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Uncle Nearest's receiver files to sell the whiskey brand to a mystery Black investor, and Jay-Z's $20M loan is fueling speculation.
Rumors are swirling that Ray J's decision to enter celebrity MMA isn't just about entertainment or money, something far deeper.
Jay-Z's new afro at Roots Picnic was styled with Beyoncé's Cécred spray, confirming what the internet already suspected.
Published: June 2, 2026 LAS VEGAS – Cardi B and Snoop Dogg are among the major names announced for the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival, giving this year’s Las Vegas lineup a strong hip-hop presence alongside pop, rock, country and global acts. iHeartMedia announced Tuesday that the two-day festival will take place Sept. 18 and Sept. <p>The post Cardi B and Snoop Dogg Set for 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Published: June 2, 2026 HOUSTON – Rapper Boosie Badazz, also known to longtime fans as Lil Boosie, is facing a felony aggravated assault charge in Harris County after authorities accused him of striking a nightclub security guard with a glass hookah during an incident in downtown Houston. The Baton Rouge rapper, whose legal name is <p>The post Lil Boosie Charged With Aggravated Assault After Houston Nightclub Incident first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Hip-hop history usually begins in one place: the Bronx. That origin story is essential, but it is not the entire map. Once rap moved beyond New York, every region began reshaping the culture through its own slang, production, street politics, radio scenes, club circuits, and independent labels. The result was not one national sound, but <p>The post The Search For Hip-Hop’s First Voices: Tracing The Earliest Rap Pioneers In Every State first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Monaleo and Teezo Touchdown touch base on “Everythang Pinka" with a burst of chemistry.
Bread Gang matters because it sits at the intersection of music, loyalty, business, grief, and ambition. It connects Moneybagg Yo’s partnership with Yo Gotti and CMG, BIG30’s rise and separation, Big Nuskie’s death, YTB Fatt’s signing, and the larger question of what Memphis rap becomes after so much conflict has already shaped the city’s modern image. <p>The post The Memphis Rap Wars, Part 4: The Bread Gang Timeline And The Future Of Memphis Rap first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Before Mozzy became one of Sacramento’s most important rap exports, his name was already tied to one of the city’s most dangerous and emotionally loaded rap conflicts. The long-running tension between Mozzy and CML Lavish D was never just a music rivalry. It was a street feud that moved through diss tracks, neighborhood pride, public <p>The post Mozzy vs CML Lavish D: Sacramento’s Deadly Rap Beef, Diss Tracks, Zilla Zoe, And The War That Followed first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Big Nuskie was not just a footnote in someone else’s beef. He was an artist, an affiliate, and a person close enough to Memphis rap’s newer power structure that his death became one of the moments fans kept revisiting. To understand why his story still comes up, you have to look at what Bread Gang represented, how BIG30 fit into that world, and how grief can turn an already tense rap scene into something even harder to untangle. <p>The post The Memphis Rap Wars, Part 3: The Big Nuskie Story And The Loss That Shook Bread Gang first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Memphis Rap Wars Series Part 1: Young Dolph vs Yo Gotti ✓ Part 2: Moneybagg Yo vs BIG30 Part 3: The Big Nuskie Story Part 4: Bread Gang Timeline Are You An Independent Artist Looking For Real Coverage? Raptology covers the stories behind hip-hop, but it also gives rising artists a place to build visibility. <p>The post The Memphis Rap Wars, Part 2: Moneybagg Yo, BIG30, And The Bread Gang Fallout first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Memphis Rap Wars Series ✓ Part 1: Young Dolph vs Yo Gotti Part 2: Moneybagg Yo vs BIG30 Part 3: The Big Nuskie Story Part 4: Bread Gang Timeline Are You An Independent Artist Looking For Real Coverage? Raptology covers the culture, but it also gives rising artists a place to be seen. If you <p>The post The Memphis Rap Wars, Part 1: How Young Dolph And Yo Gotti’s Feud Changed Memphis Hip-Hop Forever first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Sauce Walka appears completely unfazed by drama involving Drake and his child's mother.
Stunna Girl is facing renewed attention after being arrested in North Carolina on an outstanding warrant connected to a years-old court case. The Sacramento rapper, born Suzanne Sade Brown, was reportedly taken into custody Thursday evening, May 28, after police discovered an active failure-to-appear warrant during a traffic stop. <p>The post Stunna Girl Responds After Arrest On Longstanding North Carolina Warrant first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Before Big Scarr became one of Gucci Mane’s most promising 1017 signees, his story was already tied to a Memphis world where rap ambition, neighborhood loyalty, grief, and street politics moved together. The conflict often discussed online as Double R versus Trulla Mafia was never just a rap beef. It was a story about former ties breaking apart, young men choosing sides, violence spilling into neighborhoods, and music becoming one of the few ways survivors tried to turn pain into something larger. <p>The post Double R vs Trulla Mafia: Big Scarr, BG’s Death And The Memphis Feud That Tore A Rap Circle Apart first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Breaking News Published: June 1, 2026 Boi-1da is making it clear that he never counted Drake out. After more than a year of debate over whether the Kendrick Lamar battle permanently changed Drake’s position in hip-hop, the Toronto super-producer says the rapper’s return to the charts was not surprising to him. In comments reported by <p>The post Boi-1da Says Drake’s Comeback After Kendrick Lamar Beef Was “Inevitable” first appeared on Raptology.</p>
THF Bayzoo was never the biggest rapper in Chicago drill, but his name carried the kind of weight that made fans study every interview, every court update, every livestream, and every OTF connection around him. Born Devonshe Collier and known publicly as THF Bayzoo or THF Zoo, he became one of the most discussed figures tied to THF 46, Lil Durk’s wider Only The Family orbit, and the violent mythology surrounding Chicago drill’s most dangerous era. <p>The post THF Bayzoo: The Chicago Drill Figure, OTF Ties, Street Legend, And Violent Ending first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Kevin Hart's refusal to apologize for the George Floyd roast joke has the Floyd family connecting it directly to Republicans honoring Derek Chauvin.
Backwoods started showing up more often in rap during the 2010s. Artists were posting studio footage online constantly and the brand became linked to that style of content. A lot of the visuals from that period looked rougher than earlier rap videos, making Backwoods Cigars the most recognized tobacco brand in Hip Hop culture, which still stands true today. However, long before natural leaf machine-made cigars stole the show, other brands, such as Phillies, Optimo, Swisher Sweets, and Black & Mild already had a place in hip hop long. During the late 90s and early 2000s, these cigar brands appeared in lyrics connected to city life and late nights in the studio. As trends continue to change, Backwoods and Black & Mild cigars are still the most popular in the United States, in real life, and on wax! <p>The post How Backwoods Cigars Became Part of Hip-Hop Culture first appeared on Raptology.</p>
