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It looks like Latto and 21 Savage welcomed their first child together.On Monday (May 18), Latto shared a video on Instagram that chronicles her journey to motherhood. The video features footage from recent studio sessions, vacations and her baby shower. The event was decorated with 21′ Savage’s signature knife. He and Latto are also seen posing together. One clip shows footage from a doctor’s visit where 21 Savage is helping perform an ultrasound.The end of the video shows Latto at 37 weeks pregnant.”Any day now. I’m so ready to see my baby,” she says while holding back tears. “I’m not gonna…

Hotboii has been sentenced to six months behind bars for violating probation in his RICO case.According to records obtained by XXL, the Orlando, Fla., rapper was booked into the Orange County Jail in Florida on Monday (May 18). Hotboii’s attorney, Lyle Mazin, tells XXL this is not a new violation and that it dates back to three violations in 2025. During a court hearing on Monday (May 18), the judge sentenced Hotboii, born Javarri Walker, to six months in jail after Mazin was able to get the three charges knocked down to one. With credit for good time, Hotboii could…

Foolio’s killer’s family claims they are getting death threats and harassment over his GoFundMe page.On May 15, Sean Gathright’s family started a GoFundMe campaign, a week after he and three other men were convicted at trial of the Jacksonville, Fla., rapper’s 2024 murder. The goal of the GoFundMe is $24,000. As of press time, just under $900 has been raised.On Monday (May 18), Foolio’s family shared a post on Instagram responding to the backlash over the GoFundMe. They claim the page has been reported multiple times, in addition to receiving death threats and harassment.”We want to address recent reports being…

Cash Cobain plays no games when his hip-hop knowledge is challenged in XXL’s Rhyme and Risk, presented by Stake.The rules are straightforward: Spin the wheel to see the points you’re playing for. Select the trivia card that corresponds to your points. Get the question right and earn those points. Get it wrong and pick a challenge from the hat and complete it. Answer 15 questions or score 1,500 points to win. Seven wrong answers and lose the game. Cash Cobain insists this trivia game will be light work.”I’m about to win this,” brags the former 2024 XXL Freshman. “It’s about to be a little…

1900Rugrat calls out Drake for allegedly ripping his beat after reaching out to collab.On Sunday (May 17), the Florida rapper shared a post on Instagram after hearing Drake’s new Iceman album, released on May 15. Rugrat claims that Drake’s producer reached out to him over a year ago about collabing, which Rugrat backed up with alleged screenshots of DMs with Drizzy.”Drake, you got me f**ked up, bruh,” Rugrat says.Rugrat says he sent over 10 tracks, and the one Drake was interested in was the song that wound up being the intro to Rugrat’s Porch 2 the Pent album.”Now, the intro…

Lupe Fiasco – By Loe Kee Phlicks On Saturday, May 16th, Lupe Fiasco brought the Food & Liquor 20th Anniversary Tour to the Wiltern in Los Angeles, delivering an unforgettable night for fans. The sold-out venue buzzed with anticipation, and from the moment Lupe stepped on stage, it was clear that this was more than just a concert—it was a celebration of a landmark album that helped define a generation of hip-hop. Performing the entirety of his debut album, Food & Liquor, originally released in 2006, Lupe took the audience on a nostalgic journey while reminding everyone why he remains…

Chill Rob G is a 62 year old MC from Jersey City, New Jersey who became notable for being a part of the Flavor Unit collective. His full-length debut Ride the Rhythm produced by the late 45 King would come out in 1989 under Wild Pitch Records & EMI Records, which would subsequently be followed up with the sophomore effort Black Gold & No Running. He also had C-Doc fully produce his SpitSLAM Records debut Empires Crumble in the spring of 2022 & here we are 50 months later picking up where the latter left off for Rob’s 4th album. “Level Up Season” begins with this jazzy boom bap intro promising that shit won’t ever be even…

New collaborative extended play between Brooklyn emcee & songwriter Memphis Bleek alongside Manhattan, New York emcee Smoke DZA. The latter of whom has been putting it down for over a decade dating back to when I was in high school & the other blew up in the late ‘90s signing to Roc-A-Fella Records/Def Jam Recordings. These guys have only crossed paths with each other couple times on songs like “Selling Smoke” or most notably “3 Kings” at the beginning of 2025, linking up so they can let everyone know Trees Open Doors. “Blockbuster Night” begins with this jazzy boom bap…

This is the 2nd solo extended play from Brooklyn, New York veteran Chip Fu. A member of the Fu-Schnickens, he would eventually put out a solo mixtape of his own 16 years earlier called Stop Playing & the sequel arrived roughly 32 months later. The Beginning of the Reckoning under Blaq Ink Entertainment in tandem with Fat Beats Records was a solid EP last summer & the highlights it had made me eager of where Invisible Footsteps would go next. After the intro, we have the man himself welcoming us to the “Shell Down” except I feel like the trap instrumental is merely ok compared to…

The 4th extended play from Los Angeles, California emcee Hexxx has finally arrived. Coming up a decade ago off his debut extended play Samhain, he would go on to follow it up 3 years later with his 2nd EP West Coast Wicked Shit prior to his full-length debut Demon Season & the sophomore effort Tales of a Cursed G becoming west coast wicked shit classics in their own rights. Coming off the Suerte EP last summer, he’s coming back for an audio description of an Endless Night. “Rock, Paper, Cemetery” reemerges out the dusk to talk about this shit being hereditary to him whereas “Crash Out” goes for a trap vibe admitting…