YNW Melly will reportedly remain behind bars despite testing positive for coronavirus. The 20-year-old rapper—legal name Jamell Maurice Demons—had filed an emergency motion for restricted release after contracting the disease at Broward County Jail. TMZ reports the motion was ultimately denied, meaning Melly would have to receive his special medical treatments while incarcerated—that is, after he requested the treatments …

Former DONDA art director Joe Perez has revealed the original name for Kanye West’s 2013 album Yeezus was initially Thank God For Drugs. The revelation came as Perez was posting old concept designs from his tenure at the Kanye-led design firm to Instagram. “3.2.2013 – Pre-Yeezus gif concepts – Round 2,” he captioned the post. “Before naming the album Yeezus, …

Durk’s current case bars him from entering the Bahamas. Lil Durk was scheduled to perform a December 28th show in the Bahamas alongside rapper JayDaYoungan, but according to new reports, the Chicago emcee was denied entry to the island nation due to his pending criminal case. In new clips supported by publication Speak Up Bahamas, Durk was turned away after arriving due …

Ghana entertainment industry is set to experience the biggest collaboration of the past decades as two dancehall giants, Samini and Shatta Wale has reportedly collaborated on a song. According to what we gathered, Reggae/dancehall heavyweight Samini has reportedly featured his former music enemy, Shatta Wale in a yet-to-be-released song titled ‘Bronya’, the same title as that of Shatta Wale’s Christmas …

On Monday (Dec. 16), peers of Popa Wu’s including Method Man, DJ Premier, Ghostface Killah and U-God announced the rapper’s alleged passing through social media as they used their respective platforms to share their condolences. Details surrounding his purported passing have not been confirmed, but the condolences from his peers continue. “No words! #rippopawu #theoldergodsputmeontohowtorockthis,” Method Man wrote on Instagram …

“A Death Race For Love” continues to climb up the charts. The posthumous streaming boost isn’t entirely unexpected. In the case of Juice WRLD, many fans took to mourning his death by revisiting his music, with 2019’s A Death Race For Love proving to be among the favored starting points. With the album having already gone gold in June, it seemed inevitable that …

CHICAGO, IL – Following Juice Wrld’s death last Sunday (December 8), the FBI uncovered 70 pounds of marijuana, three guns and a bottle of codeine in the private jet carrying the multi-platinum selling rapper and his entourage. According to TMZ, it’s “unlikely” the members of his crew will be charged with possession of the monster weed load. Law enforcement sources reportedly said it’s “next to …

Kodak details an alleged near-death experience. Saturday, Kodak Black’s Instagram page was cleared out and left with a new message from the rapper as he sits behind bars. In a lengthy caption that sat under an inmate photo of the Miami rapper, Kodak detailed an experience where alleges that he was laced with an “unknown substance,” denied medical help, and then …

New updates of Kanye West & Joel Osteen’s moves. As Kanye West and Reverend Joel Osteen prepare to hold a joint event at Yankee Stadium on May 2nd, news broke of the duo potentially taking the show on the road to hold similar events in other cities. According to TMZ, that possibility could very well become reality as sources tell the publication that Osteen and …

It seems to be a time of red in the Nigerian entertainment industry going by the negative news trailing some celebrities. According to reports, Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie, is hospitalised and her car has been riddled with bullets. Popular blogger, Stella Dimoko Korkus reported that the incident happened after the actress ran into armed men on her way back from …