With the 2021 Grammy nominations being rolled out on Tuesday (November 24), it reminded Nicki Minaj of the time she believed she was snubbed out of the Best New Artist Grammy Award in 2012. Nicki spoke up about her near-decade-long grudge with the Recording Academy’s decision to give indie rock band Bon Iver the nod […]
Editorial – The Recording Academy unveiled the 2021 Grammy Award nominations on Tuesday (November 24) and inadvertently sparked a heated debate across all social media platforms. Par for the course, some rap and R&B fans were outraged by some of the perceived oversights and took their opinions online. i’m sorry after hours/blinding lights might just […]
Cardi B is airing out Wiz Khalifa after feeling slighted by one of his tweets. Khalifa was talking to fans on Twitter amid the announcement of the 2021 Grammy nominations on Tuesday (November 24), when one fan noted the fact that Cardi got an award while Nicki Minaj still has yet to “is the biggest […]
Teyana Taylor is not pleased with the Recording Academy. The nominations for the 2021 awards were announced on Tuesday (November 24), and while there were plenty of questionable choices and omissions, the category for Best R&B Album stood out in particular. Despite multiple women dropping acclaimed bodies of work in the genre, the nominees were […]
Alfredo, Freddie Gibbs’ collaborative album with The Alchemist, has put the Indiana native on quite the streak in 2020. Fans and critics have crowned the album one of the best all year, and it even landed Gibbs a brand new deal with Warner Records. The biggest win came on Tuesday (November 24) when Alfredo won […]
Don’t expect to see Scarface in a Verzuz with any of his rap homies. In a tweet on Tuesday (November 24), the Hip Hop legend shared his thoughts on participating in the record-breaking series and according to Face, he’s not getting in the ring unless it’s someone he’s not cool with. “I’m not ever gonna […]
NLE Choppa is speaking out against YouTube once again after experiencing an issue with another video. In a series of tweets on Tuesday (November 24), the newly-enlightened rapper accused the streaming platform of purposely deleting his new music video “Paradise” – where he raps that COVID-19 is fake, among other things. “Folks straight deleted me […]
Los Angeles, CA – Kid Cudi already voiced his disdain for the 2021 Grammy Award nominations due to their blatant snub of The Weeknd, and now the After Hours vocalist, who received zero nominations for his chart-topping, record-breaking album, has now made his frustrations with the Recording Academy loud and clear. Following the announcement of the […]
EDITORIAL – The Bay Area in Northern California has been an arbiter of subcultural swagger, cultural diversity, pimp culture, funk and jam rock and political justice for over 50 years. Similar to the locale’s primal influence on rap music, the Bay Area’s pro sports teams also have a strong presence in the Hip Hop community. […]
Future and Lil Uzi Vert’s collaborative album has reportedly debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, according to Billboard. Released through Atlantic and Epic Records, Pluto x Baby Pluto earned roughly 105,000 total album equivalent units for the week ending November 19 and lost the top spot to AC/DC’s Power Up by around 12,000 units. Of […]
Lil Baby performed during Sunday night’s (November 22) 2020 American Music Awards. Baby, who was nominated for New Artist of the Year and Favorite Album – Hip Hop/R&B with My Turn, hit the stage to perform one of the project’s singles, “Emotionally Scarred,” but also left fans with a message to protect their mental health. In […]
Playboi Carti has laid relatively low in 2020. With the status of his long-awaited Whole Lotta Red album still in limbo, Carti has finally provided an update on the elusive project during a feature with GQ, which arrived on Monday (November 23). Carti doesn’t clear up exactly why his third album has suffered multiple delays […]
Los Angeles, CA – The American Music Awards (AMAs) took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night (November 22). With everyone dressed to the nines, one particular artist stood out like a sore thumb — The Weeknd. As the Canadian crooner sauntered up to the stage to accept his award in […]
Baton Rouge, LA – The gun violence continues to decimate the rap community. Weeks after King Von and Mo3’s murders and the Benny The Butcher and Boosie Badazz shootings, YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s brother, often referred to as NBA Big B, was reportedly shot over the weekend. According to the Louisiana-based publication The Advocate, Baton […]
Alabama rapper HoneyKomb Brazy found himself in the middle of a shootout over the weekend — and it was all captured on video. In a clip posted to SayCheeseTV, a white Ford and dark blue sedan are parked side-by-side when shots ring out. HoneyKomb pulls out a firearm and starts shooting back as his friends […]
A reporter who interviewed Pop Smoke prior to his February murder is reportedly suing the Brooklyn rapper’s label. According to AllHipHop, blogger Victoria Inoyo has filed a lawsuit against Victor Victor Worldwide for allegedly stealing one of her interviews with Pop and using it for his posthumous album Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The […]
While many were surprised by Lil Wayne’s photo opportunity with Donald Trump prior to Election Day, Boosie Badazz wasn’t phased in the least bit. Continuing his interview series with VladTV, Boosie always maintained the belief that Weezy was “more rich than Black” when it came to where he was leaning with issues in the Black […]
Troy Ave is probably the last person who should be talking about killing anyone. In 2016, the Crown Heights, Brooklyn native was arrested for attempted murder and illegal weapons possession following a shooting at a T.I. concert at New York City’s Irving Plaza. But his pending legal troubles didn’t stop him from making an inflammatory statement […]
Par for the course, Twitter stirred up some rumors over the weekend that suggested Drake was taking on Lil Tjay in an upcoming Verzuz battle. And come on, even that sounded ridiculous to the teenage rapper who promptly shut down the chatter on the social media platform. On Sunday night (November 22), Tjay retweeted a […]
Mulatto is facing backlash after multiple accusations of her being a wig thief have surfaced. Last week, a hair vendor called Big Latto out on Twitter for not tagging her in a 2018 post wearing the wig she sent the Georgia-bred rhymer. She claims Mulatto blocked her after she attempted to DM the Queen of […]
Erykah Badu and rising R&B star Summer Walker recently interviewed each other for Rolling Stone. During the conversation, the neo-soul goddess opened up about her relationship with Outkast legend André 3000. The two met in the 1990s and had instant chemistry, which would ultimately lead to their son Seven Sirius Benjamin. Although their romantic relationship […]
Los Angeles, CA – Even before DDG had recruited Cash Money West rapper Blueface for the remix to his hit track “Moonwalking In Calabasas,” the Michigan-transplant was making catchy songs about his materialistic lifestyle. In fact, in his latest interview with HipHopDX, the former YouTube star revealed he created his 2016 slapper “Balenciagas” after linking […]
Following his historic reunion with Jeezy last week, Gucci Mane is up for another Verzuz battle. Guwop took to Instagram on Sunday (November 22) to issue an open challenge and solicit options for his next Verzuz opponent from fans. “I heard our battle @verzuztv broke numbers it was historic we run the culture who y’all want me […]
Toosii is paying it forward this holiday season. The South Coast Music Group artist had to make a grocery store run and decided to make the most out of it by paying for the groceries of the person behind him in line. In a video posted on Sunday (November 22), Toosii shared the moment and […]
24kGoldn has had the No. 1 song in the country with the Iann Dior-assisted “Mood” for weeks, and now Billie Eilish is at No. 2 with her single “Therefore I Am.” This makes for the first time ever that two artists born in the 2000s hold down the top two positions on the Billboard Hot […]
French Montana isn’t letting the pandemic stop him from helping families in need this Thanksgiving. The Coke Boys CEO headed back home to the Bronx on Monday (November 23) for a turkey giveaway, teaming up with members of City Harvest to supply local residents with over 500 turkeys. On theme with the season, Montana surprised […]
Los Angeles, CA – 21 Savage just gifted a brand new Range Rover to King Von’s sister over the weekend and now suddenly has to deal with the loss of his own sibling following the stabbing death of his brother in the U.K. The Daily Mail U.K. reports 27-year-old Terrell Davis, known by his stage […]
Los Angeles, CA – Roddy Ricch is currently staring down the barrel of a lawsuit that alleges he owes $200,000 in back rent and damages. According to The Blast, a lawsuit filed by California company AIM Property Investment, Inc. claims Roddy incurred the damages for an Encino home he signed a one-year lease for at […]
Los Angeles, CA – Snoop Dogg kicked off a virtual celebration for the 27th anniversary of his debut solo album Doggystyle and gifted the internet with some hearty content and new products. “Happy C day to my first solo record Doggystyle 27 years old,” Snoop wrote in the caption of the artwork of the album. […]
Lil Uzi Vert apparently wants to return to the rapping style that made him famous. On Saturday (November 21), the Eternal Atake architect fired off a tweet that read simply, “I’m about to start mumbling again.” But as Lil Xan learned the hard way, that’s something he plans on doing by himself. Shortly after Uzi […]