2 Chainz and Big Boi assembled teams to compete in the latest episode of Celebrity Family Feud. The Outkast rhymer brought along family from the Patton clan, while Chainz called on a few of his labelmates signed to his The Real U (T.R.U.) imprint. The pair of Atlanta natives faced off in the first head-to-head […]
Editorial – In the wake of the 2020Â police killing of George Floyd, rapper Lil Baby released a powerful Black Lives Matter anthem called “The Bigger Picture,” YG disrupted Los Angeles protests with a video shoot for “FTP (Fuck The Police)” and Nas unleashed the King’s Disease single “Ultra Black,” all songs that spoke to the […]
Rick Ross once said he wouldn’t sign any women to his Maybach Music Group imprint because he’d “have to fuck a couple times.” Although he issued an apology the next day (or, at least his team did), the damage was done and women have continued to look at him sideways ever since. On Friday (September 25), […]
Los Angeles rap staple Dom Kennedy has just graced West Coast Hip Hop with his latest album, Rap & Roll. Released on Friday (September 25), Dom dedicated the album’s release date eve to the memory of Breonna Taylor in the wake of her unfavored verdict in Louisville. “Dedicating this day to Ms Breonna Taylor may […]
T.I. celebrated his 40th birthday by announcing a new album and releasing a video for his latest single on Friday (September 25). The veteran MC plans to drop a project titled The Libra and decided to get fans ready for it by sharing some visuals for his Young Thug collaboration “Ring,” which is produced by […]
Megan Thee Stallion’s team has lofted some heavy allegations against Tory Lanez. According to TMZ, Lanez’s camp is being accused of crafting fake email addresses and attempting to sway journalists into writing negative stories about Megan and Roc Nation. HipHopDX was targeted as part of the scheme and can confirm the email “promotions@livnightclubmiami” was created […]
Chris Rock wanted Cardi B to pursue a career in comedy before she found success in rap. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Rock detailed his past attempt to get Cardi her own television show. According to the veteran comedian, his children helped him discover her before she blew up in […]
NLE Choppa’s recent “spiritual awakening” has led to him sharing all kinds of theories on Twitter, which continued on Friday (September 25). The Memphis-bred rapper claimed a “new earth” is forming in December and warned his fans about making preparations for it. “Dec 21st or around that time the sun will go down for 3 […]
Broward County, FL – YNW Melly’s double murder trial has reportedly been rescheduled. According to TCPalm, the 21-year-old rapper is expected to appear for a status hearing on January 28, 2021, possibly by Zoom. During the hearing, prosecutors and attorneys will discuss the progress of Melly’s double homicide capital murder case. Despite a #FreeMelly initiative […]
Azealia Banks is being sued by her former manager for what he says is extortion. Jeff Kwatinetz has filed suit against the “212” rapper for reportedly threatening his life and his family and using her fans to help, TMZ reported Friday (September 25). In the suit he says the harassment has been happening for some […]
IndIan River County, FL – A teenager has been arrested for what police believe is a retaliation shooting related to YNW Melly’s double homicide case. Last week, a 43-year-old man was shot three times in the back and air lifted to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute in Fort Pierce, Florida. According to TCPalm, the […]
Tory Lanez is saying he didn’t shoot Megan Thee Stallion, but producer Lil Ju says evidence proves otherwise. The “Big Ole Freak” beatmaker hit Twitter to share his thoughts following Lanez’s new musical offering DAYSTAR, where he denies accusations against him over the course of 17 new tracks. Threatening that the Canadian artist will find […]
Hit-Boy is close to finishing his collaborative LP with Benny The Butcher. After executing producing Nas’ King’s Disease and Big Sean’s Detroit 2, the Grammy Award-winning producer confirmed his production work on Benny’s next album in an interview with Apple Music’s Ebro Darden. “I did the whole album,” he told Darden. “I got a couple […]
Lil Baby‘s son Jason is following in his father’s footsteps. Videos of the toddler in the studio were shared by his mother Ayesha Little on Instagram, previewing a record that has him rapping about money bags and price tags. “Investing in my kids dream,” Little wrote with the clip. View this post on Instagram #PressPlay: […]
Rod Wave and Lil Baby look back at how far they’ve come as they flaunt their wealth in the video for “Rags2Riches 2.” The All The Smoke-directed visual to the cut from Rod’s Pray 4 Love deluxe was released Friday (September 25). In the clip, the pair count their money inside a plush mansion with […]
Rick Ross was one of many critics who took issue with Tory Lanez dropping an entire album dedicated to clearing his name in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting incident. On Friday morning (September 25), Rozay condemned the DAYSTAR rapper via Instagram for releasing the album a day after the grand jury’s decision in the Breonna […]
Big Sean is keeping up the work rate despite only releasing his new album Detroit 2 this month. In the early hours of Thursday (September 24), Freddie Gibbs posted a video of himself in the studio alongside Sean Don and one of the busiest producers of the moment — Hit-Boy. The Indiana rapper’s 36-second clip […]
A couple years have passed since Machine Gun Kelly and Eminem went back and forth with diss tracks, but it appears there’s still bad blood between them. In an interview with Howard Stern on Wednesday (September 23), the Cleveland rapper reflected on their feud and why he responded. “I don’t feel any type of way […]
As Kanye West continues to renegotiate his label deal, he’s temporarily turned his focus to business partners Gap and Adidas. Kanye is demanding a seat at the table in both companies’ board rooms before moving forward with either. “I’M WEARING JORDANS TILL I’M ON THE BOARD OF ADIDAS,” he tweeted early Thursday (September 24). I’M […]
Kodak Black is still fighting for his freedom and his legal team has now turned to president Donald Trump for help. According to TMZ, Kodak’s lawyers Bradford Cohen and Jonathan Schwartz sent a petition to Trump asking for their client’s sentence to be cut immediately. The Florida rapper was sentenced to 46 months behind bars […]
Chance The Rapper is feeling the wrath of Twitter after he compared Justin Bieber’s new album to the late Michael Jackson’s 1979 classic Off The Wall. Lil Chano made the inflammatory comment during an Instagram Live session with the pop singer earlier this month. “I feel like we should talk about how fire your album is,” […]
Azealia Banks has popped up on Twitter again to make her disdain for Kanye West painfully obvious. On Wednesday (September 23), the wildly outspoken rapper went off on Ye in a series of tweets after he promised to give all G.O.O.D. Music artists his share of their masters. In one of her tweets, she insinuated […]
Lil Wayne is scheduled to release a different version of Tha Carter V on Friday (September 25). The original project arrived in 2018 after years of delays and legal troubles and boasted 23 songs featuring artists such as Ashanti, Nicki Minaj and the late XXXTENTACION. Ahead of the forthcoming release, the tracklist for new Tha […]
Los Angeles, CA – Scott Storch has handed out hits to numerous major artists throughout his nearly 30-year career, but there aren’t many of them he remembers as vividly as “Still D.R.E.” The 46-year-old iconic keyboardist drew from his memory bank in a recent video interview with HipHopDX and clarified Snoop Dogg’s claims that JAY-Z […]
Los Angeles rapper Janky of YLSTE has started touting himself as “The New TDE,” sparking rumors he’s the latest artist signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. On Wednesday (September 23), Janky shared a photo of himself with TDE’s golden child Kendrick Lamar and tagged K. Dot in the photo. The post read, “I’m in the studio […]
Interview – Lil Mosey has been having an impressive run since making his debut in late 2017. The 18-year-old rapper has developed one of the strongest resumes amongst his peers in his rap class and is already a star representing the new generation of Hip Hop artists. He’s already acquired millions of streams, has a […]
It took $800, but one major Cardi B fan who has some deep pockets got the recognition he wanted from his fave. Taking to Twitter, the London-based fan shared a screenshot of the eight $100 tips he’d sent to Cardi on her OnlyFans account on Wednesday (September 24), asking if it was enough to be […]
T.I. recently spoke to Complex about a myriad of topics, including Kanye West, his new series with 50 Cent and the single “Ring” featuring Young Thug. During the conversation, he also revealed he’d confronted Tory Lanez about the Megan Thee Stallion shooting incident. Tip has been extremely vocal about his support for Megan since the […]
Kanye West already has big plans for his position on the board of adidas that doesn’t quite exist yet. Following his demands to sit on the board of both Adidas and Gap, Yeezy followed up with more thoughts the following day on Thursday (September 24). “My first pillar when I’m on the board of adidas […]
Kanye West’s battle against the music industry has earned him some appreciation from one of his former artists. Desiigner, who’s been a vocal critic of Yeezy, showed gratitude to his old boss after West declared he’d give all G.O.O.D. Music artists his 50 percent share of their masters. “Thanks @kanyewest,” Desiigner wrote via Twitter on […]