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Drake wants fellow Canadian rapper Tory Lanez to “come home soon” after he was stabbed multiple times in prison and hospitalized earlier this week. On his Instagram Story Friday (May 16), Drake wrote “@torylanez come home soon” while sharing a Change.org petition urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to pardon the fellow Toronto MC, who’s currently […]

Snoop Dogg‘s ready to make it clear that he’s got no beef with Kendrick Lamar.
During a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, Snoop was asked about his thoughts on being mentioned on the intro track to Lamar’s GNX album, when the Compton rapper spit, “Snoop posted ‘Taylor Made,’ I prayed it was the edibles/ I couldn’t believe it, it was only right for me to let it go.”

After Breakfast Club co-host Charlamagne Tha God asked Snoop if he spoke to Dot after hearing his name on “wacced out murals,” the West Coast legend replied back, “For what? What’s there to talk about?”

The West Coast legend continued, reiterating that his repost of “Taylor Made Freestyle” was simply a mistake and that Lamar had every right to feel the way he did. “That’s my lil’ homie. He spoke his mind. He said what he said,” Snoop continued. “When I got wind of it, naturally, I reach out to nephew and let ’em know, ‘My bad, I didn’t mean that.’ And naturally, he responded the way he responded.”

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He then explained that when family is involved, situations like that tend to be resolved quickly. “We family You can’t have a spat or misunderstanding with your brother or your cousin? That’s how it supposed to be,” he said. “It ain’t supposed to get no bigger than that, it’s supposed to be understood … See, a big dawg could get checked, if it’s by the right person if he got the right intellect. There’s nothing wrong with getting properly put in place if you out of place. That’s what’s wrong with half of us — that we feel like the young generation can’t tell us nothin’.”

In other Snoop news, he also stopped by Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and was asked to react to the news that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting a third child to which he responded, “That’s what love makes you do.”

Snoop also shared an interesting story about smoking with Ed Sheeran and Russell Crowe in Australia. “Yes, me, Ed Sheeran and Russell Crowe was in Australia,” he began after being asked by a fan if the story was true. “I took them to a place no one has ever been to before and brother Ed forgot how to sing, he forgot how play instruments. But, I mean, I love doing things like that. I love to get people high.

Watch Snoop Dogg’s full appearance on The Breakfast Club below:

The Weeknd may have dropped out of high school, but he found his way onto a college campus on Thursday (May 15). The “XO” singer and Jimmy Fallon surprised a group of graduating seniors at Fordham University in The Bronx and Abel blessed the students with a performance of a pair of his biggest smash […]

Joey Bada$$ batlle with the West Coast doesn’t appear to be losing steam anytime soon. On Thursday (May 15), the Brooklyn rapper and actor clapped back at Ray Vaughn’s recent diss track “Hoe Era” after Joey mentioned the TDE signee as he stood next to his labelmate Ab-Soul and Big Sean during their Red Bull […]

Lil Tjay’s rise from the gritty Fordham neighborhood of The Bronx to the Billboard Hot 100 and performing at the O2 Arena across the pond is being turned into a documentary.
Per Variety, Hangtime and Standard Projects are collaborating to bring the doc to life while detailing Tjay’s turbulent upbringing and career.

Producers on the project include Hangtime co-CEOs Frank Murray and Frida Torresblanco as well as Clayton Barmore, Deon Douglas and Heather L. Boucher.

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Before the fame, Tjay’s life was never the same following the fatal stabbing of his childhood friend, Smelly. As a teenager, Tjay went all-in on a rap career while spending a year in a detention center after being arrested for robbery.

Two years later, Tjay (born Tione Jayden Merritt) broke through with his multiplatinum hit “Brothers” in 2018, which led to him inking a lucrative deal with Columbia Records.

He cracked the Hot 100 top 15 when teaming up with Polo G for their “Pop Out” anthem, which peaked at No. 11 on the chart in 2019. Later that year, Tjay was stamped as one of the leaders of the new school in NYC’s rap scene with the release of his True 2 Myself album, featuring hits like “F.N.”

“Witnessing a young man transform pain into purpose is what moved me to begin the journey to tell Lil Tjay’s story,” Torresblanco said in a statement. “He is a wounded poet whose resilience speaks to an entire generation.”

She continued: “This documentary is about more than music; it’s about strength, growth and the quiet wisdom that can only come from living through what most of us will never have to experience. His voice shows young people that beauty can arise from hardship, and his legacy reminds us that even the most difficult struggles can inspire hope.”

Lil Tjay nearly lost his life in 2022 when the rapper was shot seven times in a botched armed robbery attempt in New Jersey.

The 24-year-old returned to release his 222 album in 2023 and then followed up with the arrival of Farewell in 2024 featuring NLE Choppa, Polo G and G Herbo. Earlier in May, Tjay returned to unite with Detroit rapper 42 Dugg for his “Different” single.

The untitled documentary will be introduced later this month at the Cannes Film Festival, while a director is set to reportedly be announced at a later date.