Big Kuntry King could be rap’s newest heir to the throne. The Charleston-born MC is no newcomer in the sense that he has been on the scene since the early 2000s’ with a string of “Cocaine” mixtapes and his hit “Da Baddest” featuring a cornrow-ed Trey Songz. When it comes to his latest offering “Peach Crush,” the Grand Hustle signee says it’s a slight departure from his former ladies’ man persona.
Forget the fact that he got caught smoking weed in a double parked car, the real issue here – according to Bobby Shmurda – is the NYPD. In an Instagram video posted just three days ago, the 20-year-old Brooklyn rapper explained his latest debacle with the men in blue of NYC’s 67th precinct. Bobby states,“They took my car, my credit cards, my everything…tried to take my jewelry, but it ain’t nothin!
Christian Combs, who goes by the moniker King Combs, commemorated his mother Kim Porter with a heartwarming Instagram post. The photo features Porter and Christian–her son with Diddy– hugging in the park. The caption says simply “I MISSSSSS YOUUUUU!!!!” He received supportive messages from his brother Justin, family friend Aoki Lee Simmons, Ty Dolla $ign and more. For Mother’s Day last week (May 13), Combs posted a sweet throwback of him as a baby with his mother, who passed away in late-2018 at the age of 47.
Drake has submitted his and 21 Savage‘s album Her Loss for Grammy consideration, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The album’s submission was expected, being that it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. However, Drizzy has been against the prestigious award show for some time now. Her Loss has reportedly been submitted for Album of The Year and Best Rap Album for the 2024 awards show. The LP boasts the song “Rich Flex,” which has been submitted for Record of The Year, Song of The Year, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song.
Early Sunday morning (Jan. 8) while at a gas station, El DeBarge was arrested in Burbank, Calif. Local authorities took the soulful crooner into custody around 4 a.m. PT, according to TMZ. At the gas station, officers noticed his expired tags, but after approaching, they claim “an expandable metal baton [was] in plain sight.” Considering a baton is an illegal weapon, they began searching DeBarge’s vehicle and reportedly found pepper spray and narcotics, which they suspect to be heroin.