Drake’s new track “Push Up,” a diss directed at Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, the Weeknd, and others, had the rap world buzzing on Saturday. Then, shortly after, Rick Ross’ response, on “Champagne Stories,” turned a noteworthy day unforgettable.Hip-hop heads of a certain age were hit with a wave of nostalgia …
Read More »Drake Responds to Rick Ross' Nose-Job Claim, Warns Rapper After Diss, 'Don't Worry We'll Handle It'
Drake amusingly responded to Rick Ross’ diss track claims that he got a nose job and warned of more musical retribution against the rapper in a social media post Sunday. Ross unleashed his own Drizzy diss track “Champagne Moments” soon after Drake’s (purportedly real) “Push Ups (Drop and Give Me …
Read More »'Bitcoin Rodney' Pushed Crypto With Jamie Foxx and Rick Ross. Now He's Under Arrest
This article was produced in collaboration withCourt Watch, an independent outlet that unearths overlooked court records. The dream of making a quick and easy fortune in cryptocurrency took yet another hit on Friday with the arrest of Rodney Burton, a.k.a. “Bitcoin Rodney,” a relentless promoter who sold himself as a …
Read More »See Rick Ross and Meek Mill Bring 'Shaq & Kobe' to 'Fallon'
Fresh off the release of Rick Ross and Meek Mill’s new album Too Good to Be True, the duo performed a pair of tracks on Friday’s The Tonight Show. For the performance, Ross and Mill first delivered the hit “Shaq & Kobe” from their joint LP before segueing into “Ima …
Read More »Inside DJ Khaled's Relentlessly Joyous World
L ately, DJ Khaled has been listening to a lot of Jay-Z. Namely The Blueprint, the 2001 opus that helped solidify Hov as a commercial juggernaut in hip-hop. On an August afternoon in Miami, in the living room of the more-than-12,000-square-foot South Beach mansion he’s affectionately dubbed “the Resort,” Khaled …
Read More »Rick Ross Is Living Large and Loving Life in Las Vegas
R ick Ross was having a moment. The Falstaffian rapper and entrepreneur was a mere two songs into his inaugural performance at Drai’s, a raucous 30,000-foot nightclub inside Las Vegas’ Cromwell hotel, and “halfway drunk” when he ordered the DJ to stop the music. He found himself transfixed by the …
Read More »Rick Ross and Meek Mill Drop 'Lyrical Eazy' From Upcoming Joint Album
Rick Ross and Meek Mill have dropped their new video for “Lyrical Eazy,” the latest single off the rappers’ upcoming collaborative album Too Good to Be True, out next month. The two rappers have been teasing their joint LP since September when they shared their first team-up, “Shaq & Kobe.” …
Read More »Rick Ross, Chuck D, Fat Joe Team for PSA Demanding Healthcare Transparency
Rick Ross, Chuck D, Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Fat Joe, and French Montana have teamed up for a new public service announcement demanding that lawmakers pass healthcare transparency bills that are working their way through Capitol Hill. The rappers teamed with the non-profit organization Power to the Patients for the …
Read More »Rick Ross and Nelly Team Owners of New Horse-Racing League
Rick Ross and Nelly are among a list of high-profile team owners of the National Thoroughbred League (NTL), an organization being billed as a “first-of-its-kind” horse racing league. While horse racing has traditionally been a solo sport, the NTL has crafted city-based teams and is set to debut over Labor …
Read More »Bamboozle Festival With Limp Bizkit, Rick Ross Shuts Down
With about a week left to go, Atlantic City’s Bamboozle Festival was shut down before it even opened its doors. The concert had been set to feature Limp Bizkit, Rick Ross, Papa Roach, and DJ Steve Aoki. “After extensive discussions, we have made the heartbreaking decision to cancel Bamboozle 2023,” …
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