Check out the official music video for "Mystic River" from the one and only Kurupt Young Gotti. Produced by DJ Battlecat.

Check out Fat Joe's new music video for "The Aroma" featuring Jadakiss and Stove God Cooks.

Los Angeles Times - A former security guard for Drakeo the Ruler testified under oath that he saw rapper YG produce a knife & slash it toward him during the 2021 backstage fight in which Drakeo was fatally stabbed, according to recently obtained deposition excerpts.

Alrick Cooper III, who was part of Drakeo’s security detail at the Once Upon a Time in L.A. festival, said YG was “front & center” during the Dec. 18, 2021, brawl & was 1 of 3 men he saw carrying what appeared to be short, improvised knives. He said YG, whose real name is Keenon Jackson, was wearing a ski mask, but he recognized the rapper’s hazel eyes as he tried to protect Drakeo, whose legal name was Darrell Caldwell Jr. 

The excerpts come from Cooper’s March 19, 2025, deposition, which surfaced last month in a court filing by attorneys representing Drakeo’s family in a civil lawsuit against festival organizers & security contractors. It adds more context to the fight after law enforcement investigating the killing searched a Burbank property & detained YG in the process on Thursday.

The California Highway Patrol, with help from the Burbank Police Department’s SWAT team, briefly detained YG while officers searched the property. He was released after the search & was not arrested.

YG has repeatedly denied involvement in Drakeo’s death. On his June 2026 song “We Know the Truth,” he rejected allegations connecting him to the killing & said he learned after arriving to perform at the festival that someone had been stabbed.

Drakeo’s son & other relatives, along with Cooper, sued Live Nation, C3 Presents, Bobby Dee Presents & several security contractors in February 2022, alleging the companies involved in staging & securing the festival failed to protect Drakeo from a foreseeable attack. YG is not a defendant in the lawsuit.

Cooper testified that Drakeo’s group was confronted by at least 20 to 25 people backstage. When asked whether he recognized anyone in the opposing group, Cooper named only YG.

“He was directly involved in the fight?” an attorney for Drakeo’s family asked.

“Yeah,” Cooper answered. “Front and center.”

Cooper said the attackers divided into groups and surrounded Drakeo’s party near the artist entrance. Some wore red clothing, ski masks or hoodies and Cooper said festival security personnel failed to intervene and instead closed two gates that could have provided an escape route.

“They actually closed the gates and trapped us in to where we couldn’t leave,” Cooper testified. According to his account, one exit was blocked by security personnel while attackers swarmed the other side of the backstage area.

Cooper said he initially struck one of the approaching men and momentarily lost his footing. He then found himself fighting YG and a man he described as YG’s bodyguard, with Drakeo positioned a foot or two behind him and to his right.

“And then YG produced a knife from his left hand,” Cooper testified, describing the weapon as appearing to emerge from Jackson’s sleeve. “And when I saw that I just backed up.”

As the confrontation continued, Cooper said, the attackers moved toward Drakeo and “swarmed over” him. Police arrived almost simultaneously, according to Cooper, and began breaking up the fight.

38 Spesh - FOOLS MATE (Jadakiss, Fat Joe, Jim Jones Diss) (Prod. AraabMUZIK) (Official Audio)

TRUST COMES FIRST!

38 Spesh responds to the slick talk and jabs from Jadakiss, Fat Joe and Jim Jones by dropping a scathing diss tack titled "FOOLS MATE"

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38 Spesh affiliate and Rochester, New York native, Klass Murda, loads the cannon and fires off shots at Jim Jones. Nino Man, Trust Mulla, Hue Hef and Chunk Bizza as a response to their Spesh disrespect.

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Chase Fetti & Fli Fetti - RESPECT IS MANDATORY (Album)

Check out "RESPECT IS MANDATORY," the new album from Chase Fetti and Fli Fetti

It features Lukey Cage

Production credits: Harlem Zone & Nickles, DoughOnTheBeat, LetsGoHayes, godBLESSbeatz, Snubb and Bah Label

"RESPECT IS MANDATORY" is available now on all streaming platforms

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0:00 Chase Fetti x Fli Fetti - Respect Is Mandatory Prod. DoughOnTheBeat
2:57 Chase Fetti x Fli Fetti - Worker and A Boss Prod. LetsGoHayes
5:56 Chase Fetti x Fli Fetti - Mando Mafia Prod. godBLESSbeatz
8:32 Chase Fetti x Fli Fetti - interlude Ft Lukey Cage Prod. Bah Label
9:40 Chase Fetti x Fli Fetti - Anything Goes Prod. Snubb
13:16 Chase Fetti x Fli Fetti - Spooky Prod. LetsGoHayes
15:21 Chase Fetti x Fli Fetti - Off Top Prod. Snubb
17:00 Chase Fetti x Fli Fetti - One Of Us Prod. Harlem Zone & Nyckles

Mixed by Ezequiel Jiminian
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Ron Browz and Nems are back on their bully, as they release of the follow up to their album "I SHOULD BOOM YOU"

"I SHOULD BOOM YOU TOO" features Buckshot of Black Moon, A#AP Ferg, Pharoahe Monch, Will Traxx and NasYae

Now available on all streaming platforms: https://orcd.co/BOOMYOUTOO

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TMZ - Adrien Broner -- the former boxer who won multiple titles at different weight classes -- is being sued for sexual battery.

A woman named Havana Saint is suing Broner ... claiming he invited her & her friends to an after-party on June 2, 2026, where he encouraged her to drink heavily.

In the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Saint says she got too drunk to drive home & she took Broner up on an offer to stay at the home where the after-party took place.

While she was staying at his home, Saint claims Broner tried pressuring her into performing sexual acts with him ... including "sexual intercourse, oral sex & a hand job." She says he also exposed his genitals to her & grabbed her hand to try to force her to engage.

Saint says she told Broner "no" multiple times ... adding that she told him she was "not interested in men & stated that she preferred women."

Despite his alleged conduct, Saint says she went back to the house the following day -- June 3 -- at which time she says Broner expressed his anger that the two had not been intimate the previous evening.

Saint says Broner tried to drag her upstairs -- which she says she "expressly refused." She says she again informed Broner that she was not interested in men. At times during this incident, Saint admits she was laughing ... but only as a way to conceal fear & discomfort.

On June 8, Saint says she went to "a separate livestream content residence in Los Angeles County, California" ... where she says she ran into Broner again. She says she became intoxicated & then Broner "physically pulled or dragged" her from the house & pressured her to come with him to his Encino home.

Once there, Saint says Broner again pressured her to have sex with him ... which she says she again declined. She says she & her friends stayed at Broner's house that night & in the morning, she was doused with ice water by Broner while on a live stream. She says this act caused her humiliation & emotional distress.

Saint insists she & Broner never had sex ... but alleges he made comments while on a live stream suggesting they did -- including saying at one point she had "made him c**."

She adds another man -- Nurideen Shabazz, AKA DeenTheGreat -- made defamatory statements about her when he told watchers on his live stream that she'd slept with numerous people at the live stream residence.

Saint is suing Broner for sexual battery & assault. She's suing both Shabazz & Broner for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. She's also suing the streaming platform Kick for negligence.

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TMZ - Rapper YG had a run-in with cops Thursday morning during a SWAT response ... but he was ultimately released.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the SWAT team responded around 7 AM PT in Burbank, CA. YG was detained during the police response before officers eventually let him go.

CHP was the lead agency on the matter and Burbank SWAT assisted.

We're told cops were executing a search warrant for the investigation into Drakeo the Ruler's murder -- the property is connected to YG, who had beef with the late rapper but has denied any involvement.

A CHP official tells TMZ ... YG was not arrested ... he was detained during the search warrant and released.

The timing is especially wild ... YG is scheduled to take the stage Thursday night against fellow Compton heavyweight The Game in their "Compton Forever" VERZUZ battle.

The hit-for-hit West Coast showdown is slated to begin at 6:30 PM PT ... meaning YG's morning included some unexpected face time with Burbank's finest.
yg arrested october

This isn't YG's first police encounter in Burbank.

He was arrested there in October 2024 for misdemeanor DUI after cops found him outside his car, which had gone over a curb.

First came the cops ... next up, The Game.

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"2L8" is the brand new single and accompanying music video from V.Ciannii and fellow Rochester, New York native BGM Blakk.

Directed by SCFShootz

23 INCREDIBLE INDUSTRIES PRESENTS "BAD DUDES," the new album from wordsmith BLUEHILLBILL and super producer BoneWeso.

The project features Estee Nack and ??? aka The Hidden Character

"BAD DUDES" available now on all streaming platforms

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Dave East & Harry Fraud Ft. Benny The Butcher - EVERYTHING IS UP (Official Visualizer) (Price Of Pain Album)

The highly anticipated new Dave East and Harry Fraud album titled "PRICE OF PAIN" will land on 7-29-2026. To keep fans warmed up the dynamic duo release the official visualizer for the project's third single "EVERYTHING IS UP" featuring Benny the Butcher.

Produced by Harry Fraud

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"EVERYTHING IS UP" available now on all streaming platforms:

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The highly anticipated return of the one and only Dark Lo has arrived and he's once again walking on beats from super producer V Don.

Check out the 2ND single from the project titled "STAY ALIVE 2" off of their forthcoming album "MADE OF GOLD," available 7-30-2026.

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"STAY ALIVE 2" available now on all streaming platforms

Dave East & Harry Fraud Ft. Benny The Butcher - EVERYTHING IS UP (Official Audio) (Price Of Pain Album)

The highly anticipated new Dave East and Harry Fraud album titled "PRICE OF PAIN" will land on 7-29-2026. To keep fans warmed up the dynamic duo release the project's third single "EVERYTHING IS UP" featuring Benny the Butcher.

Produced by Harry Fraud

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Kaylee Hottle was riding in a 1995 Honda Accord when the driver veered off a Maryland road and slammed into a roadside ditch early Tuesday ... with excessive speed believed to be a factor ... TMZ has learned.

Authorities in Maryland say Kaylee -- the "Godzilla vs. Kong" actress -- was rushed to a trauma center, where she was later pronounced dead.

Two others were in the vehicle at the time of the collision ... the 19-year-old driver suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening, while another passenger declined treatment at the scene.

The Frederick County Sheriff's Office says deputies and fire and rescue personnel responded to the single-vehicle crash around 2:52 AM. The crash remains under investigation.

As TMZ previously reported ... Kaylee's father, Joshua Hottle, said officials told him his daughter's heart stopped on the way to the hospital.

Kaylee was a deaf actress best known for playing Jia in two 'Godzilla' films. She made her film debut in 2021's "Godzilla vs. Kong" and reprised the role in 2024's "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire."

She also appeared in an episode of the "Magnum P.I." reboot and got her start in commercials -- including a PSA for the live video messaging app Glide, which is used by many members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

Kaylee was just 18.

The one and only CRIMEAPPLE is back like never left dropping a "TRICK SHOT" on the competition.

This is the lead single off of the Hackensack, New Jersey native's forthcoming EP titled "TOP 85 DEAD OR ALIVE"

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Passport Rav and producer SHOWALTER! drop off their new album titled "LAUGH, CRY, F*CK & DIE"

The 10-song project is fully produced by SHOWALTER!

Mixed and mastered by Passport Rav

Available now on all streaming platforms

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (News4Jax) – Billy Plummer, the DJ and promoter known as DJ Bigga Rankin, died Monday, his family said. He helped launch and promote Southern rap stars including Rick Ross and T.I. and was a longtime community advocate.

“It is with great sadness that we announce that the patriarch of our family, Billy ‘Bigga Rankin’ Plummer, passed away earlier this morning on July 20, 2026,” the family said in a statement.

The statement said funeral arrangements and plans for a celebration of life will be shared when they are available.

Plummer was widely regarded as a godfather of Southern hip-hop and had spent more than three decades in the music business. In an interview with News4JAX, he reflected on his 30-year career, his Jacksonville roots and his role as A&R at Think It’s a Game Records and vice president of the Hittmenn DJs.

“I’m always helping people...my mama always told me to give without expecting nothing back...I feel like I was real because I’m always giving,” Plummer said.

He helped promote and amplify the careers of Southern rappers including Plies, Rick Ross, T.I., Jeezy, Yo Gotti, B.o.B. and Gucci Mane, and opened the Cool Runnings nightclub in Jacksonville in 1990.

Plummer also produced the local Diamond Awards for many years and frequently spoke about mentoring younger artists and giving back to his community.

He said that he planned to scale back touring and focus more on family and charitable work, including back-to-school drives. He had publicly discussed recent health struggles, saying he had battled COVID-19 and later lost a kidney, requiring dialysis.

The family said it will continue the Back to School Community Day organized by the K.I.N.G. Foundation on Aug. 8 at A. Philip Randolph Park in Jacksonville and will include free backpacks, food and activities.

This is what Virginia and Flushing Queens sounds like

Seventh Child locks in once again with Reno RX for his new single titled "SUMMERS COLD (SO COLD)"

The Q-Mystik-produced gem is available now on all streaming platforms

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While we are breaking record temps out here, Piff Penny and Producer Hard White out of Durham North Carolina link up and drops some heat for the summer. "Fire Marshall" showcases wordplay from emcee Piff Penny that sets the tone indeed! "St8 out the woods like a cop car" Piff Penny catchy line separates his flow from others by far. The hook comes at you demanding respect and authority.

Hard White production has a Boom-bap feel and extraordinary sound waves hitting all through the beat. The sirens make it clear there's an emergency on hand and placed right on time. Thes guys got 1 for the hip hop heads. Producer Hard White is not on social media and will be soon. In the meantime, and between time tap in with emcee Piff Penny and check out his catalog below. Peace and blessings cadets!

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