Tory Lanez doesn’t appear to be doing himself any favors in terms of cleaning up his image. On Thursday (September 24), the embattled Canadian rapper dropped a surprise album called DAYSTAR and quickly became a trending Twitter topic. From the very first track, “Money Over Fallouts,” Lanez denies shooting Megan Thee Stallion in her feet and […]
It’s the best holiday and it only happens 52 times a year: New Music Friday. Once again, HipHopDX brings you the top singles from today, September 25. Travis Scott f. Young Thug & M.I.A. – “Franchise” For those that didn’t catch Travis Scott’s new Young Thug and M.I.A. assisted single at an IMAX screening of […]
Cardi B and Offset’s looming divorce has been internet fodder since the Grammy Award-winning rapper filed court docs at the Fulton County Superior Court last week. Despite the rumors surrounding reasons for the split, including Offset’s alleged infidelity, the Invasion Of Privacy artist soon revealed she was simply tired of “arguing” as she shut the speculation […]
Time magazine revealed a portion of their 100 most influential people of 2020 list on Tuesday (September 22), which includes a few artists from the music world such as The Weeknd and Megan Thee Stallion. After a stellar 2019 where Meg rapidly rose up through the rap ranks, Meg continued that momentum into 2020, as […]
Queens, NY – Less than two weeks after releasing his debut album From King to a GOD, Conway The Machine has put on a show for NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) concert series. Released on Wednesday (September 23), the performance saw him run through songs from his catalog inside a diner in New York City. The […]
The Gucci Mane and Angela Yee feud severely fractured Charlamagne Tha God’s friendship with his The Breakfast Club co-host. During a sit-down with DJ Vlad earlier this month (September 18), CTG admitted that he finally apologized to Yee just days prior for not defending her during his interview with Gucci back in October of 2019. […]
Powder Springs, Georgia – Anderson .Paak is taking things back to high school with his new music video. On Wednesday (September 23), the Aftermath artist shared a film for his latest single “Cut Em In,” which stars Rick Ross as his best buddy causing trouble around the school grounds. In the visual, .Paak and Ross […]
Fresh off the release of Detroit 2, Motor City rapper Big Sean sat down with Fat Joe for his Instagram Live series The Fat Joe Show. During their conversation, Sean Don revealed who’s in his Top 5 Rappers of All Time List. Toward the end of the nearly 90-minute interview, the Terror Squad OG asked Sean to name […]
Fat Joe’s Instagram Live show The Fat Joe Show is on a roll. After fielding high profile guests such as Faith Evans, Jermaine Dupri and Royce Da 5’9, the Diggin’ In The Crates OG chopped it up with Big Sean, who released Detroit 2 at the top of the month. During the conversation, Fat Joe […]
Future’s Freebandz artist FXXXXY passed away earlier this month but no cause of death was immediately revealed. Now, an IGA spokesperson has shared a press release explaining the Dallas-bred rapper died due to complications from a routine medical procedure. “We are all deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of FXXXXY and offer our […]
Top Dawg Entertainment rapper REASON dropped a new single earlier this week called “The Soul Pt. 2” ahead of his forthcoming album. The track came with a blatant Logic diss in the second verse that ultimately landed on Logic’s radar. “N-ggas pronounce my name wrong, tell me that I ain’t did much,” he raps. “See y’all […]
Bryson Tiller is revisiting his breakthrough album Trapsoul by releasing a deluxe edition of the project. The RCA Records unveiled his plans via Twitter, declaring he would drop the expanded version of his debut LP on Friday (September 25). “Before we get into my new album, I wanna celebrate with this special edition of my […]
Kanye West has been on a mission to unshackle himself from his multiple Universal Music Group/Sony contracts. One of his major points of contention has to do with owning his master recordings, which he believes is something that should be afforded to every artist. On Wednesday (September 23), Kanye vowed to return his portion of all […]
Anyone well versed in rap folklore is aware 50 Cent was shot multiple times at close range in 2000. But perhaps a lesser known fact is the orthopedic surgeon who treated the Get Rich or Die Tryin’ legend sued 50 after he allegedly skipped out on a roughly $32,000 bill. The problem? The doctor only sued […]
Las Vegas, NV – Moneybagg Yo says he was not the target of the shooting that went down at his Las Vegas birthday party. The incident went down Tuesday night (September 23) outside of the Aria Resort & Casino in Sin City, where both Moneybagg and his girlfriend Ari Fletcher were in town to celebrate […]
Lupe Fiasco looks to put the focus back on his own music by releasing a new track called “BBQ Chicken Thighs” via Instagram. The song arrives after the veteran MC found himself debating Kendrick Lamar’s lyricism once again on social media. The latest Instagram release from Lupe is produced by his longtime collaborator Soundtrakk. The […]
Las Vegas, NV – Blac Youngsta was asking for trouble prior to the shooting that occurred during Moneybagg Yo’s birthday party on Tuesday (September 22). The Memphis-bred rapper hopped on Instagram to challenge someone to a shootout the same day shots were fired outside the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. “Where you pussy-ass […]
Lil Baby is fully amused that he can get Fivio Foreign‘s face tattoos with a new Instagram filter. The My Turn rapper tried out the filter on Tuesday night while riding in his Rolls Royce and seemed to enjoy adding the new ink to his face for the moment. “What the fuck your face tat […]
Louisville, KY – When the Louisville, Kentucky mayor announced the Louisville Police Department declared a state of emergency ahead of the grand jury’s decision in the Breonna Taylor case earlier this week, some took that as a bad sign. If the LPD officers responsible for her death were going to be charged with her murder, […]
Armani Caesar caused a stir on social media when she posted photos of herself getting cozy with YFN Lucci on Tuesday (September 22). After the pictures sparked dating rumors, the Griselda Records artist clarified her relationship status via Twitter on Wednesday (September 23). “I’m single relax,” she wrote. I’m single relax… — Armani Caesar (@ArmaniCaesar) […]
Kash Doll knows fans are pressed about her real age and she loves it. Google lists the Detroit native with a March 14, 1992 birthday, which would make her 28. Some seem to think she appears to be a bit older, however, and she’s only added fuel to the rumors by consistently giving different ages […]
With the original version of Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V set to arrive on Friday (September 25), Young Money president Mack Maine has been hyping up the release on social media. On Tuesday (September 22), Mack posted two photos to his Instagram Stories that sparked rumors of another Drake and Wayne collaboration that will be include […]
YoungBoy Never Broke Again doesn’t consider DaBaby, Lil Baby or Roddy Ricch to be competition. During a TIDAL Check-In interview with Elliott Wilson, the Atlantic Records artist denied any rivalry when asked about competing with the aforementioned rappers. “It ain’t none of that,” he told Wilson. “You could never compete with a person. None of […]
According to DJ Drama, Travis Scott‘s 2014 mixtape Days Before Rodeo would have been a bit different if it wasn’t for Kanye West. In a new interview with FakeShoreDrive‘s Andrew Barber, the famed DJ revealed he’d locked in with La Flame to make the tape a Gangsta Grillz … until Ye convinced him not to. […]
YG has been in his Tupac bag lately and fans will apparently feel that heavily when they hear his new album. Talking to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe on Wednesday (September 23), the Los Angeles native explained how Pac influenced his forthcoming effort My Life 4Hunnid. “This album was highly influenced by Tupac,” he said. “This […]
One of the most popular memes in recent memory is a photo of Young Thug showing Lil Durk something on a computer screen. The picture taken from a studio session was originally posted by Durk in June 2018, but the jokes are still flying in to this day. The Chicago rapper recently took to Twitter […]
Los Angeles, California – The end of Odd Future’s reign as a collective cut deep for fans who grew up on their music, with members of the group eventually branching out on their own. We might not see them together as much these days, but occasionally, their devoted followers get a nostalgia trip when they […]
Quavo took to Instagram over the weekend (September 19) to show off a pair of his Nike SB Dunk’s from his collection, but what happens to the temperature-impacted kicks when heated up might spook fans, especially those that aren’t sneakerheads. Huncho has a pair of the Civilist x Nike SB Dunk’s which go from a […]
Travis Scott is continuing a busy year by dropping new music later this week. On Monday (September 21), the Houston rapper announced that his new single “Franchise” will be released on Friday (September 25). “FRANCHISE !!!! FRIDAY,” Travis tweeted alongside a link to pre-order the song. Travis initially launched pre-orders for the track last week, […]
Los Angeles, California – Billboard unveiled the nominations for their upcoming 2020 Billboard Music Awards on Tuesday (September 22) and Post Malone will be well-represented with his Hollywood’s Bleeding album. Post notched a total of 16 nominations, which leads the pack for all artists. Post’s 16 noms fall short of Drake‘s record 22 but will […]