Random Crazy Rap Rumors You Won't Believe Are Actually 100% True (15 items)

(#10) Kendrick Lamar Sabotaged Captain Murphy's Sophomore Album (Sort Of)

Kendrick Lamar has a reputation for being utterly devoted to his craft. The rapper churns out so much quality music that he's actually able to keep a stockpile of unreleased songs on-hand for when he performs live on television (he thinks it's the only way to keep TV performances interesting in an age of digital streaming).
To cultivate such a quality storehouse, the artist needs to be constantly creating new material. For this reason, whenever Kendrick hears a beat he likes, he doesn't hesitate to go in on it.
While this is great for fans, Lamar's practice inadvertently caused Flying Lotus to indefinitely delay the release of his side-project Captain Murphy's sophomore album.
According to Fly Lo, here's how it went down:
I went on tour and he recorded to a bunch of my songs. I don't know if he's gonna use them or not, but he recorded a bunch of stuff, which is why there's no Captain Murphy album out yet. He took all my beats.
When an artist as talented as Kendrick throws down over one of your beats, you can't really use it for anything else.
(#4) Tupac's Friends Smoked Some Of His Ashes

After his death in September 1996, the legendary Tupac Shakur was cremated, and his ashes given to his loved ones. In one of his songs, he had rapped about how he wanted his ashes smoked after he was gone, and his former group members honored that request. Young Noble recounted what happened.
Yeah, it's definitely true. I think it was the night of, we had a little memorial for him, with his mom, his family and sh*t. We hit the beach, do a lot of the sh*t he liked on the beach. Some weed, some chicken wings, he loved orange soda and all that kind of sh*t. Pac loved that kind of sh*t, so we were giving him our own farewell that night… I forgot which one of us came up with it, like we need to go and do that, but we twisted up some of that great granddaddy California kush and mixed the big homie with it.
(#11) McDonald's Once Tried To Recruit Rappers To Name-Drop Them In Songs

McDonald's is always happy to capitalize on the latest trends, so when they noticed that Big Macs were popping up in rap song lyrics, they took a novel approach to marketing.

The fast food giant hired an advertising firm to try to persuade more rappers to mention Big Macs in their song lyrics. The deal stipulated that McDonald's got to give the final OK on all songs before they were released. Unfortunately, even Ronald McDonald's seal of approval wasn't enough to make this program a success, and it was soon abandoned.
(#12) Lil' Kim And Foxy Brown Despise Each Other

Yeah, they really hate each other. There has been all sorts of drama between these two icons of the rap world, so much so that you could safely say they are the Alexis and Krystle of rap.
Like all great rivalries, the two started off as friends, even appearing together on the cover of The Source in 1997. However, similar styles, personal jealousies, and professional competition soon drove a wedge between them. And the beef is not just for show, either. These two despise one another.
(#3) Christ Bearer Cut Off His Own Penis With A Steak Knife

In April of 2014, rapper Christ Bearer (born Andre Johnson) cut off his own genitals with a steak knife. After the self-butchering, he jumped from the roof of a building.
Andre Johnson survived, but his penis could not be reattached. He was under the influence of PCP during this entire chain of events.
(#7) Kanye Recorded His First Single While His Jaw Was Wired Shut

In October of 2002, Kanye West's rental car was involved in a serious accident that landed West in the hospital with a broken jaw.
While this sort of trauma would cause many people to quiet down for a few months, the incident actually served as West's inspiration to start recording vocals over the tracks he produced. Within a few weeks, the rapper was out of the ER and back in the studio, where he recorded his first single "Through The Wire" while his jaw was still wired shut (hence the title).
If you listen closely to the track, you might notice that Kanye's voice sounds especially awkward at certain points. The rapper actually had a pretty good reason for sounding so rough: he could barely speak!