Walmart Files Amended Objection Against Kanye West Over Yeezy Logo
Walmart is still objecting to Kanye West’s proposed Yeezy brand logo, filing an updated complaint with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Pooh Shiesty Withdraws Request To Delay Federal Armed Robbery Trial
Pooh Shiesty’s trial for federal gun and robbery charges will proceed in October as planned after his lawyers withdrew a request to delay it.

Elton John Praises Young Thug In Comparison To Eminem
Elton John spoke highly of Young Thug’s freestyle ability, comparing the YSL Records rapper to Eminem in a new interview.

Dave Chappelle Says DaBaby Canceled Over Gays But Not Murder
Dave Chappelle addresses the backlash against DaBaby over the rapper’s homophobic remarks in his Netflix special ‘The Closer.’

Netflix Funds $5.4 Million Chadwick Boseman Scholarship At Howard University
Netflix and Howard University are honoring the late Chadwick Boseman with a $5.4 million scholarship for students in the College of Fine Arts.

Dreamville’s Lute Drops Debut Album ‘Gold Mouf’
Lute dropped his new album ‘Gold Mouf’ – with help from Little Brother’s Rapper Big Pooh and Phonte – on Dreamville and Interscope Records.

Jack Harlow Donates To Organizations In Hometown Of Louisville
Atlantic Records rapper Jack Harlow gave back to his hometown by donating to multiple organizations and nonprofits in Louisville.

Hip-Hop Reacts To Facebook, Instagram And WhatsApp Outages
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went down on Monday, prompting lots of reactions to the social media disruption from the Hip Hop community.

British Rapper Nines Gets 28 Months In Jail For Importing Cannabis
Nines was sentenced to 28 months in jail after pleading guilty to illegally importing cannabis into the United Kingdom and money laundering.

Post Malone’s Posty Fest Postponed To 2022
Just two weeks after Post Malone announced the lineup for his festival, Posty Fest was postponed from the 2021 Halloween weekend to 2022.

Kevin Gates Goes Viral Over Stage Jump And Semen Retention Tweet
Memes and jokes spread on Twitter after Kevin Gates shared a photo of himself jumping on stage and tweeted about semen retention.

Freddie Gibbs Tells Mike Tyson “Ain’t Nothing Tough” About Tekashi 69
Mike Tyson couldn’t stop laughing when questioning Freddie Gibbs about Tekashi 69 on the ‘Hotboxin’ podcast.

50 Cent’s ‘BMF’ Series Renewed For Season 2 After 1 Episode
Starz has renewed 50 Cent’s ‘BMF” series just a few days after the show’s first season premiered on the network.

R. Kelly Accuser Says He Coached Her Ahead Of Infamous CBS Interview
Azriel Clary, who testified against R. Kelly at trial, explained how the disgraced singer influenced her 2019 interview with CBS’ Gayle King.

San Antonio Mayor Blocks Drake Over Spurs Snub
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg blocked Drake on Twitter after the Spurs weren’t included in OVO’s NBA World Champions collection.

BET’s ‘Rap City’ Returns With Special Hosted By Big Tigger
Big Tigger will host a special edition of the beloved show ‘Rap City’ prior to the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards on October 5.

JayDaYoungan Instagram Photo Gets Jail Employee Fired
A jail employee who took a photo of JayDaYoungan inside a cell was fired after the rapper posted the picture on Instagram.

Eminem’s Home Invader Sentenced Following Plea Deal
Matthew Hughes, who broke into Eminem’s home and threatened to kill him, was sentenced after pleading no contest to a home invasion charge.

Urbanworld Film Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The Urbanworld Film Festival’s 25th anniversary celebration will run as a hybrid event from September 29 to October 3.

Kodak Black In 90-Day Treatment Program After Violating Probation
Kodak Black violated the terms of his supervised release by failing a drug test and was ordered to spend 90 days in a treatment program.