Donald Trump’s team used T.I.’s 2008 single “Whatever You Like” for a Joe Biden diss earlier this week. Now, a rep for Tip has responded. The statement reads in part, “The video distorts lyrics from his #1 charting song by misrepresenting the lyrics through text language and distortion of his recorded voice. It goes without […]
YBN Nahmir is ready to make his official debut. On Tuesday (May 26), the 20-year-old rapper revealed on Twitter he’d completed his first album. He also thanked fans for sticking along for the ride, as it’s been a few years since Nahmir first started seeing success and he’s yet to release an official project. “Album […]
Chris Brown surprised his daughter Royalty with the gift she wanted most for her birthday. Little RoRo turned six on Wednesday (May 27), and dad made sure to be by her side with her mother Nia Guzman on Tuesday night (May 26) just as midnight hit. After waking Royalty up and singing happy birthday, Breezy […]
Los Angeles, CA – Like a dark moon revolving in a 25-year orbit, Roc Marciano has deservedly earned his status as one of Hip Hop’s most influential artists. He’s released eight albums, including five since 2017 and his latest Marcielago last December. The Los Angeles resident is also an extension of Long Island, New York’s rich […]
Los Angeles, CA – The COVID-19 pandemic led to sweeping changes within the music industry, increasing the importance of digital outreach. Promotional events, concerts and television appearances have all been replaced with live Instagram battles and hashtag challenges. These online campaigns are hoping to capture the attention of an audience constantly bombarded with content, yet […]
New York City, NY – COVID-19 has — if nothing else positive — shifted the way numerous creatives craft and deliver content to their audiences. Brandon ’Jinx’ Jenkins, the host of Gimlet Media’s Webby Award-winning Mogul and their new spin-off series The Mogul Mixtapes, is one such mind that is gleaning inspiration from the situation at […]
Future has supplanted Elvis Presley on the all-time leaderboard for most Billboard Hot 100 hits — and he’s feeling good about it. The Freebandz celebrated eclipsing “The King” by expressing his gratitude on Tuesday (May 26). “7 number 1 albums and they mentioning me with ELVIS PRESLEY,” he wrote Twitter. “Grateful and beyond THANKFUL.” 7 […]
Minneapolis, MN – The death of George Floyd has put the focus back on police brutality’s effects on the black community amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Since he passed away on Monday (May 25), more details about Floyd’s life have come to the surface — including his history with DJ Screw. According to the Houston Chronicle, […]
Doja Cat’s wigs may have gotten their lives together, but the eccentric, unfiltered rapper-slash-singer has never once given up her unruly ways. The nascent 24-year-old star has been stirring up trouble long before she went viral with 2018’s “Mooo! (Bitch, I’m a Cow),” and her latest scandal probably won’t be her last. While videos and […]
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Marshall Mathers EP, Eminem participated in a live chat with his fans Spotify on Wednesday (May 27). As he fielded the hundreds, maybe thousands, of questions that scrolled by, he made it a point to answer at least one. When asked who he thought the most underrated rapper […]
KXNG Crooked and Eminem have always been friends, but it’s abundantly clear Em also respects Crooked as an MC. During a live chat with his fans on Wednesday (May 27), Slim Shady was asked who he thought is the most underrated rapper. His answer? The former Shady Records artist himself. Upon hearing about the ultimate […]
NLE Choppa has lashed out his ex-girlfriend Mariah social media, chastising her for not keeping him informed about their soon-to-be-born child. As the baby’s due date (July 10) approaches, the Warner Records artist claimed his ex won’t tell him the name picked out for their daughter. “Damn can I at least know the name of […]
Khia is once again a trending Twitter topic after she went off on her arch-nemesis Trina on Wednesday (May 27). This time, the “My Neck My Back” wonder promised she was going to “roast” Trina until she got “tired” and then roast her “some god damn more.” Par for the course, Khia threw several verbal […]
50 Cent is among the hundreds of celebrities speaking out about the death of 46-year-old black man George Floyd. Floyd was pronounced dead at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis on Monday night (May 25) not long after white Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on Floyd’s neck for roughly four minutes. […]
When 46-year-old George Floyd died in police custody on May 25, the Houston hip-hop community lost one of their own. Before moving to Minneapolis in 2018, Floyd lived in Houston, where he was active in the rap scene, the Houston Chronicle reports. Most notably, he worked with the Screwed Up Click, the collective led by […]
The outrage surrounding the death of George Floyd is at a fever pitch. The 46-year-old black man died on Monday (May 25) after white Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on Floyd’s neck for roughly four minutes. On Wednesday (May 27), Ice Cube — who was one of the first Hip Hop artists […]
Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce’s “Savage (Remix)” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, up from No. 5 the week before. Considering both women are from Houston, it was a major win for their hometown, too. On Wednesday (May 27), the head of 1501 Certified Entertainment, Carl Crawford, celebrated Meg’s milestone — […]
In just a couple of months, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz beat battle series has grown from a novel event bridging hip-hop’s past and present into uplifting excitement in our indoor spring, joining DJ sessions by D-Nice, Questlove, and others as well as Ontario artist Tory Lanez’s unpredictable Quarantine Radio series as the must-see remote-but-live […]
Gunna looks to Young Thug as his YSL Records label boss, but evidently that’s not all. In a new feature for Interview Magazine published on Tuesday (May 26), Thugger switched roles and sat in the interviewer chair to chat with his signee. Amid talking about Gunna’s new album Wunna, the question of “best rapper alive” came […]
A Lupe Fiasco fan named Pat Rooney got more than he bargained for when he slipped the seasoned rapper an Instagram DM claiming his “fans” made him rich. Not only did Lupe put him on blast, but he also wrote an entire song about him called “Pat On The Back” over Eminem’s “Stan” instrumental. Shortly […]
Max B is dropping at least one more project before he gets out of prison in 2021. After releasing his House Money EP in December 2019, the incarcerated rapper has unveiled plans for a new five-track set titled Charly. “I wanted to give the fans and the people of the world something that would make […]
RTJ4 will be Run The Jewels’ first LP released on a major label after the two signed a deal with BMG. In an interview with Billboard, El-P and Killer Mike — as well as the team around them — detailed why the duo made the big move following their success as independent artists. “The truth […]
Toronto, Canada – Tory Lanez is one of the many Toronto natives reacting to the shooting death of blossoming 21-year-old rapper Houdini. According to CP24 News in Toronto, Houdini and two others were shot after gunfire erupted in broad daylight outside a hotel in Toronto’s Entertainment District on Tuesday (May 26). Lanez quickly took to […]
A collab between Lil Wayne and YBN Cordae may be coming down the pipeline in the relative future. On Saturday (May 23), Cordae was a guest on Wayne’s Young Money Radio show on Apple Music and spoke about his debut album, what he’s been doing in quarantine and working on next — his sophomore album. […]
Bun B wants to bring two of Southern Hip Hop’s elite duos to the Verzuz stage. The legendary MC is lobbying for an Instagram Live battle between UGK and 8Ball & MJG. “@therealswizzz and @timbaland are open to having us on @verzuztv y’all,” he wrote Instagram. “They just wanna see that the people want it. […]
Minneapolis, MN – The Hip Hop community is outraged after a video of four police officers suffocating a black man to death went viral early Tuesday (May 26). According to CNN, officers responding to an alleged forgery in progress on Monday night (May 25) were told a person who matches the suspect description was sitting […]
Fans wishing for a J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar collaborative album are getting a consolation prize from their respective labels. Dreamville’s Cozz confirmed he’s teaming up with Top Dawg Entertainment’s REASON for a joint project on Monday (May 25). “Man this project between me and reason gon be something special,” Cozz wrote Twitter. “Just wait […]
During a chat with RealStreetRadio, TM88 touched on all his projects: past, present, and future. The seasoned beat-maker has worked with dozens of Hip Hop’s biggest names, including Drake,Lil Uzi Vert, Gunna, Lil Yachty, and many more. Unsurprisingly, he had the first-hand intel on what the stars’ personalities are actually like in the studio. When […]
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are looking to improve their Verzuz series following some hiccups. After Jagged Edge struggled with sound quality during their Instagram Live matchup against 112 on Monday (May 25), the masterminds behind Verzuz decided to address one of the main issues plaguing the streaming battles. According to Swizz, Verzuz participants are sent […]
Joe Biden had a colossal “insert foot in mouth” moment during a video interview with Charlamagne Tha God last week. The presidential hopeful appeared on The Breakfast Club where he made the comment, “I’ll tell you, if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or for Trump, then you ain’t black.” Trump […]