Ye takes out an ad in The Wall Street Journal to apologize for his anti-Semitic actions and wants “to earn your forgiveness.” On Monday (Jan. 26) the rapper posted an apology “To Those I’ve Hurt” in the newspaper. In the…
There’s no single method behind the work of Young Meepa. Songs begin wherever they have to — emotion, sound, frustration, or memory — and are finished when they feel complete enough to survive. In this interview, they unpack that process…
21 Savage and Fivio Foreign are beefing after Fivio questioned the Atlanta rapper’s street cred in a recent interview. On Thursday (Jan. 22), Fivio was a guest on DJ Akademiks’ Off The Record podcast. During the sit-down, they talked about…
50 Cent teases a new scripted drama about top hip-hop lawyer Drew Findling titled Billion Dollar Lawyer. On Thursday (Jan. 22), the G-Unit boss shared a trailer for the forthcoming project on social media. Executive-produced by 50 in conjunction with…
UPDATE: (Jan. 22): Thomas Weidenmuller’s attorney, Paul Saso, has released the following statement to XXL regarding Nicki Minaj finally paying the $503,000 lawsuit judgment: “After the vicious attack that my client suffered, he is happy to put this behind him.…
Drake refuses to let go of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over “Not Like Us” and has filed an appeal after the case was dismissed last year. On Wednesday (Jan, 21), Drake’s legal team filed an official appeals…
A$AP Rocky recalls what it was like spending a month in a Swedish jail in 2019. On Tuesday (Jan. 20), Ebro Darden shared a clip of his upcoming full interview with Pretty Flacko. In the clip, Rocky talks about making…
J. Cole recounts the difficult recording process of his new single Disc 2, Track 2. On Tuesday (Jan. 20), music journalist Timmhotep Aku shared a portion of a recent interview he conducted with the Dreamville head honcho. During the clip,…
YNW Melly will no longer go to trial for witness tampering after prosecutors dropped the charges. The Florida rapper’s trial was scheduled to start on Wednesday (Jan. 21). However, during a hearing on Tuesday (Jan. 20), prosecutors decided to drop…
An assistant principal brought a YoungBoy Never Broke Again imposter to her high school, and chaos ensued. On Monday (Jan. 19), video surfaced of an assistant principal named Amanda Hughes surprising her students with a YB imposter, who is wearing…