Jason Kidd's Terrible Rap Will Haunt Him Forever
The New York Times threw some real shade today with an article reminding the world that Jason Kidd once recorded a really terrible rap song called "What the Kidd Did."
Biggie Too Criminal, Too Fat To Have Brooklyn Corner Named After Him
Earlier this year, Brooklyn resident LeRoy McCarthy started an online petition to name a local street corner after Biggie Smalls, specifically an intersection near the late rapper's childhood home. The petition gained enough strength to be brought before a community board hearing yesterday and DNA Info reports that…
Mother Assaults Teen Over Too Much Rap Music at School Dance
A Pennsylvania mother who volunteered to chaperone a local junior/senior high school dance was arrested this week for assaulting a student after becoming enraged by the abundance of rap music at the event.
The Story of the 450-Pound Rapper Who Loved Waffle House Too Much
Jelly Roll, a 28-year-old white rapper from Antioch, Tennessee, has eaten at Waffle House more times than he can possibly remember. Hundreds of visits, but more likely thousands, to an inestimable percentage of America’s 1,600 Southern franchises. He orders the same meal every time, his particular variation of an…
Kid Who Rapped About "Marathon Bombing" Now Faces Terrorism Charges
That's Cameron D'Ambrosio in the photo above, flashing cash that, all told, probably totals $100. An 18-year-old pale goof from Methuen, Massachusetts, "Killa" Cam goes to the local public high school, plays videogames, and harbors rap dreams. His YouTube channel hosts two relatively recent videos of his musical…
Mountain Dew Is Having a Bad Week at the Intersection of Race and Rap
Hiring "controversial" rappers to be your brand ambassadors can be a blessing and a curse. Mountain Dew, the extreme corn-syrup beverage, is learning a peculiar fact about these spokespeople: They tend to generate controversy.
Lil Wayne Again Hospitalized for Seizure
Lil Wayne, who was hospitalized after suffering a series of seizures in March, was back in the hospital last night and early this morning when he had yet another seizure.
TMZ Reports Lil Wayne Is on His Death Bed; Friends Say Wayne is 'Alive and Well' (UPDATE)
Hyper-prolific rapper Lil Wayne is currently being given his last rites at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Hospital after suffering a series of seizures, if TMZ is to be believed. But close friends of Wayne's say Weezy is "alive and well." As the world awaits more news, here is the gist of what's happening.
Prosecutors Say Chief Keef's Gun-Laden Pitchfork Interview Was a Probation Violation Worthy of Jail Time
Last month we told you that burgeoning teenage rapper Chief Keef was riding his legal troubles to Kanye remixes and tracks with Young Jeezy. This month, those same legal troubles might find the 17-year-old Keef behind bars.
Hip-Hop Mogul Chris Lighty Dead of Suicide at 44
Rap mogul Chris Lighty, the much-beloved manager of artists like Diddy, 50 Cent, and Mariah Carey, died this morning in New York City from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to police. Lighty, who had founded the Violator record label and management company, was reportedly in the middle of an…
The 'Banned' Cover for Kanye West's New Album
The artwork for rapper Kanye West's new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, has been banned! That is, according to Kanye, who Tweeted the cover earlier this evening. Want to see it? There are boobs!
Jay-Z and the Post-Modern Man
Since this is my last weekend on the site until I return, begging for a job as James Del's assistant, I've invited some friends to play with me. Matt Ealer is the proprietor of Rendit Dot Tumblr Dot Com. Matt?
