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Fetty Wap opened up about how 50 Cent became his biggest supporter during his four-year prison sentence, revealing the rapper’s unwavering loyalty after his release on January 8, 2026. In his first interview since walking free from federal custody, the “Trap Queen” rapper detailed how most of the music industry turned their backs on him while he served time for drug trafficking charges, but 50 Cent stepped up in ways that surprised him. “50 did a lot for me,” Fetty Wap said during his appearance on The Breakfast Club. “From day one, he reached out like ‘Yo, whatever you need,…

Take this with a grain of vibranium… So the internet has decided to wake up and choose chaos again. According to the mean Marvel streets (aka Reddit, YouTube thumbnails, and some very confident-looking graphics), Avengers: Doomsday is allegedly clocking in at a WILD three hours and 45 minutes. Yes. THREE. HOURS. AND. FORTY-FIVE. MINUTES. Not 3:10.Not 3:15.Not “a little longer than Endgame.” Nah. A whole Lawrence of Arabia situation. Now here’s where things immediately start smelling funny. This rumor is EVERYWHERE — social media timelines, fan pages, YouTube “BREAKING NEWS” videos — but nobody can say where it actually came from. There is no Marvel press release, no…

Bad Bunny is facing a $16 million lawsuit over unauthorized voice recordings used in his music, adding another layer of controversy just weeks before his highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime performance. Tainaly Y. Serrano Rivera filed the lawsuit in Puerto Rico, claiming the reggaeton superstar used her voice without permission on two separate tracks spanning his career. The legal action targets both Bad Bunny’s 2018 song “Solo de Mi” from his X 100pre album and “EoO” from his latest release Debí Tirar Más Fotos. Rivera alleges she recorded the now-famous line “Mira, puñeta, no me quiten el perreo” at the…

Fetty Wap has been released from prison, but he will reportedly be on home confinement until later this year.News broke that the New Jersey rapper was free on Thursday (Jan. 8), after a video surfaced showing him in a meeting at his label, 300 Entertainment. According to CNN, the “Trap Queen” rapper was released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Sandstone, Minn., on Wednesday (Jan. 7), and will spend the rest of his sentence on community confinement overseen by the Bureau of Prisons Philadelphia Residential Reentry Management Office.Federal Bureau of Prisons records list the end of Fetty’s home confinement as Nov. 6,…

‌A federal judge delivered a crushing blow to Lil Durk and his defense team when he rejected their motion to dismiss the rapper’s murder-for-hire case over death threats made against another judge. U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald called the motion baseless during a heated court hearing in Los Angeles, where Durk’s lawyers argued that prosecutors should have disclosed threatening voicemails much sooner than they did. “There is just absolutely no basis for this motion. Just none. Absolutely none,” Fitzgerald said from the bench, shutting down the defense’s arguments completely. Lil Durk has been sitting in federal custody since October 2024…

UPDATE (Jan. 9):Boosie’s attorney, Meghan Blanco, has released the following statement to XXL about Boosie’s sentence:”Mr. Hatch was sentenced to time served, in addition to three years of supervision and 300 hours of community service. The resolution brings a sense of relief, allowing him to finally put this chapter behind him. He can now focus on continuing his music career, dedicating time to his family, and being a positive and inspiring presence for his children and the wider community.” ORIGINAL STORY (Jan. 9): A judge has reportedly ruled that Boosie BadAzz will not serve any prison time for a federal gun charge.On…

We Could Be on the Verge of Another Major Hip-Hop Scandal Guess what, folks. We may be standing at the edge of another major scandal. According to recent online chatter, a new so-called “freak off” list is rumored to be circulating, and this time it allegedly involves another rapper. To be clear, this is someone other than Sean Diddy Combs. The internet is slowly but surely lighting up with speculation about who this unnamed artist could be. I am intentionally not attaching any names to this story. I am not here to detonate anyone’s reputation based on rumors alone. That said,…

Music industry veteran Troy Carter has acquired the complete catalog of Pop Art Records, the pioneering Philadelphia Hip-Hop label that launched the careers of legendary artists including Roxanne Shanté, Salt-N-Pepa, and MC Shan. The deal marks a homecoming for Carter, who grew up in West Philadelphia before becoming one of music’s most influential executives. “I’m proud to be a steward of some of the most important pieces of music in Hip-Hop history,” Carter said in announcing the acquisition. “These are songs and artists who shaped my childhood and inspired me to pursue a career in music.” The Pop Art Records…

Kodak Black has reignited his beef with Boosie BadAzz on a new song, and Boosie is clapping back.On Wednesday (Jan. 7), Yak dropped the song “Christmas Eve,” which finds him taking shots at the Louisiana rapper.”F**k that lame ni**a Boosie/Looking down on a young ni**a getting skrilla/I used to look up to Boosie, he hate I got more bread that old head stupid,” Kodak raps.Boosie got wind of the song and responded via X on Thursday night (June 8).”U WAIT UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE I GO TO COURT TO DROP A WEAK A*S DISS SONG LOL U A #CCCH (CLOUT…

Kendrick Lamar earned five nominations for the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, capping off what many consider his most dominant year in music since his commercial breakthrough over a decade ago. The Compton rapper secured nominations for Artist of the Year and Hip-Hop Artist of the Year. At the same time, his collaboration with SZA on “luther” earned nods for Song of the Year, Hip-Hop Song of the Year, and Best Collaboration when iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment announced the nominees Thursday. Kendrick’s iHeartRadio recognition comes after a banner 2025, which saw him emerge as hip-hop’s highest earner according to Forbes’ annual…