CFN
Gazette staff
Lil Wayne is no Charles Barkley. The rap star, unable to get into the May 31 NBA Western Conference playoff game in OKC, took to Twitter to claim he “was denied by the team to be in their arena.”

Hip Hop/Rap
Ryan Querbach
Philadelphia-hailing rapper Privaledge, who is known more locally for his affiliation with Oklahoma City Thunder superstars Kevin Durant and James Harden, released his new mixtape, JoeWorld, last week. The project, a free online release, does not disappoint.