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Busta Rhymes flew to Jamaica this week aboard a cargo plane loaded with more than 50 pallets of emergency supplies for Hurricane Melissa victims.

The Hip-Hop legend joined forces with Love & Hip Hop creator Mona Scott-Young and actor Tyrese Gibson for the massive relief mission to his homeland.

Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica in October as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds, killing dozens and leaving nearly 500,000 people without power or water.

“My whole family is Jamaican,” Busta Rhymes told ABC News. “Everything about Busta Rhymes that y’all have known to grow and love was bought up and raised in a Jamaican household.”

The rapper didn’t just deliver supplies. He grabbed hammers and nails to help rebuild a school roof in Norwood, St. James. In the underserved Flankers community, he gave an impromptu performance that lifted the spirits of hurricane survivors.

Mona Scott-Young organized the mission after connecting with people on the ground who described the devastation.

“When I finally connected with some of my folks on the ground there, and they relayed the devastation … it definitely mobilized, for me personally, that I have to get boots on the ground to help,” she said.

The scale exploded once Busta Rhymes got involved. Tyrese Gibson said they brought half a pallet on their first trip, but returned with 50+ pallets thanks to Busta’s influence in the entertainment industry.

Busta Rhymes has family and childhood friends who were directly affected by the hurricane. Many communities on hillsides still lack water, electricity or significant aid six weeks after Melissa’s impact.

The mission comes during a banner year for the 53-year-old rapper. He received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025 and announced his new album, Vengeance. He also earned the Hip-Hop Icon Award at Harlem Week 2025, adding to his 2023 BET Lifetime Achievement Award.

The trio plans more trips to Jamaica and is enlisting other celebrities connected to the island. The relief mission worked with nonprofits, including Helping Hand for Relief and Development and the GrassROOTS Community Foundation.

Future efforts will focus on reaching remote communities that haven’t received priority attention since the hurricane struck on October 28.

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Round One Wasn’t Enough

As you already know, last weekend Eazy The Block Captain and Cassidy faced off in Philadelphia. There has been plenty of back-and-forth about who is really from Philly and who is not, but at the end of the day, that debate did not matter. What people wanted was a battle of titans, and unfortunately, that is not what we got.

READ ALSO: Cassidy vs. Eazy the Block Captain Battle Ends in Chaos

The two only made it through one round before things became too tense for the battle to continue. That alone is disappointing, especially considering the massive hype surrounding this matchup. This was supposed to be a defining moment, not an unfinished chapter.

Now, here is where things get interesting. I am hearing intel that there may be another attempt to settle this once and for all. Whether that means determining who is truly the better lyricist or simply who can be the most disrespectful remains to be seen. Either way, there are whispers that both sides are considering running it back in front of a live crowd, possibly with a packed stage and hundreds of people watching closely.

READ ALSO: Cassidy Responds To Rumors He Ghostwrote Benzino’s Eminem Diss In New Freestyle 

As everyone knows, Cassidy and Eazy The Block Captain genuinely do not like each other in real life. That tension has continued to spill over onto social media, with shots being fired back and forth regularly. Still, a lot of fans see that online rhetoric for what it is. What the culture really wants is to see them go head-to-head properly, in front of a crowd, for all the marbles in Hip-Hop.

Let me know what you think about this situation in the comments below.

Here’s a recent diss from Eazy to Cass:

Here’s Cassidy’s from a year ago…

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Future’s Freebandz Entertainment is facing a federal lawsuit in New York from Mister Money Inc., which alleges the label unlawfully released and profited from several tracks by Lil Double 0 without proper credit or payment to a co-creator.

Filed on December 12 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the complaint accuses Freebandz and Lil Double 0 of willfully infringing on copyrights tied to five songs: “007,” “Jazz,” “G6,” “G6 Pt. 2” and “Ooh Okay.”

Mister Money is seeking damages of at least $750,000 and possibly more than $1.5 million, plus a jury trial. Although Future founded Freebandz, which operates under Wilburn Holding Company Inc., he is not named as a defendant in the case.

At the center of the dispute is music producer Tyler Macklin, who Mister Money says co-created the tracks with Rogers during collaborative sessions beginning in early 2019.

According to the lawsuit, Macklin handled production, engineering and sound design while Rogers provided vocals and creative input. Mister Money states that Macklin later transferred his share of the copyright to the company, thereby making it a 50 percent stakeholder in the songs.

Despite that, Mister Money alleges that the tracks were released without authorization, that Macklin was excluded from credits, and that no royalties were paid. The company asserts that the songs generated more than $1.5 million in revenue through streaming and other platforms.

The lawsuit highlights the songs’ commercial reach, noting that “007” has accrued more than 32 million streams on Spotify, while “Jazz” has exceeded 18 million. Each of the five tracks has surpassed 3 million Spotify streams, with additional millions of YouTube views.

Mister Money is also asking the court to officially declare it a half-owner of the song copyrights and to award attorneys’ fees and associated costs.

Representatives for Freebandz and Lil Double 0 have not responded to requests for comment.

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Disgraced Michigan coach Sherrone Moore hit up a Diddy party in 2018 and the revelation comes at the worst possible timing.

The embattled music mogul’s name resurfaced in headlines this week after the revelation that fired University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore had previously attended parties. Moore bragged about attending a Diddy-hosted Kentucky Derby celebration in 2018, posting on social media about the “great week” he had after partying with the Bad Boy freak.

Diddy is currently serving a 50-month federal prison sentence at Fort Dix after his conviction on prostitution-related charges under the Mann Act.

He was acquitted of more serious sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have resulted in life imprisonment. Moore’s connection to Diddy’s party scene also emerged just as Netflix released Sean Combs: The Reckoning, the explosive four-part documentary series produced by 50 Cent.

The documentary dropped on December 2, examining the dark underbelly of Diddy’s empire and the allegations that brought down one of Hip-Hop’s most powerful figures.

The timing proves particularly damaging as Moore faces his own legal crisis. The 39-year-old coach was arrested on December 10 and charged with third-degree felony home invasion, misdemeanor stalking and breaking and entering.

Prosecutors revealed Moore had been in a years-long inappropriate relationship with a Michigan staff member. When the woman ended their relationship on Monday morning, Moore allegedly bombarded her with calls and texts.

After she reported the harassment to university administrators, Moore broke into her apartment and grabbed kitchen knives and scissors, threatening to kill himself.

“I’m going to kill myself, I’m going to make you watch. My blood is on your hands. You ruined my life,” Moore allegedly told the victim, according to prosecutor Kati Rezmierski.

The coach’s mental health crisis became evident through 911 dispatch audio, where a caller described Moore as “suicidal” and said he’d been “stalking her for months.”

University of Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel was reportedly informed of Moore’s mental health issues on Sunday, leading to his immediate firing.

Moore’s 2018 social media posts show him celebrating at Diddy’s Trifecta Gala during Kentucky Derby weekend.

“What a great week in Paris! Such a blessing to be apart of the Michigan family! Off to the ville for the weekend to enjoy the #KentuckyDerby Festivities! @trifectagala hosted by @diddy tonight to start it off!” Moore posted in May 2018.

The coach later shared photos from the event, writing, “Diddy put on a show” as he posed with his wife, Kelli, at the celebration. This was years before Diddy’s parties became synonymous with the “freak-offs” and drug-fueled gatherings that formed the basis of federal charges.

However, the University of Michigan had allegedly investigated Moore’s conduct with women three separate times during his eight-year tenure.

OnlyFans model Mia Sorety recently claimed Moore slid into her DMs despite being married, saying she “wasn’t surprised” by the assault allegations.

The coach appeared in court Friday via livestream from Washtenaw County Jail, dressed in an all-white jail outfit. A judge set his bond at $25,000 cash and ordered GPS monitoring plus mandatory mental health treatment. Moore is prohibited from contacting his victim.

Since Michigan fired Moore “with cause,” the university no longer owes him the remaining balance on his five-year, $30 million contract.

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I do not clear up rumors the way I used to, mainly because rappers now have the ability to go online and shut things down themselves in real time. Social media has changed the game. But sometimes the rumors are so egregious and so reckless that the artist involved chooses not to respond at all. Addressing them can give the lie more oxygen than it deserves.

This is one of those times where stepping in feels necessary, and I am doing that for Fat Joe.

There is a truly horrendous rumor floating around the internet claiming that Fat Joe somehow crossed Sean “Diddy” Combs. What people may not realize, or may be choosing to ignore, is that Fat Joe and Diddy have been friends for a very long time. They have been cool publicly and privately, and they have communicated over the years. I cannot speak to the exact nature of their relationship now, especially given everything surrounding Diddy’s current legal situation, but I can say with certainty that they were in communication in the past.

READ ALSO: Fat Joe Exposes Lawyer Tyrone Blackburn Over AI

I know this because there was once a rumor about Fat Joe working on an album involving The Notorious B.I.G.’s unreleased material. When that story surfaced, Joe attempted to resolve it properly and respectfully by going through Diddy. Diddy never went public to confirm or deny anything, but behind the scenes, conversations did happen. One of the producers affiliated with the Hitmen was involved, and the matter was addressed quietly. None of that ever became public, by design.

Now there is a new statement circulating online suggesting that Diddy allegedly tried something inappropriate with Fat Joe and that Joe somehow “let him go” or exposed him. The claim is being presented as if it were a direct statement from Fat Joe.

I can categorically say that this is false. It is fake. Just re-read that nonsense!

If Fat Joe had ever made a statement like that, there would be video or an actual tweet. It would not surface as some typed quote floating around the internet. Anyone familiar with this culture know how this goes!

READ ALSO: Stephen A. Smith Confirms “Fat Joe Curse” After Disasterious Yankees Performance

I felt obligated to clear this up because Fat Joe has taken criticism over the years for half-truths, exaggerations, and selective storytelling. That criticism may be fair at times, but this situation is not one of those moments. He did not do this to his longtime friend. This rumor is not on him.

If you want to know more…just watch below:

Let me know what you think about this in the comments below.

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50 Cent announced plans to bring Eminem aboard for new music tied to his upcoming Street Fighter movie role. The G-Unit boss took to Instagram on December 13 to share the news with fans after landing the role of Balrog in the highly anticipated video game adaptation.

“I’m gonna get @eminem on deck to make some music for this movie, Street Fighter. New Music on the way!” he wrote.

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While 50 Cent and Eminem haven’t released an official collaboration since their G-Unit days, fan-made remixes and unofficial tracks have circulated online throughout 2024 and 2025.

Their last major studio collaboration dates back to “Remember the Name,” featuring Ed Sheeran on the English singer’s album No.6 Collaborations Project.

The announcement comes after the Street Fighter cast debuted footage at the 2025 Game Awards on December 11 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Fif appears as Balrog, the hard-hitting boxer character from the iconic fighting game franchise.

Directed by Kitao Sakurai, the film is set in 1993 and follows estranged fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) as they’re recruited by Chun-Li (Callina Liang) for the World Warrior Tournament.

The official synopsis warns of “a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past.”

The Street Fighter cast also includes Jason Momoa as Blanka, David Dastmalchian as M. Bison, WWE’s Roman Reigns as Akuma, Cody Rhodes as Guile, and Orville Peck as Vega. Eric André, Vidyut Jammwal, Andrew Schulz, and Olivier Richters round out the ensemble.

The film follows fighters competing in a brutal tournament as they uncover a conspiracy that threatens their lives. Set in the early 1990s, the movie aims to capture the essence of the beloved Capcom video game series that has entertained fans for decades.

Street Fighter hits theaters on October 16, 2026.

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Nicki Minaj is back at it.

This time it is different. Nicki has always had a unique, powerful community behind her. The Barbz were not like anybody else’s fan base in Hip-Hop. They were loyal, organized, emotional and relentless. They were her digital army even when the culture questioned her moves. That kind of base is rare. Now it looks like Nicki might be trading Barbz for something else.

READ ALSO: Vice President JD Vance Unexpectedly Endorses Nicki Minaj Over Cardi B

The latest flare up comes from a rant where she appears to be criticizing trans kids and taking direct aim at California Governor Gavin Newsom. This is the same Newsom who regularly positions himself as a fierce political adversary to Donald Trump. He leans liberal. He trends on social media. So when she suddenly turns him into target practice…what are we doing?

People are wondering what exactly is going on because Nicki built a career heavily supported by LGBTQ+ fans. They helped create the Barb movement long before she was a global superstar. They championed her style, her theatrics, her lyrics and her empowerment messaging. They were part of the foundation. So when she leans into rhetoric that many believe is hostile to trans youth, the fallout is immediate. Fans are already expressing disappointment and some are stepping back altogether. We do not have stats on this, but the comments are in shambles.

Imagine being the guy running on wanting to see trans kids. Haha. Not even a trans ADULT would run on that. Normal adults wake up & think they want to see HEALTHY, SAFE, HAPPY kids.

Not Gav

The Gav Nots

GavOUT

Send in the next guy, I’m bored. pic.twitter.com/627bIhbD1j

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) December 12, 2025

What does Chuckie have to do with this?

READ ALSO: Nicki Minaj’s Trump Alliance Sparks Three Rumors About Motives

This isn’t the first time Nicki has drifted into controversial territory in the last couple of month, but this one feels different. Previously it was vague commentary about Africa or Christianity without clear context. This new stance feels more pointed and political, almost in direct opposition to her historic base. Nicki is splitting from her base and may not know it.

Where this goes next is anybody’s guess.

What do you think about this sudden pivot from Nicki Minaj? Drop your thoughts in the comments below.

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Timothée Chalamet stirred the pot of internet speculation again after sidestepping questions about whether he’s the masked rapper known as EsDeeKid during a radio interview in London.

While promoting his latest film, Marty Supreme, Chalamet was asked directly by Heart FM hosts Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden if he was secretly behind the viral rapper persona.

His answer?

“I’ve got no comment on that.” He followed up with a teasing, “I got two words on that,” before adding, “all will be revealed in due time.”

The cryptic exchange has only added fuel to a theory that’s been bouncing around TikTok and Reddit for months. EsDeeKid, a balaclava-wearing rapper with a Liverpudlian accent, gained traction after his track “LV Sandals” exploded online.

Despite the accent, some listeners have pointed out physical similarities between the anonymous artist and Chalamet, especially their eyes. Others have latched onto the coincidence that both names contain a double “e.”

Adding to the intrigue, Chalamet has never hidden his connection to Hip-Hop.

As a kid, he performed under the name “Lil Timmy Tim.” When Holden mistakenly referred to that persona as “Little Timmy,” Chalamet laughed and said, “doesn’t have the same ring to it.”

EsDeeKid released an album titled Rebel earlier this year and is scheduled to tour Australia and North America in 2026. So far, the rapper has not addressed the rumors linking him to Chalamet.

Meanwhile, Chalamet continues to expand his musical footprint. In November, the 29-year-old earned a Grammy nomination for his vocals on the soundtrack for A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan biopic in which he stars.

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6ix9ine took his trolling to theatrical levels today (December 12), donning a vintage British naval outfit and sipping tea in a tropical paradise to ridicule 21 Savage over past comments about snitching and street credibility.

The three-minute video, posted to social media, was a direct response to Savage’s recent appearance on the “Perspectives with Big Bank” podcast, where he took a jab at unnamed artists who “cooperated” with law enforcement and were subsequently “canceled by the internet.”

Though 21 didn’t mention names, the implication was clear, and 6ix9ine wasn’t about to let it slide.

In the clip, the Brooklyn rapper mocked Savage’s British roots and his 2019 detainment by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. With exaggerated jokes like “You should be ashamed of where you’re from” and a sarcastic “bloody w#####,” 6ix9ine leaned into meme culture to hit back.

He captioned the skit: “ALWAYS BE PROUD OF WHERE YOU ARE FROM. YOU SHOULDNT BE ASHAMED OF WHERE YOU WERE BORN. but i get it i love it here too and next time you say the ‘mexican’ just say my name because the Mexicans would smack the f### out u @21savage you bloody w#####.”

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The video joked about Savage’s UK background, which first surfaced during his ICE arrest in 2019. That incident revealed the rapper was born in London, not Atlanta, as many had believed. Social media quickly lit up with memes, reviving the “British 21 Savage” trend.

The tension between the two artists isn’t new.

In 2021, they clashed in a heated Clubhouse debate hosted by Wack 100, trading barbs over loyalty, authenticity and street codes. That argument stemmed from 6ix9ine’s controversial decision to cooperate with federal prosecutors in his 2018 racketeering case tied to the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.

After being arrested in November 2018, 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to nine charges and agreed to testify against fellow gang members. In return, he received a reduced sentence of about two years, avoiding the decades-long term he initially faced.

That cooperation, however, has followed him ever since. The “snitch” label has become a permanent part of his public image, especially in Hip-Hop circles that value street loyalty.

Now, as 6ix9ine prepares to return to prison for violating the terms of his supervised release, the feud with 21 Savage adds another chapter to his turbulent post-prison life.

In December 2025, a federal judge sentenced him to three months in prison after he admitted to multiple violations, including drug possession and a physical altercation at a Florida mall. Judge Paul Engelmayer, who also oversaw his original case, denied his request for home confinement and labeled him a “dumpster fire.”

He is scheduled to report to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn in early January 2026.

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A Texas woman wanted to try out a new gym on a free seven-day pass. Except when she shows up, she learns that the management has no intention of honoring it.

TikTok creator Lez (@lez.labella) posted a video about the situation on Nov. 29. She starts the video by saying, “Let’s play a game of ‘make this make sense.’”

Lez explains that she woke up that morning wanting to work out, but she wasn’t excited about any of her current gym options. “Didn’t want to go to Crunch Fitness,” she says. “Very tired of Crunch Fitness. Looked up what gyms are about 25-30 minutes away from me. Decided to check out EOS [Fitness]. Go online, sign up for the free seven-day pass. Get dressed, drive 30 minutes, show up to the gym.”

Texas Woman Visits EOS Fitness on a ‘Free’ 7-Day Pass

When she enters the gym, Lez immediately heads over to the reception desk and lets them know about her seven-day pass. The front desk person tells her that someone from the sales team will be right with her to go over membership options, which she understands is part of the free seven-day pass experience.

But the wait is longer than she expected. “And then it clicks to me,” she says. “I’m two Jeezy songs in. Why am I still sitting here?”

Finally, she says she was approached by a young man who proceeded to go over the membership options and inform her about a Black Friday deal that involved paying just $1 until January. Lez was impressed by the facility and wanted to take advantage of the deal—just not before getting through her seven-day trial period.

“He said, ‘Well, here is the thing about the seven-day pass. We’re not going to honor it,’” Lez recalls. “I said, ‘Wait, run that back?’”

Lez Reads the EOS Terms and Conditions

According to Lez, the sales rep doubled down and said that a one-day pass was $20. “I said, ‘I was going to purchase a membership, but this just seems really shady to me. It says that nowhere on your website. It said it nowhere in the mail. And then I get here today and you’re telling me I drove 30 minutes just to get here for you to tell me that you’re not going to honor the seven-day pass and you’re forcing me into a membership?’”

Lez understands that the Black Friday deal made it so that it wasn’t necessarily a financial risk, but it was more the principle at that point. “But the way they went about it was so sketchy, I don’t want to be at the gym at all anymore,” she says. “So of course I got in my car and as a Black woman, I’m going to research. Here is what the email said. Nowhere in that [expletive] does it say they’re not honoring the seven-day pass at this time.”

Viewers React to the EOS 7-Day Pass Story

Lez closes the video by asking for gym recommendations in the Houston area. In the comments section, viewers weighed in with their opinions on her story.

“Time to make a complaint to corporate,” wrote one viewer.

“Why are gyms so difficult?” asked a second person. “It’s hard to sign up. It’s hard to cancel. What is their problem?”

“The best way you can get them in major trouble is to call your state attorney general and make a complaint,” suggested a third viewer. “They don’t mess around with this kind of stuff.”

The United States government requires businesses to outline all of the fine print on free trials before the customer signs up. So that means Lez might actually have a valid complaint on her hands here.

All Hip Hop contacted Lez via TikTok comment and direct message for comment. We also contacted EOS via website contact form for comment.

@lez.labella Can’t tell if I’m more disappointed or annoyed with @EōS Fitness #creatorsearchinsights #eosgym #eosfitness ♬ original sound – L E Z | The Gymini

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