Category: Hip Hop

Kim Kardashian stirred up renewed scrutiny this week after Hulu’s legal drama All’s Fair dropped Episode 5, titled after a well-known Taylor Swift track, reigniting long-standing tensions between the two celebrities.

The episode, titled “This Is Me Trying,” shares its name with a song from Swift’s 2020 album folklore, a choice that many believe is more than a coincidence.

Kim Kardashian plays a high-powered divorce attorney in the Ryan Murphy-produced series and the title’s emotional weight has not gone unnoticed by viewers familiar with the pair’s rocky history.

The reference quickly sparked speculation online, with many pointing to the infamous 2016 phone call incident involving Swift and Kanye West as the root of the ongoing rift. That moment, when Kardashian released footage of Swift discussing West’s controversial lyrics in “Famous,” remains a cultural flashpoint.

“That moment when Kanye West secretly records your phone call, then Kim posts it on the Internet…You don’t get to control someone’s emotional response to being called ‘that btch’ in front of the entire world,” Swift previously said about the fallout.

The show, which debuted in November 2025, follows a group of women who leave a major law firm to start their own practice. While All’s Fair has received mixed reviews, the buzz around this episode has reportedly helped boost its streaming numbers and the controversy has only amplified interest in the show.

Glenn Close, who stars alongside Kardashian, has defended her co-star’s performance amid critical pushback. Meanwhile, Murphy is said to be developing new storylines as the series eyes a second season. The ensemble cast also includes Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts and Teyana Taylor. Episode 6 is set to premiere on Hulu on November 25.

Whether the title was a pointed nod or a creative coincidence, it’s clear that the Kardashian-Swift saga continues to shape pop culture narratives and spark conversation across entertainment platforms.

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This woman says a Honda dealership used its own parts instead of the ones she supplied to fix her vehicle. The internet is arguing over whether she should be charged.

On Oct. 14, Crissie Clay-Luckey (@crisseyluckey) posted a TikTok recording her interaction with two Bob Boyte Honda employees. According to Clay-Luckey, she was charged for the wrong parts. The viral video has amassed over 850,000 views. 

Did Honda Dealership Install the Wrong Parts on This Woman’s Car?

In the video, an employee walks toward the woman filming, explaining the situation. “Parts were put on your ticket, they set the parts on the counter, and the technician took the parts,” explained the employee. 

The employee gestured at the several empty boxes she held in her hand. “These were the spark plugs that were put in from Honda,” she continued. “We can give you a refund and then charge you full price.” 

The technician walks out behind the employee to give more context. “I am so sorry, ma’am, I did not realize that you brought your own stuff,” explained the technician. “I put the Honda ones in there.”

The video’s text overlay reads “Honda Dealership Charged Me $159 to Install The WRONG Spark Plugs!”

Honda Customer Goes Into Further Detail on the Situation

Clay-Luckey explains the exact issue in more detail in the comments. “I brought them BETTER plugs than the ones they mistakenly installed from their own stock,” she wrote. “Then they refused to refund me for the error.”

The comments are divided over the predicament. While many questioned the legality of the dealership supposedly not issuing a refund, others defended the technician as having made an honest mistake. 

“Wrong spark plugs isn’t the right wording,” wrote one commenter. “I would say, ‘They didn’t install the plugs I supplied.’”

“An honest mistake,” wrote another. “Easy fix. Just replace the plugs with hers (no warranty on her parts). No harm done. No reason to get upset, lady.”

Can the Honda Dealership Legally Charge Her for the Work?

If Clay-Luckey explicitly declined the dealership’s parts, installing different plugs and then billing her anyway could potentially violate Missouri’s Merchandising Practices Act. However, it’s important to note that the act bars “deception, fraud, [or] false pretense” in transactions with consumers. In this case, it appears the dealership made a simple mistake.

All Hip Hop reached out for a statement to Clay-Luckey and Bob Boyte Honda via TikTok direct message.

@crissieluckey #RIP OFF CAUGHT RED HANDED!!!! @Bob Boyte Honda ♬ original sound – CrissieClay-Luckey

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Megan Thee Stallion rejected a high-profile Call of Duty endorsement after learning the video game would turn her into a shootable character, a decision rooted in trauma from her 2020 shooting, according to testimony in a federal courtroom in Miami.

During testimony on Wednesday (November 19) in the defamation trial against blogger Milagro Gramz, Roc Nation executive Daniel Kinney revealed that the Houston rapper immediately withdrew from the deal once she understood the nature of the proposed character.

“That triggered her and she full stop said ‘I’m not doing this,’” Kinney testified.

The lucrative opportunity ultimately went to Nicki Minaj, but Kinney said the emotional fallout from the 2020 shooting and the online harassment that followed cost Megan millions in endorsements.

The defamation suit, filed in October 2024 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, accuses Gramz of working in tandem with Tory Lanez, the man convicted of shooting Megan, to carry out a targeted online smear campaign.

Kinney’s testimony was part of a broader picture painted in court this week, which included disturbing claims about a deepfake pornographic video allegedly promoted by Milagro Gramz.

Megan’s former manager, Travis Farris—known in the industry as T-Farris—testified that the video caused “extreme distress” and led to months of therapy.

The therapy bills alone totaled $240,000, according to court records.

Psychologist Dr. Lenore Walker, who previously diagnosed Megan with PTSD tied to the shooting and the deaths of her mother and grandmother, also testified.

The lawsuit alleges Milagro Gramz acted as a “paid surrogate” and “longtime mouthpiece” for Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson.

Testimony revealed Gramz received more than $3,000 from Peterson’s father while publicly defending Lanez and attacking Megan’s credibility online.

Tory Lanez is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence without parole for the July 2020 shooting in the Hollywood Hills. A federal appeals court in Los Angeles upheld his conviction on November 12.

Earlier this week, the case took another turn when Tory Lanez and his attorney were held in contempt of court for dodging deposition questions. A magistrate judge fined Lanez $20,000, citing “deliberate evasion during three attempted depositions.”

Milagro Gramz has denied any wrongdoing. Her legal team argues that her statements were either “substantially true,” protected opinion or “rhetorical hyperbole.”

Still, she has faced multiple sanctions during the proceedings for allegedly deleting evidence and failing to comply with court-ordered discovery.

Megan is seeking compensatory, punitive and statutory damages, along with attorney’s fees and a declaratory judgment. The trial continues this week in Miami federal court.

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Sara Rivers is on the verge of losing her appeal against Diddy after failing to submit a required court document, putting her $60 million lawsuit in serious jeopardy.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a warning on October 3 advising Rivers that her appeal would be dismissed if she didn’t file Form C by October 17.

That form, which lays out the parties involved and helps set the appeal’s record, is a basic but essential step in the process. As of now, court records show she missed the deadline, and her case has defaulted under federal appellate rules.

Rivers filed the appeal on September 15 after a federal judge threw out nearly all of her claims against Diddy and his affiliated companies.

Initially filed in February 2025, her lawsuit accused Diddy of sexual assault, harassment, and racketeering tied to her time on the reality show Making the Band 2.

She sought around $60 million in damages.

In her complaint, Rivers alleged that Diddy “backed her into a corner” and ran his hand across her chest. She also claimed she was forced to live in “inhumane” conditions during the show’s production, including being housed with four men despite being married.

She further accused Diddy and his companies, including Bad Boy Entertainment, MTV Productions and Viacom, of conspiring to exploit her labor and sabotage her music career.

On August 14, U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff dismissed 21 of her 22 claims with prejudice, meaning they cannot be brought again.

The only surviving count, which falls under the New York Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act (GMVPA), was put on hold while a higher court determines whether that law can revive older claims.

That pause left Rivers with one legal option: appeal. But now, that effort is unraveling due to a missed filing.

The Second Circuit’s October 3 order clearly stated that the appeal “be dismissed” if Form C wasn’t filed on time. The docket now shows the case is in default, and unless Rivers takes immediate action, her appeal could be tossed before any arguments are heard.

If the court formally dismisses the appeal, Rivers would lose her last remaining opportunity to challenge the dismissal of her case.

That outcome would leave Diddy with a legal victory in this federal lawsuit, even as he continues to face other legal challenges elsewhere.

Diddy is currently locked up at FCI Fort Dix, where he is serving a four-year sentence after being convicted of two counts of transportation for prostitution.

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Finesse2tymes entered Harris County Jail on November 20 after turning himself in on an outstanding warrant, marking his fourth arrest of 2025 and deepening a yearlong streak of legal setbacks for the Memphis rapper.

The 31-year-old artist, born Ricky Hampton, had previewed his surrender earlier in the week via Instagram Story. The booking adds to a growing list of run-ins with law enforcement that have overshadowed his music career this year.

This latest jail stint follows an October 20 arrest in Dallas, where Finesse2tymes was hit with eight charges, including drug possession, tampering with evidence and attempting to bring banned items into a correctional facility.

That case, also in Harris County, came with bond amounts exceeding $100,000. The rapper’s legal issues accelerated in May when federal prosecutors accused him of repeatedly violating the terms of his supervised release, landing him back in federal custody.

In September, he was arrested again in Tyler, Texas, after performing at a concert.

The rapper is already free and back to work, with a show slated for tonight (November 20) in Nashville, Tennessee.

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While his court appearances have piled up, Finesse2tymes also found himself in a public spat with Offset, after making crude remarks about Cardi B and her rumored connection to NFL star Stefon Diggs.

He referred to Diggs as “that n#### that hit Offset’s b####.”

Offset didn’t take the jab lightly and warned him to keep his name out of his mouth. The tension escalated during a FaceTime call when Finesse2tymes replied, “Don’t get mad at me. Get mad at the football player.”

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Grandmaster Flash is ready to rewind the turntables of time and spotlight Hip-Hop’s early days in his upcoming memoir, Birth of a Culture, arriving fall 2026 through HarperCollins’ Amistad imprint.

The Hip-Hop pioneer will team up with journalist Robert “Scoop” Jackson for the project, which shifts away from the personal themes of his 2008 autobiography, The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats and instead focuses on the genre’s roots and evolution.

“This story has been on my mind for a very long time. It depicts the early history and many subject matters that pertain to the culture called Hip-Hop,” Flash told Rolling Stone. “I talk about my come-up, I express my thoughts and opinions with others. I reminisced about what it was and what it has become. It entails joy, pain, real life, fun, drama, math, and science.”

The memoir will revisit Flash’s trailblazing techniques, such as his Quick Mix Theory, a method that helped redefine how DJs looped breakbeats.

His innovations in scratching, backspinning and punch phrasing laid the groundwork for the rise of MCs and breakdancers in the 1970s Bronx.

HarperCollins executive Paul Olsewski described the new book as a departure from Flash’s first memoir.

“[Birth of a Culture] is completely different because it includes interviews from the people along his journey. And he highlights how their relationships shaped the culture,” Olsewski said. “[The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash] focused on his childhood trauma, addiction, and incorporated life lessons learned. This book isn’t that at all. It doesn’t discuss his childhood trauma or incorporate life lessons. It discusses the culture of Hip-Hop and the historical aspects.”

Flash rose to prominence alongside Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa during Hip-Hop’s formative years in the Bronx.

His technical creativity helped define the role of the DJ and earned him a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as the first DJ to be inducted.

Flash will also lend his voice to the audiobook version, offering a personal narration of Hip-Hop’s rise from neighborhood block parties to a global movement.

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Pras Michél walked into federal court Thursday for a moment that felt worlds away from the Fugees’ storied rise, as a judge sentenced him to 14 years in prison for a slate of political crimes tied to foreign money, U.S. elections and behind-the-scenes influence campaigns.

The feds reportedly shadowed him for nearly a decade. The once-celebrated artist now faces one of the toughest penalties ever handed to a Hip-Hop figure on federal political charges.

Michél was convicted in April 2023 on 10 counts, including funneling illegal foreign donations into Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign and carrying out unauthorized lobbying aimed at the Trump administration in 2017.

Billboard reported that his sentence includes three years of probation after he completes the federal term. He originally faced up to 22 years.

His representative, Erica Dumas, released a short statement to Variety acknowledging the gravity of the moment.

“Throughout his career Pras has broken barriers. This is not the end of his story. He appreciates the outpouring of support as he approaches the next chapter.”

AllHipHop has followed Pras’ legal issues since the earliest filings in 2019, when the allegations seemed bizarre for a Grammy-winning artist with deep ties to socially conscious Hip-Hop. Federal prosecutors alleged that Michél used foreign funds to influence U.S. politics on multiple fronts, most notably through an effort to help Malaysian financier Jho Low.

The trial featured testimony from Leonardo DiCaprio, an unprecedented Hollywood pop-in for a case rooted in political corruption, cross-border money trails and an artist whose career once stood on cultural impact rather than covert political maneuvering.

Last month, a judge ordered Michél to surrender more than $64 million connected to the foreign influence scheme. That news landed just as he was trying to position himself for a retrial, accusing his former attorney David Kenner, well known in Hip-Hop legal history for representing Suge Knight, of relying on artificial intelligence to craft his closing arguments.

In early 2024, Kenner pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal contempt over mishandled discovery materials tied to Pras’ case.

After his conviction, Michél said he would continue to press forward with an appeal despite the mounting setbacks.

His surrender date is set for January 27, marking the start of a long legal battle that places one of Hip-Hop’s most enigmatic figures at the center of a federal case with global political ties.

For a group like the Fugees — built on ideas of liberation, awareness, and cultural power — the chapter closing around Michél is a heavy one.

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Megan Thee Stallion stood before a federal jury in Miami Thursday morning to confront Milagro Gramz, the blogger she says has tormented her for years with false claims and damaging content tied to the 2020 shooting involving Tory Lanez.

The Grammy-winning rapper testified in her defamation lawsuit against Gramz, also known as Milagro Cooper. The trial has peeled back layers of online harassment, alleged coordination with Lanez’s family and the circulation of a doctored explicit video that Gramz admitted she believed was real.

“She said she felt the guilty verdict vindicated her, but said afterwards that the hatred became louder,” referencing Lanez’s conviction and 10-year sentence for shooting Pete in July 2020.

As Megan Thee Stallion left the courthouse tonight, @papillonsocial1 asked what she wants other bloggers to know about their behavior online.

“Just because you have freedom of speech does not mean you have freedom to bully,” Megan said.

She continues testifying tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/wOBdeXZct7

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) November 20, 2025

Megan Thee Stallion described the aftermath as a period of emotional and professional fallout, worsened by Gramz’s online attacks. The courtroom was shown X-rays of bullet fragments lodged in Megan Thee Stallion’s foot, which required surgery.

As she spoke about the shooting, Megan Thee Stallion grew visibly emotional, telling jurors she still attends therapy and often feels like “no one cared that she was shot.”

“Everybody thought that I deserved to get shot because I talk about sex and I twerk and I drink,” she testified, according to reporter Meghann Cunifh.

The trial, which began earlier this week, revealed that Milagro Gramz received more than $3,000 in electronic payments from Lanez’s father, Sonstar Peterson, between October 2020 and March 2022.

The transactions, which ranged from $200 to $1,000, coincided with Milagro Gramz’s public defense of Lanez and her repeated attempts to discredit Pete.

Text messages presented in court showed Gramz promising Lanez that an “exclusive story would change her life” in September 2020. She also visited Lanez and his father in Miami in February 2022, where she promoted his “Cap” music video.

When called to the stand, Milagro Gramz admitted she believed a sexually explicit deepfake video of Meg was authentic when she shared it with her audience.

Under Florida law, distributing non-consensual explicit content, even if believed to be real, can carry both criminal and civil consequences.

Gramz’s attorney, Jeremy McLymont, argued she was simply expressing her opinion, saying she called Megan Thee Stallion a liar “because Megan lied.”

But Megan Thee Stallion’s legal team pointed out Milagro Gramz had no direct knowledge of the shooting and refused to name her sources in court.

On the stand, Gramz also said the payments from Lanez’s father were for “personal reasons, including birthday gifts for her children and promotional work for Peterson’s podcast and book.”

But the timeline of those payments aligned closely with her anti-Megan content.

The lawsuit accuses Gramz of acting as a “paid surrogate” for Lanez, working to “denigrate, belittle, insult, and spread false statements about Ms. Pete on her online social media platforms, for no other reason than to bully, harass and punish Ms. Pete for Mr. Peterson’s conviction and to tarnish her reputation, causing emotional distress.”

Court filings also revealed that Milagro Gramz deleted thousands of messages and removed WhatsApp from her phone, in violation of a court preservation order. The judge told jurors they could assume the deleted material would have harmed Gramz’s defense.

Megan Thee Stallion’s attorneys argued the harassment campaign cost her significant career opportunities, including a potential partnership with Google.

Meg is seeking damages for cyberstalking, emotional distress, false light invasion of privacy and the distribution of altered sexual imagery.

“Just because you have freedom of speech does not mean you have freedom to bully,” Megan told reporters leaving the courthouse in a clip captured by reporter Cunfih.

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Ken Carson has fans buzzing across continents as he was revealed as one of the headliners for Rolling Loud Australia, which returns in 2026 after a seven-year break with a two-city takeover featuring Gunna.

The Hip-Hop festival will land in Sydney on March 7 at Centennial Park before heading to Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse on March 8. This marks Rolling Loud’s largest Australian footprint to date, expanding from its original one-city format in 2019.

The 2026 lineup brings together heavyweight names and rising voices. Alongside Carson and Gunna, the bill includes Tyga, Quavo, Swae Lee and Sexyy Red. Regulars like Ski Mask The Slump God, Lil TJay and Robb Bank$ return to the stage, while fresh talent such as Ian, Osamason and Rich Amiri add new energy to the roster.

Australian Hip-Hop will also take center stage with dedicated platforms in both cities. Acts like Hooligan Hefs, Youngn Lipz, Day1, Amarni, Lil Golo & Cult Shotta, 4ourttune and Jonny Chopps will represent the local scene. Each city will also feature exclusive regional artists, though the core lineup remains consistent.

Tickets flew fast. Pre-sale passes sold out within 24 hours, reflecting the demand for the festival’s return. General admission tickets are now available with tiered pricing that increases as inventory drops.

Rolling Loud’s first Australian event in 2019 sold out in an hour and left a lasting impact.

That show featured Future, Playboi Carti, Rae Sremmurd, Tyga, and Manu Crook$, with a surprise appearance by The Kid LAROI during DJ Scheme’s set, which became a defining moment in the country’s Hip-Hop history.

The brand’s international growth continues with a November stop in Mumbai, India, where Central Cee, Wiz Khalifa, Don Toliver and Karan Aujla are set to perform.

In California, Rolling Loud recently made headlines when Playboi Carti delivered a 2.5-hour set and Peso Pluma became the first Latin artist to headline the festival.

Founded in 2015 by Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif, Rolling Loud has grown from a Miami-based event into what many consider the world’s largest Hip-Hop festival, with stops across North America, Europe, Asia and now Oceania.

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Cardi B turned heads and stirred conversation after revealing she had her newborn son’s umbilical cord preserved and dipped in gold chrome, a decision that blends maternal sentiment with bold aesthetics.

The Bronx-born rapper, 33, welcomed her fourth child and first with Stefon Diggs on November 4.

The New England Patriots’ wide receiver has stepped into a father figure role as the couple marks a new chapter with the arrival of their baby boy.

To honor the birth, Cardi commissioned Mommy Made Encapsulation, a business that specializes in turning biological materials into keepsakes.

The company transformed her son’s umbilical cord into what they describe as “your baby’s umbilical cord dehydrated in the shape of a heart, and then dipped in gold chrome.”

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The keepsake, priced at $50, is offered as an add-on to the company’s $500 placenta encapsulation service, which processes the placenta into pill form for postpartum use.

The company also created a $65 Placenta Print for Cardi, dyed blue and styled to resemble the Tree of Life. Mommy Made Encapsulation shared the whole process on Instagram, including footage of the umbilical cord being shaped with wire before dehydration and chrome application.

The company has processed over 40,000 placentas and has worked with Cardi before.

In 2024, they documented a similar procedure for her third child, Blossom Belle Cephus. They’ve also provided services for Megan Fox and Vanessa Hudgens, helping normalize the practice among celebrity parents.

The timing of the reveal also fueled speculation about Cardi’s relationship with Diggs after she was seen wearing a diamond ring on her left hand in photos with the newborn.

She has not commented publicly on any engagement.

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