HOUSTON, TX – On the heels of Travis Scott’s first annual turkey drive, he returned to Houston on Tuesday (December 22), playing Santa Claus to put on his Cactus Jack Foundation’s holiday toy drive. With some help from his two-year-old daughter Stormi, La Flame and his foundation ended up helping out more than 2,000 Houston natives […]
Somehow, some way, 17-year-old Australian rapper The Kid LAROI has reeled in more monthly listeners on Spotify than chart-topping rapper Lil Uzi Vert. In an Instagram post shared by Akademiks, Lil Uzi sits at 20,303,821 monthly listeners while The Kid LAROI boasts 20,977,560. Ak wrote in the caption, “Brehs…. is it safe to say #thekidlaroi may […]
Amber Rose joined the likes of Tyga, Cardi B and Swae Lee on OnlyFans at the end of September Now, she’s promoting her account in the most Amber Rose way possible. On Tuesday (December 22), the famously bald Slut Walk founder uploaded a nude photo of herself in the bathtub with a carefully placed emoji over […]
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz platform has become the marquee event during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fans have been throwing out all types of battles they want to see on Verzuz — and many of them include 50 Cent. Some of the requested battles fans want to see 50 take part in are against JAY-Z, Ja […]
Exclusive – During a week that saw DaBaby cop a new Mercedes Maybach, Saweetie get a new Bentley from her Migos boyfriend Quavo and DaniLeigh cruise around with DaBaby in a red Lamborghini, rap artists flaunting their wealth on social media seems to be at an all-time high. As fate would have it, MC Eiht’s […]
Big Sean’s comeback year has been one for the books. He dropped his long-awaited album Detroit 2, which went No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and delivered some hard-hitting features on tracks with Benny the Butcher, Lil Wayne, Nas, Megan Thee Stallion and more. Now Sean has even more reason to celebrate his remarkable […]
Clarksdale, MS – Rick Ross is getting in the holiday spirit — at a Clarksdale, Mississippi Walmart. On Tuesday (December 22), video footage of the Maybach Music Group founder spreading his wealth to local shoppers hit the internet and finds Ross in Santa mode as part of multiple toy drives. In one of his Instagram […]
A simple Kid Cudi hum has been known to send fans into a state of euphoria. According to Billboard, Cudder’s cosmic “A Beautiful Trip” made Billboard chart history this week as the shortest song to ever land on the Hot 100. Just cracking the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 100, the Man on the Moon […]
BfB Da Packman broke out with his Tiger King-themed “Free Joe Exotic” 2020 single featuring Sada Baby, but it wasn’t always easy for the Flint, Michigan native. Packman used to flood various social media platforms with his music in hopes of turning his rap dreams into a reality. Fellow burgeoning Michigan rapper DDG was one […]
Whodini member John “Ecstasy” Fletcher has passed away. On Wednesday (December 23), Whodini’s de facto leader Jalil Hutchins shared a Facebook post that read, “Pray for our family. Today is a dark day.” While the post was purposely vague, closer inspection of the comment section revealed Ectasy has indeed passed on. Several Hip Hop luminaries […]
Havoc has teamed up with Prodigy’s protégé Flee Lord for a special album paying tribute to the late Mobb Deep legend. Released on Tuesday (December 22), In the Name of Prodigy includes 10 tracks and is entirely produced by Havoc, with guest appearances from Raekwon, Busta Rhymes, Conway The Machine, Big Twins, Ransom and more. […]
Nicki Minaj’s fanbase is one of the most loyal groups of people in the industry. The Barbz will do anything for their favorite artist, and when it comes time for them to defend Nicki, they’ll show out in force. On Monday (December 21), the Queen rapper called upon her crew to go after some pesky trolls who […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – If anybody knows anything about Diddy, his mother has always been the center of his universe. Diddy made sure Janice Combs celebrated her 80th birthday in style on Monday night (December 21). Surrounded by loved ones, Diddy surprised his mom with a check for $1 million and a brand new Bentley […]
A$AP Rocky’s last full-length LP, Testing, came in 2018, and the next piece of music fans got was the “Babushka Boi” single in the summer of the following year. Understandably so, fans are bursting at the seams waiting patiently for anything new from Lord Flacko, and he may have accidentally made their wish come true. […]
On the heels of revealing first-look photos of the blockbuster last week, the official Coming 2 America trailer arrived on Tuesday (December 22) with none other than “Shake Ya Ass” rapper Mystikal and Mark Ronson providing the soundtrack with their horn-tinged “Feel Right” collab. The long-awaited sequel is slated to hit Amazon Prime Video on […]
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz platform continues to shatter expectations, with millions of viewers tuned in to the latest installment of music titans going at it. The latest episode took fans to The Bay Area where icons E-40 and Too $hort took the stage for a night of good music and hilarious moments. As always, […]
TikTok provided some much-needed entertainment and kept the world connected while many remained in quarantine throughout the year. With everyone set on entering the new year with a clean slate, TikTok will be hosting a virtual New Year’s Eve party featuring a few famous faces. A star on the app in his own right, Lil […]
It looks like YFN Lucci may know more about YoungBoy Never Broke Again than what the Baton Rouge rapper is giving off to the public. After calling YoungBoy a bitch back in October for speaking on his on-again, off-again girlfriend Reginae Carter, Lucci is throwing shots once more at YoungBoy’s expense. During a conversation with […]
Offset is loving his new Lamborghini. The Migos rapper took a moment on Monday (December 21) to flex the latest exotic whip added to his fleet of cars and even snuck in a message directed at his haters. “Talk behind my back cause you want my life But take that up with God he gave […]
Editorial – Classic Christmas songs all have a common thread in that they manage to capture the season’s magic and wonder. However, there is no right way to celebrate the holidays; some music isn’t celebrated to the same degree because it fails to adhere to the innocence associated with Santa Claus and the spirit he […]
Rich The Kid is over the people in the music business. In a post on his Instagram Story on Tuesday (December 22), the Nobody Safe rapper railed against the industry and how disingenuous it is. “The industry is full of lying, stealing, blood sucking mothafuckas fr,” Rich wrote. “they will hate you talk shit about […]
6ix9ine is being sued by the victims of an April 2018 robbery that he orchestrated and filmed – but he’s ready to fight. On Tuesday (December 22), TMZ reported that publicists Seketha Wonzer and Kevin Dozier filed suit against the polarizing rapper for his part in the incident outside of a New York City studio, […]
Young Guru‘s close ties to JAY-Z haven’t proved beneficial to fellow members of his Jamla Records label home … yet. In a tweet on Tuesday (December 22), Durham, North Carolina rapper Swank tweeted he was jealous of anyone who’d ever seen Hov live, prompting Guru to retweet the post with a promise to make it […]
Although Soulja Boy may not have been responding to Drakeo The Ruler during his latest Instagram rant, Trippie Redd was definitely talking about him during his. Following Big Draco’s December 19 spill where he went hoarse defending his legacy against rapper Johnny-come-latelies, the Pegasus rapper didn’t mince his words while giving his opinion on the […]
Former Murder Inc. mastermind Irv Gotti made countless now-infamous moves to reach the pinnacle of the rap game during the New York-based label’s heyday back in the early 2000s — like his efforts to block 50 Cent’s record deals until he signed with Dr. Dre and Eminem. Now, Ja Rule is shedding light on the […]
After dominating chunks of the 2020 Hip Hop conversation (as well as the Billboard Hot 100 and its equivalent in several countries), Megan Thee Stallion isn’t resting on the platinum plaque earned from her “WAP” collaboration opposite Cardi B. In an interview with GQ UK published on Monday (December 20), the Houston-bred rap star dismissed […]
Lil Durk deactivated his Instagram account on November 7 following the death of fellow Chicago native, Only the Family member and friend King Von. On Sunday (December 20), he returned to the platform with several tributes to the late rapper, along with the surprise announcement of his new single “Backdoor.” Released on Monday (December 21), […]
Lil Uzi Vert has been previewing a lot of new music on Instagram Live, leaving fans hopeful for a follow-up to his Billboard 200 No. 1 album, Eternal Atake. It seems like they’re getting what they’re asking for after Uzi went on Instagram Live on Sunday (December 20) and announced a new project is on […]
The holiday season is upon us, so rappers are doing their part to give back to the communities that made them. Over the weekend, Rowdy Rebel, NLE Choppa, Moneybagg Yo and Gunna went out in their hometowns to host toy drives for kids with families in need and Christmas right around the corner. Fresh out of […]
Eminem released Music To Be Murdered By: Side B on December 17, which wasn’t a complete surprise. There’d been signs leading up to its release, including the cover art Aftermath Records affiliate Dem Jointz shared to his Instagram page the day before it dropped. As fans all over the world get a chance to dissect […]