Cop Your XXL Merch Now 50 Cent is suing his former girlfriend Daphne Joy for accusing him of rape back in March. 50 Cent Files Lawsuit Against Daphne JoyOn Monday (May 6), Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson took action in court against Joy. According to documents obtained XXL on Tuesday (May 7), Fif filed a defamation lawsuit against Joy in Harris County District Court in Texas. The lawsuit alleges 50’s lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to Joy demanding she retract her Instagram post wher she accused the Queens rapper of beating and raping her. She allegedly refused and instead asked for millions o...
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now Ty Dolla $ign says his Vultures 2 album with Ye could be released “any day now.” He’s also hinting that the duo could potentially drop a fourth volume when all is said and done. Ty Dolla $ign Updates Streamer Vitaly on Vultures 2 Album ReleaseOn Saturday (May 4), Ty Dolla $ign joined popular internet personality Vitaly Zdorovetskiy on a live Kick stream. As the unlikely pairing set out to hunt alleged child predators on the streets of Los Angeles, the California rap-crooner provided Vitaly with an update on the release of Vultures 2, the second edition of the California ...
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now Metro Boomin denies he is a pedophile after his alleged old tweets surface that show him making some questionable sexual comments. Metro Boomin Denies Being a PedophileOn Monday night (May 6), decade-old tweets allegedly posted by Young Metro began surfacing on social media. Several posts, which can be seen below, show the beatmaker making some wild statements on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I’m tryna tell #oomf that age ain’t nothing but a number,” one tweet posted in 2011 reads. “She might be young but she ready,” another post from 2014 says. “Got your lil sister on ...
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now A security guard was shot in a drive-by shooting outside Drake‘s home early this morning. More information about the shooting has been released by police. Drake’s Security Guard Shot Outside Rapper’s HomeOn Tuesday (May 7), police released more details surrounding the shooting that transpired outside Drake’s Bridle Path home in Toronto earlier that morning. The Toronto Sun reported that the victim is a 48-year-old security guard. Witnesses said he was shot in a drive-by attack around 2:09 a.m. The security guard reportedly got shot in his upper chest and was unconscious ...
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Child’s PlayGone are the days when parents had to hope for a meeting with a record label to get their rapping kid a chance at fame. Through social media, moms and dads have leveled the playing field so that even preschoolers go viral for their rhymes.Interview: Luke FoxEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Spring 2024 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Like Wu-Tang, algorithms are now for the children. A growing sector of child rap acts are stacking likes, piling retweets and watching their stars burst into the stratosphere through the power of the repost and digital word of mouth. Most ...
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now YNW Melly has been locked up for 1,910 days fighting a double murder that occurred in 2018. After his trial was declared a mistrial last July, he is set to be retried for the crimes again. However, that too has turned into a waiting game due to a number of factors. YNW Melly Retrial PostponedAfter avoiding conviction in his first trial, where the rapper was charged with the 2018 murders of his friends Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams, the prosecution in the case had a choice to let the rapper go free or run it back in court. They chose t...
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now One person is reportedly in the hospital after being shot outside of Drake‘s Toronto home. The person injured is not Drake. Shooting Outside Drake’s HomeOn Tuesday (May 7), local outlet CityNews Toronto reported that a man had been shot outside of Drake’s Bridle Path home and rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. The person injured is reportedly not Drake. Police tape, patrol cars and emergency crews were spotted near Drake’s home along Park Lane Circle near Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue around 2:09 a.m. A suspect reportedly fled the scene in a vehicle, but ...
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now Metro Boomin ups the ante on his BBL Drizzy beat giveaway contest, now offering the winner $10,000. Metro Boomin Raises Stakes on BBL Drizzy Beat GiveawayAfter being called out by Drake on “Push Ups,” Metro Boomin has clapped back the best way he knows how: with a beat. After initially offering a free beat to the person who made the best verse over an instrumental he created titled “BBLDrizzy,” the super producer has raised the stakes by promising $10,000 and a free beat to the winner of the contest. “Update to the contest!” Metro tweeted on Monday (May 6). “Winner gets ...
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Cop Your XXL Merch Now The stars are out at the 2024 Met Gala and Doja Cat shows up at the event in some drip that is literally dripping. Doja Cat Goes With Soaking Wet LookThe annual Met Gala went down at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday night (May. 6). The theme for this year’s event is Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, specifically “clothing and fashion so fragile that it can’t ever be worn again.” After wearing nothing but a towel before the event, the California rap-crooner entered the Met in a soaking wet white T-shirt, sans undergarments. Photos can be see...
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When J. Cole apologized for returning fire against Kendrick Lamar on his song “7 Minute Drill” in April, his own fans collectively rolled their eyes. Now, it seems they might be changing their tune. J. Cole is far from the first rapper to apologize in the midst of a brewing rap feud, but his decision to wave the white flag at the 2024 Dreamville Festival in April jeopardized his credibility as a top-ranking MC in the eyes of many supporters. “I was conflicted because I know my heart and I know how I feel about my peers,” Cole told the roaring Dreamville crowd at the time. “These two n***as [Ke...
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