Abilene, TX – 03 Greedo has spent two years locked behind bars in a Texas prison for drugs and weapon charges. Now he’s joined thousands of incarcerated individuals in Texas who’ve tested positive for COVID-19. A message was shared on Greedo’s Instagram account on Friday (January 1) asking for prayers. “Please keep, 03 Greedo in […]
Snoop Dogg’s rift with Eminem continues to spill over into the new year. An Eminem fan page posed a question about whether or not Snoop was being “disrespectful” when he said last July he wouldn’t consider Em among his top 10 rappers of all-time. Not long after the post went up, Snoop chimed in via […]
Ashanti‘s ordeal with COVID-19 appears to be behind her. The Grammy Award-winning singer took to Instagram on Friday (January 1) to share news she had tested negative for COVID-19, nearly three weeks after her positive test postponed her Verzuz celebration with Bay Area native Keyshia Cole. “Feeling grateful,” the “Rain On Me” singer wrote. “My […]
Rick Ross recently questioned 50 Cent’s mic skills as his television empire with STARZ grows and rap career continues to be etched in distant history. Instead of directly responding, the Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ legend is letting said mic skills do the talking — with a duel promotion of his latest series update, Power […]
Swae Lee and Mike Will-Made It’s 2021 almost ended in tragic fashion. The pair spent Friday (January 1) traveling in a Ferrari 812 Superfast before losing control and crashing. The multi-platinum Atlanta producer shared photos of the crash with a thankful message to be alive. “ME & SWAE WILLY MADE-IT OUT THIS MF ALIVE w […]
21 Savage is already winning the new year by becoming Hip Hop’s first meme of 2021. Numerous fans shared the meme of 21’s head super-imposed next to the numbers 2 and 0 to signify what the new year meant. Sure enough, 21 caught wind of the meme and shared it on his Instagram page on […]
If there’s one thing to highlight about UK Hip Hop star Giggs, it’s his penchant for stepping out of his box and collaborating with all different types of American rappers. The “KMT” rapper has done songs with Swizz Beatz, Theophilus London, GASHI, 2 Chainz, Drake and more and continued the trend on his latest mixtape […]
Uncle Murda straight up stole the rapper Skillz's idea to discuss all of the year's happenings in an end of the year rap up song. The two actually went back and forth about it a while back. Murda dropped his “Rap Up 2020” song about an hour and a half into the New Year and […]
On the first day of the new year, Skillz has delivered his annual Rap Up to recap the insanity that was 2020. The Virginia-bred wordsmith gets into COVID-19, Lil Wayne endorsing Donald Trump, protests, Kanye West’s antics and more in the 9-minute clip, summarizing it all by adding, “Throw It In The [Trash].” View […]
Kash Doll isn’t about to let French Montana slander happen on her watch. Proof that pettiness was not left behind in 2020, a tweet went viral that named Montana along with Lil Xan, Trippie Redd and 6ix9ine as rappers who shouldn’t be brought into the new year. Once the Coke Boys rapper’s rumored new boo […]
Los Angeles, CA – Tyler, The Creator is never a slouch on the mic when it comes to collaborations that align him with his superstar rapper friends. With tracks like his 2015 Cherrybomb album-cut “Smuckers,” featuring Lil Wayne and Kanye West or his “Potato Salad,” collab with A$AP Rocky, he’s amassed ample evidence to back […]
The unexpected news of MF DOOM’s death is still reverberating throughout the Hip Hop community. On Thursday (December 31), DOOM’s wife Jasmine revealed the enigmatic MC — famous for rocking his MetalFace mask — had died on Halloween, a day when it’s customary to wear one. Among the hundreds, even thousands of condolences flooding social […]
Uncle Murda returned on New Year’s Day with his annual “Rap Up 2020” putting the year’s happenings in perspective. The New York rap veteran recaps a tumultuous 2020 by giving his thoughts on a myriad of topics including the losses of NBA icon Kobe Bryant, Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman, Pop Smoke, King Von and […]
While fans found humor in the planets aligning to dole out superpowers to the masses on December 21st, nobody used their superpowers more than in 2020 than Hit-Boy, HipHopDx’s 2020 Producer Of The Year. The 33 year old humble superproducer delivered a long list of 2020 credits that included full albums with Nas, Benny The […]
ORCHARD PARK, NY – The original Buffalo Bills “Shout” anthem is getting a Griselda-dripped rework ahead of the 2020 NFL postseason. Benny The Butcher shared a rework of the chant with a preview of the rugged Bills-themed track on Friday (January 1) to kick off the New Year. Benny The Butcher x Buffalo Bills https://t.co/jSbfSaJFsb […]
On Jack Harlow’s debut album That’s What They All Say, the curly-haired rapper teamed up with his fellow Kentucky natives Bryson Tiller and the late Static Major for a smooth, R&B-tinged lovefest on “Luv Is Dro.” For Harlow, linking up with two of his idols was something he’d planned on doing for quite some time. […]
Los Angeles, CA – Dr. Dre and Nicole Young’s impending divorce was made public in June when she filed court documents asking for a dissolution of their 24-year marriage. But according to docs obtained by The Daily Mail, they’d split up months before Young filed the paperwork and were apparently having trouble moving on. In Dre’s […]
Los Angeles, CA – Everyone seems to have something to say about 50 Cent lately, and none of them are good things. Now, in the newest segment of his exclusive interview with HipHopDX, Ja Rule airs out his mortal enemy for allegedly being a pathological liar and sets the record straight regarding an age-old tall […]
Up and coming rappers like Staten Island’s own CJ can benefit from an older rap veteran reaching out to them. Earlier this month, a video of the “Whoopty” rapper receiving a chain and having dinner with French Montana made its rounds on social media, and everyone thought CJ had just signed a deal with Coke […]
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 […]
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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 […]