Tupelo, MS – Rae Sremmurd’s half-brother Michael Sullivan has been taken into custody following the shooting death of the duo’s stepfather Floyd Sullivan. According to TMZ and WTVA 9 News, police are calling Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee’s sibling a person of interest in the shooting. The elder Sullivan, 62, was shot and killed in […]
Los Angeles, CA – Nipsey Hussle’s legacy continues to leave a mark. Following his March 31 death. The Marathon Book Club was formed after a fan-made list of every book he ever mentioned went viral. According to the Los Angeles Times, the club is comprised of 74 black men and two Latinos divided into four chapters based […]
New York, NY – Lil Baby has officially kicked off 2020 with a special guest appearance. On Monday night (January 6), the Atlanta-bred rapper visited the set of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in New York City to put on a live performance of his latest single “Woah.” The micro concert put Lil Baby’s signature sound […]
Berlin, Germany – It’s typically an honor to have a wax figure of yourself created for Madame Tussauds â but not in the case of Nicki Minaj. The Black Barbie’s iteration was recently unveiled at Madame Tussauds Berlin location and clearly fails to capture Nicki’s facial features. Naturally, Nicki’s fans are enraged and accuse the […]
Los Angeles, CA – Police are investigating an alleged theft after YG claimed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry was stolen from him. According to TMZ, the Def Jam artist says over $400,000 in bling was taken from his hotel room at The London in West Hollywood on New Year’s Eve (December 31). […]
Los Angeles, CA – Actress Kate McKinnon was a recent guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where she opened up her recent trip to the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards. McKinnon, who took her older sister Emily Lynne Berthold, was particularly horrified by her awkward encounter with JAY-Z and BeyoncĂ©. “I mean the table that […]
50 Cent is bound and determined to collect the roughly $30,000 he’s legally owed from Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood personality Teairra Mari. According to The Blast, the Power mogul is now attempting to seize Mari’s paycheck in an effort to recoup the court costs he had to pay while fighting her revenge porn lawsuit. […]
DJ Akademiks called out Meek Mill for “hypocritical messaging” after the Philly rapper tweeted his empathy towards soldiers sent to war by comparing their experience to people in the âtrenchesâ back home. âThis is pretty much the most self-indulgent, narcissistic tweet you could probably have about this situation,â Akademiks said on his YouTube channel. âBecause […]
Otisville, NY – After serving five years behind bars, Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Shyheim is finally a free man. The veteran MC shared several Instagram photo of himself and his loved ones on Monday (January 6) announcing his release. “Been waiting so long for this moment!” he wrote in the caption. “Finally free spending time with […]
Los Angeles, CA – To celebrate Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival turning 20 this year, YouTube Originals will release a documentary titled Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert. Made in partnership with Coachella, the full-length feature film will premiere on March 31, just ahead of the annual festival beginning on April 10. The documentary explores Coachella’s […]
There was a lot to unpack on Christmas Eve (December 24) when Drake dropped the freestyle “War.” The song was produced for a new project El-Kuumba Tape Vol. 1. which is also spearheaded by Oliver El-Khatib, the co-founder of OVO Sound. Drake took to his Instagram Story on Sunday (January 5) to clarify what he and the rather […]
Atlanta, GA – G Herbo has avoided jail in the battery case involving his son’s mother Ariana Fletcher. According to TMZ, the Chicago-bred rapper pleaded guilty on Monday (January 6) but won’t serve any time behind bars. Herbo, whose real name is Herbert Wright, was sentenced to 12 months of probation and 150 hours of […]
It seems like Lil Uzi Vert is now closer to releasing his highly-anticipated album Eternal Atake and today (January 6) Uzi has hit us with the music video release for his dance track “Futsal Shuffle 2020.” The Jay Weneta-directed video opens up with Uzi adorned in threads covered with the face his longtime crush Rihanna before he […]
Lizzo is taking a Twitter sabbatical. The crossover star announced her break from the social media platform on Sunday (January 5). Lizzo, who didn’t deactivate her account, cited trolling as the reason for her Twitter detox. “Yeah I canât do this Twitter shit no more.. too many trolls,” she wrote. “Iâll be back when I […]
Denzel Curry has surprised his fans with a new project titled 13LOOD 1N + 13LOOD OUT MIXX. The unexpected release, which is credited to his ZXLTRXN persona, is available to stream for free on YouTube. “Just when you thought it was over for me, just when you thought itâll be the end of me, just […]
Spotify – New year, new #RealStreetRadio featuring new music from Lil Tjay, Quando Rondo and Yung Pinch to jumpstart the first week of the year, right. Lil Tjay is starting things off with his latest “20/20.” Fresh off his debut album True 2 Myself, The Bronx rapper who known for his monster hit “Pop Out” […]
It looks like Hip Hop’s 2020 release schedule will include a sequel to Drake and Future’s collaborative project What A Time To Be Alive. After dropping the original in 2015, the rap stars have been hinting at a follow-up and slowly building the hype among their fans. As of press time, What A Time To […]
Seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Antonio Brown was released by the New England Patriots in September amid allegations of sexual and personal misconduct. As he waits to see where his future in professional football will go, Brown has been keeping busy with his free time by trying his hand at a possible rap career. On Monday (January […]
Faith Evans isn’t supporting Lifetime’s upcoming documentary Biggie & Faith Evans despite participating in it. Ahead of the doc’s premiere, The Notorious B.I.G.’s widow criticized the project in an interview with Page Six. âI feel upset that Iâm attached to it,” she said. “I was told that it would be a positive piece with a […]
Twitter – Lil Fizz and Apryl Jones have caused a social media uproar following their alleged break-up. Rumors of the split started to surface over the weekend after the couple unfollowed and blocked each other on Instagram â and Twitter is having a field day at their expense. After all, Jones made it a point […]
The New Mexico Hip Hop community suffered an unimaginable loss on November 5, 2019 when Andrew “Wake Self” Martinez was killed by a drunk driver. The seasoned MC/community activist was only 30 years old at the time of his death. The person behind the wheel, 24-year-old Alejandro Pichardo, brought Wake’s blossoming career to an abrupt […]
Travis Scott has secured the third No. 1 album of his career. The Epic Records artist’s JACKBOYS compilation has debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. Scott’s seven-track project reached No. 1 by selling 154,000 album equivalent units, according to Nielsen Music. 79,000 of those copies came from pure album sales, but Billboard notes […]
The online battle between French Montana and 50 Cent has claimed a new victim: people trying to avoid Power spoilers. After trading insults with 50 on social media over the past week, Montana upped the ante by leaking a clip of the G-Unit boss’ hit show ahead of its midseason premiere on Sunday (January 5). […]
RealStreetRadio – This week in Hip Hop, Kanye West must have watched Drake’s Rap Radar interview on Christmas Day because he took no time in responding to the OVO boss calling him secular. Pusha T must have caught wind of Drizzy’s Rap Radar interview too because he seemingly responded days later on Twitter. Also, a […]
Detroit’s own Tee Grizzley dropped off his first collaboration of 2020 by way of the Hit-Boy-produced “Red Light” visual. With a fiery display of unapologetic aggression, the new video captures Grizzley moving about Los Angeles with a sense of belonging as if he were at home in the Motor City. The clip features added support from […]
RealStreetRadio – 2019 in Hip Hop was defined by a takeover of women in rap who essentially dominated the music airwaves â from Megan Thee Stallion and Rapsody to Kash Doll. Women really ran it in 2019 and 2020 looks even more promising for the ladies. Unfortunately, Hip Hop also mourned the tragic deaths of […]
Former DONDA art director Joe Perez has revealed the original name for Kanye West’s 2013 album Yeezus was initially Thank God For Drugs. The revelation came as Perez was posting old concept designs from his tenure at the Kanye-led design firm to Instagram. “3.2.2013 – Pre-Yeezus gif concepts – Round 2,” he captioned the post. “Before naming the […]
Host Page Kennedy has returned with a new episode of The Breakdown titled “Are Rap Crews Dead?” During the roughly 13-minute episode, Kennedy explores if rap crews still exist in the new year or if they really are part of a bygone era. The enthusiastic rapper/actor starts by defining what exactly a rap crew entails. He explains […]
The e-battle between French Montana and 50 Cent wages on. Shortly after Fiddy accused Montana of hacking Spotify accounts for streams, the Morocco-born rapper has flipped the script. On Friday night (January 3), Montana uploaded a video of himself to Instagram laughing and claiming to know the streams are coming from the Power mogul. “Yeah, […]
The surviving members of the Beastie Boys â Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond â have been more visible in recent years thanks in part to the roughly 600-page Beastie Boys Book and subsequent book tour. Luckily for their fans, it looks like 2020 will entail more Beasties mania. Longtime collaborator Spike Jonze, who […]