Over the course of his decorated career, Snoop Dogg has become synonymous with smoking weed. It’s gotten to the point that Snoop’s earned the right to blaze up wherever he pleases and it’s deemed socially acceptable for the most part as Snoop being Snoop. The Dogg joined CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast to play a speed […]
Giggs had two features on Drake’s More Life playlist in 2017 that stood out from the number of guests already on the project. It was one of the first times Drake would dive headfirst into the UK Hip Hop scene, and his critics were quick to place the culture vulture title on the 6 God. […]
As the Hip Hop community grapples with the shocking news of MF DOOM’s death, one of his former collaborators is taking the news particularly hard. Bishop Nehru, who weaved together NehruvianDoom with the elusive MC in 2014 and NehruvianDoom (Redux) in 2019, joined the Twitter procession to express his condolences shortly after DOOM’s wife Jasmine made […]
Even in a year without releasing an album, Travis Scott still put numbers on the boards with over four billion Spotify streams, which is comparable to Eminem’s entire discography — and Slim Shady added two projects to his discography in 2020. Houston’s rager spent most of the year injecting his brand with partnership steroids to […]
EXCLUSIVE – Staten Island rapper CJ has been taking the Hip Hop world by storm with his surprising hit single “Whoopty.” The song dropped in July and has been doing numbers ever since its release. It has already been streamed over 47 million times on Spotify and hit 87 million views on YouTube while becoming […]
From Seattle to Oklahoma City to the Bay Area to Brooklyn, please support some of the best writing in America by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Despite all his accolades, Abe Beame has never been the target of a Lil B curse. When I was in college, I embarked on something of […]
Cardi B and Saweetie had numerous viral moments in 2020 and TikTok is chronicling some of the best of the year. The wildly popular video platform is saluting the top moments made on the app in 2020 with TikTok’s Epic Live NYE Party. Hosted by Lil Yacthy and Brittany Broski, the show will feature performances […]
Snoop Dogg’s continued ascent as a TV pitch man will continue as he hosts TBS’s Go-Big NYE show. The showcase will double as a highlight of all things Turner Broadcasting and serves as a prelude to his Go-Big Show, an upcoming extreme talent show which premieres on the network on January 7. The one of […]
Post Malone is ending 2020 the same way he spent much of 2020, drinking Bud Light. The Grammy-nominated artist will headline Bud Light’s Seltzer Sessions NYE special alongside Jack Harlow, Saweetie, Steve Aoki and more. “Ready to bring in 2021 with my friends at Bud Light and kick some ass while doing it,” Posty said […]
YG is headed to YouTube to say good riddance to 2020. The Compton rapper is taking part in YouTube Originals’ Hello 2021: Americas event as one of the night’s many performers with Dua Lipa, J Balvin, Karol G and Kane Brown. The event is said to be “uniting 2020’s most influential public figures, artists and […]
New York, NY – Rakim is ending 2020 going back to the classics. The God MC is partnering with New York City mixtape maestro J. PERIOD for a live stream event titled The Live Mixtape: God MC Edition. Rakim will be performing classic hits from his albums with Eric B., never-before-heard freestyles and new remixes […]
Busta Rhymes and Anderson .Paak connected for “YUUUU” off Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God. Now the pair are helping close the year for NBC. The Brooklyn rapper and his Grammy Award-winning counterpart are part of NBC’s New Year’s Eve 2021 featuring performances by Grammy-nominated singers Chloe x Halle, Doja Cat and more. […]
Playboi Carti‘s 2020 is ending with his Whole Lotta Red potentially starting off 2021 as the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. Before the calendar flips over, he’s taking part in a global celebration alongside Sada Baby, Pop Hunna, $NOT and more. The Georgia rapper will take part in CyberWurld’s New Year’s Eve […]
Wack 100 has entered into the conversation relating to “Corvette Corvette” rapper Popp Hunna allegedly snitching when he was 14. When the allegations came out, Toosii made headlines for calling out Trippie Redd after Trippie suggested that he shouldn’t work with Popp anymore because of it. The “Love Cycle” singer didn’t appreciate the fact Trippie […]
Megan Thee Stallion and a host of others are closing the door on 2020 with one last star-studded performance. The Houston rapper and 2020 winner of HipHopDX’s Level Up award is taking the stage along with MGK, Doja Cat, Iann Dior, 24kGoldn, Jennifer Lopez and more for Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve with Ryan […]
The Hip Hop community received some shocking news on Thursday (December 31) when MF DOOM’s wife Jasmine revealed the legendary rapper has died. While the London-born MC actually passed away on October 31, his family chose to keep it under wraps due to the sensitive nature of the situation. Naturally, people are skeptical about the […]
Snoop Dogg and Desus & Mero are bringing even more entertainment to CNN’s annual close to the year. The Hip Hop legend and the Showtime hosts are taking part in CNN’s New Year’s Eve on Thursday (December 31) hosted by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and Bravo host Andy Cohen. Joining Snoop, Desus and Mero will […]
YBN Nahmir has hours worth of unreleased music just sitting in the vault. Taking to Twitter just before the new year on Wednesday (December 30), the “Bounce Out With That” rapper shared a photo of his computer files and revealed all the songs he’s got in the stash. “632 songs,” he wrote. “just sitting. all […]
Sad news has arrived out of the Rhymesayers Entertainment camp. According to a statement obtained by HipHopDX on Thursday (December 31), MF DOOM has passed away. Known to his countless fans as MetalFace, the elusive MC was famous for his hidden identity, lyrical precision and comic-book persona. “The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, […]
BROOKLYN, NY – Just four days after cops crashed his video shoot, Lil Tjay was reportedly arrested in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon (December 30). According to TMZ, Tjay and four others were hit with criminal possession of a weapon, marijuana possession and grand larceny charges. The “Pop Out” rapper was reportedly in a car with […]
Twitter has taken aim at French Montana. Seemingly sparked by accusations he was sporting fake abs in his recent XXL cover shoot, social media users have gone on a slander spree against the Coke Boys rapper and caused his name to trend. Comments ranged from attacks on French’s appearance and his music to revisiting awkward […]
Waka Flocka is bringing in 2021 with help from Diplo, Murda Beatz and a wide range of performers. The Atlanta rapper is set to take part in Bella’s NYE 2021 Event, a virtual concert helmed by the social video platform Uplive and hosted by Bella Thorne. “My friends and I are thrilled to share the […]
Young Thug apparently isn’t shy when it comes to showing his admiration for his idol Lil Wayne — despite their questionable past. During an episode of Gillie Da Kid’s Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, Thugger opened up about how much he admires the Cash Money legend and showed off his Lil Wayne tattoo, which lives […]
Miami, FL – The COVID-19 pandemic has been running rampant since at least March, taking a devastating toll on the entire globe. While foiled party plans sound trite when considering the over 340,000 American lives that have been lost, people must act accordingly. Diddy appeared to make the right call on December 28 when he […]
Spotify’s RapCaviar went to the vault to unleash a hard-hitting Conway The Machine freestyle over the instrumental to Shyne’s 2000 single “Bad Boyz” earlier this week. The gritty clip finds a neophyte Conway prior to his 2012 shooting which left him with Bell’s Palsy, so our best guess it took place sometime in the mid-2000s […]
Nicki Minaj became a first-time mother in September when she gave birth to a baby boy. As the platinum-selling rapper settled into motherhood with her husband Kenneth Petty, she kept a relatively low profile but resurfaced on her son’s three month birthday (December 30) to answer a few questions about her experience via Twitter. When […]
Social media can be a great tool for interaction, but in other situations, it’s been proven to create an extremely toxic environment. KXNG Crooked took to Twitter on Wednesday (December 30) opening up the forum asking his followers if they’ve ever been blocked by rappers and his mentions were flooded with all sorts of answers. Various […]
Royce Da 5’9 and Benzino engaged in a war of words earlier this week which included the former co-publisher of The Source magazine sending several shots at Eminem and challenging Nickle Nine to a Verzuz battle. On Wednesday (December 30), Benzino tweeted, “I know for a fact my catalogue is better than Royce, somebody set […]
Las Vegas, NV – Everyone has left something behind in a car at some point, but probably not to the extent Lil Reese said he just did. Reese took to Instagram late Wednesday (December 30) claiming he left over $20,000 in an Uber he’d been riding in on the Las Vegas Strip, but the virtuous driver […]
Like many rappers moving up the money ladder, YK Osiris added a Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce and multiple Cadillacs to his collection to match his successful music career. But on Wednesday night (December 30), the Def Jam Recordings artist took to his Instagram Stories to reveal he’d sold his expensive cars and bought a Hyundai in order to […]