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 “Onna Come Up.” Since then, he’s been rolling joints at Scott Storch’s estate, Facetiming with Lil Eazy-E and schooling people on Lyrical Lemonade’s 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 12 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 […]
BATON ROUGE, LA – YoungBoy Never Broke Again will be getting back a few of his possessions which were in the police’s hands for the past few months. According to WBRZ, a local judge ruled on Thursday (December 17) the Baton Rouge Police Department must return the $300,000 check, jewelry and $47,000 seized during YoungBoy’s […]
ATLANTA, GA – After being granted bond in July, it doesn’t look like Ralo will be getting out of prison anytime soon. According to a court order obtained by VladTV, U.S. District Judge Michael L. Brown claims Ralo, born Terrell Davis, was still making drug deals happen while behind bars, so his bond has been revoked. […]
With 20 albums and 3 EP’s to his name (and that’s just taking into account the last decade), E-40 is as active as a rap star can be. The proud Vallejo, CA native has helped define what limitations rappers endure in their older age and those limitations are none. In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Eddie Murphy’s anticipated Coming 2 America sequel is slated to hit Amazon Prime in March 2021, but the blockbuster unveiled a first-look at the cast in action on Friday (December 18). One of the flicks fans were excited to see was of the legendary Wesley Snipes as General Izzi alongside his daughter, Bopoto, who is […]
As if Lil Baby’s issues with porn star Ms. London wasn’t enough, the Atlanta rapper is back in the headlines again but with another adult entertainment actress. On Friday (December 18), Lil Baby’s girlfriend Jayda Cheaves went on Twitter to share photos of her new outfit that got quite the tasteful response from Teanna Trump. […]
Los Angles, CA – Sauce Walka has taken a step toward cosmetic body modification by donning his latest blinged-out diamond accessory. In a video the Texas-bred rapper posted on Instagram Friday (December 18), Sauce revealed what he calls his, “last tear,” is a quarter-million-dollar dermal piercing dipped in gold. “I just put all my tears, […]
Atlanta, GA – TIDAL has a history of giving their fans access to special concerts, and their back at it again, virtually. On Friday (December 18), the streaming platform began its Christmas celebration early by gifting users and non-users with an exclusive virtual concert live stream of Griselda Presents: The Machine and The Butcher. The show […]
Los Angeles, CA – Philly rap fans should get ready to up the ante on their TikTok and Triller dancing game now that up-and-coming rap star Popp Hunna is linking up with Lil Uzi Vert for the remix of his viral hit. The “Takeoff” rapper showed love to Uzi, calling him “genuine” after the pair […]
EXCLUSIVE – The coronavirus pandemic brought on a series of unexpected challenges in the music industry, but artists improvised in the comfort of their own homes in some instances to get creative with an array of innovative visuals this year. Vevo exclusively rolled out their top 10 most-watched Hip Hop videos list with HipHopDX on […]
Atlanta, GA – Lil Baby teamed up with former NBA player Stephen Jackson and restaurant owners Ericka and William Platt on Wednesday (December 16) to throw a surprise birthday party for Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd who tragically lost his life in police custody on May 25. The Quality Control rapper funded the […]
Akademiks and Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg‘s beef has taken another turn, as the feuding media personalities might actually step into the ring very soon. Ak heard Rosenberg’s challenge to have a celebrity boxing match of sorts to raise $100,000 for charity and countered by saying on Wednesday night (December 16) that the two could set […]
Austin, TX – Through hustle, resolve and a magnetic persona, Austin rapper Dubbo has transcended Texas’ competitive ranks to command Babygrande Records’ attention. The burgeoning rapper has cultivated a strong regional reputation by maximizing his immediate resources and surroundings to manifest his artistic vision. His online music presence is formidable, anchored by boisterous singles, spirited […]
Lil Baby put forth a banner 2020 campaign and became a bona fide superstar in the rap game, but fame and fortune weren’t always in the cards for the gambling-loving artist born Dominique Jones. As part of his Apple Music documentary dropping Friday (December 18), Baby details his life story and speaks on how he […]
The Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack has proven to be just as enticing as the video game itself. The company behind GTAV, Rockstar Games, updated its playlists earlier this week and included FlyLo FM, the fictional station programmed by Los Angeles-based producer Flying Lotus. FlyLo’s new mix includes a track called “Lunch Break” featuring the elusive DOOM, […]
Lil Baby has been having quite the banner year — despite the relentless COVID-19 pandemic. In February, he dropped his sophomore studio album My Turn, which shot to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 following its release, marking the Atlanta-bred rapper’s first chart-topping effort. It also marked the first album in 2020 to go double platinum. […]
Breaking just became a Olympic sport and will be represented at the 2024 Paris Games. Rock Steady Crew legend Crazy Legs (real name Richard Colón) was asked to be involved, but his future with the Olympics could be in jeopardy. On Wednesday (December 16), a petition started circulating online claiming the often celebrated breaker has […]
Travis Scott is riding the spiked seltzer wave with the creation of his own brand, CACTI. The long-rumored hard seltzer line is set to arrive in partnership with Anheuser-Busch in spring 2021. A noted drinker of tequila, La Flame was very particular about blending the premium blue agave with “down to earth ingredients” to find […]
Cardi B has returned to reality TV — but in different format. The former Love & Hip Hop star launched her Cardi Tries reality show on social media with Facebook Messenger and Instagram on Thursday (December 17) and the first episode finds Cardi receiving her first ballet lesson. The Bronx native throws on the tutu, […]
Two of the 2019’s most celebrated documentaries — Netflix’s FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened and Hulu’s Fyre Fraud — competed with audience attention spans with the exact same topic during the onset of that year. The films brought the chaotic disaster of the ill-fated Fyre Festival to the forefront, which had recently seen […]
Houston rap staple Paul Wall has built a formidable career on Grillz, bass heavy, Southern Hip Hop and “what it dos” over the past two decades. The People’s Champ, the ideal nickname for the congenial rapper, has mostly stuck to his Southern roots but every once in awhile, he’ll leap outside the box and try […]
VladTV host Vladimir “DJ Vlad” Lyubovny has been under the microscope over the last few weeks after his interviews were blamed for Casanova’s recent FBI indictment — despite there not being any tangible proof. Some people believe Vlad’s interview style often trips up his subjects who inadvertently end up implicating themselves in various crimes. But thanks to […]
Exclusive – Cypress Hill frontman B-Real and former Pimp My Ride host Xzibit linked up with Los Angeles-based rapper Demrick earlier this year for a new Serial Killers project called Summer of Sam. The album was laser focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting quarantine Americans have been forced to endure. During an interview with […]
It’s been a big year for music artists on TikTok. With 2020 coming to an end, the social media app released a ‘Best Of’ list on Wednesday (December 16), highlighting some of the artists and songs that took the app by storm these last 12 months. Boosted by megastars like Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby, […]
YFN Lucci accidentally shot a gun on set of a video shoot in September, but thankfully, no one was hurt. The Atlanta-bred rapper stopped by VladTV for a new interview published on Thursday (December 17) and recalled the moment on set that things went a little left. “I was shooting a video with GT,” Lucci […]
Before he was a platinum-selling rapper, a fateful night in 2013 almost changed everything for 21 Savage. During an appearance on T.I.’s ExpediTIously podcast on Thursday (December 17), Savage recalled his 21st birthday that resulted in multiple bullet wounds, nearly being arrested and the death of his best friend. “I got shot the same year […]
Snoop Dogg is ending a wild 2020 with some holiday cheer. Released on Thursday (December 17), his two-track EP Funky Christmas makes for a funkadelic holiday listen with production from FredWreck and an appearance from October London. The EP arrives as an appetizer of sorts to Snoop’s forthcoming studio album Take It From a G, […]
Well, the rumors were true after all. On Thursday night (December 17), Eminem delighted Stans all across the globe when he unleashed the B Side to his latest studio album Music To Be Murdered By. Comprised of a total of 36 tracks, the deluxe version of the project — the simply titled Music To Be […]
It’s the second to last New Music Friday of what has certainly been an interesting year, to say the least. For anyone having a hard time keeping track of Hip Hop’s contribution to this latest trip around the sun, be sure to check out HipHopDX’s year-end Awards articles. The official tongue of the holidays is […]