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Latto explains why she called out Cardi B on the new song "Gimmie Dat" and Cardi responds.On Thursday (June 4), Latto was a guest on The Breakfast Club, where she confirmed she was sending shots at Bardi on the track off her new Big Mama album. Latto explained that Cardi publicly apologized to her for calling Latto "pu**y" during a leaked 2025 phone call, but didn't apologize privately until a […]

UPDATE (June 5);Big30 has been released from jail and was spotted being greeted by friends and family at the airport.ORIGINAL STORY (June 4):Big30 has been granted pre-trial release in the Gucci Mane robbery and kidnapping case.After previously being deemed a flight risk and kept in custody without bond, on Thursday (June 4), a judge reversed the ruling, according to court documents obtained by XXL."The Court finds that the Government has […]

The feds show Lil Durk killing a Quando Rondo look-alike in a music video and reveal a text saying Durk can't let King Von's death slide in a new indictment.On Thursday (June 4), the government filed a third superseding indictment in the United States Court for the Central District of California, which charges the Chicago rapper with the additional crimes of murder in aid of racketeering and conspiracy to commit […]

YG is gearing up to release his new album, The Gentlemen's Club, his first project in six years. When asked about his long stretch between albums, the Compton rhymer said that he's heeding the advice that Kendrick Lamar gave him about rushing albums just to escape a deal.In a video conversation with DJ Hed, which premiered on YouTube on Thursday (June 4), YG said he played K-Dot his new album […]

EBK Jaaybo pleads guilty to federal gun and drug charges.On Thursday (June 4), the Stockton, Calif., rapper, born Jaymani Gorman, ended his legal fight in connection with his 2025 arrest in Arkansas. Jaaybo entered a guilty plea to one count of possession of a machine gun and one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. His codefendant, Xavier “Baby Maxx” Jones, pleaded guilty to the same charges.Jaaybo was arrested following […]

Drake's Iceman album is one of the hottest albums in the streets right now and rappers like Lil Tjay, Lucki, Conway The Machine, and more have put their own lyrical spin on beats from the project. For example, on his 30th birthday (May 29), Chicago spitter Lucki dropped his freestyle over the eerie production of "Plot Twist." In the clip, which can be viewed below, Lucki raps his lowkey bars […]

A year after Sean "Diddy" Combs' infamous sex crimes trial, Cassie reveals in court documents that she no longer lives in the U.S.According to documents obtained by XXL, Cassie Ventura has left America and has no intention of moving back. The former R&B singer filed an official declaration on May 1 as part of her contesting a lawsuit filed against her by male sex worker Clayton Howard. In it, she […]

50 Cent gives a surprising response when asked about the leaked Diddy sex tape featuring the mother of his son, Daphne Joy.On Tuesday (June 2), 50 Cent held a screening of his Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning at Wild Cherry restaurant in New York City. During a Q&A session, Fif was asked about his thoughts regarding the leaked sex tape featuring Diddy, his ex Daphne Joy and a male […]

Quando Rondo has been released from federal prison to a halfway house.After serving 15 months of his 33-month sentence for drug conspiracy, the Georgia rapper has been released from the Edgefield Federal Correctional Institution in South Carolina and is currently listed as being in a halfway house in Atlanta, according to records obtained by XXL on Tuesday (June 2).The move comes after Quando got five months shaved off his sentence […]