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Young Thug has officially added producer and singer Yume to his YSL Records imprint.On Thursday (June 25), Thugger made the announcement with a video on Instagram showing him gifting Yume an iced out YSL chain. “Caught her in the club. #ThankYouGod @yumeworldwide welcome,” he wrote with the video. In a second post of them together, Thug added, “welcome to the family kid.”Yume and Thug have history dating back to 2019, when she produced his Chris Brown collab “Go Crazy” at just 13 years old. Since then, she’s racked up more major production credits for the likes of Drake, Future, Kid…

Details of Chuckyy’s arrest describe police breaking a window to remove him from his vehicle, finding a loaded gun and $60,000 in cash.According to a proffer letter obtained by XXL from prosecutors at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office on Thursday (June 25), Chuckyy was arrested in Chicago on Monday (June 22) after a wild incident that included police smashing a window to pull the rapper out of the vehicle, discovering a loaded firearm and more. The letter explains how the Windy City rapper was placed into custody.Apparently, the Strategic Deployment Support Center (SDSC), which uses video surveillance and live…

Prosecutors have shared photos of Gucci Mane being held at gunpoint while Pooh Shiesty stands next to him.On Wednesday (June 24), the government filed its response to Pooh Shiesty’s latest motion to be freed on pretrial release. In it, they argue that Pooh is a dangerous gang leader. In addition, they shared screenshots from a video taken from the studio on the day Gucci Mane was allegedly robbed.One photo shows Pooh Shiesty’s father carrying the contract that Gucci Mane was allegedly forced to sign. Another photo shows a man standing near Gucci Mane—identified in the photos by his initials R.D.—holding…

Big30 is identified by the feds as the person behind the camera in new photos of Gucci Mane being robbed and kidnapped.On Wednesday (June 24), United States Attorney Ryan Raybould filed a motion in response to Pooh’s new attorneys’ push for bail. The 25-page filing features some new details about the case, including photos from a video that was captured of the crime. The new document confirms Big30, born Rodney Wright Jr., recorded the parts of the alleged incident on his cell phone at the behest of Pooh.”Unsatisfied with merely obtaining the written release of contract, [Pooh Shiesty] announced that…

YoungBoy Never Broke Again fans are trying to decipher who the New Orleans rapper is dissing in a new post shared to social media.While riding in a car on Wednesday night (June 24), YB hopped on his phone to share a cryptic message toward another artist.”I’m a real gangsta. We can’t even do music no more,” he says in the clip. “I don’t play that sh*t. I don’t care about opportunity, none of that. You gotta pay deep attention to what be going on out here so you could stay safe.”F**k you,” he continued. “I don’t like you no more.…

Real Boston Richey seemingly wants to leave the rap game behind. On Tuesday (June 23), the Florida rapper shared a series of messages to X, announcing that he’d quit rapping and instead would prefer to be in the streets.”I quit rap. I rather trap,” he wrote, before adding, “B**ches ain’t sh*t.”The following day, he returned with another message. “I already won shit I accomplished n**ga will never achieve…” he said. “I got a platinum record solo dolo don’t forget it.”The messages arrive just over a month after Richey’s ex-girlfriend, Tatiana Chanell, accused the rapper of abuse, bisexuality and having relationships…

After being ordered to keep his distance from his wife and children, Big Tigger is publicly denying the assault allegations against him and insisting the truth will come out.The former Rap City host was taken into custody in Atlanta last Saturday (June 20) for charges of aggravated battery and cruelty-to-children. Now more details have been released, showing Tigger is accused of assaulting his wife, Alicia Brown, during an alleged altercation inside their Georgia home back in May. The cruelty to children charge comes from the fact their 13-year-old son was home during the fight and heard everything happen.According to the arrest…

Boosie BadAzz is hitting back at reports he violated his probation, providing receipts to show the issue was merely a misunderstanding. On Wednesday (June 24), reporter Meghann Cuniff obtained documents showing the rapper’s probation officer filed to have Boosie arrested for failure to request approval to travel for a recent show, as well as the fact he’s facing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after being accused of hitting a Houston security guard in the head with a hookah last month. Boosie was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release back in January in…

The 2026 XXL Freshman Class has landed. This year’s picks—Chris Patrick, La Reezy, Belly Gang Kushington, YKNiece, Skrilla, Trim, Hurricane Wisdom, Babyfxce E, Trap Dickey, Slayr, Sosocamo and the 10th spot winner Miles Minnick—are ready for the world. Now, they to take on the most humbling experience of the entire Freshman process: Mean Comments.Rappers love to have their ego stroked. But year after year, we put the Freshmen in the hot seat to see how they handle getting flamed. This year, the class, sans Trim, rises to the challenge and respond to their detractors’ most unkind criticisms from across social media and streaming…

August Alsina is taking issue with comments Young Thug previously made about men coming out later in life, saying the remarks felt personal.During an Instagram Live on Tuesday (June 23), August addressed Thug’s September 2025 appearance on the Perspektives with Bank podcast, where the Atlanta native said he considers it a violation of man-code when men come out as gay after previously appearing to be straight.After explaining that he came across the clip, August says in the Live, “That comment, I took personal because it’s like, a n**ga be crazy. It’s time to start calling out stupid. I don’t know…