A little over a week before Ice Spice drops her new album Y2K!, the rapper has revealed the LP’s track list and guest features. The 10-song album was first projected on a series of high-profile billboards — including Times Square in Ice Spice’s native New York — before she posted …
Read More »Travis Scott Arrested on Disorderly Intoxication, Trespassing Charges in Miami
Travis Scott was arrested on charges of disorderly intoxication and trespassing early Thursday morning in the Miami area. The rapper, born Jacques Webster, was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at 4:35 a.m. Thursday on the charges of trespassing after a warning and disorderly intoxication, according to the Miami-Dade …
Read More »Travis Scott Moves to Dismiss Sample Lawsuit Over 'Alright, Alright, Alright' Lyrics
Travis Scott has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit over unlicensed samples, with the rapper’s lawyers claiming the allegedly infringed-upon sample — the phrase “alright, alright, alright” from the 1992 DJ Jimi song “Bitches (Reply)” — does not warrant copyright protections. Scott was sued earlier this year by Derrick …
Read More »Family of Youngest Astroworld Victim Settles Last Remaining Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family of Ezra Blount, the nine-year-old killed in the crowd crush at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival, has settled the last outstanding wrongful death lawsuit tied to the 2021 tragedy. As the Houston Chronicle reports, Scott West, a lawyer for the Blount family, said the settlement was reached earlier this …
Read More »Astroworld: Last Remaining Wrongful Death Suit Has A New Trial Date
The last remaining wrongful death suit tied to the Astroworld Festival crowd rush is scheduled to go to trial in September, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The new date comes about a week after it had been revealed in court that nine of the 10 wrongful death cases tied to …
Read More »Nearly All Astroworld Wrongful Death Cases Settled
All but one of the wrongful death lawsuits tied to the deadly Astroworld Festival crowd rush have been settled, lawyers confirmed in a court hearing in Houston on Wednesday. As the Associated Press reported, Live Nation attorney Neal Manne said in court Wednesday that nine of the 10 suits, including …
Read More »Why Is Everyone Beefing With Drake?
On the night of April 13, after the apparent leak of his diss track “Push Ups (Drop & Give Me Fifty),” Drake posted a screenshot from the movie Kill Bill on his Instagram Story. It was the film’s iconic fight scene, during which Uma Thurman’s character takes on a room …
Read More »Travis Scott to Face Civil Trial as Judge Denies Dismissal From Astroworld Lawsuits
Travis Scott will face a civil trial stemming from the Astroworld tragedy after a judge denied the rapper’s bid to be dismissed from the pending lawsuits. In March, with a civil trial looming, Scott’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the rapper from the pending litigation, arguing that “performers are …
Read More »Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Sexxy Red, and Chris Brown Bring the Sleaze for 'FTCU' Remix
Nicki Minaj held nothing back for the new “Sleeze Mix” remix of her hit, “FTCU,” enlisting Travis Scott, Sexyy Red, and Chris Brown for the track. The remix absolutely lives up to its sleazy billing, with all three guests delivering verses that are boisterous, graphic, and horny as hell. Sexxy …
Read More »Who's Vegyn? And How Does He Make Such Subtly, Utterly Beautiful Electronic Music?
Interviewing Vegyn isn’t easy. After three months of back-and-forth, I’m finally given a time to meet him on a gray day in early March at a coffee spot in east London. I’ve been eager to make this happen. Vegyn’s career is one of the most impressive in modern music, distinguished …
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