UPDATE (July 11): Hotboii’s attorney, Lyle Mazin, has released the following statement to XXL about the rapper’s recent arrest: “Mr. Walker has had other violations of probation alleged against him. Both still in litigation and we remain confident he will be vindicated on. He continues to focus all of his energy on…
This week, beefs, rap group comparisons and snitching are all part of XXL’s Hip-Hop Moments of Clarity, a podcast that examines rap culture through unfiltered commentary from prominent curators of the culture. Our hosts for this week are XXL‘s Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Satten, veteran hip-hop journalist Shaheem Reid and hip-hop entrepreneur Rahman Dukes….
Hotboii Busted With Gun on School Property in Florida … Ultimate No-No For Convicted Felon!!! Published July 10, 2025 10:11 AM PDT Florida rapper Hotboii found himself in a familiar situation — in the back of a police cruiser after officers say he brought a gun and scaled a fence…
On the night last month that he and 34 other young people were arrested in the Togolese capital, Lomé, for coordinating an anti-government demonstration, Bertin Bandiangou said gendarmes beat him with ropes and slapped him. The next morning he was tortured while a commanding officer filmed proceedings. He was lucky…
Stephen Morrisson – brother of grime artist Morrisson – died after he was stabbed in the liver close to the Shell garage in Epping, Essex, at around 8pm on June 23, 2020 Stephen Morrison was the brother of rapper Morrison but died after being fatally stabbed on a petrol station…
Trippie Redd was arrested while attempting to board a flight leaving Miami International Airport on Friday (July 4), just a few weeks after celebrating the birth of his child with Coi Leray. WPLG News reported that Redd was arrested at 4:50 p.m. at MIA’s Terminal J after U.S. Customs and…
Music blogging has changed a lot over the years. The lawless world of mp3 sharing and underground communities has been mostly dismantled, and now the hardcore users have to go deeper underground. Enter the forums. They don’t appear to be much—the best ones usually look like an email inbox stuffed…
The trial for Ca$h Out continues in Georgia, as the rapper faces charges of violating Georgia’s RICO Act, trafficking a person for sexual servitude, aggravated assault and rape. Details of Cash Out Trial Ca$h Out, born John Gibson, who was arrested and indicted in 2022, has been on trial since June…
Swiss media: Rapper Noizy arrested at airport, was on his way to a concert PINK Express newspaper 07/07/2025 12:25 The famous Albanian rapper, Noizy, was arrested on Saturday at Zurich airport as soon as he arrived in Switzerland to promote his new album, Swiss media report. The news was confirmed…
What was your favorite song of the summer? Songs of the summer are, in fact, much like summer itself — starry-eyed and full of promise at first, before the months pass and everything starts to feel sticky, stale and oppressively heavy. Earlier this summer, USA TODAY ranked every official song…