50 Cent has recalled how he wore a bulletproof vest for his first meeting with Eminem.
During an interview for Million Dollaz Worth of Game over the weekend, the hip-hop mogul - born Curtis James Jackson III - was asked how he ended up collaborating with the Without Me rapper, real name Marshall Mathers III.
Jackson recounted how he was invited to Los Angeles to speak with Eminem in 2000 but was unsure what the purpose was.
"It was wild," he said. "Remember that show they had, Punk'd on MTV? I thought they had cameras and they was gonna come out and say, 'You've been Punk'd.' I was in California. He flew me to L.A. I came out, I was so bugged out from the experience that I came......
Nicki Minaj continues to make music because of her fans.
The 41-year-old rap star admits that making music remains her "true passion" in life - but her fans, who are also known as Barbz, are the real reason why she hasn't walked away from the industry.
One of Nicki's followers wrote on X: "I’m so happy that Nicki is still active and passionate about music cause I’m so serious when I say she’s the only one that just does it for me in this present rap genre. (sic)"
And in response, Nicki said: "And even tho music is my TRUE PASSION, (biggest at the moment), I think the only reason I still do it professionally, is because of the Barbz.
"I tell ppl all the time. Also being......
Megan Thee Stallion is set to host 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.
It was revealed on Thursday that the rapper will host this year's MTV VMAs, which will be broadcast live from the UBS Arena in New York on 11 September.
As well as hosting, Megan is up for five awards at the event, including Best Hip-Hop and Best Collaboration, which she shares with rapper GloRilla. The artist has previously won two VMAs, including Best Hip-Hop in 2020.
Megan previously performed on the MTV VMAs 2019 pre-show before making the leap to hosting the main show, becoming the second artist to do so.
The HISS rapper follows Nicki Minaj, who performed on the pre-show in 2010 and co-hosted the main show in......
Drake has admitted he wrote his 2016 song Too Good about Serena Williams.
The rapper and tennis ace were long rumoured to have been romantically involved - and now Drake has all but officially confirmed they dated.
Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Graham, shared a video to social media featuring himself explaining some of his musical inspiration to his mother, Sandi Graham.
"I get heavy on a couple joints, but this is more about me and Serena," he said, referring to the 2016 song.
"It's funny because when I make songs about women, I also make songs for them. So, I know what kind of song to make."
He went on to explain he preferred to write positive songs that his flames would be......
Kanye West has blamed his anti-semitic social media post on alcohol.
The singer wrote his now infamous anti-semitic tweet, in which he said he was going to go "death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE," in 2022.
Now he's tried to defend his comment, revealing he was under the influence of alcohol when he wrote the post.
"I was drinking when I put up the DEFCON tweet," he said on Candace Owens' podcast, Candace.
"You wanna know what alcohol I had inside me? Hennessy. It turns us grey. The demons (come out)."
He added that he didn't want to talk about being drunk at the time, as he didn't want his comments to be "discredited" as drunken ramblings. He also said he still believes his remarks were the......
Cardi B has opened up about a "freak accident" that left her temporarily "paralysed".
The rapper, who announced last week that she is pregnant with her third child, has revealed that she was recently involved in an accident that nearly resulted in a miscarriage.
Cardi opened up about the accident during a recent X Spaces chat with her fans.
"I had a f**king freak accident. I don't know how something - well, it wasn't little, it actually hurt," the WAP rapper began, according to a clip posted on social media. "It doesn't really happen often, but it become so big to the point I was literally paralysed."
Cardi continued, "And that little thing almost cost me my little one to come. But it......
Cardi B has hit back at reports her house is facing foreclosure.
The rapper was quick to refute claims she and her husband Offset are desperate to sell their Atlanta home after an online gossip account declared them over their heads in debt.
"Cardi B's secret struggle: She's allegedly trying to sell one of her homes but is deeply upside down on it," Icy Scoop News wrote on X/Twitter. "Facing foreclosure, the pressure is mounting as she fights to make the payments. The stakes have never been higher."
However Cardi, 31, laughed off the rumour, directly replying to the post.
"LMAOOO You bum btches wish... me and offset bought that house in 2019 for 5 million now it's worth 7, check......
Eminem has officially bid farewell to his Slim Shady alter-ego.
On Tuesday, editors at Complex magazine published an 11-minute clip titled Slim Shady vs. Marshall Mathers: The Face-Off to accompany a cover story for the July 2024 issue.
The surreal video shows Eminem - real name Marshall Mathers - speaking to a younger version of his Slim Shady persona made using artificial intelligence (AI).
After Slim claims no one wants to hear his "lyrical miracles", Eminem responds, "So you think it's entertaining to just be a d**khead and p**s people off?
"Look, man. I've grown up, bro. My fanbase has grown up. The world's changed. F**king people are way more sensitive now," he continues. "Every......
Eminem is the latest artist to receive the BRIT Billion Award.
The 51-year-old rap icon has reached a whopping seven billion streams in the UK, as recorded by the Official Charts Company.
The 'Lose Yourself' hitmaker is the current holder of the record for the most consecutive Number 1s on the Official Albums Chart with 10 studio albums consecutively topping the Official Albums Chart
June's 'Houdini' marked Eminem's 11th UK Number 1, and his 12th studio album, ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)’ is Shady's 11th No.1 Album in the UK (including the greatest hits compilation ‘Curtain Call’).
More than 60 of Eminem’s songs have been BRIT......
Wiz Khalifa is a dad for the second time.
In a TikTok video posted on Tuesday, the rapper's girlfriend Aimee Aguilar announced that she had given birth to a daughter last week. The couple previously revealed the baby girl would be named Kaydence.
"I gave birth exactly a week ago today, so I am a week postpartum," she told the camera, before describing how she hasn't done any exercise yet but is looking forward to getting her tummy "flat flat" again.
Aimee went on to share that she "ended up tearing" during the labour and wouldn't be doing in any workouts for at least another week.
"So, during the labour and I pushed her out, I tore. I have stitches down there, so I think I'm going to......
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