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More than 150 inmates are suing the Mississippi Department of Corrections, citing “barbaric” and horrific conditions at the state’s prisons. Specifically, rappers Yo Gotti and Jay-Z have filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 152 individuals, with the focus being on the infamous Mississippi State Penitentiary, commonly known as the Parchman prison, where at least…

A little over a week ago, the activist group Until Freedom traveled from New York City to Jackson, Mississippi, in an effort to seek justice for the inmates in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. They met with local organizations and officials, including The Poor People’s Campaign, the Mississippi Prison Reform Project and the mayor of Jackson,…

Yo Gotti and Jay-Z followed through on their threat to file a lawsuit against the deplorable and inhumane conditions inside of nearly 30 Mississippi prisons. Yo Gotti enlisted the help of a high-powered attorney from Team Roc, the philanthropic arm of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, to shine a harsh spotlight on the dangerous – and often…

Hip-hop impresario Jay-Z and rap star Yo Gotti threatened two top state officials in Mississippi with a lawsuit because of abhorrent and “inhumane” prison conditions in the state. The two hip-hop heavyweights penned a scorching letter late last week promising that they will sue the state if prison conditions aren’t improved. Mississippi prisons have come…

Yo Gotti is going to need the large monetary settlement he won recently when an auto body shop employee totaled his beloved Lamborghini after joy riding in the luxury whip. That 66K could probably go towards paying down a gargantuan settlement that a judge slapped Gotti with for theft by deception from another artist. The Memphis-made…

Most of us have laughed during movie comedies where auto body shop employees or valet workers go joy riding in someone else’s luxury whip without permission, as Michael Ealy’s character did in Think Like a Man. This actually happened in real life to rapper Yo Gotti, and it ended badly. And no one was laughing.…

There have been a jarring succession of inexplicable drive-by shootings within the last couple of weeks that have rap lovers and haters on high alert. Police and media have reported that rapper Yo Gotti’s tour bus was sprayed with a fusillade of bullets while parked outside of his hotel in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, May…

“Black Ink Crew Chicago” returned to VH1 with an explosive season premiere. Last season secrets were revealed, loyalties were tested, and relationships were broken. With Ryan and Kat’s lakehouse escapades confirmed in front of Ryan’s girlfriend Rachel, all hell broke loose. The result? Shop temptress Katrina was fired from 9Mag. The unpopular decision was met…

Imaine Molo is the definition of a Black woman boss and business owner. Molo manages Alexis Skyy and she owns a booking company and clothing store (BookedByMolo and Eradik Boutique). She’s also the creative director and head of promotions for Yo Gotti’s imprint, CMG The Label, which houses artists such as Blac Youngsta, and MoneyBagg…

WGCI in Chicago closed the year out with the biggest concert in the Midwest, Big Jam 2017 at the United Center. The line-up was jam-packed. The stand out performances from the evening were from H.E.R., Lil Uzi Vert, and Chris Brown. H.E.R.’s performance was possibly the most compelling because she worked her magic between…

V103 Atlanta’s annual Winterfest concert definitely never disappoints; which is more than likely why the show sold out with Yo Gotti, Chris Brown, Jeezy, and Trey Songz on the bill for a concert. The concert wouldn’t have been complete without special guests K Camp, Bone Crusher, Drolo Polo aka Young Dro, Rich Homie Quan, Dej…

These last few weeks have been eventful in the hip-hop world. There have been several releases by various artists like Big K.R.I.T, Chris Brown, Future, Gucci Mane, Yo Gotti and 21 Savage. You know what that means? While you are busy setting your clocks back one hour, you need to be updating your favorites playlist…

Last night, Tidal partnered with Yo Gotti to hold a special event hosted by Kenny Burns. During the event, guests were able to listen to his newest album as well screen his documentary, I Still Am. The Eats Now we know we all get a little excited inside when we hear that an event is gonna…

Once more, a dispute between two well paid Black men in rap has taken a violent turn, this time involving Young Dolph and fellow Tennessee rapper Yo Gotti. The scene unfolded at the Loews Hotel located in Hollywood, California. A violent altercation erupted between two groups of men affiliated with the rappers. Someone fired a…

The Chicago Theater has been the venue of choice lately. Recently, WGCI’s morning show, “The Morning Takeover” consisting of Kyle Santillian, Kendra G and Leon Rogers, celebrated their one year anniversary. Chicago’s radio market is an ever-changing landscape and “The Morning Takeover” has carved out a significant chunk of the vast market that has helped…

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Kanye West’s latest album, The Life of Pablo, has not charted on the Billboard Top 200 despite having been released just over two weeks ago. With his decision to thus far keep the album exclusive to subscribers of the Tidal streaming service that he co-owns, West has decidedly gone against the flow and sacrificed some of the traditional accolades…

On Wednesday, Feb. 24, with the help of “The Real” co-host Loni Love, rapper Yo Gotti shouts out his crush, reality star and fashion designer Angela Simmons. Credit: The Real Daytime/YouTube

Yo Gotti took his “8 of 8” tour to Center Stage in Atlanta on Dec. 4. The sold out show was the fourth stop on the nationwide tour. The tour is a celebration of the latest Cocaine Muzik mixtape in the rapper’s popular mixtape series. The concept of the tour is Yo Gotti performing in…

Yo Gotti pulled up at Atlanta’s Magic City driving a robin’s egg blue custom Lambo trailed by his entourage in a matching Bentley and Aston Martin for his The Art of Hustle day party and luncheon. His new CMG artist, Blac Youngsta performed his hot new song, “Heavy,” while his other artist Snootie Wild showed support. TI,…

Gunfire erupted in a Charlotte, North Carolina, nightclub where rappers Jeezy, T.I., and Yo Gotti were performing on Feb. 28. “Two people were injured with gunshot wounds. One person drove themselves to the hospital and one person was transported by ambulance. Both are non-life-threatening injuries,” said Captain J.D. Thomas of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. The shooting occurred at Label…