Ice Spice settled a lawsuit accusing her and producer RiotUSA of stealing the D.Chamberz song “In That Mood” for their track “In Ha Mood.” According to court documents obtained by AllHIpHop, the case was dismissed with prejudice – meaning it cannot be refiled – on Monday (September 23). Attorneys for Ice Spice, RiotUSA and D.Chamberz […]
The New York City Department of Social Services (NYCDSS) has called out Jay-Z in a federal court filing, accusing him of making “false” claims that have “poisoned” the upcoming auction of Damon Dash’s one-third share of Roc-A-Fella Records, which Dash planned to pay his substantial debts, including unpaid child support to two women. In 1994, […]
Late music icon Prince missed his shot at going on a first date with Halle Berry after the actress slyly turned him down. “The Purple One” was married twice and had a host of muses, but when he approached Berry, Prince was practically shut down on sight. While promoting her new film, Never Let Go, […]
Rome Streetz (Cred: Loe Kee Phlicks) On Monday, September 23rd, Rome Streetz made a stop in LA, headlining with Daringer at the Moroccan Lounge. Rome pumped up the crowd with hits from his previous catalogs, including “Streetz Keep Calling Me,” “Noise Kandy,” “Narco Lingo,” and “Kiss the Ring.” He also showcased tracks from his upcoming […]
UPDATE (Sept. 24): Brad Paisley and rapper mgk have been added as performers to the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards, which will air on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and Peacock. Ashley Cooke, Bailey Zimmerman, Chase Rice, Cody Rhodes, Dasha, Orville Peck, Parker McCollum, Priscilla Block, Scotty McCreery, Shaboozey and Tanner […]
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Gilbert Flores / Getty / Rapper T.I. and Tiny Rapper T.I. and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, secured a massive $71 million payout in their lawsuit against the maker of the popular L.O.L. Surprise! Dolls. Spotted on TMZ Hip Hop, the “U Don’t Know Me” crafter and his wife got […]
Tyla’s mom had “premonitions” that her daughter was pregnant, and the “Water” singer duped her with a prank call. As part of Elle‘s Phoning It In segment on Monday (Sept. 23), Tyla made a few prank calls to her mother, Central Cee, her manager and more. She attempted to scare her mom, Sharleen Seethal, with […]
Hip-hop has always had a uniform, in one way or another. Versions of rap’s various aesthetics have been locked into popular consciousness far long than the trends themselves were embraced by the genre’s fans in real life. Picture a rapper in your mind. Perhaps you imagined a 1980s b-boy, replete with a Kangol bucket hat […]
T.I. and Tiny Harris have prevailed in their copyright infringement lawsuit against toy company MGA over its O.M.G. doll line. They won $71 million after a jury decided the toys did, in fact, infringe on the concept of the pop group OMG Girlz, which was created by Tiny and featured her daughter Zonnique “Star” Pullins. […]
MC Lyte is a 53 year old emcee from Queens, New York who is widely regarded as amongst the pioneers of female rap. Her first 4 albums Lyte as a Rock, Eyes on This, Act Like You Know & Ain’t No Other were released through First Priority Music/Atlantic Records to positive reception as was her Elektra Records debut Bad as I Wanna B. Responses towards […]
