Tekashi 6ix9ine is humbled after Kim Kardashian kind of acknowledged his song. On Thursday (June 17), a fan put together a montage of clips of the famous reality star paired with Nicki Minaj‘s verse on 6ix9ine’s “TROLLZ.” When the video came across Kardashian’s timeline, she retweeted it with, “I love it!!!!!!!!” which was more than […]
Miami, FL – Dre of the multi-platinum production duo Cool & Dre isn’t only a beatsmith — he raps, too. His lyrical talents were displayed most recently on his collaborative album with Fat Joe, Family Ties. But long before Dre became the sought-after producer he is today, the Florida native had already taken the first steps toward […]
Teyana Taylor became arguably the first artist to hold a major listening session during the pandemic — and social media has some feelings about it. Taylor celebrated her forthcoming third studio effort The Album on Wednesday night (June 17) at a house in Beverly Hills, ahead of the project’s official release on Friday (June 19). […]
The Hip Hop community most likely predicted this was coming. Two days after J. Cole appeared to target Noname with the polarizing single “Snow On Tha Bluff,” the Chicago rapper has responded with the Madlib-produced “Song 33.” On Thursday (June 18), Noname tweeted the lyrics to the track. In the second verse, she doubles down […]
Freddie Gibbs is the newest member of Warner Records. Billboard revealed news of the signing on Thursday (June 18). In a statement, Gibbs expressed his excitement over the new partnership and the opportunity to work with Aaron Bay-Schuck, Warner’s CEO and co-chairman. “I’m really looking forward to partnering with Warner and working with Aaron,” Gibbs […]
Lil Wayne and plus-size model Denise Bidot took their romantic relationship public on Monday (June 15). In one of Bidot’s Instagram Stories, the 34-year-old Miami native shared a series of photos of herself cozying up to Wayne and wrote, “Somehow in the middle of the madness, something special happened. Us.” His relationship with Bidot comes […]
Coming into 2020, Lil Uzi Vert’s Eternal Atake stood as one of the year’s more anticipated projects. Three years removed from LUV IS RAGE 2 and stuck in label limbo, the Philadelphia native not only broke through on his own, he flourished. As it stands, Uzi’s March release stands as the biggest Hip Hop release of 2020 with 288,000 […]
Juicy J fielded some fan questions via Twitter on Wednesday (June 17) and during the exchange, admitted he carries three guns on him at all times. In a since-deleted tweet, the Three 6 Mafia OG said, “I never tried to be some tough guy for attention but I keep 3 straps on me at all […]
All the accolades in the world mean nothing to Joey Bada$$ if he doesn’t get love in the city that made him. On Tuesday (June 16), the Wu-Tang: An American Saga star shared a video to Instagram of a mural that artist Sidka painted of him in his hometown of Brooklyn. Noting the painting has […]
Royce Da 5’9 understands the influence his peers can have with their words in these trying times, but he also doesn’t feel they should be required to speak if they’re not ready or equipped to. Talking to HipHopDX in a sit-down recorded last week before J. Cole’s polarizing new track “Snow On The Bluff” was […]
J. Cole fans rejoiced when the Dreamville founder unexpectedly released a new single titled “Snow On Tha Bluff” on Tuesday night (June 16). But the song was met with a swift backlash as many listeners heard Cole’s words and determined he was addressing Chicago’s Noname, who’s been an outspoken critic of how “top-selling rappers” responded […]
Roddy Ricch copped seven $250,000 diamond championship rings from celebrity jeweler Elliot Eliantte last month and Mustard just received one of them. On Tuesday (June 16), the super-producer shared a video of the ring on his Instagram Story from the studio with Roddy. From the background, the Compton rapper congratulated his collaborator for the 2020 […]
The rollout of Saweetie’s next project Pretty Bitch Music got off to a bumpy start on Wednesday (June 17). The West Coast rapper dropped her new single and video “Tap In,” but it didn’t receive much positive feedback on Twitter. Saweetie’s latest track prominently samples Too $hort’s classic hit “Blow The Whistle” and its use […]
Back when Cash Money had a lengthy roster that included everybody from Busta Rhymes to Paris Hilton, a collaboration between Busta and Drake happened — and it’s finally seeing the light of day. Last referenced by Busta in a 2013 interview with Rolling Stone, the pair’s J. Dilla-produced track “Stay Down” surfaced online Wednesday (June […]
Dr. L’Antoinette Stines, a Jamaican multi-hyphenate, has filed a lawsuit against Beyoncé and JAY-Z for using her vocals on their song “Black Effect.” According to CNN and TMZ, the veteran dancer/choreographer is suing The Carters for copyright infringement and violating her right of publicity over the cut from 2018’s EVERYTHING IS LOVE album, which received […]
Atlanta, GA – 2 Chainz isn’t in the good graces of the late Pablo Escobar’s estate. TMZ reports Chainz is being sued by Escobar Inc. for a minimum of $10 million over the name of the “Proud” rapper’s two Atlanta restaurants, Escobar Restaurant and Tapas. Escobar Inc. says in their lawsuit they own the trademark to […]
Twitter is currently attempting to cancel both J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar — and on the Compton MC’s 33rd birthday no less. But it looks like all the hooting and hollering might’ve cost his fans Kendrick’s follow-up to 2017’s Pulitzer Prize-winning album DAMN. On Wednesday (June 17), Top Dawg Entertainment president Terrence “Punch” Henderson Jr. […]
All Chance The Rapper was trying to do was stand up for fellow Chicago rapper Noname who appeared to be the target of J. Cole’s new song “Snow On Tha Bluff” — but now he’s feeling the heat from Twitter, too. On Wednesday (June 17), Lil Chano referred to the song as “yet another L […]
Chance The Rapper criticized J. Cole’s new song “Snow On Tha Bluff” in a series of Twitter posts on Wednesday (June 17). The Grammy Award-winning artist took issue with Cole for lyrics widely assumed to be aimed at Chicago’s Noname. “Yet another L for men masking patriarchy and gaslighting as contructive criticism,” he wrote. Yet […]
Atlanta, GA – TM88 has an extensive catalog, and he isn’t letting up any time soon. We caught up with the Atlanta producer to talk about everything from working with Drake, to starting his own label, and the difference between working with male vs. female artists. In the exclusive conversation, he also reveals some of […]
Odd Future alum Earl Sweatshirt is one of many rappers commenting on J. Cole’s controversial “Snow On Tha Bluff” single, which arrived on Tuesday night (June 17). Around the same time Chika was laying into her “favorite rapper” for Cole’s perceived “tone deaf” response to Noname, Earl was throwing in his two cents as well. […]
YoungBoy Never Broke Again‘s home was hit by robbers, but their seemingly lackluster attempt did little more than annoy him. On Tuesday (June 16), the 38 Baby 2 rapper revealed on Instagram Live several vehicles of his had been robbed. He took it in stride, however, laughing about the lack of precision the would-be robbers […]
The last 24 hours have been dramatic to say the least. From Lecrae getting dragged for nodding along to a white pastor’s “blessing of slavery” comments to Eminem impersonator Chris D’Elia being accused of being a “pedophile” to J. Cole’s controversial “Snow On Tha Bluff” single, the Hip Hop community has had several topics to […]
Chika once looked up to J. Cole — he was and still is one of her “favorite rappers.” In 2018, her viral freestyle over Cole’s “1985” put her on the map. But on Tuesday night (June 16), shortly after Cole surprise dropped the new single “Snow On Da Bluff,” the Warner Music Group artist had […]
J. Cole surprise dropped a new song called “Snow On Tha Bluff” on Tuesday night (June 16), which many quickly assumed was a response to Noname’s criticism of “y’all favorite top-selling rappers” not speaking out about Black Lives Matter. As Twitter lit up with criticisms, with some referring to the song as “tone deaf,” Cole […]
Young Buck launched a fundraising campaign he dubbed “A Buck 4 Buck” earlier this week in an attempt to iron out his reportedly dire financial situation. In a video uploaded to his social media, the former G-Unit member noted he’d seen the headlines claiming he had just $100 in cash to his name and was […]
T.I.‘s 2019 “hymen-gate” incident is being revisited on his reality show. The latest episode of VH1’s TI & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle aired on Tuesday (June 15) and addressed the now-infamous commentary made by the Hustle Gang boss about his daughter Deyjah’s hymen last November. The Harris family were vacationing together with VH1 cameras […]
Comedian/actor Chris D’Elia, who once executed such an accurate impersonation of Eminem he was cast in a video for Logic’s Em-assisted “Homicide” video, has been accused of soliciting several teenage girls. The accusations started to fly via Twitter on Tuesday night (June 16) after a woman with the Twitter handle @girlpowertbh wrote, “I still can’t […]
J. Cole hasn’t appeared on any new music since Gang Starr’s “Family & Loyalty” single, which dropped last September. But on Tuesday (June 16), his hiatus ended when he dropped a surprise single called “Snow On Tha Bluff.” Presumably inspired by the aftermath of the May 25 police killing of George Floyd, the slow, brooding […]
The 13th annual Roots Picnic is still going to take place in 2020, but it will be presented in a dramatically different way due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Black Thought, Questlove and The Roots crew have teamed up with Michelle Obama’s nonprofit When We All Vote to stage a virtual edition of the festival on […]