Too $hort revealed he’d formed a supergroup with Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and fellow Bay Area legend E-40 during an interview with MC Serch earlier this month. While speaking to The Breakfast Club on Monday (December 14), Short and fellow guest E-40 talked about their impending Verzuz battle and also touched on the OG foursome. […]
Diddy is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his genre-blending Last Train To Paris album on Monday (December 14). The Bad Boy boss went to the vault to share unreleased footage from studio sessions working on the project with the likes of Kid Cudi, Busta Rhymes, Jay Electronica and more. In the clip featuring Cudi, the […]
Rick Ross has erected his own rap Mount Rushmore: The Miami Edition and naturally, it consists of himself and two other legendary Florida rappers. On Sunday (December 13), Rozay posted an Instagram post featuring himself, Trick Daddy and JT Money. He wrote in the caption, “THIS PICTURE GOING ON MY WALL” and tagged Maybach Music […]
Pop Smoke collected another posthumous accolade this week. SoundCloud revealed their 2020 Playback series, which saw the streaming platform name the late Brooklyn rapper as SoundCloud’s Top Artist for 2020. Pop’s catalog received over 191.5 million streams in the calendar year. “We celebrate the life and work of Pop Smoke as our Top Artist,” SoundCloud […]
The Roots’ de facto leader Black Thought has been in full throttle mode for most of 2020. After dropping Streams of Thought Vol. 3: Cane & Able in October, he’s also contributed to tracks with Common, Statik Selektah and British singer Liam Bailey. That’s in addition to leading The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon‘s backing […]
Rumors of a B-Side to Eminem’s Music To Be Murdered By album began making the rounds on social media over the weekend. The chatter picked up steam after fans spotted director Cole Bennett, who was behind Shady’s “Godzilla” video, in Detroit’s 8 Mile area. A heavily bearded Eminem was then captured in front of a green […]
Compton, CA – Roddy Ricch has been one of the biggest success stories of 2020 off the back of his Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial album and songs like “The Box” and DaBaby‘s “Rockstar” topping the charts, but he hasn’t forgotten where he came from. On Saturday (December 12), he decided to give back […]
Despite Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine being authorized for emergency use across the U.S. on Friday (December 11), one person who won’t be taking it is NLE Choppa. The Memphis-bred rapper took to Twitter on Sunday (December 13) to urge his 931,000 followers to avoid the vaccine altogether. “Stay away from the vaccines,” he wrote on his […]
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The Verzuz showdown has been postponed. Ashanti has revealed that she’s tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of tonight’s Verzuz battle with Keyshia Cole. The singer took to Instagram to break the news. “Hey y’all I can’t believe I’m saying this but I tested positive for COVID-19,” Ashanti wrote. “I’m ok and not in any pain,” she added before […]
Eminem’s 2002 hit “Lose Yourself” has been utilized as a motivator for sports teams, used in commercials to push products and even pulled into presidential campaigns. The Academy Award-winning single from Slim Shady’s 8 Mile soundtrack is also admired by former United States president Barack Obama. In a sit-down with Attn, Obama broke down how he turned to Hip […]
Los Angeles, CA – North Philly artist Popp Hunna is urging listeners not to abuse prescription meds, despite the success of his anime soundboard-channeling hit “Adderall.” During a recent video interview with Genius, he took the time to denounce illicit consumption of the popular upper and also distanced himself from glorifying substance abuse. “I just […]
Too $hort and E-40 are stepping into the Verzuz arena this month. According to an Instagram post from the popular Instagram Live series, the two Bay Area legends will go head-to-head on Saturday (December 19), bringing nearly five decades of Bay Area Hip Hop to Apple TV and, of course, Instagram Live. “Y’all know we had to […]
21 Savage emerged as the unexpected voice of reason during Meek Mill and Akademiks’ Clubhouse dispute on Saturday (December 12). As Akademiks screamed at the Roc Nation artist for calling him out on his often inflammatory social media activity, the British-born rapper attempted to quell the situation, pointing out there’s a different way to go […]
Tobe Nwigwe arguably stole the show at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards with performances of “Try Jesus” and “EAT” featuring his wife Fat. Now, the Houston native is upping the ante with the full release of his Cincoriginals project. Clocking in at 14-tracks, the latest venture for Tobe and his team comes jam packed with […]
The Roots’ Questlove made a special appearance on Saturday’s (December 12) episode of Saturday Night Live where he got to slap around a couple of SoundCloud rappers played by Pete Davidson and host Timothée Chalamet. Davidson and Chalamet teamed up as the face tattoo, dyed hair-having rap duo of Guaplord and $mokecheddathaassgetta, who are behind […]
Los Angeles, CA – Offset won’t be first in line to take Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. On Saturday (December 12), the Migos rapper told TMZ he’s planning on passing in regards to the vaccine, highlighting a recent photo of four Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine volunteers who developed Bell’s Palsy. The FDA acknowledged those volunteers were diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, […]
Atlanta, GA – Ann Marie is reportedly out of jail. According to TMZ, the R&B singer posted $60,000 bail and walked out of Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday (December 9). Fulton County inmate records show she posted $10,000 for possession of a firearm during commission of a felony (person of another) and […]
Snoop Dogg found himself on the defense after an interview he did with Central Ave. went viral. During the conversation, he spoke about Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s unapologetically crass mega hit “WAP” and suggested they were much too forward in their music. “Let’s have some, you know, privacy, some intimacy where he wants to find […]
As the Clubhouse app community continues to expand, some people are finding out it can get a little intense depending on what room they’re in. On Saturday (December 12), Akademiks was joined by Guapdad 4000, 21 Savage, Tory Lanez and Meek Mill who confronted the former Everyday Struggle co-host about his seemingly inflammatory online activities. […]
The eight-year-old retroactively received a Grammy nod from The Recording Academy. The Carter Family officially has another Grammy nominee in their ranks. According to an update on The Recording Academy’s website, Blue Ivy Carter is nominated for “Best Music Video,” alongside her mother, Beyoncé, for the visual to “Brown Skin Girl,” which appears on the […]
The incident reportedly took place while the state was mandating a two-week quarantine for all off-island visitors. Rick Rubin has been charged with breaking Hawaii’s coronavirus protocols. According to Kauai’s The Garden Island, the producer was reported by an anonymous caller after being spotted walking alone on a deserted section of Anini beach near his resort. The […]
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Jill Scott also played selections from Madlib, Art Blakey and James Brown, as well as the Claudine soundtrack from her vinyl collection. Our newest video series Needle 2 the Groove — where vinyl lovers and collectors across the world talk about some of their favorite records and why they bring them comfort — kicked off with Chuck D sharing some […]
Snoop Dogg and Bad Bunny know of one another due to their appearance in a series of Corona commercials over the summer. Now with Bad Bunny’s new video for “Hoy Cobré” from his chart-topping EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO album, their bond is now even stronger. In the Stillz-directed clip, the reggaeton star navigates through […]
Los Angeles, CA – Snoop Dogg became an extremely unlikely non-supporter of Cardi B’s salacious “WAP” hit when asked during an interview that made its rounds on Saturday (December 12). “Oh my God … slow down… like, slow down — and let’s have some imagination!” Snoop said of “WAP” when asked by Central Avenue. “Let’s […]
Snoop Dogg may not be a Republican, but even he’s critical of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s chart-topping “WAP” single. The 49-year-old Doggfather was a recent guest on Julissa Bermudez’s Central Ave show and while he recognized how 20 years ago he would have been down with the movement, he’s not too much a […]
Ashanti and Keyshia Cole’s highly-anticipated VERZUZ encounter will have to wait. Originally scheduled for Saturday (December 12), the event has been postponed after Ashanti revealed on Instagram she tested positive for COVID-19. “Hey y’all I can’t believe I’m saying this but I tested positive for COVID-19,” the singer wrote. “I’m ok and not in any […]
Playboi Carti is unbothered by Mario Judah’s demand of WLR being released to the public. On Friday (December 11), Carti shared a series of photos on his Instagram account highlighting time watching classic vampire movies, snapping photos of various vehicles and hanging with Kanye West. “vAMP,” the Die Lit rapper wrote. “LoV3 . i love […]