Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty was arrested earlier this week for failing to register as a sex offender in the state of California. Considering Meek Mill was once romantically linked to the self-proclaimed Queen of Rap, the incident would appear to give him the perfect opportunity to rub it in Petty’s face, especially after Meek […]
Austin, TX – Shortly after the Beastie Boys, Ozzy Osbourne and Trent Reznor announced they’d pulled out of the annual South By Southwest music festival, the Austin-based event has been canceled. According to a statement on the official SXSW website, the coronavirus is to blame. “We are devastated to share this news with you,” the […]
Los Angeles, CA – Back in the early 2000s, Jadakiss and Allen Iverson were heavily instrumental in fostering the NBA’s apparent relationship with the Hip Hop community through a pair of Reebok commercials that exemplified both of their talents. During a recent interview with RealStreetRadio, the Ignatius creator explained, if anything, their pairing was organic. […]
You donât need us to tell you again about how much we like the Dixie Chicksâ new barn burner (and bed burner) âGaslighter,â their first official single in 14 years. Weâre not alone either: The single is behind only Demi Lovatoâs âI Love Meâ on the iTunes Top Songs chart at the time of writing. […]
In a week, the ongoing contract dispute between Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion and 1501 Certified Entertainment, the Texas indie record label that signed her in 2018, has rapidly devolved into one of the most lurid rap-label tiffs in recent memory. On Sunday, Megan told fans that 1501 was attempting to block the release of […]
Lil Uzi Vert has finally delivered his Eternal Atake album after years of delays. The project was expected to arrive later this month, but Uzi evidently felt his fans had been patient enough. He made the surprise announcement Twitter on Friday morning (March 6). “YALL READY TODAY IS TH DAY!!!” he wrote in all caps. “FUCK […]
Anthony âGeezyâ Gonzalez, former manager of Clipse, has revealed the subject of Pusha Tâs song “S.N.I.T.C.H.” â himself. In a sit-down interview with DJ Vlad, Gonzalez explained the line âCovered his own tracks, he didn’t care that/We had a legacy he killed, I got to wear thatâ is âdefinitelyâ about him. Before confirming the rumor, […]
Austin, TX – The surviving members of the Beastie Boys â Mike “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horvitz â have been forced to pull of Austin’s annual South By Southwest music festival due to the coronavirus. The two Hip Hop pioneers were scheduled to participate in the film portion of the event to discuss […]
Dua Lipa has predicted the latest trend: canceling group-fitness classes over coronavirus concerns and getting well fit in the comfort of your own apartment/quarantine chamber. That has to be the reason why she released the âLetâs Get Physical Work Out Videoâ today, after already releasing a somewhat less interactive music video for her single, âPhysicalâ […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Vanderslice has recruited Windy City spitter Vic Spencer for “Cold Winter,” the first leak from Slice’s forthcoming Trendsetter EP. In addition to Spencer, the seven-track project boasts contributions from Ty Farris, G Perico, Daniel Son and Capo as well. “Cold Winter” is currently available on all digital platforms and serves as an […]
Record Store Day falls on April 18 this year and Eminem is ready for it. On Thursday (March 5), the Hip Hop giant fired off a tweet announcing “exclusive wax” for the annual event was on its way. “Exclusive wax for @recordstoreday 4/18 – Hi My Name Is / Bad Guys Always Die ft @drdre […]
Grafh has linked up with DJ Green Lantern to drop The Oracle 3 mixtape. The duo’s project arrives 12 years after the previous entry in the series. The 15-track tape features collaborations with Conway The Machine, Benny The Butcher, Bun B, Royce Da 5’9, KXNG Crooked, Rittz, JAG, Hopsin and Dope Gang Porter. Production is […]
King Von, who is signed to Lil Durk’s Only The Family imprint, has released a new album titled LeVon James. The Chicago-bred rapper’s latest work is executive produced by Chopsquad DJ. The 16-track LP features collaborations with Durk, G Herbo, Tee Grizzley, NLE Choppa, YNW Melly, Yungeen Ace and Booka600. related news King Von Shares […]
Florida-based rapper $NOT has dropped his first album titled – Tragedy +. The 300 Entertainment signee’s new LP arrives fresh off the end of his North American tour with Jasiah. The up-and-coming artist’s debut project features 12 tracks, including his breakthrough single “GOSHA” produced by YZ. Wifisfuneral, a fellow member of the Florida Hip Hop […]
The Demi Lovato Come Back Tour continues. After over a year out of the limelight due to a relapse in July of 2018, Demi Lovato has spent 2020 reclaiming her space as one of pop musicâs most talented vocalists. It began with an emotionally devastating and vocally flawless performance of her ballad âAnyoneâ at the […]
R. Kelly faces new legal troubles in Chicago, as authorities have â very recently seizedâ over 100 electronic devices belonging to the disgraced R&B artist from a storage unit in suburban Chicago. Rolling Stone reports that on Thursday R. Kelly returned to court and plead not guilty to a revised 13 counts of federal charges […]
CJ Fly has released his debut album RUDEBWOY. Statik Selektah handles all of the production on the Pro Era member’s first solo LP. The Brooklyn-bred MC’s new project features 13 tracks. Guests include Conway The Machine and CJ’s fellow members of Pro Era. related news #DXCLUSIVE: CJ Fly Readies ‘RUDEBWOY’ Debut Album Release With ‘Grew […]
DJ Kay Slay has dropped a new EP titled Living Legend. The project is the follow-up to 2019’s Hip Hop Frontline album. Like his past releases, the veteran DJ has recruited a stacked lineup of MCs for the EP. Guests include Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Bun B, Queen Latifah, The LOX, DJ Paul, Juicy J, Big […]
KXNG Crooked has unleashed a new batch of lyrical fireworks in the form of The Sixteen Chapel EP. The project kicks off Crook’s 2020 campaign after he spent last year churning out tracks every week as part of his Hip Hop Weekly series. The West Coast rapper’s latest project is comprised of five songs. The […]
Megan Thee Stallion’s victorious legal battle against her record label 1501 Certified Entertainment continues to build an after story in wake of the verdict on Thursday (March 5). After Rap-A-Lot Records founder J. Prince dismissed his name being included in the suit as “lies and stupidity,” Hot Girl Meg proceeded to defend her honor to […]
Katy Perry dropped the music video for her ballad âNever Worn Whiteâ at midnight on Thursday, and used it to reveal that she and fiancĂ© Orlando Bloom are pregnant with their first child. Perryâs fans are obviously very excited about both the baby and the new single, and Perry called into SiriusXM Hits 1 to […]
Los Angeles, CA – Former Top Dawg Entertainment President Dave Free’s next venture since leaving the label in 2019 has been revealed â and it’s a collaboration with his longtime homie, Kendrick Lamar. View this post on Instagram pg-lang.com A post shared by pgLang (@pg.lang) on Mar 5, 2020 at 8:48am PST On Thursday (March […]
Our most beloved talented musicians are positively obsessed with stringing fans along by releasing every imaginable type of project but new music. The latest to do so? Kendrick Lamar. And his nonmusic passion? It isnât menswear. It isnât a fragrance, or a memoir, or making a feature-length kung-fu film. Itâs ⊠global, multilingual, creative media […]
Miami, FL – It’s been nearly three months since Nick Cannon and Eminem engaged in a mostly one-sided beef. But naturally, it’s still a topic of conversation whenever the Wild ‘N Out host sits down for an interview. During a recent conversation with Miami’s 99 Jamz radio, Cannon suggested the situation was too much for […]
Atlanta, GA – Lil Baby returned to Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday (March 4) where he donated $150,000 for the newly established My Turn Scholarship fund. With the help of Amazon Musicâs Rap Rotation, Quality Control Music, Wolfpack Global and Motown Records, the scholarship will be awarded annually to a […]
Megan Thee Stallion took to ESPN, a natural platform for any rising musical artist, to chat about her faith in the Houston Rocketsâ postseason performance. But for those abreast of her recent record-label drama, the ESPN talk-show appearance was also a sly takedown of 1501 Certified Entertainment label CEO Carl Crawford, a former MLB star, […]
Houston, TX – J. Prince was among the defendants named in Megan Thee Stallion’s recent lawsuit against 1501 Certified Entertainment. The statuesque rapper claimed she was in a bunk contract and once she tried to renegotiate, she said they decided to prevent her from releasing new music on Friday (March 6) as she’d planned. Now, the Rap-A-Lot […]
New York, NY – 50 Cent appeared to get the last laugh after NYPD Deputy Inspector Emanuel Gonzalez â the cop who allegedly told his fellow officers to shoot the Power exec “on sight” â was demoted. Fiddy headed to Instagram on Wednesday (March 4) to gloat about the news. “Remember this guy Commanding officer […]
We can never hold that much of a grudge against the pop savant who gifted our planet with âOblivionâ and Art Angels, but Grimesâs relationship with billionaire industrialistâmad scientist Elon Musk has certainly alienated some of her fans. The very online singer-producer-dater-of-Musk knows this and addresses the political dissonance of her relationship in a recent […]
De La Soul and Tommy Boy Records had a very public dispute over contract negotiations last year. In a recent interview with Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Posdnuos hinted a reconciliation with their original label was possibly in the works, but he didn’t outline the details of what that means. â(Tommy Boy) sort of came back to […]