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GloRilla may have some explaining to do after a man accused her of stiffing him for a six-figure sum—despite being under contract with him. In a recent interview, an Atlanta man who was identified as millionaire investor Aristotle revealed that one of his most costly investments was a deal he allegedly did with GloRilla. In his initial statement, Aristotle claims he lost more than $400,000 after the “Yeah Glo” rapper allegedly ran off with the money, without fulfilling her end of the bargain. “GloRilla, she stole some money from me,” Aristotle claimed. “I paid her some money, over six figures…

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Mach-Hommy criticizes Spotify for abruptly removing his album RICHAXXHAITIAN without warning, casting a shadow over what should have been a triumphant moment. The artist took to X (formerly Twitter) in a 15-minute video to share his frustration, revealing that the album vanished unexpectedly overnight while he and his team analyzed its performance. “I get up, get with my team. We get to the back end, we start looking at stuff. We realize oh s###, there’s no album. The album is gone. So the album is going on Spotify, right? Which is kind of Wow. So we reach out to Spotify,” Mach-Hommy explained. The surreal…

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Cardo Got Wings has produced some of the biggest Hip-Hop hits of the last decade. He helped craft tracks for longtime rivals Kendrick Lamar and Drake that have peaked inside the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 5. In fact, the Minnesota-born beatmaker is one of the producers of Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria” diss record. “Euphoria” served as a direct response to Drake’s “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle.” Cardo took part in a new interview with Kids Take Over. The conversation included the Everything I$ Gold EP creator reflecting on having history with Drake and Kendrick Lamar as the two titans went…

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It seems the consensus of the general public has Kendrick Lamar as the winner of his highly-publicized battle with Drake. According to NLE Choppa, the “Poetic Justice” collaborators should reunite following their epic feud for a real victory. Kendrick Lamar and Drake dropped multiple diss tracks aimed at each other over three months. Lamar’s “Not Like Us” is widely considered the knockout blow. Billboard spoke to NLE Choppa about the rivalry between the two Hip-Hop superstars. “I feel like the win is more so not about who got the most streams or what song is the best. I think the…

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Russell Simmons insists he’s free to roam the United States without concern. The Hip-Hop mogul said he didn’t leave America to avoid legal trouble in response to AllHipHop’s reporting on a court filing regarding his decision to live in Bali. “People saying that I somehow can’t come home when I’m there all the time wears on you,” Simmons told AllHipHop’s Chuck Creekmur. “It wears on me after a while to keep hearing the same narrative, which is false. I’m always in L.A., I’m always in New York and Miami. And I’ve never had any reason to feel unsafe in America.”…

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Travis Scott was involved in an altercation with Cher’s boyfriend and Tyga’s friend Alexander “AE” Edwards in France on Friday (May 24). Footage showed Scott and producer Southside fighting Edwards at Richie Akiva’s Cannes Film Festival afterparty. According to Page Six and TMZ, Scott was upset after Akiva shouted out Tyga and Edwards at the event. Tyga is the ex-boyfriend of Kylie Jenner, the mother of Travis Scott’s children. Scott allegedly snatched the mic from Akiva, leading to a confrontation with Edwards. “Travis was the aggressor,” a source told Page Six. “He and his team were being neurotic, erratic and…

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Nicki Minaj announced a second leg of U.S. dates for her Pink Friday 2 World Tour on Friday (May 24). The diamond-selling rapper attributed the tour’s expansion to the success of its first leg. “We did it, Barbz,” she wrote on social media. “The first US leg of the #PinkFriday2 #GAGCITY TOUR was SO SUCCESSFUL, I was offered a 2nd leg beginning in SEPTEMBER. Sign up now & tkts will go on sale in a few more days. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. God is good. Don’t you ever give up. You got this. let’s go!!!!!!! #NickiAnnouncement.” Nicki did not reveal…

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The family of Ezra Blount settled its wrongful death lawsuit against Travis Scott, Live Nation and others. Blount was one of the 10 people killed in the Astroworld tragedy. Scott West, the lawyer representing Blount’s family, announced the settlement on Thursday (May 23). Blount’s family was the last plaintiff to settle their wrongful death lawsuit out of court. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The family will continue its journey to heal but never forget the joy that Ezra brought to everyone around him,” West said, per the Associated Press. Blount was the youngest victim who died from injuries…

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Drake set up shop in Texas by buying a 313-acre ranch in Brenham. According to multiple reports, Drake paid $15 million for The Inn at Dos Brisas in October 2023. Brenham is roughly 75 miles away from Houston. Drake previously indicated he was moving to the Space City at a concert in 2023. “I had to make it official first, but I’ve been looking for a long time, trying to figure out the right place for me to live, where I belong outside of Toronto,” he said at the Toyota Center. “And I finally, finally after all these years, I…

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Metro Boomin is currently the frontrunner for Hip-Hop’s Producer Of The Year. The Boominati Worldwide label founder’s two 2024 collaborative albums with Future debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You and We Still Don’t Trust You projects included The Weeknd as a guest feature. The Canadian singer/songwriter made appearances on the “Young Metro,” “We Still Don’t Trust You,” “All to Myself,” and “Always Be My Fault” tracks. Previously, Metro produced “Low Life” featuring The Weeknd off Future’s 2016 album Evol. Spotify spoke to the beatmaker during his concert at the…

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