Mannie Fresh and Birdman won’t be pushing out a new project on until the cash money is right. New Orleans rapper/producer Mannie Fresh said that he won’t be laying down any rhymes or beats for the Big Tymers reunion album until the business end is in place. “Facts and figures,” he told MTV News during NBA All-Star weekend. “That’s where we at right now. Facts and figures. We just trying to lay down a plan for it, a blueprint and we’ll see what happens from there.

Melvin Williams might’ve been notorious on the streets of Baltimore as a former drug kingpin, but he was also the reason behind the series The Wire coming into fruition. The actor who made his way onto the show in the role of the Deacon after serving time in prison upon being released in 1996, has passed away at the age of 73 as the cause of death has yet to be determined.

Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, has died. She was 59. The activist and former ambassador passed away at a hospital in Johannesburg on Monday (July 13). Her cause of death has not be released. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sent condolences to the Mandela family, and noted the unfortunate timing of her passing. “Our sadness is compounded by this loss being visited upon us just days before the world marks the birthday of the great Nelson Mandela,” said Ramaphosa.

North West has big dreams. The eldest daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian discussed her plans as the cover star of I-D Magazine‘s New Wave issue. In the interview, where the 10-year-old describes herself as “The Best Ever,” she opens up about some of her favorite hobbies and skills. “A basketball player, a rapper,” explained West when asked what she wants to be when she reaches adulthood. “Well, when I was seven, I wanted to be a boxer.

The coronavirus has hit home for Papoose who revealed that he lost two family members due to the viral disease. Pap and Remy Ma made virtual appearance on The Real on Wednesday (April 29) to discuss the pandemic and adjusting to quarantine. “Unfortunately one of my cousin’s passed away [from] coronavirus,” the 42-year-old rapper stated before revealing that his uncle died from hospitals prioritizing COVID-19 patients. “He actually had another condition.