Atlanta, GA – The A3C Festival & Conference and iHipHop Distribution have reconvened for the ninth installment of their annual compilation series. Simply titled A3C Volume 9, the project will also commemorate A3C’s 15-year anniversary as a festival rooted in showcasing emerging artists from across the country. To kick off the annual series, the masterminds behind A3C Volume 9 […]
Nelly fans are probably going to want to saddle up and book their ticket to Bonnaroo. The 2000s rap staple will be performing his entire debut album Country Grammar at the four-day music festival in June. Comprised of hits such as “Country Grammar (Hot Shit),” “E.I.,” “Ride Wit Me” and “Batter Up,” Country Grammar was released 20 […]
Rapsody has resurfaced with a new video for “Afeni” featuring Grammy Award-winning R&B singer PJ Morton, one of 16 tracks on the women-empowering EVE. The song, which is named after Tupac Shakur’s mother Afeni, begins with a video clip of ‘Pac spitting part of “Keep Ya Head Up” acapella style at Marcus Garvey School in […]
Moneybagg Yo has released a new studio album titled Time Served. The project is his follow-up to 2019’s 43va Heartless. The Interscope Records artist’s 15-track LP includes collaborations with Future, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Summer Walker, Lil Baby, Blac Youngsta and Fredo Bang. Production is handled by Tay Keith, DJ Chose and 30 Roc, among […]
Redman still has fans waiting on his much-anticipated Muddy Waters Too LP, but the veteran MC is providing listeners with some new music to enjoy in 2020. Funk Doc has dropped a surprise EP titled 3 Joints to get the year rolling. Reggie Noble’s latest solo work comes after he teamed up with EDM producer […]
Mick Jenkins has started off his 2020 campaign by dropping a new solo release titled The Circus. The Cinematic Music Group artist’s seven-track set is his first project since the Pieces Of A Man album, which dropped in October 2018. The Chicago-based MC’s EP-sized project includes production by Black Milk, Hit-Boy, Bizness Boi, DJ FU, […]
Quando Rondo has dropped his major label debut QPac. The Atlantic Records artist’s album serves as the follow-up to 2019’s From The Neighborhood To The Stage mixtape. The Georgia native’s latest project is comprised of 18 tracks. Guests include 2 Chainz, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Lil Durk, Polo G and Luh Kel. View Rondo’s […]
OG Maco is back with a new album titled Maco Got That Flame. The Atlanta-bred rapper’s latest release is executive produced by LORDFUBU, who’s known for his work with A$AP Ant and Divine Council. Maco Got That Flame is the follow-up to last year’s Legends Live Forever project with Kino Beats. D4L member 2$ Fabo […]
Uncle Murda has dropped a second volume of Don’t Come Outside. The first entry in the series was released when the Brooklyn-bred rapper used Lenny Grant as his stage name in 2017. Don’t Come Outside Vol. 2 includes 12 tracks. Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, Jadakiss, Styles P, Tory Lanez and Dave East are […]
Las Vegas, NV – The night Tupac Shakur was fatally shot at a Las Vegas intersection, he was riding in a black BMW 750Li — and now, that car is up for sale. According to the Celebrity Cars Las Vegas website, the 1996 luxury vehicle is available for a cool $1.75 million. “This is the […]
As rumors of Drake and Future’s collaborative project What A Time To Be Alive 2 heat up, the two illustrious artists are stoking the flames. Earlier this week, Future hit up his Instagram Stories and shared a clip of the forthcoming “Life Is Good” video featuring both heavy hitters. Now, it’s finally been confirmed. The Real 106.1 […]
New Orleans, LA – 5th Ward Weebie, a prominent member of the New Orleans bounce scene, has died at the age of 42. The late rapper, whose real name was Jerome Cosey, passed away on Thursday (January 9) after being admitted to the hospital earlier in the week. According to fellow bounce artist and friend […]
Mac Miller’s family announced a posthumous album titled Circles was on its way earlier this week. Now, they’ve shared a video for “Good News,” a six-minute exploration of themes and images prevalent throughout the late musician’s career. Directed by Eric Tilford and Anthony Gaddis, the video begins with Miller in the studio. He opens a door and […]
Melbourne, Australia – Lizzo evidently took time out of her Australian tour to help wildfire victims at a food donation charity in Melbourne called Foodbank. According to Insider, volunteers had been informed of a special visit by someone, but they had no idea it would be the Grammy Award-nominated artist. Needless to say, the charity was […]
Celebrity typically comes with an unhealthy amount of scrutiny and Boosie Badazz’s moves are no exception. After he was spotted wearing a Kappa Alpha Psi shirt at a recent Houston Rockets game, members of the historically black fraternity slammed the Baton Rouge rapper. Boosie’s Instagram comment section was quickly filled with fraternity brothers and sorority sisters […]
Hollywood – In December, Smokepurpp revealed to Adam22 of No Jumper that he wrote on Kanye West and Lil Pump’s 2018 track “I Love It” and that he and Ye also had another song tucked away that was never coming out. This week, a leak of the song, titled “No Problem,” made its rounds across […]
New York, NY – Moneybagg Yo let the cat out of the bag on Wednesday (January 8) when he confirmed his break-up with Megan Thee Stallion and his new relationship with G Herbo‘s baby mother Ari Fletcher. Moneybagg paid a visit to TT Torrez at Hot 97 in New York City and revealed the news. […]
The Neptunes super duo, comprised of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, have collaborated with numerous artists over the course of their career. From Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Kelis to Busta Rhymes and Diddy, their résumé speaks volumes. During a recent interview with Clash, Hugo revealed The Neptunes are back in full swing and, par for […]
Pete Rock is a Hip Hop veteran and more than qualified to speak on the culture — that’s just a fact. On Thursday (January 9), the celebrated producer hit up Instagram to share the clip of Tory Lanez explaining how “rap is in a horrible place,” a sentiment Rock clearly cosigns. In the caption, Rock […]
Persian-American rapper Jiaani has released a video for his new single “Somebody Say.” The track kicks off his 2020 campaign as the North Carolina-based MC preps for the follow-up to his 10,000 Hours LP, which dropped last year. “The record just came from inspiration of what I’ve been going through for the past couple of […]
50 Cent is doing press rounds ahead of the forthcoming television drama “For Life,” which he stars in and executive produced. During ABC’s Television Critics Association press tour day, the Power mogul was asked about Eminem’s recent beef with The Masked Singer host Nick Cannon. The Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ OG revealed he actually advised Slim […]
The Griselda Records crew dropped the first video from their critically acclaimed WWCD album with the help of director Hype Williams on Wednesday (January 8). For the “Dr. Bird’s” video, Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine and Benny The Butcher appear in black-and-white visuals as they rap about the street life. The song was the first […]
Chicago, IL – R. Kelly’s girlfriends — or sex slaves as past allegations have described them — got into a heated confrontation on the disgraced singer’s birthday. Police were called to Kelly’s Trump Tower condo in Chicago after an argument between Azriel Clary and Joycelyn Savage turned into a brawl on Wednesday (January 8). Clary […]
Kecalf Franklin, son of the late Aretha Franklin, has condemned MGM’s upcoming biopic about his mother. The Queen of Soul’s youngest child declared his family doesn’t support the film Respect starring Jennifer Hudson and has urged fans to boycott it. “ONCE AGAIN….. THE FRANKLIN FAMILY (DOES NOT) SUPPORT THE MOVIE THAT IS IN PRODUCTION!!!!!” he […]
Atlanta, GA – Trouble has been accused of snatching a woman’s wig off and chipping her tooth in the process. 11 Alive reports the incident occurred shortly after the ATL-based rapper and the woman left a New Year’s Eve party. According to a police report filed with the Atlanta Police Department, the woman said she saw […]
Cardi B, who is no stranger to criticizing Donald Trump, has lambasted him once again. The Atlantic Records artist labeled the president a “terrorist” on Instagram after watching a Nightline report about the United States and Iran crisis. In her social media post, Cardi shared a clip of an Iranian man crying while speaking to […]
DJ Khaled, who landed a role in the Bad Boys For Life movie, is also at the helm of the film’s soundtrack. We The Best Music Group and Epic Records have announced Khaled will serve as the executive producer of the upcoming album, which is scheduled to drop on January 17. “I’m honored to have […]
New York, NY – It takes ample amounts of courage to confront bullying head-on, especially on a public platform such as Twitter. But Ari Lennox took action earlier this month after she and Teyana Taylor were targeted for their looks, admitting being labeled a “Rottweiler” was hurtful. “You wanna talk about how people are so […]
Berlin, Germany – Nicki Minaj fans were enraged after Madame Tussauds Berlin unveiled her seemingly new wax figure. It turns out the statue, which doesn’t bare much of a resemblance to the superstar’s facial features, is actually the same Nicki statute revealed at the Las Vegas location in 2015. According to TMZ, it’s common for […]
50 Cent and French Montana have been trading shots at one another since the start of the new year. But according to the Morocco-born rapper, their e-beef is about to come to a close. On Tuesday night (January 7), Montana hit up Instagram and accused Fiddy of being a snitch. He included paperwork listing Curtis […]