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• Diddy's Alleged Drug Mule Accepts Plea Deal With No Jail Time

  17-05-2024 09:30 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Diddy's alleged drug mule, Brendan Paul, has accepted a plea deal from federal prosecutors that will ensure he serves no time in jail for his alleged behavior.
  
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• Cardi B's New Album Reportedly Still Dropping In 2024 Despite Recent Comments

  17-05-2024 11:30 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Cardi B appears to still be making good on her prior commitment to dropping an album in 2024, despite walking back the promise earlier this week.
  
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• Akademiks Blames Meek Mill For Drake-Kendrick Lamar Beef: 'He's A Special Type Of Stupid'

  17-05-2024 10:30 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Akademiks is blaming Meek Mill for Drake having the confidence to take on Kendrick Lamar in the pair's recent history-making rap battle.
  
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• BMW Launches High-Fashion SUV Inspired By Naomi Campbell

  17-05-2024 04:04 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: BMW Group / BMW Group
  One of the world’s most popular car brands are taking their talents to the runway. BMW has launched a high-fashion SUV inspired by Naomi Campbell.Source: BMW Group / BMW Group
  As reported by Hype Beast the luxury automobile manufacturer is continuing their partnership with Naomi Campbell. Earlier this week they unveiled their XM Mystique Allure at the 77th Cannes Film Festival; a four door show car intended to be a represent the modern extravagance o
  
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• Gridiron Grab: NetFLix Agrees To Stream NFL Games

  17-05-2024 04:00 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Netflix / NFL
  Netflix has made a deal with the National Football League, the first of its kind for the streaming giant.According to reports, Netflix is now a member of the sports streaming game as it has entered into a partnership with the National Football League. The deal is set for three years beginning with the upcoming 2024-2025 season. The deal will also include two Christmas Day games to be aired this year. The two games that Netflix will carry on Christmas Day will be rivalry gam
  
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• Saucy Santana Clowns DJ Akademiks Over Rape & Defamation Case

  17-05-2024 03:53 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Paras Griffin / Getty
  Earlier this week DJ Akademiks found himself in some legal hot water when his ex-girlfriend sued him for rape and defamation and though he’s vowed to his fans that he’d fight the case to the bitter end in what he’s calling a “shakedown,” the Hip-Hop personality shouldn’t count on much support from one, Saucy Santana.It wasn’t that long ago when DJ Akademiks and Saucy Santana were involved in a very public back-and-forth and
  
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• President Biden, Donald Trump Officially Agree to Debate

  17-05-2024 03:50 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Fulton County Jail / Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
  President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump have officially agreed to two debates, with the first to be held in June.According to reports, the first debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will take place on June 27 in Georgia and will be aired on CNN. This will be the first of two debates – the second will occur on September 10, which will be aired on ABC. The news comes a day after it was reported tha
  
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• Harrison Butker’s Anti-LGBTQ Commencement Speech Rebuked By NFL

  17-05-2024 03:48 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty
  A few days ago the Kansas City Chief’s kicker, Harrison Butker made some heads turn when he loudly showed his MAGA colors and went on an anti-Biden and anti-LGBTQ rant during a graduation speech at Benedictine College.Naturally the Far-Right conservatives and MAGA community praised the NFL player for the “courage” and “bravery” that he displayed in his prejudicial speech, but the NFL has issued a statement rebuking Butker’s stat
  
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• Lil Baby Video Set Erupts In Gunfire, 3 Injured

  17-05-2024 01:17 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Lil Baby was unharmed after a shooting broke out this past Tuesday (May 14) in a northwest Atlanta neighborhood ahead of a scheduled video shoot. According to reports, individuals who allegedly appeared to be shooting a video themselves opened fireat the scene, injuring three people who were later hospitalized.Local outlet 11 Alive reports that the shooting took place in the Dixie Hills neighborhood of Atlanta where Lil Baby and crew were set to record a music video. Police say that they arrive
  
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• NLE Choppa Says He Makes His 'Freakiest' Songs When He's Celibate: 'I Just F The Beat'

  17-05-2024 01:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  NLE Choppa revealed that some of the raunchiest songs in his catalogue actually stem from periods of his life where he's not having sex.
  
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• Soulja Boy Walks Back Metro Boomin Insults

  17-05-2024 00:34 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Soulja Boy has never been one to shy away from confrontation, and his well-established combativeness was on display on social media recently after warring with Metro Boomin over a 12-year-old tweet. After a barrage of below-the-belt insults, Soulja Boy has walked back the jabs towards Metro Boomin and says he’ll enter into therapy.
  The entire debacle took place this past Mother’s Day (May 12) after Soulja Boy came across a tweet from Metro Boomin that he posted in 2012 which read, &
  
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• Monica Awkwardly Mistaken For Sexyy Red By A Fan: 'She Was So Disappointed'

  17-05-2024 00:30 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Monica was recently chased down by an excited fan in the airport for a selfie, but the fan thought the singer was actually Sexyy Red.
  
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• Missy Elliott's New Selfie Has Fans Saying She's 'Aging Backwards'

  17-05-2024 00:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Missy Elliott fans are amazed at the hitmaker's latest makeup-free selfies, noting that she's looking younger and fresher than ever before.
  
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• Drake, Nicki Minaj, & Beyoncé Lead 2024 BET Award Nominations

  16-05-2024 23:30 via hiphopdx.com
  
  The all-star event honors the best in Black excellence.
  
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• 50 Cent's Final Lap Tour Is Fourth-Ever Hip Hop Tour To Gross $100M

  16-05-2024 23:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  50 Cent has once again made history, as it has just been reported that his Final Lap tour became the fourth-ever Hip Hop tour to gross $100 million.
  
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• A$AP Rocky Performs Cam'ron Karaoke During Rihanna Date Night

  16-05-2024 22:30 via hiphopdx.com
  
  A$AP Rocky and Rihanna's latest date night has involved the Mobster performing a classic Cam'ron song during a karaoke session that delighted the billionaire.
  
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• Travis Scott: Last Remaining Astroworld Lawsuit Gets New Trial Date

  16-05-2024 22:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Travis Scott has to go to trial for the final lawsuit in the Astroworld tragedy, with a start date set for September 2024 for the last death.
  
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• Gamers Clap Back At Trolls Calling ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ “Disrespectful” & “Historically Inaccurate” Because It Features Yasuke, A Black Samurai

  16-05-2024 21:57 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Ubisoft / Assassin’s Creed Shadows
  Instead of celebrating getting what looks to be a new and exciting entry into the Assassin’s Creed franchise with Shadows, people are focused on the game being described as “woke” and “disrespectful” because of its two main protagonists, Naoe and Yasuke.Ubisoft excitedly unveiled the story trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, originally named Assassin’s Creed Red. The game will take the franchise to 16th-
  
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• Kanye West Settles Lawsuit With Donna Summer Estate Over 'Good (Don't Die)' Sample Dispute

  16-05-2024 21:30 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Kanye West and the estate of Donna Summer have come to a resolution over the dispute regarding Ye's use of Summer's voice in 'Good (Don't Die).'
  
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• PARTYNEXTDOOR Announces Homecoming Show In Toronto With Surprise Guests

  16-05-2024 21:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  PARTYNEXTDOOR has announced a special homecoming show in Toronto with special guests, which will be in support of his new album 'PartyNextDoor 4.'
  
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• Co-Defendants Dropped From Rodney Lil Rod’ Jones’ Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Diddy

  16-05-2024 20:33 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty
  Music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, one of numerous alleged victims who have accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of acts of sexual violence and other abuses, has dropped multiple high-profile defendants from a lawsuit he filed against the Bad Boy mogul in February.
  According to Hip Hop DX, the list of defendants in Jones’ lawsuit initially included Universal Music Group and its chairman Sir Lucian Grainge, who the suit alleged “aide
  
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• KAYTRANADA Debuts Unreleased Song With Childish Gambino Ahead Of New Album

  16-05-2024 20:30 via hiphopdx.com
  
  KAYTRANADA decided to give fans a taste of his new album by playing an unreleased song with Childish Gambino during a recent DJ set.
  
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• Peep The Latest Trailer For The 2nd Season Of ‘House Of The Dragon’

  16-05-2024 20:20 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Ollie Upton/HBO / House of the Dragon
  We’re just a few weeks away from once again getting swept up in the fantasy world of violence, dragons and weird incest when House of the Dragon premiers on HBO. To further amp up anticipation, we’ve gotten a new trailer showing us what we can expect in the second season of the hit HBO series.Picking up where Season 1 left off, we see that King Aegon sits upon on the iron throne as he plots his revenge on his enemies while a civil war see
  
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• Biden & Trump Aiming To Debate In June, With Caveats

  16-05-2024 20:15 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: The Washington Post / Getty
  President Joe Biden and Donald Trump may be facing off in a debate as early as this summer, but there may be some obstacles due to a request for new rules.According to reports, President Joe Biden has signaled that he’s ready to debate Donald Trump at least twice before the elections take place in November and as early as June. These wishes were expressed in a letter sent by Biden’s reelection campaign committee to the Commission on Presidential De
  
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• DJ Akademiks Responds To Rape & Defamation Lawsuit: “It’s A Shakedown”

  16-05-2024 20:10 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: YouTube / Youtube
  On Tuesday, May 14, social media erupted when it was reported that DJ Akademiks had been hit with a rape and defamation lawsuit by his ex-girlfriend, Fauziya Abashe, who accused the social media personality and two of his friends of drugging and raping her.Though Akademiks remained mum throughout most of the day, he finally took to his channel and addressed the situation. “Whatever this is it will be handled in the court room.” Proclaiming his innocence whil
  
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• Cardi B Admits To Crying Over 'Hurtful' Fan Criticism: 'I Take My Music So Seriously'

  16-05-2024 20:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Cardi B has admitted that she has cried over fan criticism that she deemed 'hurtful,' noting that it's because she takes her music 'so seriously.'
  
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• Metro Boomin Gets Lofty Praise From Project Pat After Crowning Him 'Top 5 Rapper'

  16-05-2024 19:30 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Metro Boomin and Project Pat have both given each other their flowers after the producer called the Three 6 Mafia member a 'top five rapper' of all time.
  
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• NYC’s Mixxy Mayor Eric Adams Proposes Immigrants Can Help Solve City’s Lifeguard Shortage Because They Are “Excellent Swimmers”

  16-05-2024 19:18 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Slaven Vlasic / Getty / Eric Adams
  NYC Mayor Mixxy, aka Eric Adams, continues to strongly push for the title of worst mayor ever.
  New York City is facing a lifeguard shortage, which could be an issue for the upcoming Summer season. Mayor Adams has a possible solution for that problem: hiring immigrants because they are “excellent swimmers.”
  Adam’s latest boneheaded statement came after being asked about the lifeguard staffing at the city’s pools and beaches potent
  
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• Moneybagg Yo Checks Fan For Throwing Money At Him During Performance: 'F Wrong With You?!'

  16-05-2024 19:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Moneybagg Yo has checked a fan who threw money at him onstage during a recent performance, asking the perpetrator what 'the f' was wrong with them.
  
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• Travis Scott On Track To Have One Of Hip Hop's Highest Grossing Tours

  16-05-2024 18:30 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Travis Scott's Circus Maximus Tour is on pace to become one of the highest grossing Hip Hop tours in the history of the genre when it eventually wraps up.
  
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