Fresh off the release of his cinematic debut album Carolina Narco, South Coast Money Group rapper Blacc Zacc has released a short film of the same name. The 17-minute mini-movie is directed by FoolWiththeCamera and goes into immense detail about the positives (money, cash, clothes) and negatives (retaliation, revenge and get back) of street life. […]
DJ Nu-Mark is combating the coronavirus blues by revisiting old mixes and putting them on his Bandcamp page. Last week, the Jurassic 5 turntablist shared the 2011 Take Me With You mix featuring two roughly 39-minute parts. As he explained on Instagram, “‘Take Me With You’ is a mix incorporating international genres….Cumbia, Samba, Calypso, Salsa, Afro-Cuban, Afrobeat, […]
The ‘Gram – The Instagram Live beat battle between heavyweight producers Boi-1da and Hit-Boy on Friday (March 27) set social media on fire and caused many of its viewers including Timbaland and Swizz Beatz to discuss who got next. Alchemist and TIDAL Chief Content Officer Elliott Wilson spoke about Instagram Live producers’ beat battles during […]
Los Angeles, CA – Offset is one of the many celebrities involved in Quibi, a new short-form streaming service launching on April 6. The Migos rapper is hosting a car series called SKRRT With Offset, which dropped its first trailer on Monday (March 30). The preview highlights some of the show’s guests, which include his […]
The-Dream’s Instagram Live battle with Sean Garrett has opened up JAY-Z’s vault. TIDAL has dropped a previously unreleased demo of Hov’s “Holy Grail” after The-Dream previewed the song during his “Battle of the Songwriters” clash with Garrett. “Holy Grail” features Justin Timberlake and appears on the 2013 album Magna Carta Holy Grail. But the demo […]
Tory Lanez’s New Toronto 3 is scheduled to drop in April. The Canadian rapper/singer shared the project’s release date and cover art social media on Monday (March 30). “#NEWTORONTO3 April 10th,” he wrote on Twitter. #NEWTORONTO3 April 10th âïž pic.twitter.com/IEhtYC8gmu — Tory Lanez (@torylanez) March 30, 2020 Lanez previously indicated his third entry in the […]
Ice Cube just might have the cure to fill the NBA season void â a reality show version of the BIG3 made with the producers of Big Brother. On Monday (March 30), Cube responded to the host of ESPN’s The Jump Rachel Nichols’ interview with former Boston Celtics’ teammates Paul Pierce and Kendrick Perkins who were discussing the show’s […]
New York, NY – A defendant in the Tekashi 6ix9ine racketeering case, Kooda B, will be temporarily released from prison over coronavirus concerns. According to Complex, Judge Paul A. Engelmayer acknowledged at least four inmates at the Metropolitan Correctional Center where he’s in jail have contracted the coronavirus. Because Kooda has asthma, “the MCC has […]
Gucci Mane has announced a new compilation album titled Cold Day In Hell, which will arrive on his Atlanta label 1017 Eskimo Records. Guwop shared the ice and snow-themed cover art for the project on his Instagram, which features dollar bills, snowflakes and menacing polar bears in front of the Atlanta skyline. Bold text at the […]
The Weeknd’s After Hours album keeps getting longer. After dropping a deluxe edition of the LP on March 23, the diamond-selling singer has delivered three more bonus tracks. While the initial expanded version of After Hours added remixes and a live version of “Scared To Live,” Weeknd’s latest batch of songs are original creations. The […]
Okay, fine, we canât even be mad at Rihanna right now. The singer has provided yet another non-update on R9 while talking to British Vogue, adding to a long list of swerves. But last week alone, Rihanna donated $700,000 worth of ventilators to Barbados and $5 million to various organizations fighting the coronavirus pandemic, so […]
Boosie Badazz’s Instagram antics have turned him into a living, breathing meme — and now he’s using the content in his music. After his “put your pussy lips on Live, I’ll give you $1000” quote went viral, the Baton Rouge-bred rapper transformed the clip into a new single titled “Pussy Lips On Live.” The opinionated […]
Coachella, CA – As the coronavirus pandemic wages on, parents have been forced to homeschool their children. One father in particular, JesĂșs Ramos, decided to switch things up a bit and give his daughter Bailey a Hip Hop lesson on Biggie and 2Pac â instead of learning about the War of 1812. In an Instagram […]
Paris, France – Just as Pop Smoke’s career was starting to take off, the 20-year-old Brooklyn native was gunned down at a private residence in the Hollywood Hills during a suspected home invasion. In the wake of his death, his earned his first Billboard Hot 100 placement and 50 Cent vowed to executive produce and finish his […]
The Weeknd has claimed the top spot on both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts. Weeknd’s After Hours LP debuted at No. 1 after selling 444,000 album equivalent album units in the U.S. for the week ending on March 26, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Concurrently, his “Blinding Lights” single continued its Hot 100 ascent and […]
Los Angeles, CA – Lizzo evidently caught the bat signal Blueface sent in her direction earlier this month. On Sunday (March 29), the Grammy Award-winning artist shared a revealing Instagram photo of her backside with the caption, “Blueface babyyyyy.” View this post on Instagram Blueface babyyy ? A post shared by Lizzo (@lizzobeeating) on Mar […]
COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate. From Prince Charles and actor Tom Hanks to singer-songwriter John Prine and Geto Boys legend Scarface, celebrities left and right are revealing their positive test results. Now, it looks like DJ Jazzy Jeff has potentially contracted the virus. On Monday morning (March 30), the celebrated turntablist revealed he’s battling pneumonia and hinted […]
The world learned Drake had a “secret son” on Pusha T’s diss track “The Story Of Adidon” in May 2018. But the father of one isn’t keeping Adonis a secret any longer. On Monday morning (March30), the 6 God shared several photos to his Instagram account that included five of his curly blonde-haired, blue-eyed child. His father […]
Say what you will about Frank Ocean, but the man knows great timing when he sees it. Frank previewed two new singles, âDear Aprilâ and âCayendo,â back in October, during a broadcast of his Beats 1 radio show âblonded RADIO.â Now, in our time of need, Frank is back with the full versions of the […]
Forget about that bodacious snake! Britney Spearsâs infamous âIâm a Slave 4 Uâ performance at the VMAs was 19 years ago, and harks back to a simpler time when women could cuddle with reptiles and/or rock an exquisite cut-out dress outside the confines of their home. But perhaps this newfound Tiger King fact about the […]
Quarantine has Drake even more in his feelings than usual. Heâs reaching out to his ex, Rihanna, over multiple Instagram Lives, posting videos of rain clouds, and Monday morning, he shared a heartfelt tribute to his family â including his son, Adonis Graham. The rapper posted several photos of his son, one of his parents, […]
Conway The Machine has linked up with Alchemist for a collaborative EP titled LULU. The duo’s seven-track project features guest appearances by Cormega and ScHoolboy Q. The new EP serves as Conway’s follow-up to last September’s Look What I Became… and the Griselda crew’s Shady Records debut WWCD. It also marks Alchemist’s second collaboration of […]
Grammy-winning musician John Prine, famous for his contributions to folk, country and bluegrass, is currently in critical condition after experiencing âCOVID-19 symptoms.â According to a post to his official Twitter account Sunday, the singer-songwriter was hospitalized on Thursday and intubated on Saturday evening, where he âcontinues to receive care, but his situation is critical.â âThis […]
The Weeknd reportedly went against the wishes of Universal Music Group executives when he released his After Hours album. According to TMZ, the Republic Records singer was urged to delay the LP due to the coronavirus pandemic. Industry higher-ups reportedly feared the album would flop since it couldn’t be marketed with television appearances. But Weeknd […]
Strange Music’s Wrekonize is back with a new EP titled Pressure Point Meridian 1. The project is the ÂĄMayday! member’s first solo work since 2017’s Into The Further album. The veteran MC continues the Strange Music camp’s string of EPs, adding to their 2020 lineup of brief releases that already includes everyone from label boss […]
Masta Ace has followed up the re-release of his “Globetrotter” single with a brand new track titled “GMO.” The song shows off a different side of the legendary Juice Crew MC — or at least one that hasn’t been on display in a while. “‘GMO’ is a joint I started writing over a few years […]
Killarmy is returning to action with their first LP since 2001’s Fear, Love & War. The Wu-Tang Clan affiliates have reassembled for a new album titled Full Metal Jackets, which is scheduled to drop on April 10. “This album is the vaccine,” Killarmy’s 9th Prince tells RealStreetRadio. “Killarmy always shows up for duty when the […]
Drill music pioneer Young Chop has caught the attention of 21 Savage. After the Chicago-bred producer took some shots at 21 on social media, the Slaughter Gang rapper responded Instagram Stories. “Make sure y’all go get his tape wen it drop cuz he need da clout and pray for him cuz he done lost his […]
Multi-platinum selling producer/rapper KwamĂ© celebrated his birthday by bringing fans one of the most ambitious Instagram Live endeavors yet: a six-plus hour showcase featuring a plethora of legendary MCs. Kicking off with Roxanne Shante, KwamĂ© treated his audience with guest after guest while mixing in DJ sets of classics from the ’90s and early 2000s. […]
CMG/4PF artist 42 Dugg has released a new mixtape, Young & Turnt Vol. 2, following his recent arrest on a federal gun charge. The project is a sequel to 2019’s Young & Turnt. The Detroit-bred rapper’s latest work includes 14 tracks. The tape features collaborations with his label bosses Yo Gotti and Lil Baby as […]