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Vic Mensa exposes the contradiction in Trump’s birthright citizenship stance by highlighting his own family’s German ancestry. Vic Mensa just called out the hypocrisy in Donald Trump’s crusade against birthright citizenship, and the rapper didn’t hold back with his criticism. After the Supreme Court upheld the 14th Amendment on June 30, 2026, striking down Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, Mensa posted a video response that went straight for the jugular about Trump’s own family history. “Trump attacking of birthright citizenship is funny when that’s the only reason he’s an American in the first place,” Mensa said in the…

Cardi B and blogger Tasha K have reached a $60,000 agreement to resolve contempt of court proceedings after Tasha K violated the terms of an earlier settlement tied to the rapper’s 2022 defamation victory. According to a court filing entered on June 30, the agreement stems from Tasha K’s alleged online comments about Cardi B’s personal life, including remarks involving her estranged husband, Offset, and NFL player Stefon Diggs. Billboard notes those statements reportedly violated a bankruptcy agreement signed last year that prohibited the blogger from making further disparaging comments about Cardi B or her family. Cardi B’s attorneys had…

Could Jay-Z be bringing back his classic “Reasonable Doubt” Caesar haircut for his Yankee Stadium residency? Illseed believes it is already underway. Jay-Z has everybody wondering what he has planned for his upcoming Yankee Stadium residency. After what happened at The Roots Picnic, the anticipation is through the roof. If you were there, you already know the moment everybody kept talking about. Jay-Z finally cut off the now famous Basquiat inspired locs that had become part of his image for years. It was a genuine surprise, but it also felt deliberate. Then, almost immediately, Beyoncé and the team managed to…

Sada Baby’s no contest plea to drug possession puts the Detroit rapper staring down four years behind bars come August. Sada Baby is looking at four years behind bars after taking a no-contest plea on July 2, 2026, for carrying Oxycodone pills in Macomb County. The 33-year-old Detroit rapper, whose real name is Casada Sorrell, made this decision following months of legal back-and-forth that left his future hanging in the balance. His sentencing is scheduled for August 20, 2026, at 8:30 A.M., and that’s when the judge will decide exactly how much time he’ll serve. The whole thing started with…

Utah rapper Restlezz continues proving that independent artists can compete on a global level. The Ogden native has spent years building his career through consistent releases, major collaborations, and a relentless work ethic that has steadily expanded his audience far beyond his home state. In 2026, that dedication paid off with chart placements across Billboard, Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube. He reached No. 4 on Billboard’s Hits of the World (Luxembourg) chart, becoming the first hip-hop artist from Ogden to appear on a Billboard chart and only the third rapper from Utah to earn a Billboard chart placement. Over the years,…

Trick Daddy defends Yung Miami as “Spend Dat” hits No. 25 despite India.Arie’s criticism. Trick Daddy jumped to Yung Miami’s defense this week, and he didn’t hold back doing it. The Miami legend went live on Instagram on July 2, blasting India. Arie and Nicci Gilbert over their criticism of Yung Miami’s#### “Spend Dat.” He told the singers to “leave her alone” and didn’t stop there. “You old raggedy h*es is mad and jealous,” Trick Daddy said. The backlash started with Gilbert, who called the song “low vibrational” on her YouTube series back in June. Arie piled on days later,…

Family, friends, collaborators, and members of the music industry gathered in Memphis on June 30 to celebrate the life of acclaimed producer BryTavious “Tay Keith” Chambers during a memorial service at the iconic Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, followed by a private funeral and burial. Among those in attendance were Gunna, Sexyy Red, Murda Beatz, Turbo, Ryan Press of Warner Chappell Music, songwriter Cambrian Strong, and Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson, who joined loved ones in honoring the Memphis native whose production work helped shape a generation of hip-hop. The service featured prayers from Apostle Kevin Davidson, musical…

Rick Rubin has spent decades helping shape classic albums, but the biggest mystery might not be the music. It might be the philosophy behind how he creates it. Rick Rubin has always been one of Hip-Hop’s greatest mysteries. That’s probably why people keep trying to explain him. Who remembers this fella? Let’s be honest. Here is a guy who has worked with everybody from LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys to Jay-Z, Kanye West, Johnny Cash and Adele. That does not touch his super metal acts! He doesn’t play instruments. He isn’t known for twisting knobs behind a mixing…

T.I. and Tiny’s push for $53.6M more from MGA Entertainment just got rejected by a jury in their fourth OMG Girlz doll trial. T.I. and Tiny’s fourth courtroom battle over the OMG Girlz doll line ended with a jury deciding MGA Entertainment didn’t act with malice, meaning the couple’s legal victory stays capped at $17.9 million. A federal jury in Santa Ana, California, rejected their push for an additional $53.6 million in punitive damages. The couple’s legal team, led by John Keville, Chante Westmoreland, and Robert Green, expressed disappointment but vowed to keep fighting for creatives’ rights. “We proved malice…

Some artists tell stories. Others become one. For Kazon, every record begins long before the beat drops. It begins in Southeast Washington, DC, in the historic Linda Pollin neighborhood—a community that no longer exists physically but continues to live through the memories of the people who called it home. Before its demolition in 1997, Linda Pollin represented a unique piece of Southeast culture, producing generations of resilient families who understood both the beauty and the burdens that came with growing up in the nation’s capital. That environment shaped Kazon long before music ever did. Like many young people raised in…