RTJ4 will be Run The Jewels’ first LP released on a major label after the two signed a deal with BMG. In an interview with Billboard, El-P and Killer Mike — as well as the team around them — detailed why the duo made the big move following their success as independent artists. “The truth […]
Atlanta, GA – George State Police have reportedly shut down 2 Chainz’s restaurant in Atlanta. According to TMZ, the Grammy Award-winning rapper’s Escobar Restaurant & Tapas spot was closed on Monday night (May 25) for violating COVID-19 guidelines. The police report states as officers drove by, they “noticed that the location was rather loud, busy, […]
Priscilla Rainey, the woman who accused The Game of sexual assault, has reportedly filed for a restraining order to prevent Mr. Los Angeles Confidential from hiding his assets with his longtime manager Cash “Wack 100” Jones. According to AllHipHop, Rainey’s attorney Michael Jason Lee says Game — real name Jayceon Taylor — is doing everything he […]
Boosie Badazz and Webbie’s relationship has been strained for at least a year. According to Webbie’s manager Derrick, their friendship hasn’t been the same since Boosie was released from jail last April. In an interview with The Shade Room, Derrick addressed Boosie’s most recent Webbie rant and explained what exactly led to their rift. “Webbie don’t […]
WE tv’s Growing Up Hip Hop has lost another cast member. Egypt Criss, the daughter of Salt-N-Pepa’s Pepa and Naughty By Nature’s Treach, announced she’s leaving the reality television series. “I respect myself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves me, grows me or makes me happy,” she wrote Instagram. “It’s time […]
It’s not too often that you get to perform in the biggest venue in your city as a young artist. For Dallas native Yella Beezy, he got the call to open up for JAY-Z and Beyoncé and didn’t hesitate to say yes. In an exclusive interview, Beezy breaks down the moment and how excited he […]
Los Angeles, CA – Pop Smoke’s ongoing murder investigation has hit a snag. According to TMZ, the Los Angeles Police Department’s resources have been consumed by COVID-19 and coronavirus-related calls for at least the past two months, pushing the late rapper’s case to the back burner. When detectives do find the time to focus on […]
Stylist company Luka Lorena has included Offset in an ongoing lawsuit against Takeoff, Quavo and manager Daniel Zook over Migos allegedly not paying for almost $80,000 worth of designer clothing. Lorena first filed suit against Takeoff (real name Kirshnik Ball) and Quavo (Quavious Marshall) in March, alleging breach of contract, conversion and conspiracy to convert […]
Roughly five months after Pop Smoke’s untimely passing, the late rapper’s debut album is on its way. While sharing the posthumous project’s cover art on Thursday (May 14), Pop’s manager Steven Victor revealed it will arrive on June 12. However, no title has been announced. View this post on Instagram June 12 2020 A post shared […]
The mother of Tekashi 6ix9ine’s daughter Sara Molina has been an ongoing part of his saga since the beginning. After going on Instagram Live earlier this month and claiming 6ix9ine raped and abused her, she later insisted he’s a “marked man.” But evidently two can play at this game. On Wednesday (May 12), DJ Akademiks […]
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 […]
As promised, Tekashi 6ix9ine hit Instagram Live on Friday (May 8) — albeit nearly an hour late — with the Cops “Bad Boys” theme blasting in the background and addressed his reputation as a snitch, smashing an Instagram Live record in the process. While speaking to the over 1.9 million viewers who tuned in, he […]
Yella Beezy has linked up with fellow Dallas native Trapboy Freddy for a collaborative mixtape titled I’m My Brother’s Keeper. The project is a joint release through Hitco and 300 Entertainment. The duo’s new project is comprised of 13 tracks. The tape serves as the follow-up to Beezy’s Baccend Beezy and Freddy’s Rockboy Freddy 2020 […]
Check in on your friends during quarantine, they say — maybe even make a song with them. That’s what longtime friends Justin Bieber and inventor of staying home Ariana Grande have finally done, anyway, releasing their first collaboration “Stuck With U” in the name of quarantine. The song comes a year after Bieber broke his […]
Eminem is heralded as one of the most gifted lyricists to ever live. But during his recent three-hour Shade45 radio show special Music To Be Quarantined By, the celebrated MC revealed who he believes is the greatest songwriter of all time — Tupac Shakur. As Shady was getting ready to play “If I Die Tonight” from ‘Pac’s […]
To coincide with his string of humanitarianism during the global pandemic spawned by coronavirus, Eminem has announced his own three-hour special on his Shade45 SiriusXM Channel dubbed “Music To Be Quarantined By” (a play on his recently released album Music to Be Murdered By). The engaging set will take place at noon on Saturday (May […]
For the first time in seven years, Fountains of Wayne reunited, to perform in honor of Adam Schlesinger, the band’s bassist and songwriter who died due to COVID-19 on April 1. Sharon Van Etten filled in on bass and harmonies as the group performed “Hackensack,” its anthem to the New Jersey town, for April 22’s […]
Detroit, MI – Eminem showed his support for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19 by providing food to hospitals in his home of Detroit. According to The Detroit News, Slim Shady donated cups of his Mom’s Spaghetti brand to the Henry Ford Health System and Detroit Receiving Hospital. “Our #HealthcareHeroes ‘lost themselves’ in the delicious Mom’s Spaghetti […]
The Game’s longtime manager Wack 100 is calling foul on reports any royalties from his client’s Born 2 Rap album will go to Game’s sexual assault accuser Pricilla Rainey. On Saturday (April 18), Wack shared a screenshot of a headline that read, “The Game Loses Record Label & ‘Born To Rap’ Royalties To Priscilla Rainey As […]
Pop Smoke’s posthumous album isn’t the only project being developed in honor of the late rapper. Steven Victor, who served as Pop and Pusha T’s manager, revealed he’s working on a documentary to memorialize his client in an interview with Complex. “I’m working really, really hard on this Pop Smoke album,” Victor said. “And I’m […]
J Stone targeted Wack 100 Instagram on Thursday (April 9), accusing the longtime music manager of essentially being a coward during an alleged confrontation with the late Nipsey Hussle. “Aye @wack100 you a Bitch in Real Life!!” he wrote. “And to keep it all the way 100, Nigga Nip hopped out on yo ass, got in yo […]
As the world remembers Fountains of Wayne member and songwriter Adam Schlesinger, who died April 1 due to COVID-19, the band’s singer Chris Collingwood wants them to look beyond “Stacy’s Mom,” their biggest hit. “I tried to talk him out of ‘Stacy’s Mom,’” Collingwood tells Rolling Stone in a long-ranging interview. “He was too good […]
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 – Flavor Flav’s former manager and mother of his infant son, Kate Gammell, is selling Flavor Flav merch in an effort to provide some financial relief. The longtime Public Enemy member has yet to acknowledge kinship to the child and apparently isn’t paying child support — despite a paternity test stating otherwise. […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – A copy of will.i.am’s 2001 video “I Am” was recently discovered in the dingy basement of the United Kingdom-based imprint Barely Breaking Even Records (BBE). Now, it’s finally getting a proper release — only this time it’s in HD. “Only an extremely low resolution version has ever been available online,” the press […]
Drake is once again taking his talents behind the screen. The OVO Sound founder is set to executive produce a series based on Robert Greene’s best-selling book, 48 Laws of Power, for the soon-to-launch short-form video platform, Quibi. The series, which will have the same title as the book, will reportedly “detail the nature of power and how one […]
Los Angeles, CA – Tekashi 6ix9ine has become a Hip Hop’s poster child for turncoats to police. The incarcerated rapper’s fellow Brooklynite and former welterweight boxing champion Zab Judah offered his thoughts on Tekashi’s legal situation in the 16th edition of his Vlad TV interview released on Monday (March 23). Judah believes Tekashi “turned back into […]
New York, NY – Tekashi 6ix9ine is facing yet another multi-million dollar lawsuit. According to Complex, an anonymous woman is suing the currently incarcerated rapper for a 2018 shooting incident that resulted in several injuries. On July 16, 2018, members of the Nine Trey Bloods Gang were filming a video in the Smurf Village apartment […]
New York, NY – Tekashi 6ix9ine may be locked up in a New York prison, but he’s been getting sued left and right. Shortly after Fashion Nova filed a $2.25 lawsuit against the controversial rapper, TMZ reports his former friend Shane Hardy is suing him as well. Hardy claims he and 6ix9ine had a fall-out over […]
Bronx, NY – Former Definitive Jux artist C-Rayz Walz is currently behind bars at the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center (also known as “The Boat”) as he awaits trail on a felony rape allegation. The 44-year-old MC has been incarcerated in the Bronx jail since last December and is expected to make a court appearance […]