The only thing 2020 can’t slow down looks to be Hit-Boy. After executive producing a pair of mammoth projects for Nas and Big Sean, the superproducer is back in the studio with another bona fide rhymer. Hit-Boy was spotted locking in with Freddie Gibbs over the weekend (September 19), as Gangsta Gibbs’ manager Ben “Lambo” […]
Jermaine Dupri has wanted the Verzuz Instagram Live battle smoke since Timbaland and Swizz Beatz established the platform back in March. In a recent interview with Fat Joe on The Fat Joe Show, Dupri made it clear there’s only one name he wants for a battle. “So So Def, Bad Boy, will we ever see […]
Kanye West has been on a crusade to remake the music business, get his masters back and terminate his contracts with Universal and Sony. Following a series of meetings with lawyers and label higher-ups, Kanye laid out how he imagines future artist contracts to look in a Twitter rant Sunday (September 20). Kanye put forth […]
Big Sean and Jhene Aiko’s follow-up to 2016’s TWENTY88 is finally coming, according to Big Sean. During an AMA session on Reddit Wednesday (September 16), a fan wondered if a sequel to TWENTY88 was going to happen. the Detroit 2 rapper confirmed the sequel to he and Aiko’s collaborative effort is happening. “It’s in the […]
Richmond, California – Richmond police have identified California rapper Tay Way as the victim ofĀ a drive-by shooting that took place on Friday afternoon (September 18). Tay Way, born Lamonta Butcher, was one of three injured in the shooting, but his injuries were the only that proved to be fatal. The 29-year-old rapper posted his location […]
Tyler The Creator has been part of a few Hip Hop conspiracy theories, but he put a famous one to bed on Sunday (September 20). Fans began circulating a video of Tupac Shakur walking around and stopping to talk with a young kid who eerily resembles the Odd Future leader in terms of his attire. […]
Nas took over Washington Heights in NYC Saturday (September 19) along with Fivio Foreign and A$AP Ferg for the “Spicy” video shoot. Presumed to be the next single from the Queensbridge rapper’s recently released King’s Disease album, the trio were joined by fellow New Yorkers rocking masks and thoroughly enjoying being part of the moment. […]
HipHopDX – Let Kanye West tell it, the industry is shaky and needs to be taken over. But fans still soaked up new songs and albums from the likes of Baby Keem, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Tecca, Armani Caesar and several other primetime players. Kanye West Demands JAY-Z, Drake, Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole Sit Down […]
Rico Nasty’s love for all things surreal goes up a notch in her brand new video for “Own It.” The Maryland based artist rocks everything from her hair braided with her name spelled out to a headdress made out of blunts, kicking it amongst taxidermied animals and baby chicks and more. “Talk my shit, I […]
YoungBoy Never Broke Again is racking up No. 1 albums. The Baton Rouge native appropriately named Top album arrived at the summit of the Billboard 200 chart, YoungBoy’s third chart-topper in less than a year. He first hit No. 1 with AI YoungBoy 2 in 2019 followed by 38 Baby 2 in May. Top earned […]
Interview – Redman signed with Def Jam Recordings in 1991. Co-founded by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons, the iconic imprint is responsible for launching the careers of Hip Hop pioneers such as LL Cool J, Public Enemy and Beastie Boys, among others. As the label grew, it would ultimately add JAY-Z, Method Man and DMX […]
Following his back-to-back arrests late last month, a warrant has been issued for SilentĆ³‘s arrest once again. According to XXL, the “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” creator missed his court date on Wednesday (September 16), which led to a $105,000 bench warrant ā which is the amount he posted in bail on September 8. SilentĆ³ (whose […]
An apparent team of hackers gained access to Generation Now co-founder Don Cannon‘s information and were able to get into both his Twitter account and Lil Uzi Vert‘s SoundCloud. Cannon started letting off a round of suspect tweets early Friday (September 18), including one where he pledged to never allow Uzi to release music again. […]
When rappers embark on a journey through the Hip Hop game they go down the conventional path of releasing music and touring all over the country to become big-time superstars. While many rappers see success off the strength of their music, some find success outside of it as well. There are a handful of rappers […]
The late FBG Duck’s mother is calling on King Von‘s claims he’d squashed his issues with Duck before his passing. After Von surprised fans by announcing an unreleased collaboration with the late rapper on Wednesday (September 16), Duck’s mother LaSheena Weekly quickly hopped on social media to call him a liar in a series of […]
Boosie BadazzĀ isn’t here for Kanye West constantly using Drake as a punching bag. The Baton Rouge rapper chimed in on all of Ye’s recent rants and summed it all up: Ye got plenty of hate in his heart for all the wrong reasons — and Drake agrees. “@kanyewest WHY U CANT KEEP DRAKE OUT YO […]
Miami, FL – Tory Lanez is feeling the heat once again. Roughly two months after Megan Thee Stallion identified him as the triggerman in July’s shooting incident, TMZ reports the Canadian native is now being sued by LIV Nightclub for an alleged beatdown that took place at the Miami club. Christopher Harty reportedly claims Lanez […]
MarMar Oso’s “Ruthless (Nice Guys Always Finish Last)” single has garnered plenty of attention since its release, racking up over 90 million streams and 440,000 units sold. With his Marvin’s Room album out now, Oso shares the official remix to his breakthrough single featuring G-Eazy and Quando Rondo. Shot in Los Angeles, MarMar reminisces on […]
Yung Miami has been joked on for years about her rap skills, all the way back to when fans discovered Lil Yachty wrote her verse on City Girls’ smash hit “Act Up.” After once more hearing from fans attempting to clown her, she took to Twitter to point out that regardless of how people may […]
Isaiah Rashad fans have patiently waited for nearly four years since his last album. When he gave fans an update on the project on Twitter Friday (September 18), he said he needed a feature from a certain Memphis artist to compel him to drop it. “I don’t wanna drop til I get a Young Dolph […]
Orlando, FL – As the Conference Finals in the 2020 NBA playoffs heat up, Big Sean has been recruited to musically represent the culture. Both the NBA and ESPN are set to run commercial spots featuring Big Sean and Lil Wayne’s most recent collaboration “Don Life.” “Big, big pay-off moves on and off the radar/You […]
Franck Yvan Njonkou Seudio, better known as BlessedKingTheArtist has released his debut single and music video, āTennessee,ā a song that tells the secrets of a night well-spent in Tennessee. As the visuals show, BlessedKingTheArtist had a lot of fun in his first visit to Tennessee, with some gorgeous girls and drinking for the most part […]
American artist and innovator extraordinaire Ike is dripping his latest sounds. His new single, āTrunksā comes paired with a music video captured with a vintage-feel, pushing the song forward and helping fans get to know more about Ike, his aesthetics and ambition. The Mississippi-based rapper and songwriter follows-up on his previous release, āCanāt Fold,ā this […]
Nappy Roots have returned with another slice of their forthcoming album 4ORTYĀ titled “Do Better.” The song features 18-year-old vocalist Andrew Weaver and a curiously somber yet uplifting tone, a formula that has historically worked for the Louisville natives. “This is a song for us that speaks on a few different levels,” Nappy Roots tell HipHopDX. […]
Some people truly have no shame. Only a few days after Cardi B filed for divorce from Offset, Fredo Bang is hopping into the Grammy Award-winning rapper’s DM’s. On Thursday (September 17), the 24-year-old Def Jam artist shared an Instagram post that included a screenshot of his ill-timed attempt to woo Cardi with a poem. […]
Future’s 2017 classic record ‘Mask Off’ has been given new life in the wake of California’s spiking coronavirus numbers. The city of Inglewood, beloved within the Hip Hop community thanks to the shoutouts from Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 2Pac, and others over the years, has created a public service announcement with the Freebandz leader’s multi-platinum […]
Lupe Fiasco knows how speaking out and giving his unfiltered opinion has cost him opportunities throughout his career. During an Instagram Live session on Wednesday night (September 16), the Chicago native reflected on the time he lost out on a Ferrari partnership because he called Barack Obama a “terrorist.” The controversial statement happened during a […]
Kanye West’s latest Twitter blitz included photos of over 100 pages of his contracts with Universal Music Group/Sony. As Variety points out, one of the contracts included details on 2011’sĀ Watch The Throne, Ye’s collaborative album with JAY-Z.Ā It stipulates a recording budget of $2.5 million, with $1 million to Ye and the remaining $1.5 million to […]
The self-proclaimed “First Lady” of Griselda Records, Armani Caesar, released her debut album through the label on Friday (September 18). She might be a new name to some after joining the collective this year, but she’s been around Westside Gunn and co. for over 10 years and holds her own on songs alongside them. In […]
The Weeknd released his critically-acclaimed After Hours album at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March, but he may have another album ready to go by the time the virus ultimately subsides. “I might have another album ready to go by the time this quarantine is over,” he told Rolling Stone in their cover […]