Over 25 Juice Wrld songs have leaked online ahead of the release of his posthumous album, The Party Never Ends (Deluxe). The leak occurred on Jan. 24, and includes titles like “Loss My Mind,” “Time,” “Bel-Air,” “Chasing the Dragon,” “Compromise,”…
Ye insists his recent apology to the Black and Jewish communities is not a ploy to get back in good graces ahead of his album release. On Tuesday (Jan. 27), Vanity Fair published a Q&A with Ye where he was…
Chad Hugo has filed a lawsuit against Pharrell that accuses Skateboard P of withholding Neptunes and N.E.R.D royalties. On Jan. 23, attorneys for Hugo sued Pharrell in United States District Court for the Central District of California. The suit accuses…
Finesse2tymes goes off on Bone Thugs-N-Harmony for allegedly charging $40,000 to clear a song and Layzie Bone responds. On Jan. 23, Finesse shared a post on Instagram where he called out the Cleveland-based group for the price he was told…
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…