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Snitches Get Sued: Tekashi 6ix9ine Sued By Robbery Victims

Source: @JustInMyView / R1 Digital While the men he helped put behind bars might have a hard time exacting revenge on him for his ship sinkin’ loose lips, Tekashi 6ix9ine will have a harder time dodging some other people looking for a little retribution. According to TMZ, the most feared troll in the rap game turned states evidence has now found himself being haunted by the ghosts of victims past as he’s being sued by a few people his former Trey Nine Bloods crew robbed at gunpoint a few years ago. Seketha Wonzer and Kevin Dozier just filed suit against the rapper, claiming he was part of the criminal conspiracy set in motion in April 2018 that led to them getting bum-rushed and robbed at gunpoint in NYC — something Tekashi himself testified and pled guilty to in federal court. Apparently ...

Snitches Get Sued: Tekashi 6ix9ine Sued By Robbery Victims

Source: @JustInMyView / R1 Digital While the men he helped put behind bars might have a hard time exacting revenge on him for his ship sinkin’ loose lips, Tekashi 6ix9ine will have a harder time dodging some other people looking for a little retribution. According to TMZ, the most feared troll in the rap game turned states evidence has now found himself being haunted by the ghosts of victims past as he’s being sued by a few people his former Trey Nine Bloods crew robbed at gunpoint a few years ago. Seketha Wonzer and Kevin Dozier just filed suit against the rapper, claiming he was part of the criminal conspiracy set in motion in April 2018 that led to them getting bum-rushed and robbed at gunpoint in NYC — something Tekashi himself testified and pled guilty to in federal court. Apparently ...

Randy Watson Back: ‘Coming 2 America’ Official Teaser Trailer Drops [Video]

Source: Amazon Studios / Amazon Studios Randy Watson is back like he never left. After plenty of images have hit the Internets, today (Dec. 22) we get the official teaser trailer for Eddie Murphy’s forthcoming Coming 2 America. Source: Courtesy Amazon Studios / Amazon Studios The teaser for the sequel to the classic Coming To America offers some insight into the plot and showcases the myriad of characters portrayed by Murphy and his co-star Arsenio Hall. We see famed Sexual Chocolate lead singer Randy Watson make his return as well as Hall’s Gilligan-referencing Reverend Brown along with the assortment of barbershop characters in the clip. As for the story, he is now King Akeem (Murphy) and his homie Semmi (Hall) is still holding him down when the former decides to head back to Queens when...

Ja Rule Says 50 Cent Doesn’t Want “The Smoke” In A Verzuz

Source: Noam Galai / Getty While Gucci Mane and Jeezy were able to put their very serious personal beef behind them for the sake of the culture and give everyone one of the most memorable Verzuz battles of 2020, don’t expect mortal enemies 50 Cent and Ja Rule to do the same anytime soon. While fans have been clamoring and day dreaming of a face-to-face battle between the two rappers from Queens, Ja Rule and Fiddy have admitted they don’t have much interest in participating in one with 50 saying he’d rather battle Snoop. Now that it’s become clear that 50 and Ja won’t be squashing their beef anytime soon (even Fat Joe attempted to bring the two together to no avail), Ja’s decided to continue his decades old war of words with the former G-Unit general. Speaking to HipHopDX about the proposed...

Dipset “Kith/New York Knicks Freestyle,” Conway The Machine “Jesus Khrysis” & More | Daily Visuals 12.18.20

Today (Dec. 18) KITH dropped some beautiful exclusive Air Force 1’s with the New York Knicks colorway. To help promote their latest Nike collaboration, KITH recruited some OG New Yorkers to drops a freestyle capturing the essence of being a New Yorker. Holding court in the “World’s Most Famous Arena,” Madison Square Garden, Dipset reunites to rock the exclusive capsule collection from KITH while dropping gems about life in the Big Apple and the beautiful pain that comes with being a Knicks fan. A little further upstate in Buffalo, Conway The Machine continues to show and prove why he’s one of 2020’s breakout rap stars in his new clip to “Jesus Khrysis” performs everywhere from the stage to a storage facility. This man just loves to rap. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work fr...

#BRUHNews: Fans Are Concerned After Photos Of Famous Dex Looking Strung Out Surface

Source: @JustInMyView / R1 Digital One Rap’s rising stars might need an intervention. All signs are pointing to Famous Dex having issues with controlled substances. As seen on HipHopDX the man born Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. is not looking too healthy. On Sunday, December 20 a photo of him looking very haggard and visibly under the influence went viral. A twitter user @NinoTheBoxer posted the startling visual on the social media platform with a very sharp caption. “Bruh these rappers need to chill on the drugs got damn , I damn near gave famous dex some change , and I bet his homies ain’t saying sh*t” he wrote. Bruh these rappers need to chill on the drugs got damn , I damn near gave famous dex some change , and I bet his homies ain’t saying shit pic.twitter.com/Js0QlYBzHT — Rayshaun Thomas (@...

Serial Swindler Sean Kingston Charged With Grand Theft, Flaunts Expensive Jewelry On Instagram In Response

Source: Judy Eddy/WENN.com / WENN Sean Kingston is in deep trouble, once again, for not paying his jewelry tab.  Now the songwriter is in legal trouble that could potentially land him in jail.  Bossip reports an arrest warrant was issued after he was officially charged with grand theft on Friday (Dec. 18).  Court documents reveal that jewelry was delivered to Kingston’s home, but he never bothered to pay the goods when the bill arrived.   Cops aren’t actively looking for the “Suicidal” singer, but if he gets pulled over he could end up in behind a cop car.  Bail has been set at $45,000 and, if convicted, he could face three years behind bars.   In response to the charges, Kingston posted videos on his Instagram Stories showing off an iced-out watch, ...

E-40 & Too $hort Put The World On Town Bidness In Their Verzuz Battle

Source: Verzuz / Getty Saturday was all about Town Bidness on Saturday night as Verzuz took its breakout streaming platform west to showcase two of the Bay Area’s legendary titans for the final battle of 2020. Too $hort and E-40 took to the Verzuz Ciroc-branded virtual stage that showcased low riders, liquor bottles, and Oakland and Vallejo street signs to big up their oft-times overlooked soil and respective legacies in front of the millions tuned in. Billed as Legends of the Bay, Uncle Earl & $hort Dogg spent more than three hours going back and forth going way past the customary 20 rounds to run through their litany of Bay Area classics. Too Short laced us with old school staples such as ‘Freaky Tales’, Gangsters & Strippers and ‘I’m A Player’ and more contemporary hits like “Sh...

Wack 100 Gets Into Bloody Fight With Two White Men After They Allegedly Call Him A Racial Slur

Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty A burger run quickly turned into a volatile situation for Wack 100. The music executive came to blows with a pair of guys who were supposedly talking spicy to him. racially. As seen on TMZ Blueface’s manager got into a show down during a recent visit to Primo Burgers in Lancaster, California. According to the celebrity gossip site two unidentified men were burning rubber behind him in the drive through. Naturally that caused Wack to address them for the fear that their vehicle would spin out of control and crash into his. Allegedly they responded by saying “Mind your f***ing business n***er.” This quickly turned into a tense back and forth that led to a fist fight. In a video captured from the scene the very vocal online personality is seen squaring up wit...

Boba Fett Fans Rejoice, Your Fav Star Wars Bounty Hunter Is Getting His Own Disney+ Series

Source: Patrick McMullan / Getty Many Star Wars fans felt for years that Boba Fett didn’t get the respect he deserved. The iconic intergalactic bounty hunter is finally getting his late flowers in the form of his own show. Boba Fett made his triumphant return during The Mandalorian’s epic season 2 that has finally linked this to the Disney+ original series Stars Wars films. If you saw the amazing season 2 finale and stuck around after the credits, you already know that Temuera Morrison’s Boba Fett, whom we met in 2002’s Star Wars: Attack of The Clones, will be getting his own show titled The Book of Boba Fett and it will co-star Ming-Na Wen as Fett’s new partner assassin Fennec Shand. Today (Dec.21), Disney/Star Wars confirmed the new show, and Like intergalactic spaghetti western, The Boo...

Sony Pictures Developing DJ Screw Biopic

Source: Magdelena / Radio One Houston With the success of Straight Outta Compton, All Eyez On Me and Notorious, Hip-Hop biopics have proven that it can be big business at box office and now Sony Pictures is preparing to give another Hip-Hop legend the silver screen treatment. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony Pictures is developing a biopic around the life and times of the legendary DJ Screw and have tapped director Issac Yowman to spearhead the project and also serve as the film’s executive producer. For those who aren’t familiar with the man, DJ Screw made a name for himself in the 90’s for his slowed down remix techniques to Hip-Hop tracks which was dubbed “Chopped and Screwed.” Unfortunately DJ Screw passed away in 2000 at the young age of 29-years-old. The film is currently ro...

Barack Obama Shares 2020 Playlist, Includes Lil Baby, J. Cole, Travis Scott & More

Source: MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images / Getty Another year is coming to a close, which means plenty of year-end playlists are already being shared. Some lists tend to carry more weight—like that of the United States’ last legitimate President, Barack Obama. Spotify gets the distinction of housing Obama’s curated playlist. President 44’s favorite cuts from 2020 include notable Hip-Hop hits like Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce’s “Savage Remix” (which is first) and Lil Baby’s “The Bigger Picture.” Other rap joints that made the cut include Goodie’s Mob’s “4 My PPL,” Travis Scott’s “Franchise,” featuring Young Thug & M.I.A., Gunna’s “Sun Came Out,” and J. Cole’s “The Climb Back.” Not a single cut from Griselda, though? Clearly we gotta put Sasha Obama up on game. Prop...