Iconic producers DJ Premier and RZA blessed Hip Hop fans with a head-to-head battle Instagram Live on Saturday (April 11). To say the stars came out to watch the titans spar would be an understatement. From some of the greatest MCs to ever touch a mic to marquee brands, the comment section was something to […]
Salt-n-Pepa became a trending Twitter topic on Saturday night (April 11) after Lifetime premiered the first trailer for its upcoming biopic about the groundbreaking Hip Hop duo. The forthcoming film is a three-hour saga chronicling the journeys of Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton â from their roots as nursing students at Queensborough Community College […]
Doug E. Fresh is yet another artist stepping up to the plate in an effort to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. The pioneering Hip Hop vet recently linked up with Novant Health for a new song that relays an “important” message to the public. The track flips Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew’s […]
Toosii — the New York-born, Raleigh-based upstart who’s been commonly mistaken for DaBaby‘s younger brother — is gearing up to become the next rap star out of North Carolina. After spending the last two years touring with DaBaby, Polo G and Summer Walker, Toosii released his debut studio album, Platinum Heart, this February. An entirely solo 13-track effort, the […]
New York, NY – Of all the musical genres in the 21st century, country music seems to be the least receptive to a Hip Hop crossover. So one can imagine the surprise when country music star Skyler Clark â whose best-known song is, perhaps, 2016’s “Beer Season” â appeared on a rap track called “Country […]
With the Statik Selektah remix to âAnother Dead Rapperâ featuring M.O.P. still getting spins on Shade 45 (currently free during the pandemic), the duo of G. Huff and Lena Jackson arenât letting the smoke settle. This time around, with Who On The Track and DJ Idea on the beat, theyâve connected with West Coast legend […]
The highly anticipated Instagram Live battle between DJ Premier and RZA went down on Saturday (April 11). As expected, the event drew thousands of people. By the two-minute mark, over 90,000 people had joined and the number continued to climb until RZA finally appeared about 12 minutes after the stream kicked off. With approximately 170,000 […]
Wu-Tang Clan luminary Method Man and his son PXWER have linked up on wax for the first time ever on the 2nd Generation Wu remix “New Generation.” Along with inTeLL, the son of U-God, Meth and PXWER effortlessly swap bars over YODI and intelligent’s dark, keyboard-laced beat. “It’s dope to work with my pops,” PWXER […]
Rihanna is apparently tired of people asking her to drop her new album, especially as the coronavirus pandemic continues its rampage across the globe. On Friday night (April 10), the Barbadian star issued a stern warning to her fans Instagram Live and reminded them there are more serious issues that need attention. She simultaneously took […]
JAY-Z’s âEmpire State of Mindâ was a culture-defining anthem for New York. The song went 5x-platinum and took home two Grammys but according to Alicia Keys, the collaboration almost didnât happen. The Grammy Award-winning singer spoke with Ebro Darden for Beats 1 and revealed a few mishaps nearly kept the song from taking flight. âFor a […]
Instagram – After being postponed on Sunday (April 5), it appears that a new date has been set in stone for the highly anticipated battle between legendary producer/songwriters Teddy Riley and Kenneth âBabyfaceâ Edmonds. In a lengthy Instagram post that began by thanking fans for their birthday wishes, 62-year-old Babyface noted that the two will […]
Itâs Kenny âBabyfaceâ Edmondsâ birthday today, and heâs celebrating by challenging Teddy Riley to an Instagram Live musical battle. Well, technically, heâs re-challenging the producer and songwriter to an Instagram Live musical battle. The pair were supposed to square off on Sunday, but Swizz Beatz, whoâs been organizing IG Live âVerzuzâ battles, announced that the […]
We are in the thick of the coronavirus quarantine now, with schools likely to remain closed for the rest of the school year, and your rendition of Frozen II has gone from âIdina Menzel would be proudâ to âWho is strangling that parrot to the tune of âInto the Unknownâ?â Youâre no Adele Dazeem, but […]
Houston, TX – Iyanna Mayweather is reportedly facing a hefty sentence if convicted of stabbing Lapattra Jacobs, the mother of Young Boy Never Broke Again’s child. Subsequently, BOSSIP reports she’s seeking the best possible legal counsel and hired famed attorney Kurt Schaffer, who once successfully defended Rap-A-Lot Records founder J. Prince, to take her case. Mayweather stands accused of […]
Polo G continues his 2020 run with his new single, “DND.” The WayneOnABeat-produced track also arrives with a moody visual and serves as the latest offering from Polo’s next album. In the Jordan Wozy-directed clip, the Chicago native puts his phone on “Do Not Disturb” mode and isolates himself from his peers. related news Interview: […]
J Stone targeted Wack 100 Instagram on Thursday (April 9), accusing the longtime music manager of essentially being a coward during an alleged confrontation with the late Nipsey Hussle. “Aye @wack100 you a Bitch in Real Life!!” he wrote. “And to keep it all the way 100, Nigga Nip hopped out on yo ass, got in yo […]
The world might be in shambles, but life is apparently still good for Future. In an interview with XXL, the Atlanta superstar hopped on a $15 million yacht to discuss his upcoming album Life Is Good. âItâs about life and being good and just enjoying life,â Future said. âSo many tragedies and catastrophes and everything is going […]
New York, NY – BET is putting on a telethon to support communities of color hit hard by COVID-19. Hosted by Kelly Rowland, Regina Hall and TV personality Terrence J, Saving Our Selves: A BET COVID-19 Relief Effort will feature virtual performances from a slew of artists, including DJ Khaled, Charlie Wilson, Chance The Rapper and Kirk Franklin. Viewers […]
As the world remembers Fountains of Wayne member and songwriter Adam Schlesinger, who died April 1 due to COVID-19, the bandâs singer Chris Collingwood wants them to look beyond âStacyâs Mom,â their biggest hit. âI tried to talk him out of âStacyâs Mom,ââ Collingwood tells Rolling Stone in a long-ranging interview. âHe was too good […]
Ahead of his Instagram Live battle against DJ Premier, RZA admitted his pivot to the television and film industry has left him “kind of out of the [musical] culture.” “You don’t hear a lot of production from me, a lot of songs,” the Wu-Tang Clan leader told Complex on Thursday (April 9), two days before […]
Lawrenceville, GA – Young Chop â real name Tyree Lamar Pittman â was evidently arrested this week. During an Instagram Live session, the tenured but seemingly troubled producer was fearful of leaving Gwinnett County Jail in Georgia and believes someone snitched on him. “Hey y’all boys told on me,” he says. “Them boys working with […]
As Nicki Minaj once prophesized, you do indeed âgotta keep an eye out for Selener.â In her music video for Rare deluxe single âBoyfriend,â Ms. Gomez goes full Hustlers, courting multiple guys and spiking their drinks with a purple elixir so she can take them home. Side effects may include tripping out of your mind […]
What happened to âCheetah girls, cheetah sisters?â âAmigas, cheetahs, friends for life?â All those lyrics that an entire generation of people has ingrained in their brains instead of basic math? The Cheetah Girls â Raven-SymonĂ©, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, and Sabrina Bryant â have parted ways since delighting millions in their Disney Channel Original movies […]
Joyner Lucasâs tribute video to Will Smith brought them together over Snapchat â thanks to Jaden Smith. On Wednesday (April 8), Will hosted Joyner on his new Snapchat series Will From Home. The pair chopped it up at length about the video for âWill,â in which Joyner paid homage to his role model by recreating […]
Logic has been radio silent when it comes to social media and that’s very much by design. On Friday (April 10), Mr. Bobby Tarantino provided an update for his fans and explained he’s been buried in work. He also noted the arrival of his baby boy who his wife, Brittney Noell, delivered sometime this year. […]
The Weeknd has stepped forward to clarify his remarks about inspiring Usher’s 2012 single “Cllimax.” After Diplo, who produced the song, admitted he drew from the sonics of The Weeknd’s 2011 debut mixtape House of Balloons, Weeknd jumped online to pay homage to Usher and state there was no beef. “Of course media blows things out of proportion […]
The mother of Flavor Flav’s 9-month-old son Jordan, Kate Gammell, is calling out Wendy Williams for some comments she made during Thursday’s (April 9) episode of The Wendy Williams Show. In a lengthy Instagram post, Gammell blasted the controversial talk show host and disputed several things Williams said, including the accusation Gammell “took advantage of […]
There are two types of celebrity feuds: regular beefs, and what Arrested Development once deemed boyfights. Taylor and Kanye? Thatâs a feud. Cuomo brothers? Boyfight. Usher and the Weeknd arenât brothers, so thatâs a plain old feud. Noel and Liam Gallagher? Textbook boyfight. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Liam Gallagher has been trying to get his […]
Stephen Colbert continued to pay tribute to John Prine on The Late Show on April 9, bringing on Dave Matthews to perform a song by the late songwriter, who died April 7 at 73. Matthews sang âSpeed of the Sound of Loneliness,â off Prineâs 1986 album German Afternoons and later performed by Prine with Nanci […]
Pedro AlmodĂłvar has a score to settle (from the comfort of his Madrid apartment). The director used his latest âQuarantine Diary,â translated and published by IndieWire, to let go of a weird interaction he and his Pain and Glory star Antonio Banderas had with Madonna back in 1990. The filmmaker recalled inviting Madonna to a […]