Drake made yet another big bet on a sporting event, and this one definitely did not pay off. On Friday (November 15), the superstar revealed that he had placed a $355K wager on Mike Tyson to beat Jake Paul in their fight that evening. “I’m late but I’m here money on the liiiiiiiiine for today and tmrw,” he captioned his Instagram post. Paul was heavily favored, so Drizzy stood to win over a million dollars if his bet turned out. However, that was not to be the case. Paul defeated Tyson by unanimous decision in the eight-round bout, meaning Drake…
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The days of the rap label steering the culture may have gone the way of Suge Knight, but as it celebrates its 20th anniversary, Top Dawg Entertainment remains the guardian of Hip Hop on the West Coast (and beyond). Seeing the TDE logo on an album cover is the closest Hip Hop has to a hallmark of quality. When albums used to bear the Death Row chair, Def Jam logo or giant “A” for Aftermath, it usually gave the buyer confidence in the product, even if they had never listened to the artist before. Now, with virtually everything a subsidiary…
6ix9ine has been sent back to jail after pleading guilty to violating the conditions of his probations. The rapper’s probation period stems from his controversial racketeering case that saw him collaborate with law enforcement but the controversial star could not stay out of trouble after his release. The judge sentenced 6ix9ine to 45 days behind bars, exceeding the 3o day term the prosecution had called for. The multiple violations include testing positive for meth, travelling to Las Vegas without permission and twice failing to comply with drug testing requests. Speaking to 6ix9ine, Judge Paul Engelmayer said: “Your breach of the…
Eminem and N.W.A are among the 26 nominees for the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF), though only six will win. A songwriter becomes eligible for induction 20 years after their first major commercial song release. The winners will be inducted at the 2025 Induction & Awards Gala, going down on June 12 in New York City. In naming their nominees, the SHOF listed five songs, but noted they “are merely a representative sample of their extensive catalogs.” For Em, they named “Lose Yourself,” “Stan,” “Mockingbird,” “Houdini” and “Rap God,” and for N.W.A, they named ““Express Yourself,” “Dopeman,” “F–k Tha…
Young Thug isn’t wasting any time getting back to work after his release and was recently seen in the studio with Future, Travis Scott and Lil Baby. During a stream on Monday (November 11), Akademiks alleged the four superstars had gotten together in the lab, and a short slip of the session surfaced online soon after. “Don’t ask me how I got the picture, but I appreciate all the people that were there. Young Thug has linked up in the studio with all these individuals,” Ak said. “I gotta think they’re either still working on whatever’s coming out for Baby.…