The New Mexico Hip Hop community suffered an unimaginable loss on November 5, 2019 when Andrew “Wake Self” Martinez was killed by a drunk driver. The seasoned MC/community activist was only 30 years old at the time of his death. The person behind the wheel, 24-year-old Alejandro Pichardo, brought Wake’s blossoming career to an abrupt […]
Travis Scott has secured the third No. 1 album of his career. The Epic Records artist’s JACKBOYS compilation has debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. Scott’s seven-track project reached No. 1 by selling 154,000 album equivalent units, according to Nielsen Music. 79,000 of those copies came from pure album sales, but Billboard notes […]
RealStreetRadio – This week in Hip Hop, Kanye West must have watched Drake’s Rap Radar interview on Christmas Day because he took no time in responding to the OVO boss calling him secular. Pusha T must have caught wind of Drizzy’s Rap Radar interview too because he seemingly responded days later on Twitter. Also, a […]
The online battle between French Montana and 50 Cent has claimed a new victim: people trying to avoid Power spoilers. After trading insults with 50 on social media over the past week, Montana upped the ante by leaking a clip of the G-Unit boss’ hit show ahead of its midseason premiere on Sunday (January 5). […]
Detroit’s own Tee Grizzley dropped off his first collaboration of 2020 by way of theĀ Hit-Boy-produced “Red Light” visual. With a fiery display of unapologetic aggression, the new video captures Grizzley moving about Los Angeles with a sense of belonging as if he were at home in the Motor City. The clip features added support from […]
Former DONDA art director Joe Perez has revealed the original name for Kanye West’s 2013 album Yeezus was initiallyĀ Thank God For Drugs.Ā The revelation came as Perez was posting old concept designs from his tenure at the Kanye-led design firm to Instagram. “3.2.2013 –Ā Pre-Yeezus gif concepts – Round 2,” he captioned the post. “Before naming the […]
RealStreetRadio – 2019 in Hip Hop was defined by a takeover of women in rap who essentially dominated the music airwaves ā from Megan Thee Stallion and Rapsody to Kash Doll. Women really ran it in 2019 and 2020 looks even more promising for the ladies. Unfortunately, Hip Hop also mourned the tragic deaths of […]
Host Page Kennedy has returned with a new episode of The BreakdownĀ titled “Are Rap Crews Dead?”Ā During the roughly 13-minute episode, Kennedy explores if rap crews still exist in the new year or if they really are part of a bygone era. The enthusiastic rapper/actor starts by defining what exactly a rap crew entails. He explains […]
The e-battle between French Montana and 50 Cent wages on. Shortly after Fiddy accused Montana of hacking Spotify accounts for streams, the Morocco-born rapper has flipped the script. On Friday night (January 3), Montana uploaded a video of himself to Instagram laughing and claiming to know the streams are coming from the Power mogul. “Yeah, […]
Justin Bieber is pivoting back to R&B, and heās choosing to celebrate by consuming every possible item found within the USDA Food Pyramid. In the video for his new single Yummy, a pink-haired Biebs croons about his wife, Hailey Bieber, while eating everything from gelatin molds to lobsters to lo mein mixed with gumballs ā […]
The surviving members of the Beastie Boys ā Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond ā have been more visible in recent years thanks in part to the roughly 600-page Beastie Boys BookĀ and subsequent book tour. Luckily for their fans, it looks like 2020 will entail more Beasties mania.Ā Longtime collaborator Spike Jonze, who […]
Dr. Phil breakout star Danielle Bregoli, also known by her rap moniker Bhad Bhabie, has exposed boxer Adrien Broner for sliding in to her Instagram DMs. The 16-year-old Florida native screenshot Broner’s message, which read “text me crazy girl,” and shared it with her 17.2 million followers. View this post on Instagram ? A post […]
Miami, FL – DaBaby ā real name Jonathan Kirk ā was officially arrested in Miami on Thursday (January 2) and now, the details surrounding his arrest have surfaced. According to the Miami-Herald, the North Carolina native was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center by Miami police on a battery charge. He and his entourage […]
French Montanaās song “Writing on the Wall” is charting on Spotify this week, but at least one Twitter user believes the rapper and his team are cheating the system. The single which features Post Malone, Cardi B, and Jamaican pop star Rvssian debuted on September 27, 2019 but only lasted five weeks on the Billboard […]
James Safechuck and Wade Robson, two men who accused Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them as kids, have just won the right to sue, according to Variety. A California appeals court decided that both men can now have their cases tried under a new California law. In 2017, a trial judge threw out their initial […]
Doha, Qatar – Dave East rang in 2020 with an act of service by performing for U.S. military troops at theĀ Al Udeid Air BaseĀ in Qatar. “Qatar Was Insane,” the Harlem-bred rapper wrote on Instagram, “First Time Ever Being On A Military Base. And They Knew My Shit Word For Word. Met The Colonel, Seen Some […]
R. Kelly is behind bars, but Surviving R. Kellyās work continues. Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning premiered on Lifetime Thursday, the first of a three-night event showcasing the aftermath of the original Surviving R. Kelly docuseries that premiered in early 2019. Survivors of R. Kellyās alleged abuse spoke out on their experiences now […]
It’s been nearly a year since Snoop Dogg‘s last stab at Donald Trump, but the veteran MC shared a throwback to an even earlier time ā way back in 2011 ā when he roasted the property tycoon-turned reality TV star about his White House ambitions. The Instagram clip, posted on Thursday (January 2) and taken […]
Mick Jenkins has announced the release of a new album named “The Circus”, set for release on January 10. The Chicago-based rapper shared the artwork for the seven-song project social media, along with a new single called “Carefree.” “The Circus” features an array of producers, including long-time West Coast producer Hit-Boy, as well as the […]
Denver, CO – Walking into the RedLine Contemporary Art Center in Denver, Colorado, the energy is electric. In the middle of a crowded room stands Thomas “Detour” Evans, visual artist extraordinaire. He’s pointing to his expansive works displayed throughout the building and explaining where the idea for The 5 Pointers band came from, the focal […]
R&Bieberās back. After genre excursions into pure pop, country, EDM, and airport reggae on records with Billie Eilish, Dan + Shay, BloodPop, and Ed Sheeran, the Canadian singer shifts gears again on his first solo single since 2015ās Purpose. āYummyā is a torrent of sexual innuendoes set to muted keys and trap drums. The beat […]
Miami, FL – Trey Songz is reportedly being sued for an alleged sexual assault that happened inside a Miami nightclub. According to The Blast, a Jane Doe from Georgia claims Trey (bornĀ Tremaine Neverson) invited her to the club following a 2018 New Year’s Eve party at Diddy’s house. The paperwork reportedly states Trey “sexually assaulted […]
Musician, comedian, and honorary Python Neil Innes passed away on December 29 at the age of 75. He worked with the Beatles, Monty Python as a troupe, and with several of them individually, as well as the experimental comedy-pop music group Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Though he never achieved the status of a household name, […]
Rapper DaBaby, born Jonathan Kirk, was charged with battery on January 2, in connection to a recent robbery. Sources told TMZ that the alleged robbery victim was a concert promoter who was meeting up with DaBaby and his entourage to pay for an upcoming gig. According to the police report, the promoter gave DaBaby $20,000, […]
French Montana andĀ 50 CentĀ are still going at it.Ā On Thursday night (January 2), Fiddy shared another Instagram post targeting Montana and claiming to have proof he got a loan to simply borrow a nearly $2 million Bugatti. “I just got the papers donāt ever in ya life play with me,” he wrote in the caption. “he […]
Itās a new year which means thereās a new Coachella lineup to obsess over. The massive music festival is back the weekends of April 10th and 17th at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California and the lineup, once again, does not disappoint. 2020ās Coachella headliners include Rage Against the Machine, Stormiās dad and JACKBOYS […]
Detroit’s Sada Baby kicks off the new year with a mixtape titled Brolik. The project is the follow-up to his Whoop Tape, which dropped last September. The Asylum Records artist’s latest work is comprised of 16 tracks. Guests include BlocBoy JB, G Herbo, TEC, Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Fredo Bang, FMB DZ, Skilla Baby and ShittyBoyz […]
Miami, FL – DaBaby found himself in handcuffs for the second time in less than two weeks. After being arrested for marijuana possession in Charlotte on December 23, RealStreetRadio’s 2019 Rapper of the Year was detained by police in Miami on Thursday (January 2). According to ABC Miami’s Ian Margol and CBS Miami’s Rudabeh Shahbazi, […]
After a Twitter troll called her and fellow singer Teyana Taylor “rottweilers,” Dreamville singer Ari Lennox took to Instagram Live to stand up for herself and advocate for the Black community. “I’m not fucking with that shit at all,” said Lennox. “Why are you so comfortable tearing down Black women and no other race? Look […]
Big Seanās made a New Year’s Resolution to go hard in 2020. Sean Don took to Instagram on Wednesday (January 1) to reflect on āthe decade that changed my life,ā promising to make more music starting this year. He thanked his fans for their support and apologized for being distant, saying, āThank u for a […]