Martin Lawrence has denied Tisha Campbell’s sexual harassment lawsuit caused the cancellation of their hit show Martin and called her past claims “bullshit.” While on the promotional run for his upcoming film Bad Boys For Life Lawrence addressed his former co-star’s suit in an interview with GQ. “None of that was true,” he said. “It was […]
Los Angeles, CA – Nipsey Hussle’s legacy continues to leave a mark. Following his March 31 death. The Marathon Book Club was formed after a fan-made list of every book he ever mentioned went viral. According to the Los Angeles Times, the club is comprised of 74 black men and two Latinos divided into four chapters based […]
Berlin, Germany – It’s typically an honor to have a wax figure of yourself created for Madame Tussauds — but not in the case of Nicki Minaj. The Black Barbie’s iteration was recently unveiled at Madame Tussauds Berlin location and clearly fails to capture Nicki’s facial features. Naturally, Nicki’s fans are enraged and accuse the […]
Los Angeles, CA – Actress Kate McKinnon was a recent guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where she opened up her recent trip to the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards. McKinnon, who took her older sister Emily Lynne Berthold, was particularly horrified by her awkward encounter with JAY-Z and Beyoncé. “I mean the table that […]
Summer Walker, who previously collabed with a man everyone likes to compare to Usher, has officially upgraded to the real thing. The pair finally released a music video for the October 2019 drop “Come Thru,” a ’90s throwback bop about the hook up you just can’t get off of your mind. Produced by Walker’s own […]
Los Angeles, CA – To celebrate Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival turning 20 this year, YouTube Originals will release a documentary titled Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert. Made in partnership with Coachella, the full-length feature film will premiere on March 31, just ahead of the annual festival beginning on April 10. The documentary explores Coachella’s […]
Some people are born queer icons, others have queer iconicity thrust upon them. And then there are those who do the most to become one, including a surprise drop-in acoustic set at Stonewall Inn during pride month and a music video that’s positively chockablock with queer-squad fuel from Hayley Kiyoko to “Same Parts” poet laureate […]
There was a lot to unpack on Christmas Eve (December 24) when Drake dropped the freestyle “War.” The song was produced for a new project El-Kuumba Tape Vol. 1. which is also spearheaded by Oliver El-Khatib, the co-founder of OVO Sound. Drake took to his Instagram Story on Sunday (January 5) to clarify what he and the rather […]
Spotify – New year, new #RealStreetRadio featuring new music from Lil Tjay, Quando Rondo and Yung Pinch to jumpstart the first week of the year, right. Lil Tjay is starting things off with his latest “20/20.” Fresh off his debut album True 2 Myself, The Bronx rapper who known for his monster hit “Pop Out” […]
It looks like Hip Hop’s 2020 release schedule will include a sequel to Drake and Future’s collaborative project What A Time To Be Alive. After dropping the original in 2015, the rap stars have been hinting at a follow-up and slowly building the hype among their fans. As of press time, What A Time To […]
Faith Evans isn’t supporting Lifetime’s upcoming documentary Biggie & Faith Evans despite participating in it. Ahead of the doc’s premiere, The Notorious B.I.G.’s widow criticized the project in an interview with Page Six. “I feel upset that I’m attached to it,” she said. “I was told that it would be a positive piece with a […]
Twitter – Lil Fizz and Apryl Jones have caused a social media uproar following their alleged break-up. Rumors of the split started to surface over the weekend after the couple unfollowed and blocked each other on Instagram — and Twitter is having a field day at their expense. After all, Jones made it a point […]
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 […]
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 the 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 initially Thank God For Drugs. The revelation came as Perez was posting old concept designs from his tenure at the Kanye-led design firm to Instagram. “3.2.2013 – Pre-Yeezus gif concepts – Round 2,” he captioned the post. “Before naming the […]
Host Page Kennedy has returned with a new episode of The Breakdown titled “Are Rap Crews Dead?” 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, […]
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 — real name Jonathan Kirk — 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 Montana’s 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 […]
French Montana and 50 Cent are still going at it. 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 don’t ever in ya life play with me,” he wrote in the caption. “he […]
It’s a new year which means there’s 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. 2020’s Coachella headliners include Rage Against the Machine, Stormi’s dad and JACKBOYS […]
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, […]
YG seems to be entering the new decade with a more inclusive outlook on life. The Compton-bred rapper issued an apology to the LGBTQ community Twitter on New Years Eve, although the exact reasons for the apology are currently unclear. Whatever shifted his perspective on people identifying as LGBTQ seems to have helped him realize […]
New York, NY – The details surrounding the controversial marriage between R. Kelly and the late Aaliyah have been public fodder for decades. But one person who had front row seats to the relationship was her former boyfriend Dame Dash, who dated the iconic singer after Kelly. In a clip of Dash’s interview from the […]
Detroit, MI – J Dilla’s uncle Herman Hayes has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help save Dilla’s Delights, the Detroit donut shop named after his late nephew. According to the GoFundMe page, Hayes recently battled cancer and was forced to cut down on his hours. Consequently, the shop completely shut down for roughly one month. […]
LL Cool J has been promising a new solo album for years, but nothing has ever materialized. His last album, Authentic, was released in 2013 and talk of a follow-up has been ongoing ever since. According to a recent tweet from the Grammy Award-winning MC, he’s been in the studio with A Tribe Called Quest […]
Lauren London and YG looked back on the life and legacy of the departed Nipsey Hussle as 2019 turned into 2020. “2019 changed the rest of my life,” Hussle’s fiancée London wrote on her Instagram Story. “My existence shifted half of me is in Heaven and the other half is here to pick up and […]
Bobbi Kristina’s ex-fiancé Nick Gordon has reportedly died. According to The Daily Mail, Gordon was out celebrating on New Year’s Eve when he suffered a series of heart attacks and was rushed to a Florida ICU where he later died. Gordon’s brother, Junior Walker, confirmed the news on his Facebook page, revealing he’d been at […]