Kim Kardashian look-alike on Drake’s latest cover art revealed
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Kim Kardashian look-alike on Drake’s latest cover art revealed

Yes indeed, that was just a Kim Kardashian look-alike. Drake sent Twitter into a frenzy Thursday after releasing the cover art for his latest single, “Search & Rescue,” which seemingly features an image of him and the “Kardashians” star in matching motorcycle helmets. However, TMZ confirmed Friday that the mystery woman…

Rochester concert venue where 2 died in stampede has license denied
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Rochester concert venue where 2 died in stampede has license denied

The license of a Rochester, New York, concert venue was revoked Wednesday while authorities investigate the circumstances of a stampede after a rap concert that left two women dead and injured several other concertgoers. “It is one step we can immediately take to ensure that the events of Sunday night are not…

Rapper GloRilla speaks out after two dead in concert stampede
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Rapper GloRilla speaks out after two dead in concert stampede

Rapper GloRilla has spoken out after two women died and another was critically injured after being trampled at a rap concert in New York Sunday night. “I am devastated & heartbroken over the tragic deaths that happened after Sunday’s show,” the 23-year-old musician tweeted Monday night. “My fans mean the…

Iggy Azalea reacts to ex Playboi Carti’s arrest: ‘Warned you’
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Iggy Azalea reacts to ex Playboi Carti’s arrest: ‘Warned you’

Iggy Azalea reacted to the “serial abuse” of ex Playboi Carti after he was arrested for allegedly choking his pregnant girlfriend during a heated argument back in December. “Been there. Done that. Warned you,” the “Fancy” rapper — whose real name is Amethyst Kelly — tweeted Tuesday after news of…

Playboi Carti accused of choking pregnant girlfriend over paternity test: report
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Playboi Carti accused of choking pregnant girlfriend over paternity test: report

Rapper Playboi Carti has been arrested in Georgia for allegedly choking his pregnant girlfriend during an argument about a paternity test, according to a report. The “Shoota” rapper was accused of grabbing the woman by the throat and pushing her on Dec. 20. She claims he held her neck until she…

Migos manager says rapper Takeoff, 28, was killed by a stray bullet as celebs react
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Migos manager says rapper Takeoff, 28, was killed by a stray bullet as celebs react

Rapper Takeoff, best known as one-third of the hip-hop group Migos, died Tuesday after he was struck by a stray bullet, his label announced. The Grammy-nominated hitmaker, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, died in a shooting after a fight broke out over a dice game at a private…

‘Superfly’ actor Kaalan Walker sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for rape charges
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‘Superfly’ actor Kaalan Walker sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for rape charges

A Los Angeles-based rapper who acted in the 2018 movie “SuperFly” was sentenced Monday to 50 years to life in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting seven victims — including three minors. Kaalan Walker, 27, was also ordered to register as a lifetime sex offender for the series…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill restricting use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill restricting use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to restrict prosecutors from using rap lyrics as evidence against criminal defendants in California. Newsom signed on the dotted line of a new bill — the Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act, also known as AB 2799 — on Friday, which advocates say will help protect…

Rapper Mystikal pleads not guilty to rape, drug charges
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Rapper Mystikal pleads not guilty to rape, drug charges

NEW ORLEANS — The Grammy-nominated rapper Mystikal pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges accusing him of raping and choking a woman at his home in Louisiana and of possessing several drugs. The 51-year-old performer whose given name is Michael Tyler is innocent of all charges, attorney Joel Pearce said after the…