DJ Khaled intends to deliver some new summer anthems despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on the season. The We The Best Music Group founder announced he’s recruited Drake for two singles, which are scheduled to drop on Friday (July 17). “2 KEYS 2 ANTHEMS 2 DJ KHALED FEAT. @champagnepapi THIS FRIDAY!” he wrote. “THURSDAY 12 […]
Chance The Rapper evolved into a trending Twitter topic on Monday (July 13) after an early morning retweet sent the social media platform into a frenzy. Only hours after fellow Chicago native Kanye West teased a new song called “Donda,” Lil Chano retweeted the clip and suggested ‘Ye would be a better option than Joe […]
Akademiks is returning to his rap roots — at least that’s what he says. According to a recent Instagram post from the outspoken media personality’s verified account, he’s been not only relieved of his duties at Complex, but he’s also permanently banned from ever using Twitch again. On Sunday (July 12), the (former?) Everyday Struggle co-host […]
As Kanye West preps his forthcoming album God’s Country, the eccentric rapper is back with what appears to be another teaser, this time for the song “Donda.” On Sunday (June 12) — what would’ve been Donda West’s 71st birthday — Kanye shared a snippet of the new song with his 29.7 million Twitter followers. The […]
Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon has officially landed at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. According to a tweet from Chart Data, the project moved approximately 251,000 total album equivalent units in its first week, the sixth biggest debut of 2020 and largest posthumous opening since Michael […]
T-Pain can attest to some of the weirdest stories in music. The Florida hitmaker recently shared a story on Twitch about working with Travis Scott during a session for Astroworld in 2018 and how sometimes there is a limit to raging out too hard. “[Travis] and his homeboys were in the studio. And they were like, ‘Yo, these speakers […]
Atlanta, GA – Few new details have surfaced since confirmation of Quality Control rapper Lil Marlo’s murder along Atlanta’s Interstate 285 on Sunday (July 12) but the love for 1st & 3rd creator has been emotionally strong. Tributes from virtually all his peers flooded social media and each one was more heartbreaking than the next. […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s steadily counting down the days until he’s no longer on house arrest. The Brooklyn rapper has utilized his time under home confinement to not only record nad make music but also troll adversaries left and right. On July 8, 6ix9ine shared a video of himself covered in $100 bills with 50 Cent’s “I […]
HipHopDX – This week in Hip Hop, fans came together heavy to pay respects to both Pop Smoke and Juice Wrld as the experienced massive streams with their respective posthumous albums. Eminem also dissed reached Fox News’ radar when he dissed Dree Brees, corrupt law enforcement and the acting President of the United States via […]
Offset doesn’t miss a moment to show off his dance moves. The Migos member spent the weekend celebrating his daughter Kulture’s second birthday with wife Cardi B and couldn’t help but get his dance on. Cardi shared a video of the “Walk It Talk It” rapper grooving to Michael Jackson‘s “Rock With You” and Offset couldn’t help […]
Tory Lanez has the inside track on being the first rapper to use “entanglements” in a bar since the infamous Red Table Talk episode. On Saturday (July 11), the Toronto rapper shared a preview of his remix to Lil Baby and 42 Dugg’s “We Paid” and much like his tribute to Jill Scott on Friday (July 10), Tory made […]
Shy Glizzy’s recent decision to collaborate with Lil Uzi Vert for his song “Right Or Wrong” may have been a costly one and the D.C. rapper appears to have been under the impression they united on the humble. “I don’t even do no internet shit,” Glizzy prefaced his Instagram rant before upping the level of […]
YNW Melly will be home soon, if he has any say in it. The Florida rapper, who is currently incarcerated awaiting trial for a 2018 double murder, told Akademiks that he believes that he’ll be released from jail this year and is adamant about his release. “He confidently told me “I’m coming home 2020″,” Akademiks wrote […]
Detroit, MI – When you think of Detroit, people normally tie the city to the iconic Motown Records and from a Hip Hop perspective, Eminem. The rapper from 8 Mile Road became a global star, becoming the second highest-selling artist ever and is considered by many as one of the greatest rappers of all time. […]
Atlanta, GA – Quality Control Music rapper Marlo has been shot and killed in Atlanta according to numerous reports and reactions. According to the TMZ, the 29-year-old was shot and killed while driving on a Georgia’s Intersate 285 towards the city’s downtown area. On Sunday (July 12), Atlanta residents began to post videos onto social […]
Juice WRLD is on pace to set some records. According to projections shared by HitsDailyDouble, the highly anticipated posthumous release is set to become Juice’s second No. 1 album. At the moment, it’s expected to move between 400,000 to 440,000 units in its first week. If those numbers pan out, Legends Never Die would be the biggest […]
Months after filing a couple of lawsuits on behalf of 29 Mississippi inmates to combat the alleged neglect spurned by COVID-19, Yo Gotti, JAY-Z and Team Roc are going after the Mississippi State Penitentiary with yet another preemptive strike. This latest legal maneuver is said to procure more than 200 prisoners as they target Department […]
SZA doesn’t want to be boxed in. The Ctrl artist recently covered Wonderland Magazine and the topic of being confined to a specific genre came up. Highlighting that she grew up on numerous artists from the likes of Björk to Hanson and Jamiroquai, she noticed that white acts don’t get pigeonholed as Black artists do. […]
One of J. Cole‘s more beloved lines about couples considered to be “goals” has taken on new life. In the aftermath of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s latest appearance on Red Table Talk, the line about wanting a “Jada and that Will love” from 2014’s “No Role Modelz” is ruined according to longtime Cole […]
A lesson for everyone – don’t come for Jill Scott. After former NFL linebacker Kyle Queiro questioned how people found the Philly singer attractive, social media not only came out in defense of Scott but some of her peers too. Loudest of them was Toronto’s Tory Lanez who delivered the most succinct argument against any Scott […]
Memphis, TN – Now that NLE Choppa has cooled off social media for a while, a bit of focus has been injected into the equation. On Saturday (July 11), the Memphis rap animal revealed to the world he graduated from high school, Greater Praise Christian Academy in Memphis, TN to be exact, HipHopDX can confirm. […]
50 Cent is the latest to get his jokes off on Will Smith. On Friday (July 10), Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith made their revelation on Red Table Talk that Jada’s affair with August Alsina occurred while the Smith’s were separated. While others such as Boosie saluted Alsina for being involved with Jada, 50 turned his […]
Editorial – With things moving a mile a minute, it’s easy for great songs to get buried under layers of other great songs (especially for artists with vast discographies). Here at HipHopDX, we’ve once again curated a list of non-classic gems you may have forgotten even existed — and a few you may have never […]
An eager French Montana couldn’t wait to deliver Akademiks the good news that a platinum package had arrived on Saturday (July 11). “Yo Akademiks look,” the “Writing on the Wall” rapper exclaimed as he showed off a giant plaque wrapped in plastic. “This just came in. 41 platinum singles sold.” View this post on Instagram […]
The fallout from Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith‘s episode on Red Table Talk discussing Jada’s relationship with August Alsina has been swift. Numerous celebrities such as Boosie, Meek Mill have weighed in on the interview including actress, singer and daytime talk show host Keke Palmer. After Alsina responded to Palmer’s opinion on the matter, the Michael, Sara […]
Rock band Yeasayer has dropped a lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd over the two’s collaborative single “Pray For Me.” According to Billboard and Pitchfork, the group dismissed the suit after determining there was no copyright infringement of their song “Sunrise.” Yeasayer originally accused K. Dot and Weeknd of stealing a “distinctive choral performance” […]
Jada Pinkett Smith finally brought herself to the table as promised in the latest episode of Red Table Talk, and Black Twitter is all the way here for it. On Friday (July 10), the highly anticipated episode of Pinkett Smith’s popular Facebook show was released where the actress went in depth about her relationship with […]
The always opinionated Boosie Badazz shared his two cents on Jada Pinkett and Will Smith’s Red Table Talk revelations on Friday (July 10). After the couple confirmed Jada was once in a relationship with August Alsina, Boosie gleefully saluted his fellow Louisiana native. “A LOUISIANA NIGGA WILL FUCK YO HOUSE HOLD UP,” he wrote on […]
Quavo wanted to take Pop Smoke under his wing and he did – but in the aftermath of Pop’s passing, the Migos rapper feels like he could have done more. In a new story for Complex posted Friday (July 10), Quavo spoke on the influence the late rapper looked to him for after building a […]
YG was asked about who he’s voting for in the upcoming presidential election during an interview with Real 92.3’s Bootleg Kev and DJ Hed. While the West Coast rapper obviously won’t be casting his ballot for Donald Trump, he wasn’t thrilled with his other options. Although he liked the idea of voting for Kanye West, […]