Los Angeles, CA – Nick Cannon was placed in Eminem’s crosshairs as part of his verse on Fat Joe’s “Lord Above” cut featuring Mary J. Blige. During Cannon’s Power 106 show on Friday (December 6), the Wild ‘N Out host claimed Slim Shady wasn’t worthy of a response — while essentially responding. Later, he took to Instagram […]
The feeling of a certain time period is something unable to replicate. When an album drops, the cultural events surrounding the music often play a large role in how the album is received. From the movies that are being watched to the president in office at the time everything besides the music helps determine an […]
J. Period is about to drop some gems — and “In The Ghetto (Wake Up)” featuring Rakim, Black Thought and singer John Legend is just the beginning. In an effort to reintroduce Period’s extensive mixtape collection to a new generation of listeners, the storied producer is about to unlock a vault of music ahead of […]
Los Angeles, CA – Eminem fired several shots at Nick Cannon and his ex-wife Mariah Carey on the Fat Joe single “Lord Above” featuring Mary J. Blige, a track the Terror Squad vet called “the most disrespectful.” During Cannon’s Power 106 show, he addressed the song and said it wasn’t worthy of response — while […]
Lil Baby’s streaming magnet hit “Woah” just got elevated to another level thanks to the explosive new video directed by Edgar Esteves. Throughout the clip, the Quality Control all-star secures the bag, does donuts in a Corvette — Fast & Furious style, and enjoys cameos from Lil Durk, Jordan Hollywood, Marlo, Wolfpack’s Renni Rucci as […]
As the saying goes, everything old is new again, and Kanye West is singlehandedly trying to bring back a beloved trend of the 19th century: the opera. After the debut of his first opera, Nebuchadnezzar, last month, starring Sheck Wes in the Old Testament Bible story at the Hollywood Bowl, the prolific composer announced a […]
Oakland County, MI – A drunken Obie Trice was reportedly arrested in the Detroit suburb of Commerce Township, Michigan early Friday morning (December 6). According to Local 4 Detroit, a neighbor heard what sounded like an argument coming from his home and called the police. When officers arrived on the scene, they spoke to the […]
The music video for Taylor Swift’s Christmas single, “Christmas Tree Farm,” has premiered, marking the official beginning of the holiday season, and, of course, Swift’s birthday month. In case you aren’t up to date on your Swiftian lore, the singer grew up on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania, and the song is an ode […]
Max B is beginning his comeback campaign by releasing a new EP titled House Money. The project serves as a prelude to his Negro Spirituals album, which was announced earlier this year. The incarcerated rapper’s first solo project in almost a decade features seven tracks and a stacked lineup of guests. Contributors include Wiz Khalifa, […]
More disturbing news surfaced today in the legal proceedings surrounding R. Kelly. According to The New York Times, the accused pedophile has been charged with bribing a government worker to get a fake ID for the singer Aaliyah when she was just 15-years-old so that she would appear to be 18 and the two could […]
The Shade Room posted a snippet from VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood on Thursday (December 5) of Lil Fizz expressing his happiness with his longtime bandmate Omarion’s baby mama Apryl Jones but it looks like fellow B2K-er J Boog isn’t buying in to it. “And to all the haters, just know that Apryl and […]
Detroit, MI – Kid Rock decided not to renew his lease for his Made in Detroit restaurant inside Little Caesars Arena earlier this week. Now, he’s catching the wrath of Royce Da 5’9 after making some disparaging comments about the Slaughterhouse vet’s hometown. In a Facebook statement, the confederate flag-waving rapper blasted the City Of […]
Baton Rouge, LA – The two younger brothers of popular Louisiana rapper NBA YoungBoy have reportedly been arrested in Baton Rouge for second-degree murder. According to Fox8 News Baton Rouge, 18-year-old Davaughn Tate and 16-year-old Jeffrey Tate were taken into custody on Wednesday (December 5) for their alleged involvement in the shooting death of 17-year-old Javon Brown. […]
Grammy Award-winner Ashanti has been added as a special guest to the Millennium Tour 2020. The former Murder Inc. singer will be the first female act to ever hop on the tour and joins a lineup that already features Bow Wow, Soulja Boy. Ying Yang Twins, Lloyd, Sammie and Pretty Ricky. “So excited to announce that *Ashanti * […]
Billie Eilish isn’t old enough to buy cigarettes yet, but Mr. Convenience Store Cashier, can you please make an exception for a music video? What if she’s dressed like a 40-something mom? In the singer-songwriter’s long-awaited video for “xanny,” which she directed, various hands bombard her with cigarettes, leaving marks on her face and taking […]
New York, NY – Tekashi 6ix9ine has been behind the bars of a New York prison since November 2018 after catching several felony charges, including racketeering. During the trial against alleged Nine Trey Gangsta Blood members Anthony “Harv” Ellison and Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack in October, the controversial rapper admitted he agreed to turn government witness […]
Bronx, New York – Kanye West and Joel Osteen are building on the momentum from Ye’s Sunday Service concert at Lakewood Church. According to TMZ, the duo will be putting on another show at Yankee Stadium in New York. The massive event is planned for May 2 and will be a part of Osteen’s “Night […]
In an unexpected about-face, R. Kelly’s girlfriend, Jocelyn Savage, claimed that she was “hacked” when she posted on a Patreon account under her name that she was a victim of R. Kelly’s “sexual and psychological abuse. On Wednesday night, the 23-year-old Savage posted a video claiming that she had nothing to do with the Patreon […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine’s cooperation with the feds was “both incredibly significant and extremely useful” in their racketeering case against his former Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods associates, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday in their formal recommendation for a reduced sentence for the polarizing 23-year-old rapper. “The defendant provided an insider’s view of Nine Trey and […]
In celebration of Jay-Z’s 50th birthday, Benny the Butcher took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes video of a listening session for Griselda’s WWCD that caused the Hip Hop legend to have a screwface hearing the steely bars coming from the speakers. View this post on Instagram HOV's face says it all! How you feelin #WWCD? […]
With the holidays around the corner, 50 Cent shared a Facetime call asking his youngest son Sire what the boy wants for Christmas. “I want the whole store of Toys ‘R’ Us,” Sire replied to a shocked-looking 50. The rap mogul posted the humorous clip to Instagram on Tuesday (December 3). “What you want for […]
Isola, MS – Hannibal Buress is staging a last-minute festival before the year comes to an end. The Chicago-bred comedian has announced his inaugural Isola Fest, which he promises won’t be “Fyre Festival type nonsense bullshit.” Buress’ festival is scheduled to take place at Playaz Palace in Isola, Mississippi on December 13-15. Artists booked for […]
Beyoncé’s father Mathew Knowles has dropped a previously unreleased album from the pop superstar’s past. To coincide with his new book Destiny Child’s: The Untold Story, Knowles has shared a project from the Destiny’s Child predecessor Girls Tyme. Girls Tyme, a six-person group that included Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland, was the original incarnation of what […]
Rapsody has been on a steady tour grind since dropping the masterful EVE album, her follow-up to 2017’s Laila’s Wisdom. On the heels of a sizable run with Big K.R.I.T. and special guest Domani Harris, the Grammy Award-nominated MC has announced yet another tour dubbed A Black Woman Created This Tour. She made the announcement on Wednesday […]
To predators in the music industry who haven’t had their Times Up moment yet: It may be coming. On Tuesday, Oprah Winfrey announced that she will be bringing a documentary about sexual assault in the music industry to Apple TV+ in 2020. Variety reports that the documentary “follows a former music executive who grapples with […]
NEW YORK, NY – Lee Daniels has now become the middle man in settling Damon Dash’s owed child support to the mothers of his children, Rachel Roy and Cindy Morales. According to TMZ, the serial entrepreneur and Hip Hop mogul attended a hearing on Tuesday (December 2) in NYC, where an agreement was finally met […]
In between starring in upcoming biopics, juggling Oscar nom’s, and accepting lifetime achievement awards, Mary J. Blige apparently found time to produce a documentary about her life, which is currently in production by Amazon Studios. The documentary will follow Blige as she prepares for the anniversary tour of her album My Life. It will also […]
KXNG Crooked has dropped another compilation of tracks from his Hip Hop Weekly series to help fans keep up with the releases up to this point. The West Coast lyricist has shared The Weeklys Vol. 5 as his series enters its final month. The fifth edition of The Weeklys is comprised of seven songs, including […]
Westside Gunn has claimed 2020 will be his last year rapping, and it appears he intends to go out with a bang. After Madlib spoke about working with the Griselda Records founder on an album in a recent interview with Gilles Peterson, Westside confirmed the collaboration in an Instagram post on Tuesday (December 3). “Well […]
Flying Lotus and Denzel Curry have joined creative forces for the new “Black Balloons Reprise” video. Directed by Jack Begert, the striking black-and-white visual features giant black balloons popping up in various locations throughout Los Angeles, lending the video an eerie vibe. “This is such a special project to me because it’s rare to work […]