Category: Hip Hop

Travis Scott demolished every expectation in the touring world, cementing his Circus Maximus Tour as the highest-grossing solo rap expedition in music history.

The Houston native’s global rampage generated a staggering $265.1 million across 2.1 million tickets sold, according to Live Nation figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. The achievement arrives during a peculiar moment for Hip-Hop’s mainstream visibility.

For the first time since February 2, 1990, when Biz Markie’s “Just a Friend” sat at No. 41, zero rap tracks occupied the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40 positions.

The drought began when Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s 13-week chart-topper “Luther” fell off the Hot 100 dated October 25, 2025. The drought ended very quickly, after Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” debuted at #38 for the week of November 8.

Yet Scott’s touring dominance tells a different story about Hip-Hop’s commercial power. His 80-plus shows spanned six continents, 20+ countries, and 50+ cities.

The trek kicked off in North American arenas in October 2023, before Scott conquered California’s SoFi Stadium and stadiums worldwide in Europe.

The Cactus Jack boss brought out heavyweight collaborators including Ye, Teezo Touchdown, Yung Lean, Don Toliver, Sheck Wes, Babyface Ray, Skilla Baby, Veeze and Nav.

His setlist featured 475 performances of “FE!N” alone, turning stadiums into rage-fueled cauldrons across the globe.

Scott’s tour supported his 2023 album Utopia, which topped the Billboard 200 with 496,000 total album-equivalent units. All 19 tracks from the LP debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, demonstrating Hip-Hop’s streaming strength even as radio play diminishes.

The genre’s touring sector continues thriving despite chart struggles. Kendrick Lamar‘s Grand National Tour with SZA has reportedly grossed $332.1 million through 34 of 47 shows, according to touring data.

Drake‘s “It’s All a Blur Tour” with 21 Savage and later J. Cole generated $320.5 million across 80 shows from July 2023 through 2024, dwarfing most pop and rock contemporaries, proving Hip-Hop’s power is still unmatched.

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Beyoncé clutched her pearls in the passenger seat as Lewis Hamilton floored it to 200mph during a blistering hot lap at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, turning a high-octane motorsport showcase into a star-powered spectacle.

The Grammy-winning icon, dressed in a tailored leather racing suit, joined husband Jay-Z trackside for a rare public appearance that stole the spotlight from the racing elite. The pair’s arrival at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit instantly became one of the weekend’s most talked-about moments, merging Hip-Hop royalty with Formula 1 glamour.

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Hamilton, the seven-time world champion who recently announced his upcoming move to Ferrari, personally took Beyoncé on a “hot lap” — a high-speed demonstration run meant to showcase the capabilities of an F1 car. The British driver pushed the car to its limits, hitting 200mph as Beyoncé experienced the same G-forces that professional racers endure during competition.

Video clips from the ride showed Beyoncé visibly rattled but smiling, capturing a rare moment where even one of the world’s most composed performers looked slightly overwhelmed by the raw intensity of Formula 1 racing.

After the adrenaline-pumping lap, the trio, Hamilton, Beyoncé and Jay-Z posed for photos with Travis Scott and Michael Rubin, forming a moment of crossover cool between Hip-Hop, sports and business that quickly spread across social media.

The race itself ended with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen taking the win, his second straight in Vegas, while Hamilton crossed the line in 10th, earning the final points-paying position.

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Ghetts is now facing three criminal charges tied to a deadly crash in northeast London that killed 20-year-old Yubin Tamang and left a trail of legal trouble stretching across multiple boroughs.

The 40-year-old grime artist was initially charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Prosecutors have now added two more dangerous driving charges, alleging he drove recklessly both before and after the fatal collision on October 18.

According to authorities, Ghetts started his erratic driving in central London’s Tavistock Place, weaving through Camden before striking Tamang around 11:30 p.m. Tamang died two days later, on October 20, prompting the case to shift from a traffic incident to a criminal investigation.

Prosecutors claim Ghetts didn’t stop after the collision. Instead, they say he continued driving dangerously through the city as he headed back to his home in Woodford. Police say the black BMW involved in the incident was registered and insured in his name and sustained visible damage.

The victim’s family, who traveled from Nepal to attend the court proceedings, watched from the gallery as Ghetts appeared via videolink from prison. He did not enter a plea and was ordered to remain in custody.

Ghetts rose to prominence as a founding member of the Nasty Crew, a key collective in the early 2000s grime scene.

Known first as “Ghetto” before adopting the name Ghetts, he became one of the genre’s most respected lyricists. His transition into acting led to a role in Netflix’s superhero series “Supacell.”

The fatal crash and subsequent charges mark a dramatic turn for an artist who built his name from the underground up.

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Juelz Santana just kicked up a firestorm online. And this one is a doozy. The moment people heard him say you don’t really need to read, the Internet went off. Now, to be clear, the Dipset star did not exactly stand on that, but he said enough. The clip shows him trying to make a larger point about business, money and knowing how to maneuver in the real world. But the way he framed…really made no sense. In fact, it was dumb.

Juelz basically implied that reading is optional in 2025. He leaned into the idea that financial literacy, owning a business and understanding money is more important than sitting down with a book. He pointed to audiobooks and YouTube clips as proof that you can “read” without actually reading. And that is when the conversation went into a debate.

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The thing is, you cannot separate learning from literacy. It is in the very word. You cannot talk about financial literacy while downplaying literacy itself. That is like trying to bake a cake without flour. There is a foundational element that has to be there or the whole thing collapses into dust. But Juelz doubled down in that clip and suggested you can still make it without knowing how to read in the traditional sense.

People online were not having it. At all. Enslaved Africans were banned from reading for a reason. Knowledge opens doors. Reading is how you unlock that knowledge. A lot of folks felt Juelz was pushing the culture backward with his viewpoint.

To be fair, we get what he was trying to say. The world has changed. Technology has evolved. Information is everywhere. You can learn a lot on your phone. But telling kids reading is optional? That is dangerous territory. Relax on telling the kids not to read or that it does not matter, bruh.

Maybe he can apologize like he did for pushing lean to the kids.

The Dipset legacy is too iconic for Juelz to go viral for the wrong reasons. Kids, if you are reading this: there is nothing cooler than being able to read, think, question and understand the world around you.

The oppressors of the past knew that. The oppressors of the present know. We should know it even more.

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Michael B. Jordan leaned on subtle physical cues, including wearing mismatched shoe sizes, to distinguish between the twin brothers he portrayed in Sinners, the Mississippi-set vampire thriller that’s already generating awards buzz.

In the BAFTA Playback series, the Creed star broke down his method for playing Smoke and Stack, siblings who return to their Southern roots to open a juke joint that draws the attention of bloodthirsty locals. Jordan revealed he used different-sized footwear to help define each character’s physicality.

“You know, I wore bigger shoes for Smoke, because he didn’t really move around too much. He was, you know, I had him be grounded,” Jordan said. “I had smaller shoes for Stack, because he was never sitting in one place. So, he always felt like he had to move and kind of be lighter on his feet. So, just little things like that added to, you know, how they held their body when they rest, their face, the cadence in their speech.”

The actor, who previously teamed with Ryan Coogler on Black Panther and Fruitvale Station, said he worked from the inside out to shape the twins, focusing on their emotional backstory and trauma.

Although Sinners features vampires, Jordan said he intentionally avoided watching other vampire films while preparing for the role.

“Honestly, (I had) no real inspirations when it came to what kind of vampire I was going to be,” he said. “You know, (I) really wanted to be very specific to the world (that) we were creating down there and tried really hard not to watch too many other things to influence what we were trying to make.”

Sinners, which debuted in April, has been both a critical and commercial hit. The film is expected to be a strong contender during awards season, following its successful release.

The comments came during BAFTA Playback, a six-part video series sponsored by Samsung, where actors reflect on pivotal moments in their careers.

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Machine Gun Kelly pulled a full throttle move during his Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix set and told the crowd he’s basically an F1 driver in bed, fast but takes forever to finish.

The Cleveland rapper hit the stage on November 21 at the T-Mobile Zone and dropped a line that had people doing double-takes.

“Just so you know, I’m not much far off from an F1 driver when I’m in the bedroom,” he told PEOPLE. “Because I’m very fast and it takes me a long time to get to the finish line.”

That line definitely caught everyone off guard.

He kept the energy going and gave a shoutout to the soaked crowd who stuck it out in the rain. Then he flipped the vibe and called the audience “my sweet little bloody Valentines,” nodding to his 2020 album Tickets to My Downfall.

This whole moment came almost a year after his split from Megan Fox, who gave birth to their baby girl, Saga Blade, on March 27, 2025. The two have had a rollercoaster relationship going since 2020, passion, drama, breakups, makeups, the whole nine.

If you’re not familiar, MGK and Fox first linked up while filming Midnight in the Switchgrass. She was still married to Brian Austin Green at the time.

Things escalated fast. MGK even proposed with a ring that had both their birthstones.

But 2023 and early 2024 weren’t smooth as they kept breaking up and getting back together. His tour life and her trust issues didn’t mix well.

Plus, she’s got three sons with Green, who wasn’t feeling MGK’s lifestyle.

Still, even though they called it quits, they’ve been around each other a lot lately.

Before Fox, MGK had a brief fling with Amber Rose back in 2015 and dated a few others along the way. He also has a 16-year-old daughter, Casie, with ex Emma Cannon.

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Kim Kardashian just delivered the ultimate thirst trap from her Brazilian getaway, and these ocean shots are absolutely everything your timeline needed.

The reality mogul took to Instagram with a series of jaw-dropping photos from her recent Rio de Janeiro trip, where she promoted her upcoming Hulu series “All’s Fair.” But forget the red carpet glamour – it’s her after-hours aquatic adventure that has everyone’s mouths on the floor.

“shipwrecked in rio,” she captioned the steamy upload, showing herself splashing around in the surf wearing nothing but a completely sheer, nude-toned vintage Alexander McQueen gown that left absolutely nothing to the imagination.

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The ethereal chiffon creation, originally from McQueen’s spring 2003 collection, clung to every curve as Kim Kardashian moved through the water like some sort of ocean goddess.

The dress was literally inspired by “drowned maidens” and pirates, making her nighttime swim feel like pure artistic destiny.

This isn’t just any random vintage piece, either; we’re talking about a museum-quality gown featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” exhibition in 2011.

The original runway show even included footage of a model floating to the ocean floor in this exact dress, which makes Kim’s recreation both brilliant and slightly unhinged. While fashion purists might be clutching their pearls over taking such a historic piece into actual saltwater, Kim’s followers were too busy dropping fire emojis to care about preservation concerns.

The photos show her completely submerged, the delicate fabric creating the most mesmerizing silhouettes against the dark Rio waters.

Sister Khloé couldn’t help but call out the wild factor, commenting: “You are such a freak for being in that water at night! It’s SUPER DARK outside in those pictures!! Are you well?”

This marks Kim’s second time pulling from McQueen’s legendary spring 2003 collection. She previously wore the designer’s iconic Oyster dress to the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, a piece reportedly gifted by then-husband Kanye West.

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Celeste Rivas‘ partially frozen and dismembered body has left the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner unable to determine a definitive cause of death.

The development that could complicate the homicide investigation involving rising Hip-Hop artist D4vd, according to sources cited by TMZ.

The 15-year-old’s remains were discovered inside the trunk of a Tesla linked to the 20-year-old singer, whose real name is David Burke. The vehicle had been parked for days on a residential street in the Hollywood Hills before being towed, at which point workers noticed a foul odor and made the grisly discovery.

Rivas’ body had been decapitated, her limbs severed and cut into pieces, and her torso left intact. Investigators say the body parts were “partially frozen” and had begun to thaw inside the car.

Forensic experts now face significant hurdles. The frozen state of the remains has damaged tissue and potentially erased key evidence.

Freezing remains can distort or destroy forensic evidence, including toxicology results and signs of trauma. Investigators believe the body was frozen deliberately to hinder the investigation and delay discovery.

“It will most likely be ‘undetermined,’” a source told TMZ, referring to the official cause of death. Initially labeled an “apparent homicide,” the condition of the body has made it nearly impossible to confirm how Rivas died.

Despite the lack of a medical determination, the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division continues to pursue the case as a murder investigation. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that an arrest could still be made even without a confirmed cause of death.

The case has taken a darker turn with the revelation that authorities believe a second person helped D4vd dismember and dispose of Rivas’ body.

Attorney Mark Geragos appeared on the “2 Angry Men” podcast and said he “knows the name” of the alleged accomplice, who may have been involved “before, during, and after” the teenager’s death.

A key part of the investigation involves a suspicious trip D4vd allegedly took in spring 2025 to a remote area of Santa Barbara County. Sources say he was there for about two hours in the middle of the night.

Authorities suspect Rivas’ body may have been stored in a freezer at that location for months before being moved to Los Angeles.

Rivas vanished from her Lake Elsinore home in April 2024 at just 13 years old. Her family told police she had a boyfriend named David. Her remains were not found until September 8, 2025, the day after her 15th birthday.

The disturbing details of her relationship with D4vd have also surfaced. The two reportedly had matching tattoos on their right index fingers reading “Shhh.” Friends of the artist allegedly believed Rivas was 19, unaware she was a minor when they met.

D4vd, who gained fame through TikTok and amassed over 3.6 million followers, was on tour overseas when the body was discovered. He has since canceled his remaining U.S. and European shows and has not cooperated with investigators. His legal team has remained silent.

While the exact cause of death may remain unknown, authorities continue to build their case through digital evidence, witness interviews and forensic analysis.

The LAPD has not announced any arrests as of November 22, 2025.

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What started as a $50 million lawsuit against Nelly has now become a costly lesson in legal consequences for the attorney who pushed the case too far.

The St. Louis Hip-Hop icon is demanding $78,007 in legal fees from lawyer Precious Felder Gates, who represented former St. Lunatics member Ali in what a federal judge has branded a completely “frivolous” lawsuit over Country Grammar royalties.

The tables have turned dramatically since Ali first accused Nelly of cutting his old crew out of credits and payments from the 2000 debut album that launched the rapper to superstardom. What Ali’s legal team thought would be a payday has instead become a cautionary tale about the risks of pursuing weak cases against well-funded defendants.

Nelly’s legal team, led by veteran music industry litigator Kenneth Freundlich, meticulously documented their work defending against what they called a baseless attack. The $78,000 tab breaks down to 142 hours of work.

“I believe that $78,007.50 is a reasonable fee for the services rendered by me and my colleagues in defending the action after November 25, 2024,” Freundlich wrote in court filings.

The case began unraveling almost immediately after it was filed. Three of the four St. Lunatics members quickly distanced themselves from the lawsuit, saying they never authorized the legal action and didn’t want to sue their former bandmate.

That left Ali standing alone with a case that was already on shaky legal ground.

The lawsuit alleged that Nelly had “manipulated” his former crew members into believing they would receive proper credit and royalties for their contributions to Country Grammar, the album that spent five weeks atop the Billboard 200 and spawned hits like “Country Grammar” and “E.I.”

But Nelly’s attorneys argued the claims were barred by the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations, since the album was released in 2000 and the lawsuit wasn’t filed until 2024. Faced with this obvious legal hurdle, Ali dropped the case entirely in April.

However, Nelly’s legal team wasn’t content to simply walk away.

They pushed for sanctions against Felder Gates, arguing that the case “should never have been brought” and represented the kind of “vexatious” litigation that exploits the expense and hassle of defending against frivolous claims.

Felder Gates continues to defend her firm’s conduct, telling Billboard she “acted with honest conviction that our client’s claims merited judicial consideration.”

She argued that her team held “a reasonable and well-supported belief that viable arguments existed to [extend] the statute of limitations.”

But the judge wasn’t buying those arguments. His ruling sends a clear message to attorneys who might consider filing questionable lawsuits against major artists: there will be consequences for pursuing cases that lack merit.

Felder Gates will have the opportunity to argue for a lower fine before the judge settles on a final amount, but the court’s order means she will eventually have to pay Nelly some portion of his legal costs.

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Diddy has been captured on video inside Fort Dix federal prison, marking the first footage to emerge of the Hip-Hop mogul behind bars as he serves time on federal charges.

The videos obtained by TMZ show Diddy working in the prison’s media library located within the chapel area, where he assists with distributing movies and religious materials to fellow inmates.

The footage reveals Diddy wearing a brown knit cap over his now-gray hair, removing his scarf and blue coat to reveal the standard gray prison uniform underneath.

Additional clips capture Diddy without his cap, fully displaying his graying locks, as he engages in what appears to be a friendly conversation with other inmates in the hallway before continuing down the corridor.

The emergence of these videos raises serious questions about federal prison security protocols and how such footage was obtained.

According to the Bureau of Prisons policy, inmates are strictly prohibited from possessing any recording devices. Federal correctional facilities maintain zero-tolerance policies regarding contraband wireless devices, including cell phones and cameras.

Prison security experts indicate that such videos typically surface through one of two illegal channels: contraband cell phones smuggled into the facility by inmates or corrupt correctional staff members who either record footage themselves or leak official surveillance material.

The FBI has documented that contraband cell phones represent a persistent security threat in federal facilities nationwide.

These devices are often smuggled in by visitors, corrupt staff members, or through elaborate schemes involving accomplices outside the organization. Inmates caught with such devices face additional federal charges and extended sentences.

Alternatively, the footage could have originated from a correctional officer who either used personal recording equipment or leaked official surveillance footage to media outlets.

Such actions would constitute serious federal crimes, including violations of Bureau of Prisons regulations and potential charges related to official misconduct.

Fort Dix, classified as a low-security federal correctional institution, houses approximately 3,000 inmates and maintains extensive surveillance systems throughout the facility.

The institution’s security protocols are designed to prevent precisely this type of unauthorized recording and distribution of inmate footage.

Diddy has already drawn the attention of prison officials during his incarceration.

Previous reports indicated he was caught consuming homemade alcohol behind bars and participating in unauthorized three-way phone calls, both violations of federal prison regulations.

The music executive is currently serving time after being convicted of violating the Mann Act and is expected to remain incarcerated until 2028. His legal team has filed appeals seeking to expedite the review of his case.

Federal authorities have not yet announced whether they are investigating how these videos were obtained or if any charges will be filed related to their unauthorized recording and distribution.

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