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Mello Buckzz's album release party ended in tragedy with four people killed and another 14 injured in a drive-by shooting.
The shooting took place outside Artis Restaurant and Lounge in Chicago's River North neighborhood.

The rapper's boyfriend and a close female friend were among the deceased.
Buckzz addressed the shooting in a statement on social media: "We was having so much fun in our private little life, couldn't leave each other alone glued to my hip everyday. It's not a night we ain't spend together. I'm so fucking angry. U was woke I held yo hand until I couldn't. U talked to me. Clearly ion get it boo, I'm fucked up."
She continued: "My heart broke into so many pieces rn it's unbelievable. Why is this happening to me? ... I don't wish this typa pain on nobody dam my fucking crew."
Chicago's mayor Brandon Johnson also addressed the mass shooting which still leaves three in critical condition.

He said in a press conference: "Shootings like these are a tragic reminder of how far we still have to go as a city. Shooting into a crowd is not the best of who we are. It is unacceptable and we will not stand for that in the city of Chicago. We are frustrated, but we are also grieving. We will not rest until there is full accountability."
CCTV footage of the incident shows a black SUV slowly driving past the venue before opening fire for a few seconds before speeding off.
The suspects are still at large and the police are yet to identify who they are looking for or what a possible motive for the shooting could be but did suggest gang involvement.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said: "There's coordination; not only coordination with our local partners here, but also our federal partners when it comes to the possibility of this being some kind of gang conflict. We're also making sure that anything that we uncover, and there's a possibility of retaliation, we would have an idea of where that retaliation could occur and we would put resources in place to prevent that."

via: https://hiphopdx.com/news/mello-buckzz-album-release-party-four-dead

Eminem has taken aim at Kanye West on his new collaboration with JID titled "Animals (Pt. 1)".
On the track, which is their second hook up after last year's "Fuel", Em wastes no time in mocking his former "Forever" collaborator over some of his recent confessions.

Referencing West's allegedly incestuous relationship with a male cousin, Em spits: "With these magazines, I act out like Ye and his cousin / Little cocksucker, I'm sprayin' and bustin' / Your shit sucks dick, stop sayin' it doesn't / That's probably the reason there's nothin' you've bodied of recent."
West has yet to respond to Eminem's taunt.

Earlier this year, Kanye West admitted that he had a sexual relationship with his cousin when they were both underage.
In a post to X, he explained: "This song is called COUSIN about my cousin that's locked in jail for life for killing a pregnant lady a few years after I told him we wouldn't 'look at dirty magazines together' anymore. Perhaps in my self centered mess I felt it was my fault that I showed him those dirty magazines when he was 6 and then we acted out what we saw."

He continued: "My dad had playboy magazines but the magazines I found in the top of my moms closet were different. My name is Ye and I sucked my cousins dick till I was 14. Tweet sent."

Cam'ron later claimed he was trying to locate the cousin that West was on about.
"So Kanye was talking about- he did a record and his cousin's in jail doing life for a murder or something like that," Cam said. "I'm actually trying to find the cousin. I want to interview him, so anybody who knows this cousin that he's talking about and what jail he's in, we're willing to go to the jail to do the interview with the cousin who's been molested [and] doing life right now.
"We're actually on the hunt to find him personally at this moment to find out exactly if what Kanye did him lead to him being in this situation right now. 'Cause Kanye said this is potentially why he could be doing life in jail, because he molested his younger cousin."

via: https://hiphopdx.com/news/eminem-mocks-kanye-west-new-jid-collab

Nelly has revealed just what his favorite Ashanti song is.
Sitting down for a chat on Cocoa Butter with his wife, Nelly was asked to pick between various Ashanti records and in the end he picked "Baby" over the likes of "Foolish" and "Always on Time".

He explained why he picked "Baby" over "Rain on Me": "'Rain on Me' was at a different time in our relationship. We gon' slide 'Rain on Me' along like that and stick with 'Baby.'"
Nelly then said he picked "Baby" over some of her Ja Rule collaborations because it was a solo effort: "Yeah, some of them are with my brother Ja, 'Baby' is just my wife, I'm gonna ride with 'Baby.'"

He added: "I love 'Baby.' That's one of my favorite Ashanti records."

Nelly's political moves have recently garnered him so headlines, particularly his comments aimed at supporters of Kamala Harris who were less than impressed he performed at Donald Trump's inauguration.
Writing on Instagram, Nelly said: "Some of y'all have a problem with [us] because the prosecutor who has probably locked up more Black men that we've helped woman of color with the white husband and white kids did not win the election."

He added: "I did not campaign for anyone. I do not tell people who to vote for. I respect and love our country from top to bottom good and bad... and I'm very aware that it's a lot of things we need to work on the right is too far right and the left is too far left...
"I'm a military baby with a grand uncle who is a Tuskegee airman and red tail that was very prideful in his country I told you it's my respect for the office meaning any president that calls on Nelly it would be an honor... nothing to do with money. Nothing to do with race but if you wanna make it about race then let's goooooooo I find it very interesting. That's so many of you would dump on two Black men that's married to Black women that has Black children because the woman of color with the white husband and white kids didn't win."

via: https://hiphopdx.com/news/nelly-reveals-favorite-ashanti-song

Raekwon has recruited a vast ensemble of rap legends for his new album, The Emperor's New Clothes.
Released on July 18 through Mass Appeal, the project will have no shortage of guest features.

Unveiling the tracklist for the album, Raekwon will be joined by his Wu-Tang Clan cohorts Ghostface Killah, Method Man and Inspectah Deck as well as Nas.
There will also be a Griselda flavor on the album with Conway the Machine and Westside Gunn also featured.

The Emperor's New Clothes will be Raekwon's first solo album since 2017's The Wild.

Rae previously opened up about the Wu-Tang reunited for one more album.
Speaking on Instagram Live, he said: "I mean, we tryna get it together, you know? Everybody's spread out. Everybody's doing something great in their life, so when it's time for everybody to get in the room, it just seems like it's the hardest shit in the world. But it ain't like we don't want to."
He added: "And then you got so many minds. You throw a beat out and a n-gga be like, 'I like that, I don't like that.' It's hard. It's real hard, but don't count us out. Don't never count us out."
Raekwon then turned his attention to his own music, saying: "This next record I'ma do? I'm telling y'all, this next record. I'm gonna announce my next record on Cuban Linx day. August 1, 29-year anniversary. I'm gonna hit y'all the title of the next album.

"This one's gonna fuck y'all n-ggas up. Trust."
While the announcement didn't follow as planned, Raekwon is part of a remarkable slate coming from Mass Appeal Records this year.
Having already released an album from Slick Rick last month, a collaborative project from Nas and DJ Premier as well as albums from Mobb Deep, Ghostface Killah and De La Soul are also on the docket plus a posthumous LP from Big L.
The epic lineup of albums is part of Mass Appeal's "Legend Has It..." series, which it calls "a tribute to the icons who shaped Hip Hop and took it from the streets of NYC to the world."

via: https://hiphopdx.com/news/raekwon-recruits-rap-gods-for-new-album

Eminem's Detroit based WNBA expansion team has been given the go ahead by the league.
The WNBA announced that they will be expanding to 18 teams with Detroit as well as Philadelphia and Cleveland getting their own franchises.

The Detroit team will enter the league in 2029 and is primarily backed by Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores, who said in a statement: "This is a huge win for Detroit and the WNBA. Today marks the long-hoped-for return of the WNBA to a city with deep basketball roots and a championship tradition. Detroit played a key role in the league's early growth, and we're proud to reignite that legacy as the WNBA ascends to new heights. Our plans will bring new energy, investment and infrastructure to our city and the WNBA, and additional resources to our community."
He added: "We have brought together an impressive array of investors who reflect the strength and diversity of Detroit. I'm excited about what we can accomplish together to advance women's professional sports and inspire a new generation of fans. I'm grateful to our exceptional investor group, Commissioner Engelbert, and the WNBA for their trust in our vision and commitment to the people of Detroit."
It was announced in March that Eminem was part of the ownership group looking to bring a women's basketball team back to Detroit where he joined a number of local sports stars and business people such as Jared Goff and Grant Hill.
The rap legend has had a greater presence at Detroit sporting events in recent years, prominently backing the Detroit Lions during their playoff runs over the last two seasons.

He also made a prominent appearance at the NFL Draft last year which was held in Detroit.
Em performed a short comedy skit with Lions great Barry Sanders and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell much to the delight of fans.
Slim Shady also performed during the Super Bowl halftime show in 2022 alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent.
The performance was notable for Em taking a knee in a show of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick and his protests against police brutality.

via: https://hiphopdx.com/news/eminems-detroit-based-wnba-team-gets-go-ahead

Travis Scott continued to promise fans that 'Jackboys 2' is on the way months after the compilation album was expected to be released.

via: https://hiphopdx.com/news/travis-scott-jackboys-2-dropping-soo

Benny the Butcher has reignited his beef with Freddie Gibbs on his new song 'Position of Power' where he mocks his former collaborator.

via: https://hiphopdx.com/news/benny-the-butcher-reignites-beef-freddie-gibbs-position-of-powe

Clipse have revealed some surprising guests for their reunion album 'Let God Sort Em Out' with some dream collaborations set to happen.

via: https://hiphopdx.com/news/clipse-reveal-surprising-guests-let-god-sort-em-ou

Diddy's sex trafficking trial has been hit with more drama as the deliberating jury report issues with one of their team to the judge.

via: https://hiphopdx.com/news/diddy-deliberations-paused-alleged-issues-juro

Kendrick Lamar continues to break records with 'GNX' as the album becomes the longest running number one rap album in Billboard history.

via: https://hiphopdx.com/news/kendrick-lamars-gnx-longest-running-number-one-rap-album-eve