Longtime adversaries Jeezy and Gucci Mane came face-to-face at Atlanta’s Magic City on Thursday night (November 19) for the highly anticipated Verzuz battle. The event finally ended a nearly 20-year beef between the two veteran rappers and elated rap fans everywhere — and Verzuz has the numbers to prove it. According to an Instagram post […]
During Busta Rhymes’ more than three decades in Hip Hop, the veteran rapper has seen and been around numerous culturally relevant moments. In a recent interview with GQ, the former Leaders Of The New School member goes on a trip down memory lane and remembers how a particular beef between 2Pac and Busta’s Native Tongues […]
Compton, CA – Dr. Dre and Nick Cannon are among the many celebrities putting their money and time to good use as part of the Feed Your City Challenge. The food giveaway event took place in Compton, California on Sunday (November 22) with sponsorship from Dre, Suave House Records CEO Tony Draper and retired NBA […]
Drake has long professed “Checks over Stripes” when it comes to his love for Nike. On Saturday (November 21), the 6 God appeared to share a glimpse into his next venture with the global sneaker giant. On Saturday (November 21), Drake shared an Instagram post with his 72 million followers featuring a clip focused on […]
Jeezy and Gucci Mane made major headway on Thursday (November 19) when the two longtime rivals met up for their highly anticipated Verzuz battle. The tension on Atlanta’s Magic City stage was palpable and the 1.8 million viewers watching the event weren’t quite sure how it was going to end. Fortunately for rap fans, the […]
Baton Rouge, LA – Boosie Badazz is back at home, just one week after he was shot outside of a Dallas strip mall. The Baton Rouge native took to social media on Sunday (November 22) to update fans with the good news. “OUT THE HOSPITAL #athome,” Boosie wrote on Twitter. “Thanks to all the ones […]
Dr. Dre and Eminem were a Hip Hop dream team when they first collaborated in the 1990s. And according to actor/rapper Page Kennedy, history is about to repeat itself. Last week, Kennedy sent out a pair of tweets that got Slim Shady Stans salivating at the thought of some new Dre and Eminem music. This […]
Kanye West fans are celebrating the 10th anniversary of his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album all over social media, and while many have resorted to recalling Easter eggs from the project, Kanye’s wife Kim Kardashian may have an Easter egg few even knew about. On Sunday (November 22), the fashion mogul took to her […]
Iconic Hip Hop producer J Dilla passed away in 2006 but 14 years later, his legacy undeniably lives on. Earlier this month, DJay Tiger decided to pay the ultimate tribute to the late, great Jay Dee with a mash-up mixtape titled D.R.E.A.M. (Dilla Rules Everything Around Me), which — as suggested by the title — […]
Summer Walker is officially expecting a bundle of joy. The Over It singer revealed on Instagram Friday (November 20) she was pregnant with her first child. The surprise announcement came with a photo of Walker clutching her growing baby bump and smiling. She turned the comments off on the post and merely wrote a series […]
Longtime rivals Gucci Mane and Jeezy went head-to-head on Thursday (November 19) for one of the most highly anticipated Verzuz battles yet. As expected, there were plenty of theatrics that took place during the event, with LaFlare seeming particularly aggressive from the jump. In fact, he started the battle with the 2012 Jeezy diss track […]
Juvenile has used the COVID-19 pandemic to continue practicing the mantras of his breakthrough single, “Ha.” The New Orleans rapper has started his own high-end furniture company called Made By Juvie and has utilized his Instagram page to show off different creations for the likes of Trombone Shorty, various wall mounts, personal bars, liquor dispensers […]
After a week-long battle with COVID-19 in a Chicago hospital, Jeremih is showing signs of improvement. According to TMZ, the Chicago singer has been moved from the intensive care unit and placed in a “regular hospital setting.” The news comes after 50 Cent and others called for prayers for Jeremih after it was revealed he […]
Wiz Khalifa is getting served a different kind of papers. The Taylor Gang rapper along with NFL Hall of Famer and Good Morning America host Michael Strahan are being sued by one of the co-owners of their Khalifa Kush cannabis company after the co-owner alleged he was denied interest from the company’s proceeds. Carlos Arias, […]
Charlotte, NC – The last few weeks have been rough for DaBaby, as he and his family have been dealing with the abrupt suicide of his older brother, Glen. Taking to the studio to cope with the pain, the 2019 HipHopDX Rapper Of The Year released the surprise EP My Brother’s Keeper (Long Live G) […]
The ever vocal Bow Wow decided to see how many eyebrows he could raise on Saturday (November 21) when he went on the attack against nameless rappers he feels have worn out their welcome in the game. “Some of these older guys are starting to look like haters,” he began during his anti-apostrophe Instagram PSA. […]
21 Savage made good on a promise originally made by the late King Von by buying her a new car. Now he’s responding to critics on social media who’ve been disrespectful about his good deed. “I never speak on stuff like this because I don’t do it for the internet but y’all being disrespectful,” Savage […]
After Quando Rondo released a track speaking on the fatal shooting of King Von earlier this month, 600Breezy wants Rondo to up the ante. “Stop cancelling shows and perform that song,” Breezy wrote on his Instagram stories Friday (November 20). View this post on Instagram A post shared by DJ Akademiks (@akademiks) Breezy, who was […]
Atlanta, GA – Now that the smoke has cleared on Jeezy and Gucci Mane’s epic Verzuz battle, countless culture mavens have deemed the event a big win for Hip Hop. Through a night of well-known music, two once bitter rivals have, if nothing else, come to an understanding. However, in the case of Quint “Leftside” […]
As evidenced from his 2019 sophomore studio album KIRK which was dedicated to his recently deceased father, DaBaby uses music to vent and express his emotions. Such is the case on Friday (November 20) when the Charlotte-bred rap star unleashed the surprise EP My Brother’s Keeper (Long Live G), a nod to his recently deceased […]
Megan Thee Stallion delivered her Roc Nation debut Good News at midnight EST on Friday (November 20) and, like many of her fans suspected, wasted no time ripping Tory Lanez to shreds on the album opener “Shots Fired.” Over the 1994 Biggie beat “Who Shot Ya,” the statuesque rapper immediately ridicules the Canadian rapper’s diminutive […]
Exclusive – The inimitable Phife Dawg passed away in March 2016, four months after his 45th birthday. As a member of the exalted Hip Hop group A Tribe Called Quest, the Five-Foot Assassin (named after his 5’3 stature) transcended genres and often injected his Trinidadian roots into his music. On Friday (November 20), the late […]
Despite their differences, Jeezy and Gucci Mane linked up at Atlanta’s Magic City strip club on Thursday (November 19) for one of the most anticipated Verzuz battles yet. Fans, friends and foes alike tuned in to see the two Atlanta heavyweights go head to head, including a couple of rappers who haven’t seen eye to […]
During a recent episode of the Rappers Ballers Podcast, Fredro Starr made some comments about Royce Da 5’9. While talking to co-host Jonny Vulgar and guest Van Lathan, the Onyx member called the Detroit native a “nerd” rapper while referring to books and the title of his last album, The Allegory. “That’s my man, look […]
Younger rappers aren’t ones to mince their words when it comes to giving their opinion on certain artists, which could anger the older generation and cause them to go viral. It’s a cycle the culture has seen in the past with rappers such as Lil Xan and Lil Yachty finding themselves in the crosshairs. Emerging […]
ATLANTA, Ga. – 21 Savage was one of the 1.8 million people locked in for Thursday’s (November 19) highly-anticipated Verzuz battle between Jeezy and Gucci Mane. 21 hosted a Zone 6 watch party with the rest of the Slaughter Gang, and he cheered Guwop on all night throughout the heavyweight bout. 21 went on Instagram […]
Hours after releasing her new single “Back To The Streets” on October 23, Saweetie ensured the Jhené Aiko-assisted record would live in infamy. While flanked by Quavo on Instagram Live, she brazenly uttered, “If he not giving you a Birkin, if he not paying for yo bills, then throw that nigga back to the streets.” […]
Big Sean‘s years-in-the-making collaboration with Post Malone finally popped up on Sean Don’s Detroit 2 album in September. Sean and Posty linked up for the creepy “Wolves,” and the Take a Daytrip-produced cut received the visual treatment on Friday (November 20). Sean takes the stage of the open warehouse in a pair of Nipsey blue […]
Los Angeles, CA – It appears that Gucci Mane is taking his Verzuz battle with Jeezy to another level by seemingly creating one with himself. Following the live event on Thursday (November 19), Wop doubled-down on his claim of being in a class by himself with his Trap God Classics: I Am My Only Competition compilation […]
Los Angeles, CA – LOS ANGELES, CA — If you were on Twitter in 2012, you might have scrolled past a link to BLXST’s music underneath tweets from Hip Hop icons such as the great Kendrick Lamar. If you were feeling brave, you might have even hit play, discovering the early creations of an artist […]