On March 2, former Recording Academy CEO and president Deborah Dugan was fired nearly two months after being put on paid leave. The following post has been updated throughout. “Music’s biggest night” carried on mostly business as usual this year, but prior to the Grammys ceremony, was overshadowed by weeks-long behind-the-scenes tension. Just over a […]
Bankroll Fresh’s Street Money Worldwide label has announced the release date for his posthumous album In Bank We Trust. The late rapper’s debut LP is scheduled to drop on Wednesday (March 4), exactly four years to the day of his death. The Atlanta-bred artist’s first studio album was originally supposed to be released in April […]
Pop Smoke’s first posthumous album may have found its executive producer. 50 Cent volunteered for the role and announced his intentions to finish the late rapper’s LP Instagram on Sunday (March 1). “i’m on the move listening to Pop smoke,” 50 wrote. “i decided i’m gonna executive produce and finish his album for him.#abcforlife #starzgettheapp […]
Long Beach, CA – Nate Dogg’s new tombstone was unveiled at Forest Lawn Cemetery in his hometown of Long Beach, California on Saturday (February 29). According to Press Telegram, more than 100 of the late Hip Hop legend’s friends and family showed up for the ceremony, including Tha Dogg Pound’s Daz Dillinger. The tombstone includes […]
Early Wednesday morning, on February 19, up-and-coming Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed at the home he was renting in the Hollywood Hills. Real name Bashar Barakah Jackson, Pop Smoke was on the forefront of Brooklyn’s exploding drill movement, paving the way with hits like “Welcome to the Party” and “Dior.” His second […]
Lil Uzi Vert dropped the follow-up to “Futsal Shuffle 2020” on Sunday, and this new single is designed to take you back, way back, all the way back to 1999, when your favorite ‘90s boy band hit was born. (Or depending on your age, when your child or parent’s favorite ‘90s boy band hit was […]
Days after Flavor Flav attempted to stop the Bernie Sanders campaign from advertising a Public Enemy performance at the Senator’s Sunday night rally, the group has reportedly dismissed the long-time member and hypeman. “Public Enemy and Public Enemy Radio will be moving forward without Flavor Flav,” the group said in a statement Sunday, as reported […]
Get ready to ride ’til you can’t no more. While just last week Megan Thee Stallion was hoping to release her upcoming album Suga on May 2, allegedly her attempt to renegotiate her contract with one of her two labels has resulted in a freeze on her planned release, putting your Hot Girl Summer plans […]
Los Angeles, CA – Although Chuck D recently said Flavor Flav would have one year to “get his act together,” Public Enemy has just announced he’s no longer part of the groundbreaking Hip Hop group. In a statement sent to RealStreetRadio, Chuck D and company made it abundantly clear their time with Flav has come […]
RealStreetRadio – This week in Hip Hop, Clipse’s old manager made a claim that most of their drug raps were about his life. Also, Eminem launched the viral #GodzillaChallenge on the social media platform Triller. Lastly, Tee Grizzley responded to Royce Da 5’9’s Breakfast Club interview, which discussed him discouraging Slim Shady from working with […]
Megan Thee Stallion has started using #FREEMEG and #FREETHEESTALLION hashtags on social media due to a dispute with her label 1501 Certified Entertainment. According to Hot Girl Meg, the company is preventing her from putting out new music after she attempted to renegotiate her contract. “When I signed, I didn’t really know what was in […]
Guapdad 4000 got a pleasant surprise when he jokingly challenged Missy Elliott to a dance battle. After imitating her moves from “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” video in a Twitter clip and declaring she had 24 hours to respond, Missy took less than an hour to give the scam rapper exactly what he wanted. “MISSY […]
Blueface has announced another release date for his oft-delayed Find The Beat album. After failing to drop his debut LP on two previous occasions, the Cash Money West artist now claims his project will arrive on March 13. “Okay guys jokes over find the beat dropping March 13th,” he wrote Instagram on Sunday (March 1). […]
Oprah Winfrey took a tumble while in the middle of a speech about wellness and balance during her 2020 Vision: Your Life on Focus Tour — and naturally, 50 Cent had jokes. On Saturday (February 29), the For Life executive shared a clip of the viral fall. “Wellness to me means all things in balance, […]
Lil Uzi Vert has thrown a curveball to listeners on his new song “That Way.” The enigmatic artist reaches back to the glory days of the Backstreet Boys, turning the boy band’s hit single “I Want It That Way” into a hook for his latest work. related news Lil Uzi Vert Reps For TikTok & […]
Veteran MC Shabaam Sahdeeq has joined forces with Brown Bag AllStars producer J57 to release a collaborative album titled Precious Stones. The duo’s LP features guest appearances by Ras Kass, Planet Asia, Casual, El Da Sensei and more. The project is produced entirely by J57 with Rob Viktum providing an assist on “Passport In Order.” […]
The eternally hip frontman of the Cars, Ric Ocasek, died at the age of 75 last year, with his body being discovered in his Manhattan home by his wife of several decades, the Czech supermodel Paulina Porizkova. The couple had announced in 2017 that they were separating, and began divorce proceedings in the weeks leading […]
Drake surprised fans with the release of two new tracks on Saturday night (February 29). The OVO leader’s song “When To Say When” and “Chicago Freestyle” showed up on SoundCloud late in the evening, but Drizzy also shared a video for his latest work YouTube. related news Drake Promises Next Album Will Be Shorter Than […]
Having a quiet night in listening to Glass Houses? Hoping to one day prove your undivided loyalty to Sir William Joel, the titular Piano Man? Well, he just jacked up his home security system thanks to a recent burglary hit (a few motorcycles were vandalized, nothing serious), and he’s really hoping to test it out. […]
Mobile, AL – Since its inception nearly a decade ago, Think It’s A Game Records (TIG) has consistently illuminated polarizing southern rap talents — most notably kickstarting the careers of YFN Lucci and Rich Homie Quan. Now, with a loaded roster of young blood and the same tenacity for beaconing from the south, TIG has […]
Columbia, SC – As the stage continues to set for the 2020 Democratic presidential candidacy, the remaining politicians are pulling out all the stops in efforts they can face off against Donald Trump in November. Even if it means piggybacking off Hip Hop in the most bizarre way possible. Enter Democratic presidential candidate and billionaire […]
Public EnemyRadio — P.E. mastermind Chuck D, DJ Lord, Jahi and the S1Ws — is performing at a Bernie Sanders rally in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 1), but evidently that didn’t sit well with Flavor Flav. On Friday (February 28), Flav’s team blasted the notion and insisted the Flavor Of Love reality TV star doesn’t […]
Florida rapper Trap Beckham is always thinking dancefloor-forward but for his new campaign, he’s putting a bit of extra message to his overall presentation. His latest club banger hopeful, the energetic “Back It Up,” features fellow Sunshine State flexer Flo Milli over a rambunctious Jacobi Jackson production. related news Trap Beckham Delivers “Happy Belated” EP […]
Staten Island, NY – Staten Island teacher Jo Ann Accardi tweeted RZA last May asking him for help in obtaining new technology for PS 78, Stapleton. To her surprise, the Wu-Tang Clan luminary ultimately obliged and provided 30 new iPads for the students on Thursday (February 27), according to SI Live. “I’m here today because one […]
The calendar gods have gifted you with an extra day this Leap Year, and now you can spend it enjoying Bad Bunny’s new album YHLQMDLG. The title stands for the phrase “Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana,” which roughly translates to, as the rapper told Jimmy Fallon while visiting the Tonight Show Thursday […]
Four months after filing a lawsuit rejecting their claim on her number-one hit song “Truth Hurts,” producers Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen and Justin “Yves” Rothman have filed a lawsuit claiming they once helped co-create a Lizzo song called “Healthy” that they allege is, well, maybe not 100% that song, but similar enough to “Truth Hurts” […]
Los Angeles, CA – Sometime around the end of 2017, like-minded MCs Logic and Joyner Lucas got into a bit of a lyrical war and it was Royce Da 5’9 of all people who had a hand in squashing their beef. While speaking to RealStreetRadio, The Allergory architect explained how he approached the two-pronged beast. […]
For seven consecutive weeks, Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” has reigned supreme atop the Billboard 100 chart. Now the runaway smash Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial hit has a flashy new video to keep the party going. related news Producer 30 Roc Explains How Windshield Wiper Noise Ended Up On Roddy Ricch’s ‘The Box’ January […]
Atlanta, GA – Lil Baby has reloaded and dropped his sophomore album My Turn and relinked with Gunna in the video for the LP’s lead single “Heatin’ Up” on Friday (February 28). In the Jon J.-directed visual, the frequent Atlanta-based collaborators who have created hits such as “Drip Too Hard,” “Ready” and “Deep End” display how they’ve […]
Grammy-nominated star Swae Lee’s “Sicko Mode” catchphrase is now an actual record. On Friday (February 28), the Rae Sremmurd member unleashed his new song “Someone Said” onto the masses amid his participation on Post Malone’s Runaway Tour. The magnetic number features the Hip Hop crooner belting out cleverness like “Yeah, I cut you off like […]