Kanye West enraged a lot of fans when he stated that slavery was “a choice,” during his interview with TMZ Live. Despite Kanye’s controversial comments, media personality Van Lathan stole the show when he checked the Chicago rapper on the live stream. In a recent episode of Lathan’s podcast, The Red Pill Podcast, (published on May 1, before the live interview) he elaborated on his issues with the new Kanye. According to Lathan, his deep connection and emotionally-driven reaction to Kanye’s recent stunts on social media stems from being a true fan of the rapper’s craft.

Marquise Jackson — the eldest son of Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson — recently hopped on Instagram Live to discuss the amount of money he received a month from his father via child support. According to the spitting-image of Fif, the $6700 a month he received wasn’t quite enough to maintain the lifestyle he felt he deserved based on being related to the Queens rapper, especially while living in NYC. “$6700 a month in the state of New York City, you do the math,” Marquise, 25, told entrepreneur and ex-rapper Choke No Joke.

It may seem opposite to say, but nearly a year after being ousted from Interscope, Lloyd Banks is at the top of his game. The 27-year-old’s lead single, “Beamer, Benz or Bentley,” is just about every rapper’s favorite rap song with multi-regional remixes en route and an anticipated third album revved up. Banks aint for radio? How silly to doubt. Stepping aside from the hazy streets of Amsterdam, the unbent MC called VIBE to talk honest ears, feeling like a million bucks, and Trina, Kim or Nicki.

Scott Evans, brother of “Captain America” star Chris Evans, was arrested Tuesday after attempting to buy drugs from an undercover police officer. Huffington Post says Scott Evans’ arrest in Los Angeles came after the soap actor allegedly tried to purchase illegal drugs, but Evans was quick to respond on his Facebook account. After being released, Evans posted: “Most ridiculous night of my life in LA so far. At least I made it a year before getting arrested.

Akon supports Kanye West, even after he claimed to “like” Adolf Hitler. On Friday (Dec. 2), Akon sat down with Sky News to discuss Ye, his controversial comments, and his opinions onthe polarizing superstar’s recent actions. During the interview, the Konvict Muzik head honcho revealed that he supports the fashion designer’s right to voice his opinion, regardless of who disagrees or who it may offend.  “I show support for opinion,” Akon said.