Drake Gets Booed At Home
Drake may want to stick to attending shows where he's getting paid until further notice ... 'cause even in his hometown, it's not always love.
Limp Bizkit was performing in Toronto Thursday night -- prodding their local audience with the mere mention of Drizzy's name as a guest in attendance ... and it didn't get over well at all, as the crowd booed the hell of him.
The video never shows Drake appear onstage ... but they definitely weren't happy to hear he was in the building -- which left Fred Durst absolutely speechless. He questioned the hate, saying ... "I thought Drake was your homie? What? No? Drake’s my homie."
The Toronto crowd began to boo even harder and some fans even hurled f-bombs at his name-dropping of Drizzy again. Unbothered, Fred dedicated their next song, "Take a Look Around," to Champagne Papi as the air continued to sour.
The "Hot Dog" all-star band was in town for the "Loserville" tour -- which also sports RiFF RAFF, Bones + Eddy Baker, N8NOFACE, and Corey Feldman ... if you can believe that. Certainly not the ideal lineup that would normally draw in Drake fans ... but getting booed in your hometown's definitely gotta sting.
Cardi B Trashes Popeyes Flavored Wings, Popeyes Welcomes Criticism
Cardi B is NOT a fan of some new flavored chicken wings at Popeyes ... but the restaurant is welcoming her poor review, and encouraging her to taste other flavors.
Here's the deal ... Cardi was working late in the studio in New York when she posted a video with some Popeyes chicken wings, rating them a 2 out of 10 and bashing the taste. Cardi says she's trying the new honey lemon pepper wings ... blasting Popeyes for "fumbling" the flavor, which she says tastes like Sprite.
A rep for Popeyes tells TMZ ... "If you can't take the heat, then get out of the kitchen. And we are in the kitchen. A lot. We welcome all Wing rankings and reviews as we believe variety is the spice of life and that's why we have six flavors for wing enthusiasts like Cardi to enjoy."
Cardi's bad review includes some props for another Popeyes wing variety ... she's digging the Sweet 'N Spicy flavor and Popeyes says that's no surprise.
Cardi's also praising Popeyes for being open at 4:30 AM in NYC ... and the restaurant says they encourage folks to share their wing ratings on social media as they await Cardi's next late-night review.
Shields wins WBC female heavyweight title
Undisputed female middleweight champion Claressa “GWOAT” Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) stepped up to heavyweight to dethrone WBC female heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse (7-2, 2 KOs) on Saturday night at the Little Ceasars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Shields totally outclassed Lepage-Joanisse, dropping her three times in round two. Time was 1:09.
YUNG MIAMI RESPONDS TO MIXED REACTION TO NEW SONG
Yung Miami has responded to less-than-stellar reactions to her new single, wondering why it seems as though fans hold her to a different standard than others.
The City Girl took to Instagram Live on Saturday (July 27) to preview a new track, and some listeners weren’t particularly thrilled with the club-ready, dance-inspired song. The Neighborhood Talk posted the snippet to Instagram, and Miami hopped in the comment section to defend herself and her forthcoming single.
One user wrote: “Boring same thing again and again.” Another pleaded for JT, Miami’s City Girls partner, to have her own spotlight in support of her new project, City Cinderella.
The user commented: “Can JT please have a moment by herself ??? Damn ! Her album just dropped.”
Yung Miami responded to these, and other complaints, with a simple question: “With me is where y’all draw the line??? LOL ok.”
KODAK BLACK IS SELLING T-SHIRTS REFERENCING DONALD TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
Kodak Black has made no secret of his admiration for Donald Trump since being pardoned by the then-president at the very end of his term, and now he’s taking thingsfurther by releasing merch that pays tribute to Trump’s now-famous pose in the aftermath of the assassination attempt against him.
On Friday (July 26), Kodak’s Sniper Gang Apparel shared a new shirt design called “Fight.” It recreates the scene of Trump raising his fist to the Butler, Pennsylvania crowd and chanting, “Fight! Fight! Fight!” while being whisked away by the Secret Service following Thomas Matthew Crooks’ gunfire. n Yak’s version, the Trump figure is made to have Kodak’s skin color and face tattoos, but The Donald’s hair, and Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan is changed to “Make America Gleeful Again.”
BOOSIE BADAZZ SLAMS 'RACIST' PROSECUTOR AFTER BEING RE-INDICTED IN GUN CASE
The Baton Rouge native has also been hit with an additional charge of knowingly possessing a firearm while dealing with abuse of a controlled substance.
The new indictment shows that prosecutors are doubling down on the allegations against Boosie and seek to seize “all firearms and ammunition involved in the commission of the offenses.”
The 41-year-old rapper also faces the potential of up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
Boosie did not take the news of his re-indictment well, lashing out on social media. IM ON VACATION WITH MY FAMILY MY LAWYER CALL ME N SAY THIS FEDERAL PROSECUTOR M. WHEAT HAS INDICTED ME AGAIN ON THE SAME CHARGE N ADDED A CHARGE THAT I WAS A DRUG ATTACK AROUND. A ATTACK AROUND A FIREARM SMH,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
“WHY YOU DIDNT CHARGE ME WITH THAT THE FIRST TIME? THE JUDGE HAS RULED. AT THIS POINT YOU MAKING THIS A CIRCUS. THIS HAS TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THIS SHOWS HOW FAR THESE DEVILS WILL GO TO TRY N STOP A SUCCESSFUL BLACK MAN WITH a VOICE .THIS MAN HAS A SERIOUS VENDETTA OF HATE AGAINST ME .HE WANTS TO BE A CHARACTER N A [movie] HE JUST DOESNT RESPECT THE COURTS.”
Boosie went on to accuse the prosecutor of being racist: “HE RACIST N HAS NO RESPECT FOR THE COURTS‼️ IF I WASNT BOOSIE THIS WOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO ME .THIS SAME MAN LOOKED AT ME SAID ‘WIPE ME DOWN’ ON MY FIRST COURT APPEARANCE lol HES OBSESSED.
“IVE NEVER SEEN NOTHING LIKE THIS N MY DAM LIFE. 30 of us ON VACATION N I GET THIS NEWS‼️ HE PUT HIS HARDEST BATTLES ON HIS STRONGEST SOUJAS ‘GOD GOT ME.'”
Ice Spice Dismisses Latto Beef As 'Dragged Out' and Unfunny
Latto recently suggested Ice Spice wouldn't entertain a lyrical rap battle with her and turns out she was right ... but not for reasons she originally thought. Sorry Latto, Ice thinks your entire beef is nothing but a lame marketing ploy!!! The Bronx-born, 'Munch' creator is the latest cover star for Rolling Stone to promote her upcoming "Y2K!" album, where she slammed Latto for using her headlining Birthday Bash concert in her Atlanta hometown to fan flames she claims were never sparking to begin with!!!
Ice predicted an in-person run-in with Latto would be oh-so-uneventful ... "I feel like if we ever spoke and I asked her 'What’s the issue?' it'd be like a blank stare. It'd really be no issue whatsoever. Especially from me." But it was Latto's doo-doo-shaped cake to celebrate her headlining slot at Hot 107.9's Birthday Bash annual concert where Ice drew the line. The caption on the icing was layered extra thick ... "Think I'm the sh**, bitch?????" -- a direct reference to Ice's song that made Candace Owens call for a national emergency.
"I can understand a friendly competition, but I just feel like at this point it's a joke that she's just dragged out, and it's just not even funny," Ice complained. Ice ripped Latto further saying, "Like, bro, 'Think U the Sh**' is from January. You're going to post a piece of sh** cake to announce something that’s good news for you? But it is kind of a compliment because you’re taking something that’s supposed to be a fun moment for you and you’re making it about me … again.” Latto returned shots to Ice with her "Sunday Service" track but Drake and Kendrick Lamar eventually took over the rap beef spotlight.
Neither Ice nor Latto's cheap shots made Spotify's coveted "Songs of the Summer" playlist so yeah, their hoopla came and went. Ice's "Y2K!" drops on Friday but Latto won't be too far behind with her "Sugar Honey Iced Tea" album arriving on August 9.
ICE SPICE CLEARS UP RELATIONSHIP STATUS & CENTRAL CEE ROMANCE RUMORS
Ice Spice has cleared up the near-constant rumors that she might be romantically involved with fellow rapper Central Cee.
In a Rolling Stone profile published on Thursday (July 25), Ice touched on her relationship with the British MC, and put all relationship rumors to rest. he “Princess Diana” singer insisted that the duo just get along exceedingly well, and that their relationship is platonic.
She said: “We’ve been friends since ‘Munch’ came out, honestly. We’re just twins.”
FUTURE, YOUNG THUG & MORE JOIN MUSTARD ON NEW ALBUM ‘FAITH OF A MUSTARD SEED’: STREAM
Future, Young Thug and more joined Mustard on his highly anticipated new album, Faith of a Mustard Seed.
The album, which arrived on Friday (July 26), also features Vince Staples with ScHoolboy Q on “Pressured Up,” Travis Scott on “Parking Lot,” Roddy Ricch on “Truth Is” and more. Thugger hopped on “Ghetto” alongside Lil Durk, while Future made an appearance on “Mines” alongside Ty Dolla $ign and Charlie Wilson.
DJ POLO, LEGENDARY DJ TO KOOL G. RAP, MOURNED BY HIP HOP GREATS
DJ Polo, who is perhaps best known for his work alongside Kool G. Rap, has reportedly died unexpectedly, and the news has impacted quite a few Hip Hop greats.
According to Hot 97, the legendary DJ passed away early Saturday morning (July 27), though a cause of death has not been revealed.
Perhaps one of the first to publicly morn Polo was DJ Chuck Chillout, who took to Instagram and Facebook with a simple tribute, in which he captioned a photo of his deceased friend and colleague with: “This Hurt real Bad RIP To DJ POLO.”
Others soon joined in with tributes of their own, including Ice T and Eric B, who wrote: ““My brother DJ POLO we had some great times you will never be forgotten GODS speed,” alongside of a photo of the late DJ.
The EPMD rapper’s post garnered comments from the like of E-40, DJ Green Lantern, DJ Scratch, DITC’s Buckwild, DJ Spinderella, and Pete Rock, who wrote: “Gotdamn man slow da f%#k down jesus christ lemme breathe.”
50 CENT DEMANDS REMOVAL OF NY JUDGE WHO THREATENED TO SHOOT BLACK TEENS: 'THIS IS BAD
50 Cent has called for the removal of a New York judge who threatened to shoot Black teens.
Earlier this week, police bodycam footage surfaced of State Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall arguing with a group of Black teens after a high school graduation party at her friend’s house was crashed by uninvited guests in 2022. Arguments and fights broke out between invited and uninvited guests, with police responding to the incident shortly after.
While talking to officers after the scuffle, Judge Gall threatened to gun violence against the Black teens and made racially offensive comments.
“They’ll be shot on the property. Because when they trespass, you can shoot them on the property. I’ll shoot them on the property,” she said.
The 53-year-old Republican, who is white, also insulted the teens’ intelligence, saying: “They don’t look like they’re that smart. They’re not going to business school, that’s for sure.”
She also told the cops: “The good part is, I’m always on your side. You know I’d take anyone down for you guys.”
Reacting to the footage on Instagram, 50 Cent wrote: “SMH she should be removed this is bad. Repost this video.”
