This Is America – A Minneapolis Police Department precinct was torched by protestors on Thursday (May 28) as tensions mount over the police killing of 46-year-old George Floyd. Tear gas was expelled in downtown Denver as rioters smashed in the windows of Colorado State Troopers’ vehicles. The 101 Freeway in Los Angeles was shut down […]
Taylor Swift has made her most direct comment on the 2020 election yet, addressing President Donald Trump and his recent violent threats aimed at protesters. âAfter stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? âWhen the looting starts the shooting startsâ???â […]
My first desire after listening to Chromatica, aside from wishing it were still safe to head to a dance floor, was for a button I could press on my phone so that I would respond to messages with Lady Gagaâs specific, exaggerated delivery of âthatâs gos-sipâ from âBabylon.â On the last track of the album, […]
With the launch of HBO Max, the Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering documentary On the Record, which premiered at Sundance and details the sexual-assault accusations against music mogul Russell Simmons by several women, is now available for wide viewing. Similar to Leaving Neverland and Surviving R. Kelly, it paints a picture of a powerful figure […]
Jane Moss, an impresario who prodded Lincoln Center to evolve from a complacent institution into a spiritual force, will step down this summer after 27 years. The move, effective August 1, leaves her with no specific plans and the organization without an artistic leader at a time when performances have stopped, planning is impossible, and the […]
New York City, NY – In the years that preceded his transition for an artist to a multi-platinum producer, KwamĂ© secured a plethora of high profile placements. Some of his other clients have included names like Christina Aguilera, Missy Elliott and Will Smith â for his 2005 single “Switch” (which marked The Fresh Prince’s third Hot 100 […]
Chicago, IL – Polo G has dropped off a documentary to accompany his newest album, THE GOAT. On Thursday (May 28), the Chicago-bred artist released a 13-minute look into his life, following THE GOAT‘s No. 2 debut on the Billboard 200 this month. Opening up with a view of Chicago on a gray winter day, […]
Chicago, IL – Last week, Montana of 300 went viral on Twitter after he claimed to be the best rapper in Chicago and put up half a million dollars against any MC willing to go against him in the booth. This week, despite a few protests from fellow Chi-Town spitters â no one has taken the bait. […]
Yo Gotti apparently spares no expense when it comes to celebrating another year of life. On Wednesday (May 27), the Memphis-born rapper turned 39. In celebration, he copped not one but three custom 2020 edition luxury whips, as well as a custom Richard Mille watch â then took it to the ‘Gram. “You know why? I […]
Tory Lanez has jokes for Lil Tjay and YK Osiris. On Wednesday (May 27), Tjay and Osiris shared a video boxing each other on a private basketball court in Los Angeles. The clip didn’t necessarily display top tier boxing skills, so Lanez had to slide in the comments with a light jab. “Y’all niggas footwork is horrific […]
Travis Scott has teamed up with Latin superstar RosalĂa for their second collaboration, “TKN.” On Thursday (May 28), Billboard premiered the song and its accompanying visual, directed by CANADA. Scott slips in a few bars in Spanish at the beginning of his verse before transitioning back to his usual sounds. He also performs in the […]
Houston, TX – The beef between Young Thug and Sauce Walka has not simmered at all, but Thug doesn’t appear to be worried. On Thursday (May 28), Thug shared a video to his Instagram Story tagged in Walka’s city of Houston, Texas, following his latest spat with the TSF rapper earlier this month. In the […]
Houston, TX – The beef between Young Thug and Sauce Walka has not simmered at all, but Thug doesn’t appear to be worried. On Thursday (May 28), Thug shared a video to his Instagram Story tagged in Walka’s city of Houston, Texas, following his latest spat with the TSF rapper earlier this month. In the […]
Congratulations to Lady Gaga! The pop star has officially given birth to her sixth album, Chromatica, over a year after announcing she was pregnant with LG6. And what a journey itâs been, from unhinged tweets to a pandemic-related delay to leaks. Lots and lots of leaks. But hey hackers, you canât leak an album thatâs […]
A few months after dropping the short film A Compton Story, Problem turns his attention back to music with a new release titled Coffee & Kush Vol. 1. Terrace Martin serves as the project’s executive producer. The West Coast rapper’s latest work is comprised of 10 tracks. Production is handled by Mike & Keys, E. […]
G Herbo has essentially dropped a brand new album with release of his PTSD deluxe edition. After delivering the original version of the LP in February, the Chicago-bred rapper adds 14 songs to the project. The vastly expanded album now features 28 tracks in total. Collaborations with Lil Uzi Vert and Lil Durk are among […]
Big K.R.I.T. celebrates the 10th anniversary of his K.R.I.T. Wuz Here mixtape by releasing a remastered version of the acclaimed project. Unfortunately, the updated edition of the tape removes some memorable cuts such as “Hometown Hero” and “Country Shit.” But the subtractions are offset with the addition of four new songs: “Talk to Them, “Cold […]
Lil Yachty has dropped Lil Boat 3, which is being billed as the final entry in the Lil Boat series. The LP arrives a few months after his collaborative project A-Team with Zaytoven, Lil Yachty, Lil Keed and Lil Gotit. The Quality Control Music artist’s fourth studio album features 19 tracks. Guests include Drake, Future, […]
Slaughterhouse may be done but that’s not stopping KXNG Crooked and Joell Ortiz from collaborating. The former members of the defunct supergroup have teamed up for a new EP titled H.A.R.D. “This H.A.R.D. project is an audio painting from me and my brother Crook,” Ortiz said in a press release. “We share similar stories in […]
Like so many others, Russell Simmons’ daughter Aoki Lee is outraged over the death of 46-year-old black man George Floyd, who died on Monday (May 25) after white Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin placed his knee on Floyd’s neck for roughly four minutes while detaining him on the ground. On Wednesday night (May 27), Aoki […]
New York, NY – Most rappers come into the Hip Hop scene to chase all the accolades that come with being a popular act. They do what they can to get those plays on streaming platforms and likes on social media just to be the hottest thing trending, even if it means sacrificing who they […]
Donât dust off those flower crowns just yet. While Coachella is set to take place over two weekends in October, recent reporting gives reason to doubt the countryâs largest music festival will be back before 2021. In early March, as the coronavirus had just been declared a pandemic and social gatherings became limited, the festivalâs […]
Ice-T’s fourth studio album O.G. Original Gangster turned 29 earlier this month. On the song “M.V.P,” the veteran MC pays tribute to his predecessors and deems them “playas” in the most Ice-T way possible. From Grandmaster Caz and Melle Mel to Big Daddy Kane and Whodini, the versatile legend lists off a stellar list of those […]
If youâve been on Instagram at any point during the pandemic â and letâs face it, you have â youâve probably seen Jordan Firstmanâs face. Posts from celebrities like Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, and Chrissy Teigen about Firstmanâs hilarious series of âImpressionâ videos have catapulted him from 15,000 to 260,000 (and counting) followers on the […]
The world is changing all around us, but some things remain constant, among them RosalĂaâs ability to release a total club banger every few months. Today, itâs âTKN,â the Spanish flamenco-pop singerâs new collaboration with Travis Scott. The two previously linked up for a remix of Scottâs âHighest in the Room,â and now, RosalĂa is […]
If sports fans ever wanted to know what some of their favorite athletes are listening to, Lil Baby has them covered. On Wednesday (May 27), the Quality Control signee announced the launch of his My Turn playlist series, which will be updated bi-weekly and feature songs curated by athletes of his choosing. In addition to […]
Itâs hard to picture Rihanna in 2020 without her multiple crowns: wealthiest female musician, one of the worldâs best-selling artists, a multi-hyphenate businesswoman, the first woman of color to lead a luxury fashion house under LVMH MoĂ«t Hennessy Louis Vuitton. But in 2005, she was just a tenacious, unknown 17-year-old from the left side of […]
When Emile Mosseri stepped in as the composer of Homecoming, he had gigantic shoes to fill. The first season of the Amazon Prime series, based on the popular Gimlet podcast, was âscoredâ by the likes of Bernard Herrmann, David Shire, and Vangelis â a trio of Oscar-winning legends who, it should be noted, are either […]
After Dave East lost his longtime friend and fellow artist Kiing Shooter in addition to Nipsey Hussle, the Harlem-bred rapper has memorialized both men in ink. On Wednesday (May 27), the Def Jam artist shared the first round of what will be a massive back tattoo featuring both Shooter and Hussle. Two separate images of each rapper […]
JAY-Z and Roc Nation have been vocal in their efforts for prison reform. Earlier this year, they began the fight for reform at Mississippi’s Parchman Penitentiary. Now, the lawyer hired by Hov’s company to spearhead the battle has filed an additional suit in the matter, independent of Roc Nation but in the same fight. On […]