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A rising voice in the podcast space is now facing serious legal trouble, as Ant Jefe has been arrested in connection with a murder investigation in Los Angeles. According to reports, the No Jumper co-host, whose real name is Maurice Shelmon, was taken into custody by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division and booked on a felony murder charge. He is currently being held on $1 million bail as authorities continue their investigation. Details surrounding the case remain limited at this time, as law enforcement officials have not publicly released a full account of the incident. Requests for additional information have…

Wiz Khalifa’s Romania drug case just went international after authorities added him to their wanted persons list, triggering potential extradition across Europe. Wiz Khalifa is now officially a wanted man across Europe after Romanian authorities added him to their international wanted persons list on May 20, 2026. The Pittsburgh rapper faces a nine-month prison sentence for drug possession stemming from a 2024 music festival incident that has spiraled into a legal nightmare with serious international consequences. The whole situation traces back to the Beach Please festival in Costinești, Romania’s Black Sea coast in 2024, where Wiz performed and smoked cannabis…

Emerging artist Wally-B, born Wallace Ignatius Brooks Jr., is preparing to make a bold and memorable return with the release of his powerful new single, “Don’t Touch My Hair,” the lead release from his forthcoming album, Cosmic Resonance.A gifted singer, songwriter, and dynamic performer, Wally-B’s musical journey began at the age of five in the youth choir at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, where his passion for music first took root. From an early age, he embraced performance and storytelling through song, laying the foundation for a career built on authenticity and artistic expression.Raised in Prince George’s County, Wally-B developed…

Source: Meg Oliphant / GettyBarack Obama really knows ball when it comes to Hip-Hop, and now he’s revealing which artists helped him lock in before major debates. Ever since stepping onto the political scene, Obama has made it clear how much he loves music. Growing up in Chicago, he’s consistently supported artists from the city, including Chance The Rapper, who has appeared on several of his annual playlists throughout the years.Now the former president is giving the world some insight into what was playing in his headphones before stepping onto the debate stage, naming classics from JAŸ-Z and Eminem as…

Instead of playing it safe, Wax Motif is pushing beyond genre boundaries on House of Wax II, blending house, hip hop, and R&B into a bold collaborative project featuring artists like Ty Dolla $ign, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and ZHU while redefining what modern dance music can sound like. Photo credit: Wax Motif Instead of sticking to the safe and established, musical artist Wax Motif is branching out and redefining himself and his work on this bold new release.  The music industry has undergone substantial, foundational upheaval over the past several decades. Ever since the early ‘00s, new digital technologies have…

Real talk: the shoe is the starting point. Always has been in hip-hop culture. You decide what you are wearing on your feet first, and you build everything else around that. Whether you are lacing up a pair of Bred 4s, a Travis Scott collab, a pair of Panda Dunks, or something rare enough that most people in the room will not even clock what they are looking at, the outfit either does the shoe justice or it does not. There is no middle ground when it comes to stepping out in heat. Either the fit is right, or you…

Google’s two smart glasses models provide audio assistance and visual information to users. The glasses integrate with apps and services, enabling hands-free tasks and translations. The smart glasses are developed in partnership with eyewear brands like Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. Google /. Gentle Monster / Warby ParkerRay-Ban Meta is going to have some competition; Google is coming through with not one, but two intelligent eyewear models. During the recent Google I/O 2026, the Alphabet-owned brand shared more about its intelligent eyewear glasses. Google announced there will be two different types, one, audio glasses that will offer the wearer spoken…

Ebola is getting serious and we aren’t in the who, what, why, where and how of it all here in America. As fears over a Hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship continue to circulate, global health officials are now warning that a far more dangerous crisis may already be unfolding in Central Africa. According to NBC News, the World Health Organization has raised serious concerns over a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak that’s currently spreading across parts of Central Africa. Health officials say the virus is moving faster than expected. If containment efforts fail, there’s going to be a major issue. By the way,…

James Murdoch, who some might remember as the co-founder of celebrated Hip-Hop label Rawkus Records, is making a deeper foray into the media world. After earlier reports suggesting so, James Murdoch has completed the purchase of several Vox Media properties. As reported by The New York Times, James Murdoch has purchased several Vox Media properties to the tune of $300 million. In essence, Murdoch’s Lupa Systems company now owns half of Vox Media’s holdings. From the Times:Mr. Murdoch, 53, emphasized that he was not looking to acquire a “daily news business” but rather wanted “longer-form, thoughtful journalism that can really…

Pooh Shiesty’s heading to trial July 6 over the alleged Gucci Mane studio incident after feds say he forced a contract release at gunpoint. Pooh Shiesty pulled a Draco on Gucci Mane at a Dallas studio and forced him to sign away his freedom from 1017 Records at gunpoint. That’s the allegation prosecutors are bringing to trial on July 6, 2026. The Memphis rapper, whose real name is Lontrell Williams Jr., pleaded not guilty on May 8 after getting hit with four counts of kidnapping and extortion. But the feds say on January 10, he walked into that studio with…