. The delay follows a request from Keffe D’s attorney, Robert Draskovich, who said he needed more time to review the “voluminous” amount of evidence in the case. The trail was originally scheduled to begin in February.Keffe D has been held a
  
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• Diddy Slams 50 Cent’s Netflix Documentary Over ‘Stolen’ Footage

  03-12-2025 19:14 via hiphopdx.com
  Diddy has hit out at 50 Cent and Netflix’s new docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning, labelling it a “shameful hit piece” that uses “stolen footage that was never authorized for release.”
  Shortly before the four-part series, which “unpacks the shocking allegations behind [Diddy] and his Bad Boy empire, spanning decades of his life and career,” premiered on Netflix on Tuesday (December 2), a spokesperson for the incarcerated mogul issued a statement dismis
  
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• Kendrick Lamar’s ’Not Like Us’ Squabbles Its Way To No.1 On Apple Music’s Rap Chart

  03-12-2025 18:42 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: Earl Gibson III / GettyKendrick Lamar has added another accolade to an already amazing year.Apple Music announced that “Not Like Us” is the most-streamed rap song on the platform in 2025. Although the record dropped on May 4, 2024, that everlasting L aimed at Drake made its way to the top of Apple Music’s charts more than a year later. The West Coast rapper stepped into a feud with the Canadian superstar and capitalized on the moment, even performing the diss track duri
  
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• 8 Of The Wildest Revelations In 50 Cent’s Diddy Doc On Netflix

  03-12-2025 18:13 via hiphopwired.com
  Source: Netflix / NetflixOn Tuesday (Dec. 2), Netflix released its 50 Cent-produced documentary about Sean “Diddy” Combs, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, and it has had social media in a frenzy ever since. Ferrari delivered on is promise to expose as many skeletons as he could find about the disgraced Hip-Hop mogul, which led to numerous, head-turning revelations.
  The new doc, directed by Alexandria Stapleton, includes never-before-seen footage that was reportedly sourced from a video tea
  
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• Snoop Dogg Threatens To ‘F*ck’ Daz Dillinger Up Over Death Row Claims

  03-12-2025 17:39 via hiphopdx.com
  Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger‘s tense relationship has taken yet another twist, with Tha Doggfather warning his cousin and longtime collaborator that he will “fuck him up” — financially, speaking.
  The latest spat was sparked by recent comments made by Daz, who claimed that Snoop blocked him from producing songs on Tha Dogg Pound‘s 2024 album W.A.W.G. (We All We Got) — which was released through the Snoop-owned Death Row Records — for his own personal fina
  
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