In case you were unaware, the world celebrated a holiday on Sunday, April 12: the 15th anniversary of The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey’s supposed comeback album (though you could argue she was never gone), which featured such hits as “We Belong Together” and “It’s Like That.” It coincided with another holiday, Easter, a.k.a. The […]
Instagram has proven to be a saving grace during the coronavirus pandemic. Artists and fans have flocked to the social media platform to stay connected while locked down at home. On Sunday (April 12), Drake and Diddy hopped on Instagram Live where the Bad Boy Records founder named the Toronto-bred superstar among his Top 5 […]
Diddy held his nine-hour Team Love Dance-A-Thon Instagram Live on Easter Sunday (April 12). A number of his celebrity friends popped in during the session, including DJ Khaled, Drake, Snoop Dogg, LeBron James and Lizzo. While Lizzo was on camera, she attempted to start twerking, but Diddy quickly stopped her, saying, “Whoa whoa whoa whoa. […]
Few performers were more tied to the career of folk songwriter John Prine, who died April 7 due to COVID-19, than Bonnie Raitt. Her 1974 performance of Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery” turned the song into the standard it is today, and she’s often performed it with Prine. Raitt posted a video message from her home […]
RealStreetRadio – This week in Hip Hop, DJ Premier and RZA went head-to-head — virtually — in an epic Instagram Live battle. The Hip Hop community also lost two burgeoning rappers: Shoreline Mafia affiliate Mac P Dawg and Philadelphia’s model-turned-rapper Chynna. Finally, Tory Lanez‘s Quarantine Radio suffered a short-lived ban on Instagram. DJ Premier & […]
Q-Tip celebrated his birthday on Friday (April 10) but ended up giving fans a gift of sorts Instagram. While thanking his followers for the birthday well wishes, the legendary MC/producer unveiled the titles of three albums he’s got in the works. “Thank u for all the bday love… but I have something to share w […]
What began as a simple challenge by Brazilian DJ Nyack has blossomed into a full-blown movement dedicated to the influence of the legendary DJ Premier. “[DJ Premier] inspired many of us, so I decided to pay homage with this video,” Nyack wrote on Instagram, nominating DJs such as Skratch Bastid and X-Ecutioners member DJ Boogie […]
Gucci Mane wasn’t feeling very forgiving on Easter Sunday (April 12). Guwop woke up and delivered a harsh message Twitter on Sunday morning, sharing a desire for his haters to die from COVID-19. “I pray my haters die of corona virus,” he wrote. I pray my haters die of corona virus ? — Gucci Mane […]
New York, NY – Of all the musical genres in the 21st century, country music seems to be the least receptive to a Hip Hop crossover. So one can imagine the surprise when country music star Skyler Clark — whose best-known song is, perhaps, 2016’s “Beer Season” — appeared on a rap track called “Country […]
Toosii — the New York-born, Raleigh-based upstart who’s been commonly mistaken for DaBaby‘s younger brother — is gearing up to become the next rap star out of North Carolina. After spending the last two years touring with DaBaby, Polo G and Summer Walker, Toosii released his debut studio album, Platinum Heart, this February. An entirely solo 13-track effort, the […]
Doug E. Fresh is yet another artist stepping up to the plate in an effort to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. The pioneering Hip Hop vet recently linked up with Novant Health for a new song that relays an “important” message to the public. The track flips Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew’s […]
Salt-n-Pepa became a trending Twitter topic on Saturday night (April 11) after Lifetime premiered the first trailer for its upcoming biopic about the groundbreaking Hip Hop duo. The forthcoming film is a three-hour saga chronicling the journeys of Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton — from their roots as nursing students at Queensborough Community College […]
The highly anticipated Instagram Live battle between DJ Premier and RZA went down on Saturday (April 11). As expected, the event drew thousands of people. By the two-minute mark, over 90,000 people had joined and the number continued to climb until RZA finally appeared about 12 minutes after the stream kicked off. With approximately 170,000 […]
Rihanna is apparently tired of people asking her to drop her new album, especially as the coronavirus pandemic continues its rampage across the globe. On Friday night (April 10), the Barbadian star issued a stern warning to her fans Instagram Live and reminded them there are more serious issues that need attention. She simultaneously took […]
What happened to “Cheetah girls, cheetah sisters?” “Amigas, cheetahs, friends for life?” All those lyrics that an entire generation of people has ingrained in their brains instead of basic math? The Cheetah Girls — Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, and Sabrina Bryant — have parted ways since delighting millions in their Disney Channel Original movies […]
Logic has been radio silent when it comes to social media and that’s very much by design. On Friday (April 10), Mr. Bobby Tarantino provided an update for his fans and explained he’s been buried in work. He also noted the arrival of his baby boy who his wife, Brittney Noell, delivered sometime this year. […]
There are two types of celebrity feuds: regular beefs, and what Arrested Development once deemed boyfights. Taylor and Kanye? That’s a feud. Cuomo brothers? Boyfight. Usher and the Weeknd aren’t brothers, so that’s a plain old feud. Noel and Liam Gallagher? Textbook boyfight. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Liam Gallagher has been trying to get his […]
When G-Unit was at its peak, you would have been hard-pressed to go somewhere with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and the squad and not see a variety of ancillary and affiliate rappers tagging along for the ride. One such rapper was Trav, who stuck by the rapper throughout physical altercations, drama with fashion affiliates, and […]
Tory Lanez says goodbye to Interscope Records with the release of The New Toronto 3 mixtape. After getting into some Instagram high jinks, the Canadian rapper/singer closes out his week with the follow-up to 2019’s Chixtape 5. The platinum-selling artist’s final project for Interscope is comprised of 16 tracks. His third entry in The New […]
Louisville’s 2KBABY has released Pregame Rituals, his debut EP for Warner Records. The 10-track project features collaborations with G Herbo, Lil Durk and YFN Lucci. “Pregame Rituals is telling the story of everything before the deal and a little bit of life after the deal,” he said in a press release. “This EP is my […]
After a 19-year hiatus, Killarmy is back with their first album since 2001’s Fear, Love & War. Titled Full Metal Jackets, the project finds 9th Prince, Kinetic 9, Islord, Killa Sin and ShoGun Assasson in top form, delivering more of that gritty, New York Hip Hop that made them famous. The 11-track effort was produced primarily […]
Rostrum Records artist 24hrs has teamed with DJ Drama for the new album 12AM In Atlanta 2. The two previously linked up on the Gangsta Grillz mixtape 12AM In Atlanta in 2017. The 16-track project serves as the follow-up to 24hrs’ World On Fire LP, which dropped in October 2019. Guests include Wiz Khalifa, Ty […]
Twenty-eight years after its original release, Dr. Dre’s debut solo album, The Chronic, is hitting all global streaming services. According to a press release, the 1992 classic will arrive Entertainment One on Spotify and all other major DSPs on April 20, the international smoker’s holiday. “Fans now have another reason to celebrate on what has […]
Los Angeles, CA – Compton rapper Slim 400 describes his new endeavors, like acting, with a sort of casual comfort that would leave one thinking that less than a year ago he was fighting for his life after being shot nine times. When asked about how he would describe the mentality that has propelled his […]
Chynna, an on-the-rise rapper from Philadelphia, died April 8 at 25, her family confirmed through management to Pitchfork. Her cause of death is unknown. “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed,” her family said in a statement. Born Chynna Rogers, she asked rapper A$AP Yams over Twitter if she could intern for him […]
And just like that, Selena Gomez’s latest album Rare is now available in a deluxe edition. The singer announced that she was adding a new track “Boyfriend” and two unreleased songs, “She” and “Souvenir” to the deluxe edition of Rare just this past Monday. Now, four days later, the bops have arrived and they brought […]
Nick Cannon is stepping into the world of daytime television. The Wild ‘N Out creator’s self-titled talk show is scheduled to premiere on September 21. The nationally syndicated program is set to air in 90 percent of United States, according to Deadline. Nick Cannon, which is being produced by Liongate’s Debmar-Mercury, will be broadcasted on […]
Burgeoning rapper and former model Chynna Rogers — better known as Chynna — has reportedly passed away. According to The Wrap, her manager John Miller confirmed she died on Wednesday (April 8). “I can regrettably confirm Chynna passed away,” Miller said email. He added that her family said, “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely […]
Los Angeles, CA – BIA exploded on to the music scene and most people’s radar when she was featured on Russ’ Billboard Hot 100 hit, “Best On Earth” released in 2019. The song was everywhere in every Hip Hop and pop medium and quickly rose to become a commercial hit. Though the Puerto Rican-Italian rapper […]
We talk about death every day now. It’s in the air. It’s on the ground. It’s waiting on the other end of cell phones buzzing in the wee, small hours. It’s peering back at us through laptop screens. It’s wafting into windows on sirens punctuating silent nights, slicing through our illusion of calm as steel […]