Multi-platinum selling producer/rapper Kwamé celebrated his birthday by bringing fans one of the most ambitious Instagram Live endeavors yet: a six-plus hour showcase featuring a plethora of legendary MCs. Kicking off with Roxanne Shante, Kwamé treated his audience with guest after guest while mixing in DJ sets of classics from the ’90s and early 2000s. […]
Drill music pioneer Young Chop has caught the attention of 21 Savage. After the Chicago-bred producer took some shots at 21 on social media, the Slaughter Gang rapper responded Instagram Stories. “Make sure y’all go get his tape wen it drop cuz he need da clout and pray for him cuz he done lost his […]
Offset has spoken out against speculation that he’s cheating on Cardi B again. The Migos member was scrutinized for a clip showing him struggling with his phone while playing a video game. In the footage, Cardi is heard calling his name before making her way to the room, seemingly causing Offset to scramble and hide […]
CMG/4PF artist 42 Dugg has released a new mixtape, Young & Turnt Vol. 2, following his recent arrest on a federal gun charge. The project is a sequel to 2019’s Young & Turnt. The Detroit-bred rapper’s latest work includes 14 tracks. The tape features collaborations with his label bosses Yo Gotti and Lil Baby as […]
A few months ago, Drake spoke on the Griselda crew and how he liked everything that they were doing. Griselda member Benny The Butcher responded, and said that he was down to collaborate if Drizzy was down, and it seems they moved quickly. Last month Benny hinted that the collab was almost done, and he was […]
Cenobites member Godfather Don has teamed up with French producer Parental for a new album titled Osmosis. The project is the engimatic rapper’s first official LP in over two decades. After dropping Diabolique in 1998, the Kool Keith collaborator is back with a 16-track release. His latest work includes eight original songs, instrumental versions of […]
2 Chainz is one of the many artists who has been using Instagram Live to stay connected to his fans. During a recent session, the rapper formerly known as Tity Boi revealed the second installment of his collaborative album with Lil Wayne will arrive sometime in 2020. “I’m also dropping ColleGrove 2 this year,” he said. […]
As the coronavirus pandemic forces people into self-quarantine and scientists around the globe work tirelessly to find a cure (or at least a vaccine) for COVID-19, Donald Trump and former host of The Apprentice is facing criticism for not getting ahead of the situation. On Saturday (March 28), 50 Cent made it perfectly clear how he […]
Atlanta, GA – Future’s FreeWishes Foundation has teamed up with Atlanta Sewing Style to create custom masks for healthcare professionals and patients currently hospitalized due to the coronavirus pandemic — the appropriately dubbed #MaskOn Campaign. According to a press release, the Atlanta Sewing Style collective is comprised of over 500 sewists and designers who will […]
Hollywood, CA – Like the rest of the world, Hip Hop is feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as continues its rampage. For this week’s episode of The Breakdown, current host Page Kennedy takes a look at the effects the virus is having on the industry in an episode called “The Quarantine Effect On […]
The ‘Gram – On Thursday (March 26), Grammy award-winning producer Boi-1da posted a promo of his Friday night beat battle against fellow producer Hit-Boy slated for Friday night on Instagram Live. The epic duel lasted over two hours and stunned its audience that peaked at over 17,000 viewers as Hit-Boy and Boi-1da dug deep into […]
It’s been nearly four months since Juice Wrld’s life came to a tragic end, and his death is still haunting those who loved him. On March 27, Kid Cudi dug up an old tweet from the Chi-Town rapper that read, “@KidCudi I need to work with you legend.” Cudi replied, “It hurts we never got to […]
Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner has contributed to a few of Kendrick Lamar albums over the years, including the 2015 masterpiece To Pimp A Butterfly and 2017’s Pulitzer Prize-winning album DAMN. So it comes as no surprise the talented bassist has worked on K. Dot’s forthcoming, yet-to-be-titled album. During a video interview with Japanese fashion brand Neet Tokyo, Thundercat […]
Houston, TX – The social media era has created an almost exaggerated sense of entitlement. Up and coming artists are now able to reach out and (virtually) touch executives on a whim. However, it’s hard not to entertain their optimism — especially when so many randomly viral moments have resulted in lucrative careers. Still, there’s […]
Cardi B is an accomplished rapper, a fashion icon, an incisive political commentator. And now, like so many people holed up in their homes practicing social distancing, she is exploring a new hobby: TV criticism. On Thursday night, Cardi B live-tweeted her viewing of Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness, the new Netflix docuseries about […]
Minneapolis, MN – The Fifth Element retail store is saying goodbye. Rhymesayers Entertainment made the announcement on Friday (March 27), explaining the Minneapolis-based Hip Hop shop will effectively close its doors on April 1. “Last year, while discussing our next steps for 2020 and the coming decade, we began developing some creative new strategies to […]
I don’t know if you noticed, but something amazing happened this week. Locked at home in a quarantine that shows no sign of ending any time soon, the nation was primed for a silly bit of celebrity gossip to distract us. And yet, when Taylor Swift and Kanye West reignited their now-decade-old feud, the response […]
The constant stream of concert cancellations and festival postponements in the face of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic can be a bitter pill to swallow, not to mention the weeks of social distancing, but Jeremy Renner is here to remind you: he’s not locked in here with us. We’re locked in here with him. Oh, and […]
If there was ever time for a BasedGod Curse — it’s now. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the world, Lil B is contemplating putting his infamous curse on the insidious virus. The former Pack MC made the announcement Twitter on Thursday (March 26). “ALSO I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ABOUT PUTTING […]
Alex Trebek reciting Lizzo is like puppies reciting kitties. It’s like French fries reciting pizza. It’s like the last time Alex Trebek brought up Lizzo. Both are so deeply beloved, it’s a recipe to bring joy to viewers everywhere. It’s what those in the non-nerd world would probably call a lay-up for the Jeopardy! production […]
Gentlemen, start your engines, and may the best woman — wait, is that Bad Bunny? As a Friday treat for all of us, the reggaeton star dropped a music video for “Yo Perreo Sola,” in which he serves multiple drag lewks. There’s lots of red leather, chains, and a too convincing set of fake boobs. […]
Los Angeles, CA – A woman has accused French Montana and his employee Mansour Bennouna of sexual battery and sexual assault. According to The Blast, the unidentified woman says she was raped in French’s home on March 28, 2018 by Bennouna and sexually assaulted by the Coke Boys Records founder. She claims to have been invited to French’s home […]
Drake is once again taking his talents behind the screen. The OVO Sound founder is set to executive produce a series based on Robert Greene’s best-selling book, 48 Laws of Power, for the soon-to-launch short-form video platform, Quibi. The series, which will have the same title as the book, will reportedly “detail the nature of power and how one […]
SpaceGhostPurrp has apparently decided to put A$AP Rocky on blast. On Thursday (March 26), Purrp hopped on Twitter and shared a photo of the A$AP Mob member in a hot tub that allegedly proves Rocky is a homosexual. “I’m tired of holding my tongue,” he wrote. “Back in 2011 I was invited to dis party […]
G MiMs comes from Hip Hop royalty. His father is Kool DJ Red Alert and his cousin is Bad Boy legend Craig Mack. Needless to say, Hip Hop runs through his veins. On Friday (March 27), the New York-bred MC decided to pay tribute to his late cousin with a video for “New Flava,” a […]
It’s been almost three weeks since Enemy Radio MC Jahi and seasoned producer Configa dropped their collaborative album, Forever Future. After sharing a visual for the title track, the duo is back with a new video for “Mindfulness.” Directed by Black Camera Productions, the beautifully shot video finds the Cleveland native posted up by the water, […]
Murda Beatz has crafted bangers for numerous heavy hitters in the industry, including Drake, Travis Scott, Gucci Mane and Migos — and he’s just 26 years old. Originally from Toronto, the Grammy Award-winning producer eventually connected with Takeoff, Quavo and Offset for the 2015 song “Pipe It Up” after years of grinding, and he’s been […]
Nashville, TN – DMX was a guest on Tory Lanez’s recently erected Quarantine Radio show on Instagram Live, where he confirmed he was working on his new album. Although X’s time in the session was brief, the Canadian rapper had time to praise X for all of his accomplishments, saying, “We are complete fans, right […]
The Grammy for Best New Artist is something of a curse. It’s keen on capturing artists in a breakout year but not so good at guessing what happens next. For every good call — like the Beatles winning in 1965, or Mariah Carey in 1991, or Adele in 2009 — there’s another that veers left. […]
E-40 will be releasing a bi-monthly EP series titled The Curb Commentator. The veteran Bay Area rapper and business mogul made the announcement on social media along with the cover art for the first EP, Channel 1. In the photo, Forty Water is suited up while sporting a beanie and his diamond-studded ‘Forty Water’ chain […]