New York City, NY – A new mini-series by Gimlet Media’s Mogul is giving listeners a much-needed weekly fix of Hip Hop nostalgia. Hosted by Brandon’ Jinx’ Jenkins, The Mogul Mixtapes explores iconic rap beef, unforgettable cultural moments, fashion and wild backstories from legendary albums — as told through interviews with artists, DJs, journalists and […]
Artists hampered by their inability to tour are gaining a new way to make money during the COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook has announced it’s adding an option that will let creators charge viewers to watch livestreams on the platform. “To support creators and small businesses, we plan to add the ability for Pages to charge for […]
Bandcamp is expanding its aid for independent artists by waiving its revenue sharing once again. After dropping all fees for one day in March, the company has announced plans to repeat those actions on the first Friday of the next three months. “On March 20, 2020, we waived our revenue share in order to help […]
King Von is enjoying the fruits of his labor, and his support system is as well. The Chicago-bred rhymer revealed he was able to pay off his mother’s car, buy her a new one and purchase a home for her on Monday (April 27). Along with photos of his major accomplishment, Von explained how this […]
Orlando, FL – An Orlando rapper named LPB Poody and two others were injured in a shooting that left an 18-year-old University of Louisville football recruit, Dexter Rentz, dead. Rentz had just signed with the college last December and was set to visit the campus for his official recruitment visit on May 10. According to CNN, […]
Post Malone broke his own record for most weeks in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 10. The Republic Records artist’s hit single “Circles” reached its 34th week in the Top 10, surpassing the previous high mark attained by his “Sunflower” collaboration with Swae Lee. Prior to the release of the latest Hot 100 chart, Malone’s […]
Could it be time for a new YG album? On Monday (April 27), the West Coast rhymer shared an Instagram clip revealing he’s been hard at work while on quarantine. In the clip, which co-stars his custom red and black Maybach, YG previewed a new song with an infectious bounce that sounds like it could […]
Chris Brown revealed he and Young Thug have been cooking up a collaborative mixtape earlier this month. And now, there’s a release date and a title. Early Tuesday morning (April 28), the veteran R&B singer shared an Instagram post with what appears to be the cover art of Slime & B. “5th DAY of the […]
Eminem and Paul Rosenberg chopped it up with veteran journalist Sway Calloway during a recent interview on Shade45 where they visited a myriad of topics. Naturally, the subject of the current pandemic came up and Em revealed how self-quarantine has been affecting him. Although he says his celebrity status has basically kept him isolated for […]
I … I am crying. pic.twitter.com/A8UL4SQEbA — KelleyLCarter (@KelleyLCarter) April 28, 2020 We’ll preface this video by saying: Sarah would go on to win her Jeopardy! match by a pretty substantial margin, and this Vulture writer, alcoholic beverage in hand, could only correctly answer one (1) clue in The Zulus category during last night’s episode. […]
French Montana keeps stirring the pot. The rapper talked up his own contributions to “Unforgettable” and argued it wouldn’t have been a hit without him in an Everyday Struggle interview. “I have one of the best A&R ears,” he said. “You think ‘Unforgettable’ came to me like that before it went out? It was nothing […]
Atlanta, GA – The state of Georgia started its reopening phase on Friday (April 24) despite coronavirus concerns. As reported by CNN, Governor Brian Kemp gave the green light to hair and nail salons, barbershops, massage businesses and gyms to start services clients once again. But like Killer Mike, who decided not to reopen his […]
Jon Connor’s departure from Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment has allowed him to finally release a new album. The SOS LP marks his first project since 2013’s Unconscious State, which he dropped prior to signing with Dre. The Michigan-bred rapper’s long overdue album is mostly self-produced. Guests include DJ Paul, Locksmith, Jarren Benton, Kelly Price, Termanology, […]
JAY-Z just acquired three new talents for the Roc Nation Sports roster. On Monday (April 27), LaMelo Ball’s business partner Jermaine Jackson announced Melo and his brothers Lonzo and LiAngelo Ball will be signing to the home Hov built. “This was a family decision,” Jackson said in a statement to ESPN. “This is now an […]
As pandemic-related business closures remain in affect across much of the country, the iconic indie record shop Amoeba Music has been forced to close one of its locations. The store on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood will not reopen even after retail is allowed to come back online at some point, with co-owner Jim Henderson say, […]
Forbes magazine dubbed Kanye West a billionaire in a recent cover story after “months” of asking for Ye’s financial records. The esteemed business magazine determined his net worth to be around $1.3 billion. But evidently, ‘Ye took issue with that figure and insists he’s worth over three times that amount. Forbes staff writer Zack O’Malley Greenburg revealed shortly […]
Broward County, FL – The first suspect to be arrested for the 2018 murder of XXXTENTACION, Dedrick D. Williams, is begging Judge Michael A. Usan to let him out of prison for fear he’ll contract COVID-19. According to a letter obtained by TMZ, Williams believes he’s at high risk for catching the coronavirus and wants […]
“One day the long fought battle between humanity and the forces of greed and division will end, and on that day, finally free, we will throw a motherfucking party,” so promises the “ancient proverb” at the beginning of Run The Jewels’ latest video for “Ooh LA LA” featuring Greg Nice and DJ Premier. Directed by […]
Some of us haven’t been wearing much of anything around the house during our social distancing, just pulling on the closest T-shirt for Zoom calls. Then there’s Katy Perry, still over the top as ever. On April 26’s American Idol, the first remote episode of a competition show during the coronavirus pandemic, the judge wore […]
As Kodak Black remains behind bars, he’s apparently cooking up some ideas in an attempt to get Donald Trump’s attention. On Sunday (April 26), the Pompano Beach, Florida native hit up Instagram and pleaded for the current POTUS to visit him in jail. “@lawronin, tell donald trump to pull-up on me, i got a brilliant […]
Bad Bunny has everything you need to get through quarantine: music, inspirational messages, and now, sketch comedy. The rapper joined Kenan Thompson (as former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz) in “Big Papi’s Cooking Show” on this week’s Saturday Night Live. Ditching the bad for big, Big Papi’s “Puerto Rican cousin” Big Bunny joins the […]
Boosie Badazz is having the time of his life on Instagram, but he’s gotta ease up on the antics. “I’m on parole,” he told DJ Vlad during a recent interview. “I’m on six months parole with Instagram. “They sent me emails like ‘One more time … one more pussy … you show pussy one more […]
DaBaby got another one. Billboard reports the North Carolina rapper’s third album, Blame It On Baby, landed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album, featuring the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo, Ashanti and others, sold 124,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. related news DaBaby On Criticism Of Not Switching Up His […]
Days after publicly trading insults, French Montana says he has no beef with Young Thug, saying the issues between the two men were merely a “miscommunication.” Speaking with Fat Joe on The Joprah Show on Instagram Live, French cleared the air on what it truly was between him and Thugger, offering it up as him once […]
Nilly, who competed in VH1’s Signed series, has revisited his Maxo Kream collaboration “Badder Than Bad” with the release of a new video for the DJ Fresh Prince-produced single. Prior to the stay-at-home orders brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the two linked up to shoot the visuals in Maxo’s hometown of Houston. “Every girl […]
Smoke DZA chopped it up with Lil Cease during a recent Instagram Live session where, naturally, the subject of The Notorious B.I.G. came up. At one point, they started talking about JAY-Z and Biggie’s relationship with the billionaire Hip Hop mogul. Cease, who was a member of Junior M.A.F.I.A. and Biggie’s cousin revealed Biggie always […]
Lil Uzi Vert once again set his sights on former collaborator Playboi Carti last week, calling Carti’s new “Meh” single “just meh” and promising to drop new music on the same day Carti did. Their fans couldn’t quite figure out what was going on between the two rappers and assumed they were beefing again. But according […]
As the coronavirus pandemic continues its destructive path, Instagram Live is breathing life into Hip Hop fans across the globe. The battle format has become an exciting presence as people are forced to stay home. Shortly after the Teddy Riley versus Babyface rematch, fans started toying with the idea of an Erykah Badu versus Lauryn […]
Whether you want to donate money to the fight against the novel coronavirus, or just see the inside of his house (mostly the pool table room), do yourself a favor and watch Post Malone’s coronavirus benefit livestream, composed entirely of Nirvana covers. Joined by bassist Brian Lee, guitarist Nick Mack, and Blink-192’s Travis Barker on […]
Juice Wrld’s first posthumous single, “Righteous,” was released on Friday (April 24) at midnight EST. But eerily, the lyrics to the song paint a painful portrait of a young man struggling with drug addiction, which ultimately took his life. As the chorus goes, “Five or six pills in my right hand, yeah. Codeine runneth over […]