The Butterfly Effect, the first biography about Kendrick Lamar, has a release date. Author Marcus J. Moore and publisher Atria Books have announced the book is scheduled to hit stores on October 13. “After almost two years, I can thankfully say this: The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America is […]
Oakland, CA – Two Bay Area rap heavyweights are beefing online — and Snoop Dogg isn’t happy about it. Shortly after Richie Rich called out E-40 for labeling him a snitch earlier this week, the D-O-Double-G started playing peacemaker. On Monday (February 3), Rich decided to put Forty Water on notice, giving him 48 hours to […]
Well, well, well, weâve got ourselves a Dual a Peep! Former Paramore front woman Hayley Williams is solo now, and has promised to release new music this year. For BBC Radio 1âs Live Lounge, Williams covered Dua Lipaâs disco hit âDonât Start Now.â Where Lipa was ebullient, Williams is somber and slinky: Donât start caring […]
Lil Peep’s mother, Liza Womack, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against First Access Entertainment last October. She alleged his former managers provided drugs to her son that ultimately led to his overdose death at the ripe age of 21. According to The Blast, the company maintains they can’t be held responsible for Peep’s “risky behavior and […]
Oakland, CA – Two Bay Area rap heavyweights are beefing online — and Snoop Dogg isn’t happy about it. Shortly after Richie Rich called out E-40 for labeling him a snitch earlier this week, the D-O-Double-G started playing peacemaker. On Monday (February 3), Rich decided to put Forty Water on notice, giving him 48 hours to […]
Hollywood – Warhol.SS is technically a pioneer. He is one of the very first rappers to get popping off of SoundCloud, among other well-known rap entities such as the late Juice WRLD, Lil Peep and Smokepurpp and his innovative music video for “Speed Racer” was sort of what helped Lyrical Lemonade founder Cole Bennett get […]
Los Angeles, CA – Chris Brown is reportedly out of legal representation in the case of an alleged rape that occurred at his Tarzana home in 2017. According to legal docs obtained by The Blast, the Indigo singer’s attorney Blair Berk has filed a motion to withdraw from the case. She claims Brown has become […]
New York, NY – Russ has never been one to shy away from expressing his feelings towards the music industry no matter how controversial they are. During a visit to Charlamagne Tha God and Andrew Schulz’s Brilliant Idiots podcast last week, Russ got in his bag again—this time expressing his thoughts on Post Malone. In the middle of […]
New York, NY – Hailing from not too far from where Joaquin Phoenix conducted his infamous Joker dance on Bronx stairs, A Boogie is riding high with the release of his self-directed “King Of My City” video. Preceded by singles “Reply” (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) and “Mood Swings,” “King Of My City” is the latest […]
Danny Brown enlisted the help of Run The Jewels on his uknowhatimsayinÂż album, which dropped last October. A few months after releasing the LP, the Detroit-bred MC has linked up with El-P and Killer Mike once again to share some visuals for their JPEGMAFIA-produced collaboration “3 Tearz.” The Colin Read-directed video features Brown, El-P and […]
The long running feud between Nick Cannon and Eminem was elevated to another level after Shady dissed the Wild ‘N Out host on Fat Joe’s single “Lord Above” featuring Mary J. Blige. Em raps on the song, “Tried to tell him this chick’s a nutjob ‘fore he got his jewels clipped/Almost got my caboose kicked,” […]
Former San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick had a few words for JAY-Z and BeyoncĂ© who attended the Super Bowl LIV in Miami Gardens on Sunday (February 2). During the national anthem, which was performed by pop singer Demi Lovato, the famous couple was filmed sitting alongside their daughter Blue Ivy instead of standing with the rest […]
High rollers enjoy high times in Yella Beezy’s “Ay Ya Ya Ya” video, co-starring Ty Dolla $ign. Directed by BenMarc, the Dallas-bred rap star channels some James Bond casino action as the heat at the crap table rises to testy levels. View this post on Instagram Link in my bio ??? A post shared by […]
Hollywood, CA – Jadakiss recently stopped by RealStreetRadio’s office in Hollywood and announced his forthcoming album Ignatius is slated for a February 28 release date. During his discussion with DX, Jada opened up about his thoughts on the state of Hip Hop and even shared his admiration for Young Thug. “A lot of dudes have […]
Roddy Ricch’s dominance is pervasive on the charts. After his Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial album reclaimed the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200, the Atlantic Records artist’s “The Box” has maintained its spot atop the Hot 100 for a fourth consecutive week. The West Coast rapper’s hit single outperformed Future and Drake’s […]
New York, NY – Griselda’s rise brought along with it a renewed interest in a particular branch of Hip Hop that had — for years — been left in the shadows in favor of a more commercially refined sound. While many artists in the vein had already been dabbling in the aesthetic, there seemed to […]
Chicago, IL – Rapper First Class Bee, a Chicago-based entrepreneur turned entertainer, tapped Rostrum Records spitter Rockie Fresh for his new DJ O-Zone-produced single “New World Order.” According to Bee, the track (which sees the two trading luxury-raps) came about quite organically. “In all honesty, the record came together pretty smoothly,” he tells RealStreetRadio. “DJ O-Zone […]
Kamaiyah is prepared to drop her first project since 2017. The West Coast rapper has announced her new album Got It Made will be released on February 21. “After almost 4 years I present to you my project ‘ Got It Made ‘ 2âą21âą20 the wait is over we going up and this mutha fucka […]
Tomi Lahren has drawn the ire of Cardi B once again. Cardi sent a Twitter warning to the right-wing pundit after Lahren lambasted JAY-Z and BeyoncĂ© for sitting during the national anthem at Super Bowl LIV on Sunday (February 2). “Get me my leash,” she wrote, referencing last year’s social media clash with Lahren in […]
Miami, FL – The excitement of Super Bowl LIV wasn’t enough to keep Swae Lee from getting a little shut-eye in at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. After he was caught sleeping at the game, the Rae Sremmurd rapper clarified why he was so tired during the showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco […]
Brooklyn, NY – Torae is bringing his music industry experience to the classroom. According to Billboard, the veteran MC has been hired to teach an eight-work course called The Business of Music at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn. The school’s course description says Torae will explore “the mechanics of streaming, publishing, marketing strategies, merchandising, touring, […]
New York, NY – Drake has reaffirmed victory in a lawsuit over sampling 1982’s “Jimmy Smith Rap” in his song “Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2.” After originally winning the case in 2017, the OVO leader won yet again in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday (February 3). The estate of Smith’s appeal was […]
Miami, FL – Twitter is exploding with speculation after G-Eazy shared a video clip of himself kissing Megan Thee Stallion at the Maxim Big Game Experience bash late Saturday night (February 1) in Miami. In the clip, the “Hot Girl” rapper’s leg is draped over G-Eazy’s waist as he kisses her left cheek multiple times […]
New York, NY – Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced in his racketeering case in December 2019. The embattled Brooklyn rapper was given an additional 24 months in prison (added to the 13 months he’d already served), a far cry from the 47 years he was originally facing. But because of his cooperation with the federal government, […]
According to an Instagram post from A$AP Rocky and other members of the crew, A$AP Mob DJ J. Scott — also known as A$AP Snacks — has passed away. Scott, who grew up in Atlanta, was the official DJ for Rocky and one half of the Cozy Boys. He also routinely lent his skills as a […]
When the composer Caroline Shaw needs a zone of gracious silence, the kind of place where she can be alone with the music in her mind, she takes refuge in the Rose Reading Room at the New York Public Library. Itâs a terrible place for an interview, though, so we meet in the lobby and […]
Super Bowl halftime performances can be and often are quite bad. In the early years of the show, you were lucky to get a marching band, a college drill team, a few incongruous movie stars, or some other wholesome business. Carol Channing played twice. The youth educational organization Up with People made four appearances between […]
Megan Thee Stallion spent her Super Bowl Sunday driving the boat ⊠straight into an iceberg. Well, at least into something as white as ice, rapper G-Eazy. Yes, a man named Gerald Earl Gillum was partying with national treasure Megan Thee Stallion and he posted it all over his IG. Hot girls everywhere woke up […]
Last year, fans of spooky duchess Billie Eilish were less than amused upon learning that Drake, the 33-year-old rapper from up north, was happily sliding into her text messages â â especially since, at the time, Eilish was a minor at the age of 17. The brouhaha went away after a news cycle, but in a […]
Fuck with Kesha, and youâre in for the fight of a lifetime. Thatâs the message of âTik Tok,â âDie Young,â âWarrior,â and âWe R Who We Râ â hits about going to war with the night and coming out the victor â and of many of the singer-songwriterâs endeavors since then, including her protracted battle […]