Chance The Rapper is bringing the holiday cheer with his virtual concert special, Chi-Town Christmas. Premiered through his YouTube page on Friday (December 18), the film will air on Twitter and Instagram Live every night at 9 p.m. PT this week from Monday (December 21) through Saturday (December 26.) The effort is Chance’s directorial debut, […]
Playboi Carti’s long awaited Whole Lotta Red album finally has a solid release date â and it’s right around the corner. On Monday night (December 21), Playboi Carti fired off a tweet confirming the project would indeed arrive on Christmas Day (December 25) as Akademiks previously suggested. The tweet read simply, “12/25 > [lips emoji].” […]
Lancaster, CA – Wack 100 was simply trying to get some food at Primo Burgers in Lancaster, California on Saturday (December 19) when he found himself going round-for-round with two white men who allegedly called him a racial slur. According to TMZ, the two men were “burning rubber” behind The Game’s longtime manager in the […]
Famous Dex became a trending Twitter topic on Sunday (December 20) after a disturbing photo of the Chicago-bred rapper sparked concern among his fanbase. The photo in question finds Dex holding a blunt roach in his hand, looking gaunt and heavily under the influence. Subsequently, his fans are worried a fatal drug overdose is imminent. Bruh […]
Eminem has the Midas touch when it comes to selling albums. The Detroit-bred rap god has released 10 consecutive No. 1 Billboard 200 albums over the course of his career, beginning with 2000’s The Marshall Mathers LP and including 2002’s 8 Mile: Music From & Inspired By The Motion Picture. But Shady’s hot streak could be coming to an […]
Miami, FL – Luke Campbell, better known as Uncle Luke, is one of Hip Hop’s biggest pioneers in regards to defending free speech and highlighting Miami as a music capital. Now, he’s tested positive for COVID-19. In an op-ed written for the Miami New Times on Wednesday (December 16), the 2 Live Crew leader explained […]
E-40 and Too $hort brought that Bay Area love to the Verzuz platform on Saturday (December 19) for a celebration of their respective catalogs. For nearly three hours, Short Dawg played hits such as “Freaky Tales,” “Life Is…Too $hort,” “I’m A Player” and “Blow the Whistle,” while Forty Water pulled out “U and Dat,” “Captain Save A Hoe,” […]
Famous Dex raised concern among his fanbase when a photo of himself looking heavily under the influence hit the internet. Now, the Chicago rapper is addressing the allegations. On Sunday (December 20), an Instagram Live video of Dex denying he’s on drugs started making the rounds. In the clip, he’s holding a blunt roach and […]
Asian Doll and JT of the City Girls spent Sunday (December 20) trading shots on Twitter, less than one day after Asian Doll cleared up rumors she was taken off Megan Thee Stallion’s “Do It On The Tip” and replaced by City Girls. “I WANNA ACTUALLY FIGHT,” Asian tweeted. “yeah Iâm gang gang how whatever […]
Kid Cudi and Jack Harlow are flying high on the Billboard 200 chart. Following the release of Cudi’s Man On The Moon III: The Chosen and Harlow’s That’s What They All Say on December 11, both albums have landed Top 5 debuts. Cudi earned his fifth Top 10 effort, selling over 144,000 equivalent album units. […]
Machine Gun Kelly is apparently unbothered by Eminem’s latest jabs towards him. After Friday’s (December 18) release of Music To Be Murdered By: Side B, fans honed in on lines from “Gnat” and “Zeus” where Em once more addresses his long-running feud with the Hotel Diablo rapper. “Fair weather, wishy-washy, she thinks Machine washed me,” Em […]
DJ Screw’s story is set to hit the big screen. Sony Pictures announced on Friday (December 18) they were developing a biopic on the legendary Houston musician and producer based upon Isaac Yowman’s All Screwed Up visual tribute, which premiered on November 16. Yowman will serve as executive producer of the film. All Screwed Up was done with the […]
The ongoing beef between Pusha T and Drake has been one of the most notable in recent memory. Both sides traded lethal shots at each other and it doesn’t look like there’s going to be any reconciliation between both camps. Pusha’s good friend and longtime collaborator, Pharrell Williams, gave his thoughts on the beef saying […]
E-40 and Too $hort are making sure the final Verzuz of 2020 is different from the others. According to TMZ, the two will perform inside of a state-of-the-art soundstage in Northern California with a reported budget of $500,000. The two MC’s will be surrounded by concert-style lighting and expensive props such as two old school […]
No one is safe from becoming the butt-end of one of 50 Cent’s social media jokes, and he has clearly reinforced that fact with his latest tirade against the man whose efforts allowed him to survive nine gunshot wounds. The Power creator took aim at the disgraced medical practitioner in a brief Instagram post on Saturday […]
Lil Wayne is continuing the deluxe release trend by giving fans a B-side version of his No Ceilings 3 mixtape. Wayne added 14 new tracks to the original 20 which dropped on November 27 with guest appearances from Big Sean, Rich The Kid, Lil Twist and 2 Chainz. The initial No Ceilings 3 release featured […]
Like many young rappers in Hip Hop today, Chicago native Lil Eazzyy wears his influences on his sleeve and is still figuring out his sound. At just 18 years old, he’s already experienced immerse traction; having his breakout single âOnna Come Upâ help push him to 15 million streams worldwide and hit Spotify’s RapCaviar, US […]
Atlanta, GA – 2 Chainz has been extremely active in engaging his fans and encouraging their involvement throughout the entire 2020 presidential elections and is now shifting his focus to the upcoming Georgia Senate election next year. In an Instagram post on Tuesday (December 15), the So Help Me God lyricist announced his partnership with HeadCount, […]
Drakeo The Ruler is getting back to it. Weeks after his release from prison, the Los Angeles native took to Instagram on Friday (December 18) to preview music from his upcoming mixtape, The Truth Hurts and in particular, highlight his upcoming feature with Drake. “I don’t know if what we had is love, but it’s […]
Barack Obama is continuing the tradition of sharing his personal music faves of 2020. The former President of the United States took to Instagram on Saturday (December 19) and highlighted an eclectic mix of artists in Hip Hop from Megan Thee Stallion to Travis Scott, Lil Baby, J. Cole, Spillage Village and more. “Here are […]
The rumors were correct and Eminem dropped his new album Music To Be Murdered By – Side B (Deluxe Edition) in the early hours of Friday. In the track"Zeus," Em goes at Snoop Dogg. Over the summer, Snoop said the "8 Mile" artist wasn't on his list of top 10 rappers, an opinion that caused […]
Swae Lee could potentially lose a career’s worth of unreleased music if he isn’t careful. The Rae Sremmurd rapper revealed he lost his hard drive at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday (December 14), but the alleged founder appeared to reach out to him via Instagram Live on Thursday night (December 17). Using the handle […]
G Herbo has spoken out for the first time since it was announced he was facing federal fraud charges earlier in December. The Chicago-bred rapper maintains his innocence on a new Hollywood Cole-produced song called “Statement,” which was released on Friday (December 18). âLetâs talk about this paper,” he raps. “Letâs talk about them jets/Yeah, […]
T.I. found himself in the middle of controversy last year when speaking on protecting his daughter’s sex life and he caught the vitriol of social media once again this week regarding his parenting. While interviewing 21 Savage on his ExpediTIously podcast Thursday (December 17), Tip described him spending quality time with his daughters as “Thot […]
Par for the course, Eminem’s surprise drop Music To Be Murdered By: Side BÂ has stirred up plenty of internet chatter following its Thursday (December 17) arrival. In addition to subbing longtime adversary Machine Gun Kelly on the new song “Gnat,” he also took the opportunity to do a little damage control. On the song “Zeus,” […]
Exclusive – Chika is a remarkable story of perseverance, hard work and determination. The 23-year-old Alabama native went from viral Instagram rapper to Warner Music Group signee in less than two years and is steadily growing her star power with every move she makes. With the Industry Games EP her only proper release not just […]
Lil Wayne was allegedly making some major money moves behind the scenes this summer. According to Music Business Worldwide, the multiplatinum-selling rapper sold the Young Money catalog to Universal Music Group for $100 million in June. At least that’s what his ex-manager Ronald E. Sweeney who’s suing Wayne to the tune of $20 million says. Sweeney […]
The marked and meteoric fall of Death Row Records happened almost as swiftly as the unanticipated rise the gangsta rap imprint had just a few short years earlier. While legendary producer Teddy Riley was emblazoning his imprint on a new generation of fans with singles like Blackstreet, Mary J. Blige, Ma$e and more, his West […]
Lil Eazzyy is living his best life. The 18-year-old Chicago rapper struck gold after a viral Instagram freestyle morphed into his hit single âOnna Come Up.â Since then, he’s been rolling joints at Scott Storchâs estate, Facetiming with Lil Eazy-E and schooling people on Lyrical Lemonadeâs basketball court. But before the RapCaviar placements and Sirius […]
Caddo Parish, LA – Mystikal reportedly won’t face any further legal repercussions from a previous first-degree rape charge. According to KSLA 12Â in Shreveport, Louisiana, Caddo Parish grand jury dropped all charges on Thursday (December 17), returning a No True Bill against the 50-year-old rap legend (real name Michael Tyler). [Editor’s note: No True Bill is […]