With joint projects becoming part of the norm in Hip Hop, one of the best in recent memory was 21 Savage and Metro Boomin‘s Savage Mode in 2016. The breakthrough project, which delivered the single “No Heart,” has prompted both 21 and Metro to confirm its sequel. However, neither Metro or 21 have confirmed the project’s new […]
Snoop Dogg has issued an ominous warning to Tekashi 6ix9ine after the polarizing rap figure threw several shots in his direction on Friday (May 15). In a since-deleted Instagram video, the Doggfather instructs 6ix9ine to essentially keep his name out of his mouth. “Last time you said something, I didn’t have time,” he says with […]
Dreamville Festival 2020 has officially been canceled. The 2020 edition was expected to go down in April but in March, the festival was forced to rescheduled it as the coronavirus began its rampage. According to a press release, the second annual festival was set to return to Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina in August but […]
The Rock’s got moves like Breezy — well, sort of. Having some fun during what looked like a workout routine on Thursday (May 14), Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tried his hand at a Chris Brown number from a recent show to the I Heart Memphis’ “track Hit The Quan.” Clear impressed, Brown shared a side-by-side […]
If rapping doesn’t work out, Blueface has a plan B. After Los Angeles extended its stay-at-home order through July, Blue is staying busy and decided to reenact a few of his favorite movie scenes for TikTok on Thursday (May 14). Wearing a ridiculous number of gold and diamond chains, he first went for a scene from […]
With Nelly and Ludacris set for a Verzuz Instagram Live battle on Saturday (May 16), St. Lunatics member Ali evidently has a few things to get off his chest involving Disturbing Tha Peace founder Luda. On Thursday (May 14), the longtime rapper vented his frustrations in an Instagram post and claimed Ludacris is guilty of […]
Facebook Live – The Last Poets are often heralded as the “godfathers of Hip Hop.” Their politically charged brand of poetry served as inspiration for a bevy of notable artists such as Marvin Gaye, Parliament-Funkadelic, Kanye West, Nas, Common, Curtis Mayfield and Public Enemy. On Tuesday (May 19), the Universal Hip Hop Museum and Video […]
50 Cent’s trolling knows no bounds. Now that Black Family Mafia kingpin Southwest T is out of prison, the television mogul has been coming after anyone who he believes owes Southwest T money, including Diddy, Irv Gotti and Jeezy. On Thursday (May 14), the veteran rapper shared an old throwback photo of Southwest T to […]
As drive-in concerts have become an appetizing alternative to waiting for live music to return, Keith Urban proved that you can even stage a good old-fashioned secret show at a drive-in. And we’re okay with not being on the guest list for this one — Urban performed exclusively for over 200 medical workers from Nashville’s […]
Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas have a tight grip on the quarantine gossip cycle and they are not letting go. Repeatedly stepping out on quarantine strolls like the sidewalks were lined with red carpet, the public caught wind of their isolationship early on in quarantine. Now, the couple is doing full-on PDA in a […]
Did you hear that? That was the sound of music fans audibly gasping after logging on to Spotify and finding that Bad Bunny’s “Safaera” was removed from the streaming platform. Yes, the song that is shocking grandmothers on Tik Tok was removed from Spotify on Thursday, for reasons that are at this juncture still unclear. […]
Polo G has dropped his sophomore album THE GOAT. The LP arrives almost one year after his major label debut Die A Legend. The Columbia Records artist’s 16-track project includes collaborations with Lil Baby, NLE Choppa, Mustard, BJ The Chicago Kid, Stunna 4 Vegas and the late Juice Wrld. Production is handled by Mike WiLL […]
Boosie Badazz is finally addressing the issues he has with Webbie after refusing to talk about them in March. On Thursday (May 14), the Baton Rouge-bred rapper hit up Instagram and unleashed on Webbie, essentially calling him out for never reaching out while Boosie was behind bars. “U coulda call me nigga smh,” he began. “smh […]
Seven years before the app TikTok came onto the scene, an unknown, Auto-Tuned, instantly likable pop singer who then went by Ke$ha gave us a hit called “TiK ToK.” As Ke$ha became Kesha, the inspirational, fun-loving pop star, TikTok became a Gen-Z phenomenon, reviving old songs and launching new ones with bite-sized challenges. Now, “TiK […]
Swizz Beatz loosely threw the idea around of contributing $1 million each to Hip Hop founders such as Kool Herc and Sugar Hill Gang while speaking to Joe Budden for Beatz’s Zone Radio earlier this week. Now, he’s doubling down and is clearly serious about making it happen. During an Instagram Live conversation with LL Cool […]
Before Run The Jewels were the power duo they are today, El-P was heading his own label Definitive Jux and simultaneously pumping out his own material. For the first time ever, his 2002 solo debut Fantastic Damage is available on all digital streaming platforms. “This album is raw and noisy and fucked up and exactly […]
Young Buck is officially out of Tennessee’s Cheatham County Jail where he’s been since last December. The former G-Unit member made his return with an Instagram post on Wednesday (May 13). “#Emancipation = The Fact Or Process Of Being Set Free From Legal,Social,Or Political Restrictions ; Liberation,” he wrote in the caption. “NOW LETS GET […]
Leave it to talk show host Wendy Williams to say what everyone else is likely thinking. During Wednesday’s (May 13) episode of Wendy @ Home, Williams condemned Future for having yet another child, this time with baby mama number six (seven, eight?) Eliza Seraphin. She believes any woman who would have sex with the 36-year-old […]
Every pop musician worth their salt these days has a TikTok challenge for a song. (And some others make one anyway.) For Bad Bunny, that’s the Abuela Challenge, which became popular when quarantine began in March: Fans play his Missy Elliott–sampling banger “Safaera” for their Spanish-speaking grandmothers and watch for their reactions to his raunchy […]
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If you thought Axl Rose was gonna stop publicly taunting Steve Mnuchin and the Trump Administration, then you were sorely mistaken. After prompting the Treasury Secretary to confuse the U.S. and Liberia last week, Rose and his bandmates have simply refused to take their foot off of the White House’s proverbial neck. Guns N’ Roses […]
Beckett Cypher, Melissa Etheridge’s son with former partner Julie Cypher, has died of causes related to opioid addiction. He was 21. Etheridge’s team announced Cypher’s death on Wednesday evening her official Twitter account. “We’re sad to inform you that Melissa’s son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From Home show today,” […]
Future has joined in on the whirlwind of antics that have surrounded Tekashi 6ix9ine since his release from prison. In a tweet shared on Wednesday (May 13), the “Life Is Good” rapper praised Rich The Kid – without naming him out loud – after Rich was spotted on set of a music video in New […]
New York City, NY – After a lengthy hiatus following 2009’s Perkins’ 14, award-winning filmmaker Craig Singer is releasing his new horror film 6:45 this fall. A gripping psychological thriller that loosely follows the concept of Groundhog Day, the movie features an eclectic cast, including Hip Hop star Remy Ma. “It was fun,” Remy says of […]
Young Buck has been sitting behind bars at Tennessee’s Cheatham County Jail since last December. The former G-Unit member was taken into custody as a “fugitive from justice” due to an outstanding child abandonment warrant. Now, AllHipHop reports he’s filed for bankruptcy in what could be an effort to evade a sizable debt to his […]
With this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony postponed until November due to the coronavirus pandemic (Cleveland in the late fall, what a treat), the powers that be decided to tide us over with some rock history in the meantime. As alerted to us by Consequence of Sound, over the past few […]
As the Verzuz platform heats up on Instagram Live, Swizz Beatz is brainstorming with his peers to come up with the next potential battle. During a recent Live conversation with Joe Budden for Beatz’s Zone Radio, the veteran producer threw around the idea of pitting Rakim against Big Daddy Kane in a “verses only” battle. […]
Charli XCX is levitating a couple of feet over a DJ booth. “My fans like pop music and poppers. Guess they really know what’s uppppp!” she drawls like an automaton with vocal fry. Air horns pierce through the torchlit rave dungeon. As she reaches the chorus of a new demo she’s calling “Gen- eration,” the […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine attempted to donate $200,000 to the No Kid Hungry nonprofit but was politely shut down. In a statement to RealStreetRadio, No Kid Hungry’s director of strategic communications Laura Washburn explained, “Our policy to decline funding from donors whose activities do not align with our mission and values.” Well, apparently 6ix9ine can’t wrap his around […]
Boosie Badazz has sparked controversy once again. In his latest incident, the Baton Rouge-bred rapper has elicited outrage for bragging about getting a “grown woman” to perform oral sex on his underage son and nephews. “Ain’t finna get my son no muthafuckin’ shit out here,” he said in an Instagram livestream. “I’m training these boys […]