Harris County, TX – Megan Thee Stallion has secured another victory in her legal battle against 1501 Certified Entertainment. According to Billboard, Judge Robert Schaeffer denied the label and its owner Carl Crawford’s motion to send the case to arbitration. The Harris County, Texas judge also refused Crawford’s request to stay the case, allowing legal […]
There’s almost always a winner in a breakup, and when you had a very big and very famous breakup, the public tends to be the unsolicited judge determining who that winner is. Insert Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, who in this house we respectively recognize as the Queen of Pop and the singer who put […]
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the plans of artists throughout the music industry, but Big Sean intends to proceed with the release of his Detroit 2 album. In an interview with The Rap Pack podcast, the Def Jam rapper confirmed he’s not waiting for things to settle down before dropping his fifth studio LP. “Honestly, […]
New York, NY – The Breakfast Club dubbed YBN Almighty Jay “Donkey of the Day” on Wednesday (April 15). Why? Because the 18-year-old rapper admitted he wasn’t practicing social distancing and was telling girls to “pull up” despite the rampant coronavirus pandemic. Charlamagne Tha God explained what led him to the conclusion while bequeathing the […]
The rapper who accused 2 Chainz of ripping off his music for the 2018 single “Proud” has reportedly dropped his lawsuit against the song’s creators. According to The Blast, Solomon Clanton (a.k.a. Slugga) dimissed his entire case against 2 Chainz, Offset and YG. All three were named defendants in a suit that alleged their collaboration […]
Rapsody unveiled her third studio album EVE last August, securing a perfect 5.0 rating from RealStreetRadio in the process. The 16-track project honored several powerful black women who served as role models and inspirations for the North Carolina-bred MC, including Afeni Shakur, Nina Simone and Aaliyah. Now, the album is being turned into an English […]
Pop Smoke’s posthumous album isn’t the only project being developed in honor of the late rapper. Steven Victor, who served as Pop and Pusha T’s manager, revealed he’s working on a documentary to memorialize his client in an interview with Complex. “I’m working really, really hard on this Pop Smoke album,” Victor said. “And I’m […]
Since the coronavirus pandemic started its rampage, school shootings have ceased. Many schools shut their doors in early March to slow the spread of the virus, simultaneously decreasing opportunities for gun violence on campus. According to data from the National School Safety Center and National School Safety and Security Services, March 2020 was the “first […]
Rapsody unveiled her third studio album EVE last August, securing a perfect 5.0 rating from RealStreetRadio in the process. The 16-track project honored several powerful black women who served as role models and inspirations for the North Carolina-bred MC, including Afeni Shakur, Nina Simone and Aaliyah. Now, the album is being turned into an English […]
Snoop Dogg takes gaming seriously. So seriously, in fact, he was seemingly furious after his Xbox server went down and interrupted his leisure time. On Tuesday (April 14), the Doggfather chewed out Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, Gates’ company itself and EA Sports while referencing the current coronavirus pandemic that’s keeping California residents in their homes. […]
Kanye West graces the May 2020 cover of GQ magazine and, unsurprisingly, had some colorful comments to share with editor-in-chief Will Welch. During their conversation, Kanye compared himself to not Jesus or Bill Gates — this time, it was the late Kobe Bryant. “He was the basketball version of me, and I was the rap […]
DJ Jazzy Jeff opened up about his recent bout with COVID-19 in a conversation with his old friend Will Smith. Jeff detailed his symptoms and revealed he completely lost track of time while he was sick. “I came home from my trip and was like, ‘I feel like I’m coming down with something,’” he explained. […]
The audacity of Jamie xx to release a great new dance track while the clubs are closed and we’re all stuck in our homes. Guess we’ll just have to improvise. The English producer and xx member formally dropped his song “Idontknow” today, his first solo track since his beautiful first album, In Colour, in 2015. […]
New York, NY – There is no shortage of social media apps available in 2020, and it can be difficult, if not impossible, to keep up with them all. Today’s independent Hip Hop artists, however, know that social media is a key pipeline to success, as it’s a way to connect with both old friends […]
After Nicki Minaj switched up her name on social media, fans thought her marriage might be on the rocks. But according to Page Six, all is well with the newlyweds. “Nicki Minaj is still with her man,” a source close to the artist reportedly said. “It’s just business as usual for her highness as she prepares to release […]
Broward County, FL – Double homicide suspect YNW Melly (real name Jamell Demons) allegedly tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month and was desperate to get out of jail. But despite his pleas, he won’t be leaving the Broward County jail anytime soon. According to TMZ, a judge shot down his legal team’s request on […]
It seems anytime Bhad Bhabie (real name Danielle Bregoli) attempts to defend herself, things go from bad to worse. After irking Twitter with photos of herself sporting a much darker skin tone, she tried to explain her actions by using Lil Kim as an example. “No disrespect to her, but the girl wears foundation that’s […]
Actress Rita Wilson and her husband Tom Hanks were two of the first celebrities to go public with their COVID-19 diagnoses last month. While quarantined in Australia, where they’d been filming a movie, Wilson curbed her boredom one evening by reciting the lyrics to Naughty By Nature’s 1993 hit “Hip Hop Hooray” for her 1 […]
Fabolous is calling for a clarification of the Verzuz rules. On April 5, 2 Chainz posted a video to Instagram, challenging either Meek Mill or Fabolous to battle against him in the next installment of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s virtual competition series. “Fab got some dope ass girl records, but I got them trap records,” […]
This January, in the midst of creating Yeezy couture; a compound in Cody, Wyoming; and putting on weekly Sunday Services, Kanye West lost close friend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter accident along with eight other people in Calabasas, California. West threw an emergency midnight Sunday Service that night, and just three days later, […]
The Keyshia Cole and O.T. Genasis beef has taken yet another bizarre turn, now going as far as to include Cole’s sister, Neffeteria “Neffe” Pugh, and their mother, Francine “Frankie” Lons. In a post shared to Instagram on Tuesday (April 14), O.T. claimed he used to sell crack cocaine to Lons. “I almost went to jail […]
Ambezza has seen a bunch of industry doors open up thanks to his production work on Future and Drake’s multi-platinum selling hit “Life Is Good,” which was the first song in Billboard history to spend its first eight weeks at No. 2 on the Hot 100. Yet the German producer, who’s English is A-1, has […]
Bhad Bhabie is defending her decision to debut a darker skin tone. During a recent Instagram Live session, the 17-year-old television personality-turned-rapper used Lil Kim as an example of someone who’s changed their appearance with makeup and plastic surgery. “I used darker foundation,” she said. “Lil Kim uses foundation that … no disrespect toward Lil […]
Meek Mill is doing his part to feed the hungry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Philly-bred rapper decided to auction off his Rolls-Royce Phantom as part of the #ALLINCHALLENGE, which is dedicated to addressing food inequality. In the Instagram announcement, he also nominated LeBron James, Floyd Mayweather and James Harden to donate. “This for people […]
It’s been exactly 10 years since the arrival of Wiz Khalifa’s trailblazing debut mixtape Kush & Orange Juice. To celebrate the critically acclaimed breakthrough project, Wiz is releasing a collectible vinyl edition Rostrum Records on Friday (April 17). The double LP release contains two cloudy green 180-gram discs and comes wrapped in ziplock shrink wrap […]
Jefferson Parish, LA – Niyo Davinci, a member of the Flight School production team, was allegedly shot and killed by his girlfriend in the New Orleans metro area on Monday (April 13). Jefferson Parish sheriff’s officers arrested 41-year-old Chanel Galle and charged her with negligent homicide, according to The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate. Multiple sources tell […]
The major test of American Idol comes from its live aspects: Contestants perform in one take for a live audience, with the judges staring them down front and center. So the coronavirus pandemic throws the show for a real loop, especially with the top 20 preparing to perform for America’s votes for the first time. […]
2 Chainz recently claimed he bodied everyone who appeared on Kanye West’s “Mercy” single, including Big Sean and Pusha T. But during a recent Zoom appearance on The Rap Pack podcast, Sean told Carl Chery and RealStreetRadio editor-in-chief Trent Clark he was slightly bugged by Tity Boi’s declaration. “I immediately called him like, ‘What the fuck […]
The rivalry between 50 Cent and Ja Rule was resurrected again after Fat Joe, Swizz Beatz and the Murder Inc. vet toyed with the idea of an Instagram Live battle between the longtime foes. Not long after Fiddy responded to the request with a meme, Ja has fired back with a jab of his own. […]
Much like Harry Styles’s BFF Stevie Nicks, the fate and future of his former boy band One Direction has been embroiled in Rumours. Zayn Malik famously quit the band to go solo in 2015, and Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson put 1D on indefinite hiatus the following year. However, you may have […]