Rap-Up

Angela Simmons went full pink and the comments went to war over it 💗👀 Some fans called it a serve, others said it missed. She keeps posting her way regardless. Hit or miss?

$12.5 million on the line between Faith Evans and Biggie’s mom’s trust 💔🖤 The court sided with the Voletta Wallace trust in the battle over Biggie’s business distributions, rejecting Faith’s attempt to hold the payout at $48K while the family’s dueling court fights play out. One side manages the legacy, the other side is owed its quarter share. Who do you think should control Biggie’s legacy business, the family or the company running it?

Kim Kardashian is not letting the headlines reach her kids 🙏🏾 In the new Citizen Kim biography, she explains the lockdown system her whole household knows: when a bad story about her or Ye hits, the TVs and radios go off, and it is movies and phone music only until it passes, so North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm never have to see any of it. She also says she worries about Ye constantly but works to make sure the kids never feel it. Do y’all think the lockdown is smart parenting or too much?

Lamar Odom says there is more to his story than what we saw on the court and on TV. He just launched an OnlyFans page, with content that starts more personal than wild. Reports are calling him the first NBA star to do it, though an account may have popped up back in 2024. Do y’all think this is a smart move for him?

🎂🌊 SOME BIRTHDAY PLAYLISTS START A PARTY. FRANK OCEAN’S MIGHT HAVE YOU STARING OUT THE WINDOW. Happy 39th birthday to Frank Ocean. ❤️ From Channel Orange to Blonde, he helped expand what contemporary R&B could sound and feel like, intimate storytelling, unconventional structures, and songs that didn’t have to explain every emotion to make you feel it. That’s the gift worth celebrating. Sometimes a record doesn’t remind you of an artist as much as it reminds you of a version of yourself: who you loved, what you lost, or where you were when you first heard it. Which Frank Ocean song takes you back to a specific chapter of your life? The title is enough, but the story is welcome. 👇🏾🌊

16 years of friendship, destroyed by one accusation 🖤 Jackson says the extortion case cost him his career and reputation before it was dropped in 2021. Now, he’s telling his side through a $12M lawsuit against Kevin Hart. Should Kevin break his silence or let the courts decide?

Keke understood the assignment 😍🪽 She popped out as a full Victoria’s Secret Angel for Halloween, pink feather wings, jeweled set, runway energy and all. This is not a costume, this is an audition tape. Should Victoria’s Secret put her on the real runway next year?

This chemistry is different 🔥 Anderson .Paak and Cordae went back and forth on the LA Leakers freestyle like they have been doing this together for years. No misses, just bars bouncing off each other for three straight minutes.

Filed on Oct 16. Gone by Oct 27 🖤 The songwriter said Drake’s team got hold of his demo and turned it into one of the biggest songs of the year. Drake’s camp called the claims baseless, and once questions started coming in, the lawsuit got withdrawn. Do y’all think the claims ever had legs?

Meek Mill is hitting the road 🖤 Dream Chasers Nights is coming to six cities, starting in Philly on Nov 24, then Los Angeles, Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, and closing in Atlanta on Dec 20. Tickets are on sale now. Which city are y’all pulling up to?

La Flame is working 👀 Travis Scott was spotted in New York City filming a new music video, standing through the roof of his white G-Wagon Cabrio in the middle of the tunnel. New era loading. What do y’all think he is cooking up?

It’s official. HOV is running the biggest stage in the world 🏈🔥 The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced during Monday Night Football that Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl LXI halftime show on Feb. 14, 2027 at SoFi Stadium, the same stadium he just shut down twice for JAY-Z30.

50 Cent is taking this one to court ⚖️ He filed in Miami Dade today asking a judge to stop Tia Kemp from posting about his 14 year-old son Sire, after four posts in six days. His lawyers say a cease and desist went out first and got mocked online, and now he wants a judge to step in. No ruling yet.

Now this is a Sunday service nobody was ready for 😳 Pastor Lydia Ford stood in front of her LifeWorks Church congregation and introduced Minister Shakayla as her husband’s second wife, calling her a sister in marriage. The Fords say they have been living in a polygynous marriage for nearly three years, and Pastor Israel Ford is standing on it, calling the one wife teaching unbiblical.

The Queen of Hip Hop Soul just made a power move 👑 Mary J. Blige has struck a deal with Primary Wave covering her entire catalog, the songs and recordings behind 15 albums and hits like Family Affair, My Life and Be Without You. The money details are under wraps, but legends have been cashing in their catalogs for hundreds of millions.

Bryson Tiller and Kristy Sarah are not hiding it anymore 👀 The two were caught kissing at his LA concert after-party after weeks of dating rumors. Kristy finalized her divorce from Desmond Scott back in July after 11 years, and fans keep pointing out the wild part: Tiller was her ex’s favorite artist.

Cassie may be out of this one 👀 A judge dismissed Cassie from Clayton Howard’s $35 million lawsuit, while Diddy still has until November 4 to answer. Howard claims he was hired for the freak offs and sued them both.

Chris Brown is walking out of London a free man 🙏🏾 A judge sentenced him today to eight months in prison, suspended for 12 months, after he pleaded guilty to affray in the 2023 Tape nightclub attack on producer Abraham Diaw. The heavier charges were dropped as part of the plea.

🎤🔥 THE PARTY RECORDS GET YOU IN THE DOOR. THE ALBUMS SHOW YOU WHO SCHOOLBOY Q REALLY IS. Happy 40th birthday to Q, a rapper who can bring the chaos, then make you sit with the consequences. 🎂✊🏾 Oxymoron gave us “Collard Greens,” “Man of the Year” and “Studio,” while earning him his first No. 1 album. Blank Face LP went darker and more cinematic, showing how much more there was beneath the hit records. That’s what we’re celebrating: the charisma AND the storytelling. The artist who can make the speakers work without leaving the substance outside. Q fans, settle this birthday debate: Oxymoron, Blank Face LP, or Blue Lips, which album is your strongest argument for his greatness? Tell us what puts it first. 👇🏾🔊

Prayers up for J-Dub 🙏🏾 Jalen Williams went down late in the fourth against the Clippers after an awkward fall on a drive and was stretchered off at Paycom Center. He gave the crowd two thumbs up on his way out, and there is no official diagnosis yet.