Florida rapper Trap Beckham is always thinking dancefloor-forward but for his new campaign, he’s putting a bit of extra message to his overall presentation. His latest club banger hopeful, the energetic “Back It Up,” features fellow Sunshine State flexer Flo Milli over a rambunctious Jacobi Jackson production. related news Trap Beckham Delivers “Happy Belated” EP […]
Public EnemyRadio â P.E. mastermind Chuck D, DJ Lord, Jahi and the S1Ws â is performing at a Bernie Sanders rally in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 1), but evidently that didn’t sit well with Flavor Flav. On Friday (February 28), Flav’s team blasted the notion and insisted the Flavor Of Love reality TV star doesn’t […]
Columbia, SC – As the stage continues to set for the 2020 Democratic presidential candidacy, the remaining politicians are pulling out all the stops in efforts they can face off against Donald Trump in November. Even if it means piggybacking off Hip Hop in the most bizarre way possible. Enter Democratic presidential candidate and billionaire […]
Mobile, AL – Since its inception nearly a decade ago, Think It’s A Game Records (TIG) has consistently illuminated polarizing southern rap talents â most notably kickstarting the careers of YFN Lucci and Rich Homie Quan. Now, with a loaded roster of young blood and the same tenacity for beaconing from the south, TIG has […]
New York, NY – Once upon a time, JAY-Z recruited the LOX for his song “Reservoir Dogs” featuring Beanie Sigel and Sauce Money, which appeared on 1998’s Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life. But behind-the-scenes, things were a little intense as the recording process got underway. During a recent interview with Genius’ For The Record, Jadakiss revealed Styles P actually dissed […]
New York, NY – Waka Flocka Flame proved just how humble he is when he sat down with the co-hosts of Everyday Struggle and said he’s always known he was a “wack rapper.” “By 2012-2013, I had $30 million,” he says. “At that point in life, I’m being real on my dead brother, why was […]
New York, NY – Eminem’s #GodzillaChallenge has rap hopefuls and established MCs giving it their all. Bizzy Bone tried it (and kind of missed point), while countless aspiring rappers sent in their entries in an attempt to beat â or at least come close to â the 224 words Em spits in 31 seconds on […]
Surely you remember the Super Bowl Halftime Show. It happened only a few weeks ago and arguably clinched the win for butts that evening. Many viewers heartily enjoyed the spectacle, a sexy sprint through Jennifer Lopezâs and Shakiraâs greatest hits. There was athletic dancing, there was a pointed message of support for Puerto Rico, and […]
AndrĂ© 3000 was spotted several times around the country playing a flute last year. One lucky fan snapped a photo of him playing it at an airport, while another caught him wandering around in Philly putting musical notes into the air and taking photos with his fans. During a recent interview with Complex, Madlib â […]
Staten Island, NY – Staten Island teacher Jo Ann Accardi tweeted RZA last May asking him for help in obtaining new technology for PS 78, Stapleton. To her surprise, the Wu-Tang Clan luminary ultimately obliged and provided 30 new iPads for the students on Thursday (February 27), according to SI Live. âIâm here today because one […]
Forget celebrities reacting to Eminem at the Oscars. Try Nicki reacting to drag queens on RuPaulâs Drag Race. Televisionâs greatest drag-based reality competition series had its Season 12 premiere last night, and in proud Drag Race tradition, it invited an A-list royal to be the first guest judge of the season. Nicki Minaj, she of […]
Juicy J just dropped the diss track "Fuk Columbia Records." Columbia Records is Juicy's label. "F*ck Columbia Records, tell them bitches count they days," he raps. "Since I got all these chains they must think a n*gga a slave/They want a n*gga that own no masters/They want a n*gga that call them master." In addition, […]
The long-awaited Kanye West and Dr. Dre single is here, or is it? Last month, we reported that a snippet of the song was released, and then it was quickly taken down. Rumor has it, the two are working on a full project, and we may now have more evidence. Last night, a full 3:05 track […]
The calendar gods have gifted you with an extra day this Leap Year, and now you can spend it enjoying Bad Bunnyâs new album YHLQMDLG. The title stands for the phrase âYo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana,â which roughly translates to, as the rapper told Jimmy Fallon while visiting the Tonight Show Thursday […]
Four months after filing a lawsuit rejecting their claim on her number-one hit song âTruth Hurts,â producers Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen and Justin âYvesâ Rothman have filed a lawsuit claiming they once helped co-create a Lizzo song called âHealthyâ that they allege is, well, maybe not 100% that song, but similar enough to âTruth Hurtsâ […]
For seven consecutive weeks, Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” has reigned supreme atop the Billboard 100 chart. Now the runaway smash Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial hit has a flashy new video to keep the party going. related news Producer 30 Roc Explains How Windshield Wiper Noise Ended Up On Roddy Ricch’s ‘The Box’ January […]
Los Angeles, CA – Sometime around the end of 2017, like-minded MCs Logic and Joyner Lucas got into a bit of a lyrical war and it was Royce Da 5’9 of all people who had a hand in squashing their beef. While speaking to RealStreetRadio, The Allergory architect explained how he approached the two-pronged beast. […]
The aftershock brought forth by Lil Nas X continues to permeate the culture. Up next, the mysterious RMR has made a serious social media indent with his debut single ‘Rascal,’ which has amassed 15,000 views on YouTube with nearly new 1,000 subscribers within its first 24 hours of existence. His Instagram, in all its three-post […]
Grammy-nominated star Swae Lee’s “Sicko Mode” catchphrase is now an actual record. On Friday (February 28), the Rae Sremmurd member unleashed his new song “Someone Said” onto the masses amid his participation on Post Malone’s Runaway Tour. The magnetic number features the Hip Hop crooner belting out cleverness like “Yeah, I cut you off like […]
Atlanta, GA – Lil Baby has reloaded and dropped his sophomore album My Turn and relinked with Gunna in the video for the LP’s lead single “Heatin’ Up” on Friday (February 28). In the Jon J.-directed visual, the frequent Atlanta-based collaborators who have created hits such as “Drip Too Hard,” “Ready” and “Deep End” display how they’ve […]
Atlanta, GA – Physical fitness expert and one-half of dead prez Stic released his third solo album Workout II on Friday (February 28). It’s the follow-up to his 2011 album that burgeoned his own lifestyle music subgenre called “Fit Hop” which focuses on his passion for healthy living and exercise. âItâs all about putting in the […]
Whether its a street race, a heist, the big basketball game, or just a presidential run, rapper Roddy Ricch just canât stop winning in the new video for his viral hit âThe Box,â which comes from his debut album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. Co-created with Christian Breslauer, the visual follows Ricchâs unstoppable success […]
Tee Grizzley wasn’t expecting to find out Royce Da 5’9 discouraged Eminem from collaborating with him on Shady’s recent Music To Be Murdered By album â but that’s exactly what happened. During an interview with The Breakfast Club, Nickle Nine revealed he told Em not to put Tee on the album because they didn’t want […]
Shakespeare said âAll the worldâs a stage,â but admittedly some of us have dirty bathroom mirrors and others have NCAA gymnastics routines. Nia Dennis, a junior at UCLA, just went viral for her BeyoncĂ© Homecoming-inspired floor routine and she deserves every like and retweet. In between gravity-defying jumps and tumbling passes, Dennis flips her hair, […]
Kelly âHas the Rangeâ Clarkson is back at it again with another perfect Kellyoke cover on The Kelly Clarkson Show. This time, itâs a silky-smooth rendition of Whitney Houstonâs âRun to You,â proving once and for all that we donât need a posthumous Whitney Houston hologram; just a generous touring package for Clarkson. Clarkson gets […]
Houston, TX – An army of ambitious rappers have tackled Eminem’s #GodzillaChallenge in hopes of beating, or at least coming close to, the 224 words Shady spits in 31 seconds on the Music To Be Murdered By single “Godzilla” featuring the late Juice Wrld. Now, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony OG Bizzy Bone is throwing his hat in the […]
2 Chainz has dropped a surprise video for the song “NO TV.” He made the announcement Instagram on Friday (February 28), writing, “some to snack on. OUT NOW on All Platforms prod by my boy @spinzhoodrich.” The visual features the rapper formerly known as Tity Boi posted up next to a television as he spits […]
Los Angeles, CA – Offset will make his debut acting role on the CBS crime drama NCIS: Los Angeles. In a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming episode, LL Cool J â who plays former Navy SEAL Sam Hanna â explained how he helped the Migos rapper land the gig. “Offset and I, we’ve been talking […]
Burgeoning rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed at a home in the Hollywood Hills on February 19. On Friday (February 28), the family of the late Brooklyn native shared a statement thanking people for the outpouring of love while asking for “responsible reporting” in the process. “The family of Bashar ‘Pop Smoke’ Jackson would like […]
Iâve been playing Bayonetta a bunch this month. âŠHow to even describe it? Youâre a gun-wielding witch who awakens from a several-hundred-year slumber stripped of your memories but not your weaponry. You tear through a sepia-toned landscape causing all kinds of psychedelic gore, I guess to restore the balance between light and darkness, or whatever. […]