A Texas Grand Jury will determine whether Travis Scott and others should be prosecuted for the 2021 Astroworld festival tragedy that left 10 people dead and thousands injured. The “Sicko Mode” rapper’s attorney Kent Schaffer told The Post in a statement Thursday: “The grand jury has been in session most of the day. There is … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Haven’t had a chance to see live music this summer? Now’s your chance: Chance the Rapper is hitting the road this summer to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of … Read more
She’s not new to this, she’s true to it. Travis Barker and model Shanna Moakler’s daughter, Alabama Barker, 17, clapped back at haters who judged her rap skills after she released a new song on TikTok last week. “I’m tired of people saying I don’t know anything about rap music,” said Alabama in a TikTok … Read more
Ex-Fugee Pras is preparing to sue hip-hop mogul 50 Cent, NBA star Kyrie Irving and Rolling Stone magazine over social media posts and a news article that alleged he was an FBI informant. On Wednesday, Pras’ attorney Jonathan Noah Schwartz sent notification letters to 50 Cent, Irving and Rolling Stone that were obtained by the … Read more
In “Dear Mama” — a five-part docuseries that premieres Friday on FX and streams on Hulu — two of Tupac Shakur’s cousins recount, in chilling detail, how they first heard the titular classic. They were hanging in an Atlanta hotel room with the late rap icon on Halloween 1993, just after Shakur shot two white … Read more
Rapper Desiigner said Thursday he is seeking mental health treatment after he reportedly exposed himself on an international flight. The 25-year-old “Panda” songster was flying back to the US from a trip with stops in Thailand and Tokyo when he allegedly exposed himself on the plane, earning him a scolding from a flight attendant, according … Read more
Whose man is this? A mural of late rapper Pop Smoke went viral for showing no resemblance to the “Welcome to the Party” star, whose real name was Bashar Jackson. The 20-year-old New York-born rapper died Feb. 20, 2020, after four masked men raided his Hollywood Hills, California, rental mansion and fired gunshots in a … Read more
Call him Big Daddy. Juvenile says he will perform his own NPR Tiny Desk Concert — now that he knows what it is. A fan-led Twitter campaign to get the 48-year-old “Back That Azz Up” rapper to take part in the famed concert series started last week when a supporter tweeted at NPR to “please” … Read more
Cardi B’s got beef — and “if it’s up, then it’s stuck.” After virtually blowing the whistle on “predators” amid controversy surrounding the Dalai Lama, who invited a small boy to suck his tongue, the Grammy winner found herself in the eye of a social media shade storm spurred by critics who eagerly noted her past … Read more
This ditty is costing Diddy big time. For sampling Sting’s 1983 “Every Breath You Take” track on 1997 Biggie Smalls tribute “I’ll Be Missing You,” music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is said to be forever indebted to the rock star — to the tune of $5,000 a day. “5k a day. Love to my brother … Read more
Actor Donald Glover — aka Grammy-winning music maker Childish Gambino — has revealed his hit song “This Is America” was originally an attempt to put a fellow rapper on blast. “The idea for the song started as a joke — and it started as a Drake diss, to be honest,” Glover, 39, told GQ in … Read more
Happy twerk-day! TV personality and rapper Bhad Bhabie — born Danielle Bregoli — was spotted twerking Sunday in a bright pink bikini at her 20th birthday party at the rapper’s home in Florida, reported TMZ. The singer spent her big day with her mom, Barbara, and a small group of both her and her mom’s … Read more
Law enforcement officers in Ohio have filed a lawsuit against rapper Afroman alleging that he invaded their privacy by using images of them raiding his house. Afroman, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, had his house raided in August 2022 by officers with the Adam’s County Sheriff’s Office. The officers were acting on a warrant asserting probable cause … Read more
Several bison belonging to rapper Rick Ross escaped his property just south of Atlanta last week, causing some confusion in the neighborhood as residents reported seeing them roaming around yards and walking near homes. On Tuesday, Ross posted several videos on his Instagram saying the animals were his and introducing one of the bison named “Timbuktu.” “When … Read more
Tekashi 6ix9ine won’t live down his crimes anytime soon — judging by recent events. The embattled rapper and notorious criminal informant made headlines again Tuesday after enduring a brutal beating in the bathroom of a Miami gym. The “Stoopid” singer was ostensibly targeted by a group of men who, fans and critics have assumed, took … Read more
Years before J. Cole was smoking up the rap charts, he was a 6-year-old taking drags on a cigarette. The 38-year-old “No Role Modelz” rapper, whose real name is Jermaine Cole, spoke about his single mother, Kay, being disappointed to learn about his habit during Tuesday’s episode of the “Lead by Example With Bob Myers” … Read more
A lyrical Texas weatherman captured the attention of the internet and rap icon Snoop Dogg. Adam Krueger, Chief Meteorologist at CW39 Houston, posted a TikTok after one of his fans challenged him to insert Snoop Dog lyrics into his daily weather report. On Monday, Krueger gladly accepted the challenge and gave his viewers a head’s … Read more
This Busta Rhymes fan regrets the urge to “Make It Clap” on the rapper’s rear end. Nikita Mathis, the fan who slapped Busta Rhymes’ butt on Monday, apologized for putting her hands on the rapper — who reacted by throwing a drink in her face. “I didn’t mean to touch his behind honestly I was … Read more
For De La Soul rapper Trugoy the Dove — who died at 54 on Sunday — the group’s biggest hit, 1989’s “Me Myself and I,” was created under duress. “ ‘Me Myself and I’ was almost like a punishment,” the rapper, whose real name was David Jude Jolicoeur, told Rolling Stone in one of his … Read more
Rapper AKA, who was born Kiernan Forbes, was reportedly shot and killed Friday in Durban, South Africa. He was 35. News24 confirmed with local police that a “well-known rapper,” believed to be Forbes, was fatally shot outside a popular nightspot on Durban’s Florida Road. “I can confirm that two men were killed and one of … Read more