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• You Care: Spin The Block Legends Nelly & Ashanti Docuseries Coming To Peacock

  08-01-2025 19:56 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Prince Williams / Getty / Nelly and Ashanti
  We know you care. Legendary spin the block couple, Nelly and Ashanti, are getting a docuseries at Peacock.Deadline exclusively reports the music superstars will be the focal point of a docuseries fresh off their secret marriage and the birth of their first child. 
  According to the website, the series will be filmed and produced by Nelly, Ashanti, and Critical Content, the company behind the Netflix documentary Sly and MTV’s Catf
  
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• Meek Mill Receives Backlash After Tweeting About LA Wildfire

  09-01-2025 15:33 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: G Fiume / Getty
  If not knowing how to read a room was a person, it would be Meek Mill. In the midst of celebrities sending their thoughts and prayers to everyone in Los Angeles being effected by the wildfire, it was the king of Philly’s turn. Meek stated, “Prayers to la I never knew about fire trauma until my house caught on fire…. I was smelling fire in my sleep jumping up for 3 years… I didnt know that type of trauma existed, so I was just dealing with it as a
  
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• 50 Cent Fires Back At Jim Jones' 'Gangster' Talk With JAY-Z & 6ix9ine Jabs

  09-01-2025 15:04 via hiphopdx.com
  
  50 Cent has mocked Jim Jones after his recent tough talking about the time the two performed together at a concert in 2007 to spite Cam'ron.
  
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• The Return Of The Rapper-Producer Duo

  09-01-2025 13:30 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Rapper-producer duos made a big comeback in 2024, from Future and Metro Boomin to Kendrick Lamar and Mustard and Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre.
  
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• Cardi B Is Trying To ‘Silence’ Tasha K With Legal Moves, Blogger Claims

  09-01-2025 12:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Cardi B is facing allegations of trying to silence Tasha K, according to the blogger's latest filings in their ongoing legal battle.
  
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• Drake Flaunts Duck Lips & Nail Polish In New Studio Pics: ‘I Thought This Through’

  09-01-2025 11:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Drake is back in the studio, flaunting his signature duck lips and fresh nail designs – and making it clear that every move he makes is carefully thought out.
  
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• Tyler, The Creator Praised By Punk Icon Iggy Pop: ‘He’s A Genuine Old-School Talent’

  09-01-2025 10:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Tyler, The Creator has earned the admiration of punk legend Iggy Pop following a brief collaboration on a campaign a few years ago.
  
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• Trey Songz Pleads With Judge To Toss $11M Lawsuit Judgment, Claims It Will ‘Ruin’ Him

  09-01-2025 09:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Trey Songz is fighting back after he was hit with a default judgment of $11 million for not answering a Las Vegas battery lawsuit.
  
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• Pusha T Raises Anticipation For Clipse Album With Surprising Social Media Move

  09-01-2025 02:30 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Pusha T has fans thinking the new Clipse album may finally be here, as he has pulled the signature social media move to represent a new era.
  
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• Drake Is ‘Ducking’ Rolling Loud, Says Festival Co-Founder: ‘We Offered Him Three Nights’

  09-01-2025 01:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Drake is intentionally steering clear of Rolling Loud — or so believes the festival's co-founder, Tariq Cherif, who says they've sent many a request to The Boy.
  
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• SZA Responds To Question About A Joint Album With Kendrick Lamar: ‘I Would Love That’

  09-01-2025 00:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  SZA seems gung-ho about the possibility of a joint album with Kendrick Lamar, saying she 'would love' to take part in such a project.
  
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• Moneybagg Yo & Boosie Badazz Want In On LiAngelo Ball’s Viral Song ‘Tweaker’

  08-01-2025 23:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Moneybagg Yo and Boosie Badazz are determined to appear on a remix of LiAngelo Ball's hot new track 'Tweaker,' which has serious early-aughts Cash Money vibes.
  
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• Convicted Donald Trump Requests Supreme Court To Block Hush Money Sentencing

  08-01-2025 22:52 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: The Washington Post / Getty
  Donald Trump has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to block the sentencing for the hush money case before it takes place at the end of the week.
  On Wednesday morning (Jan. 8), Donald Trump made an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to block his sentencing in the hush money case in New York City. “This court should enter an immediate stay of further proceedings in the New York trial court,” the application from his legal team read, “to pre
  
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• Drake Is Having Trouble Selling His Mansion In California

  08-01-2025 22:27 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Carmen Mandato / Getty
  2024 was an absolute struggle year for Drake as Kendrick Lamar systematically tore down his reputation, credibility, and popularity all in a matter of weeks (just sayin’), and now it seems like 2025 might not be much kinder, as the King of the North is having trouble moving his home out in California.According to Newsweek, the “One Dance” artist is currently trying to sell his Beverly Hills home, which he purchased in March of 2022 only to put it
  
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• El Chapo’s Sons Are Negotiating Pleas With US Government

  08-01-2025 22:15 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: press handout / Mexico
  El Chapo is being reminded that blood isn’t always thicker than water. The drug kingpin’s sons are allegedly negotiating plea deals with the United States government.As spotted on Newsweek, the two offspring of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán are said to be working with the court system on agreements that will essentially lessen their jail time. Back in 2019, their infamous father was sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years fo
  
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• JAY-Z’s Lawyers & Roc Nation Sued By Tony Buzbee’s Former Client

  08-01-2025 22:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  JAY-Z's law firm and company are among the defendants in a suit filed by a former client of the attorney who also reps the woman suing Hov for sexual assault.
  
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• Allison Holker Slammed By Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’ Family & Social Media For Revealing His Alleged Drug Use

  08-01-2025 21:46 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Eric Charbonneau / Getty / Allison Holker / Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss 
  Allison Holker, the widow of Stephen’ tWitch’ Boss, is facing a tremendous amount of backlash from both Boss’ family and social media after revealing the late dancer and Ellen Show DJ/dancer allegedly used drugs and made his family and friends sign NDAs to attend his funeral.It didn’t take long for the backlash to surface after Allison Holker’s exclusive interview with People
  
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• Allison Holker Slammed By Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ Family & Social Media For Revealing His Alleged Drug Use

  08-01-2025 21:46 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Eric Charbonneau / Getty / Allison Holker / Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss
  Allison Holker, the widow of Stephen “tWitch” Boss, is facing a tremendous amount of backlash from both Boss’ family and social media after revealing the late dancer and Ellen Show DJ/dancer allegedly used drugs. She also allegedly made his family and friends sign NDAs to attend his funeral.It didn’t take long for the blowback to surface after Holker’s exclusive interview with Peop
  
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• Cops’ Warrant for Nicki Minaj Denied, Investigation Still Going

  08-01-2025 21:40 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Jamie McCarthy / Getty
  Looks like Nicki Minaj’s barbie mobile was green when luck was on her side to be denied for an arrest warrant. The warrant was denied due to a lack of evidence after the former manager pressed charges claiming she physically attacked him. TMZ stated, “A spokesperson for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office tells TMZ … they have reviewed the warrant request from the Detroit Police Department but have chosen to deny it due to “insuffici
  
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• Ice-T Gets Into Heated Confrontation with Police Officer Resulting In 4 Tickets

  08-01-2025 21:37 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin / Getty
  Newly released bodycam footage shows a pretty tense run-in between rapper/actor Ice-T and a cop during a traffic stop in Hudson County, New Jersey, last May.Ice-T, known for his iconic role as NYPD detective “Odafin ‘Fin’ Tutuola” on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, was pulled over near a DMV office while driving his Porsche. The incident unfolded as Ice-T attempted to address registration issues with the vehicle.
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• Kanye West Once Again Claps At adidas & Jerry Lorenzo In New Instagram Post

  08-01-2025 21:10 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Jonathan Leibson / Getty
  Looks like Kanye West is still a tad bit bitter about his billion-dollar breakup with adidas, as the polarizing music icon has once again launched an attack on his former business partners and decided to throw some shade at designer, Jerry Lorenzo in the process.Last night (Jan. 7), Yeezy took to his Instagram page and for no apparent reason (at least not to the general public) rehashed his drama with the three-stripe brand in a lengthy post in which he took issu
  
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• 50 Cent Responds To DeRay Davis' Call For Him To Host Emmys: '2025 Is Gonna Be The Year'

  08-01-2025 21:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  50 Cent has responded to actor DeRay Davis calling for the rapper to host the Emmy Awards with Fif seemingly on board with the idea.
  
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• The OG Air Jordan 4 “White Cement” Is Set To Return In May

  08-01-2025 20:38 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Jordan Brand / NIke
  The year 2025 is shaping up to be one hell of a year for sneaker aficionados across the globe as Nike is bringing back many of their classic Nike and Jordan silhouettes and now we’re getting word that another grail will be joining the fray as the Air Jordan 4 “Cement” is gearing up for a marvelous return.According to Highsnobiety, the classic Air Jordan 4 colorway has been added to the very long list of classic Nike’s returning in this new year
  
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• Nelly & Ashanti's Marriage & Baby Joy The Subject Of New Peacock Docuseries

  08-01-2025 20:00 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Nelly and Ashanti's eventful 2023, which saw them welcome their first child before marrying, is set to be detailed in a new docuseries.
  
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• Trump Lawyers Block Release Of Jack Smith Report, For Now

  08-01-2025 19:58 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Scott Olson / Getty
  Lawyers for Donald Trump are scrambling to block the final investigative report by Special Counsel Jack Smith from being released, calling them “failed cases.”
  The legal team for President-elect Donald Trump sent a last-minute request to Attorney General Merrick Garland to halt the “imminent” release of the final report by Special Counsel Jack Smith claiming it would be a “bad-faith crusade” on the part of the Biden-Harris administr
  
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• Aldis Hodge & Amazon MGM Studios’ Lauren Anderson Talk ‘Cross’

  08-01-2025 19:07 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: MICHAEL TRAN / Getty
  Aldis Hodge is emerging as one of entertainment’s top leading men and many are pointing to the success of his new show Cross as adding a big boost to his standing. At a recent Consumer Electronics Show event, Aldis Hodge and Lauren Anderson, head of content and brand innovation at Amazon MGM Studios, discussed the finer points of Cross, getting the authentic Washington, D.C. slang right, and more.
  As reported by Deadline, Aldis Hodge and Lauren Anderson sat dow
  
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• T.I. & Tiny’s $71M OMG Girlz Lawsuit Judgment Could Be Reduced

  08-01-2025 18:53 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Eric Charbonneau / Getty
  T.I. and Tiny Harris’ $71 million lawsuit involving their former girl group, the OMG Girlz, is facing a potential reduction following a recent legal development. A federal jury decided the group should be paid damages because their name and image were used without permission in a popular line of dolls. Initially, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, awarding them a hefty $71 million in damages. However, the judgment is now under scrutiny, with legal
  
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• Remy Ma Professes Love For Eazy The Block Captain During Battle

  08-01-2025 18:34 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Remy Ma and Eazy The Block Captain have become a central focus in the battle rap scene after details were revealed regarding their relationship and commentary from Papoose about their union. In a recent Chrome23 battle event, Eazy Tha Block Captain enacted a lyrical scheme asking Remy Ma if she loved him during the heat of the battle against his opponent, Shotgun Suge.
  Over the weekend, Chrome23 hosted the “Read The Room” battle with Eazy The Block Captain, and Shotgun Suge as the m
  
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• Mac Miller's 'Balloonerism' Tracklist Revealed Featuring Big-Name Guest

  08-01-2025 18:30 via hiphopdx.com
  
  Mac Miller's upcoming posthumous album 'Balloonerism' has unveiled its tracklist which includes a highly-anticipated collaboration with SZA.
  
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• Sony Announces ‘Helldivers,’ & ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ Are Getting Theatrical Releases

  08-01-2025 17:50 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Arrowhead Game Studios/ Sony Interactive Entertainment / Helldivers 2
  Sony is all in on Hollywood and announced several projects based on its popular video game IP are on the way.
  Building on the success of its hit HBO series, The Last of Us, and other movies, Sony announced at CES that film cameras would continue to roll as the company builds a strong portfolio of titles at PlayStation Productions. 
  During its CES presentation, Sony announced that popular PlayStation games, Ho
  
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