After the airing of last week’s episode of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, many fans immediately called for the termination of Erica Mena from the show due to the Nuyorican referring to co-star Spice asa “blue monkey” during an intense argument. While the Jamaican dancehall artist was also called out for bringing up Mena’s son during the confrontation (telling Mena that her eldest son doesn’t like her), Mena caught more slack for her words due to the historical context of comparing Black people, especially those of darker complexions, to monkeys, qualifying it as a racial slur.
Fivio Foreign attended a big boxing match this past weekend and allegedly got into fisticuffs with his former friend, and fellow Brooklyn rapper, Ether Da Connect. The two artists shared their perspectives on the supposed altercation this week. The “City Of Gods” rapper stopped by Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia’s highly anticipated bout on Saturday (April 20) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Allegedly, he ran into Connect outside of the venue, and their rumored tension boiled over.
Gangsta Boo‘s cause of death has been revealed months after the Three 6 Mafia member’s passing. Action News 5 reports that the Memphis rapper’s death was ruled an accidental overdose, according to an autopsy report that was released on Wednesday (June 14). The report claims that Gangsta Boo had fentanyl, cocaine, and alcohol in her system at the time of her death. The rapper, born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, was pronounced dead on New Years Day after being found unconscious at her mother’s home in Memphis.
SZA is leading the 2024 GRAMMY nominations with nine nods in total, including the big three: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Recording Academy CEO, Harvey Mason Jr. believes she is a strong contender for the latter. “I really will give you an interesting perspective here, but I think [SZA] has a 1/8 chance,” he teased to The Hollywood Reporter. “No, I mean, I think she has a chance because she had an incredible record.
Tony Yayo recently appeared on Drink Champs and claimed that The Notorious B.I.G is superior to Ice Cube when it comes to storytelling. The Los Angeles rapper countered the claim in a follow-up interview with DJ Whoo Kid, and made a pretty good argument.
“It’s subjective,” the AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted artist said during the Tuesday (July 11) episode of Whoo’s House Podcast. “Everybody got their favorites. I put my stories up against anybody.