Paris Fashion Week kicked off yesterday, with all sorts of haute couture and celebrities. Coi Leray showed up for YSL. So did her tiddies. Check out the daughter of Benzino in a see-through top. Coi Leray enjoying herself in Paris for the YSL menswear fashion show. pic.twitter.com/dME1X5ZsFI — HipHopCloud (@hiphopcloudtv) January 18, 2023 Coi […]
Rihanna is playing this year’s Super Bowl Halftime show. That’s not enough for Stephen A. Smith. The hot taker offered this hot take on Sherri. https://youtu.be/iy2P2oU27Qc “I don’t want to say I’m not excited. She’s fantastic. That’s not where I’m going with this,” Smith said of Rihanna. “Ladies and gentlemen, she’s a lot of things. […]
Kim Kardashian has claimed that when it comes to domestic surgery she’s only had “a bit of botox.” If we take Cardi B’s interactions with KK as proof that probably isn’t true. During Cardi’s chat with Jason Lee, she admitted that she used some of the plastic surgeons that Kim recommended to her. “Cause I […]
News surfaced earlier this month that Kanye West married Bianca Censori, who works for his Yeezy company as an architect. But according to Censori’s friend Kate, she may not really be an architect and suggested that Ye hired her because of her looks. “Ye slid into her DMs, found her on Instagram and said, ‘Come […]
A Jacob & Co. double skateboard pendant chain that once belonged to Pharrell is now around Drizzy’s neck. As you can see, in this IG post from influencer/model Sara Benedikte Nilsen Drizzy has been sporting with the bling in St. Barts. This doesn’t mean that Drake is now Star Trak or that Drizzy snatched the […]
The mystery of Lil Reese has been solved. Kinda. Reese was arrested on May 19 in Texas on aggravated assault against a family member charges and had remained locked up until this week. However, his incarceration wasn’t public knowledge until late in the summer. And it seemed the only reason he was being kept in […]
Proud rat Tekashi 6ix9ine is on Gunna tail for snitching. But Gunna’s not the only one. Earlier this week, 6ix9ine brought attention to some alleged paperwork on Freebandz rapper Boston Richey — which has the 25-year old testifying in a murder trial about six years ago. Shortly after this information leaked, Boston Richey left […]
Keith Murray is back in entertainment news but it’s not for his music. He’s been trending after talking about having sexual encounters with Chicago rapper Shawnna and Karrine “Superhead” Steffans during an interview on The Art of Dialogue. The New York rapper mentioned hooking up with Foxy Brown during that chat as well, saying they […]
Dr. Dre is the latest artist to cash out by selling the rights to his catalog. Dre will get between $200 and $250 million for what are two separate sales. The bigger sale is to Shamrock Holdings. This includes artist royalties from two of his solo albums, his share of N.W.A. artist royalties, his producer […]
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Hurricane G Deserves To Be Seen As A Female Rap Pioneer Music – 4 hours ago Screengrab via YouTube Hurricane G should be recognized among the best female rappers to ever exist, as well as some of rap’s other underrated but great MCs, too. On November 6, 2022, news broke of the untimely death of […]
BROCKHAMPTON Releases New Album ‘The Family’ Music – 32 mins ago Photo Credit: Lucas Creighton Brockhampton has released their seventh album The Family after lead member Kevin Abstract announced that he’s looking for new members. BROCKHAMPTON is back like they hadn’t left us. The boy band has shared what’s said to be their final album, The Family, after […]
The Notorious B.I.G. To Be Celebrated In “Sky’s The Limit” VR Concert Experience Music – 42 mins ago Photo Credit: Meta Immersive Meta VR Concert “The Notorious B.I.G. Sky’s The Limit: A VR Concert Experience” will stream exclusively on December 16. The legacy of Biggie Smalls lives on in upcoming Meta concert “The Notorious B.I.G. […]
Playboi Carti, Future, Travis Scott & Lil Wayne to Headline Rolling Loud California 2023 Music – 6 hours ago Photo Credit: Burak Cingi/Redferns Set for March 3rd-5th at SoFi Stadium, Rolling Loud California 2023 is starting off the festival season with the brightest stars in hip-hop for its first year in Inglewood. Travis Scott, Playboi […]
Roc Marciano’s ‘Reloaded’ Provided the Blueprint for Modern Underground Rap Music – 6 hours ago Photo Cre Johnny Nunez/WireImage Roc Marciano’s sophomore album Reloaded didn’t just rubber-stamp Roc as an elite lyricist; it provided a path for a blueprint for post-boom bap rappers. It took a while for Roc Marciano to get here. After a […]
Watch Kendrick Lamar Dance His Way Through the “Rich Spirit” Music Video Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: pgLang/Pretty Bird Following his nominations in eight 2023 Grammy Awards categories, Kendrick Lamar has released a music video for “Rich Spirit.” To celebrate his Grammy Award-nominated fifth studio album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar […]
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SZA’s New Album ‘S.O.S.’ is Arriving In December Music – 5 hours ago Photo Credit: Anna Webber/Getty Images for Spotify As cover star of the Billboard 2022 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players issue, SZA announced that her sophomore album S.O.S. releases next month. It’s officially SZA season. After nearly a year of teasing her long-awaited sophomore album, the […]
Donald Trump Launched His 2024 Presidential Campaign with an Issac Hayes Song & the Estate is Not Pleased Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Alon Skuy / AFP via Getty Images) The estate of Issac Hayes has threatened legal action against Donald Trump for using a 1966 Sam & Dave song at his campaign […]
Nas Offers an Update on the State of His Rivalry with JAY-Z Music – 14 hours ago Source: The Daily Show In a new interview on The Daily Show, Nas discusses his simmering rivalry with JAY-Z, working with Hit-Boy for four albums straight, and how remaining sharp as a writer required leaving his comfort zone. […]
Beyoncé & JAY-Z Are Officially Tied For Most Grammy Nominations of All-Time Music – 10 hours ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 Beyoncé and JAY-Z both have 88 Grammy nominations. They are both tied for the most Grammy Award nominations of all-time. The Recording Academy might have sparked another […]
Freestyle Fellowship Earns Grammy Nomination 30 Years After Their Debut Album Music – 11 hours ago Photo Credit: Sun Music 30 years after the release of their debut album To Whom It May Concern…, Freestyle Fellowship has received their first Grammy nomination. West coast rap pioneers Freestyle Fellowship are getting their long overdue flowers from the […]
Denzel Curry Goes Off on the Grammys for its Best Rap Album Nominations Music – 7 hours ago Photo Credit: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images After the nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards were announced, Denzel Curry expressed his disappointment with the Best Rap Album category. Safe to say that Denzel Curry wants the Recording Academy to […]
Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit” May Win Some Of The Grammys’ Biggest Awards — And It’s Primarily Thanks To TikTok Music – 7 hours ago Photo Credit: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella The success Steve Lacy is experiencing with “Bad Habit” shows how TikTok could help a beloved song compete against today’s biggest pop hits — […]
Kelela Announces Long-Awaited Sophomore Album ‘RAVEN’ Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Warp Records Kelela has announced her full-length sophomore album, RAVEN, which releases on February 23rd via Warp Records. Kelela is returning to music with her long-awaited sophomore album, RAVEN. On Tuesday (November 16), the singer-songwriter went to social media to unveil her upcoming LP, […]
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Roberta Flack Unable to Sing After ALS Diagnosis Music – 5 hours ago Photo Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for BET Legendary soul artist Roberta Flack has been diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and can no longer sing. Legendary soul singer-songwriter and pianist Roberta Flack no longer has the ability to sing […]
Mixtape Monday: AJ Suede, OBIJUAN, Chuuwee, AKAI SOLO, Darko The Super + More Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist Joints from AJ Suede, OBIJUAN, Chuuwee, AKAI SOLO, Darko The Super, and more this Mixtape Monday. AJ Suede is up first this week with Darth Sueder 7, OBIJUAN drops GUANAHANI, Chuuwee is on deck […]
Drake & 21 Savage Hold the Biggest Hip-Hop Debut of 2022 With ‘Her Loss’ Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Prince Williams/Wireimage Drake and 21 Savage’s collab album Her Loss debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving 404,000 equivalent album units in the US. From a minor setback to major comeback. Just […]
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