Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star Mo Fayne is facing federal charges of bank fraud. A press release from the United States Department of Justice on Wednesday (May 13) accuses the reality star, real name Maurice Fayne, of deceitfully obtaining a small business loan meant for COVID-19 relief. Instead of using the loan for its […]
Pioneering, flamboyant, eccentric â Little Richard was all these things, and then some. And just as his anarchic performances suggested, the late legend was just as wild away from the piano, living a life full of sex, drugs, spirituality, generosity, sex, bravado, kindness, and some more sex. The immediate outpouring following his May 9 death […]
On Monday, singer Bryan Adams swung so wide with a coronavirus rant, he spun past concert cancellations, whizzed by âbat eating,â and landed on, of course, veganism. In an Instagram post lamenting the cancellation of his May shows at Londonâs Royal Albert Hall, the singer plays 1983âs âCuts Like a Knifeâ and goes off on […]
Cypress, TX – Youngboy Never Broke Again needs his six feet of space, dog. In a video that went viral on Thursday (May 7), the Baton Rouge native can be seen reacting in a way that would definitely not be described as happy when a fan approached him in an undisclosed residential neighborhood. According to […]
Eminem will be the next guest on Lil Wayne’s recently launched Apple Music Show Young Money Radio. Shady made the announcement on Friday (May 8) Twitter. As noted in the caption, the show airs at 7 p.m. EST. “Set fire to the mic and ignite the crowd,’” he wrote alongside a promo photo. “Hittin’ #YoungMoneyRadio later to […]
Michigan – Big Sean has teamed up with Rihanna, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and other funders to donate $3.2 million to COVID-19 relief efforts in Detroit and Flint, Michigan. The money will be given to community-based organizations assisting in food distribution, bail relief, temporary shelter and social support services. Sean’s donations were made through his […]
Kehlani dropped her new album It Was Good Until It Wasn’t on Friday (May 8) and naturally, music publications are talking about it. But what Drake can’t seem to wrap his head around is why they’d include his name in one of the headlines. Surely, Drake understands he’s one of the biggest artists in the […]
This being America, perhaps you thought two consenting adults would enjoy the freedom to name their progeny whatever the hell they want. Your baby your choice, be it Kale or Lakynn or Gunner or Insta or just a collection of numbers and symbols chosen seemingly at random. Apparently, though, Big Government would like to rein […]
Eminem is showing support for 50 Cent’s latest endeavor â like any good ride-or-die would do. On Tuesday evening (May 5), Shady fired off a tweet in support of Fiddy’s new book, Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter. “Like he said: Get Rich or die tryinâ!!” he wrote alongside a photo of the book’s cover. “Get my […]
Eminem is showing support for 50 Cent’s latest endeavor â like any good ride-or-die would do. On Tuesday evening (May 5), Shady fired off a tweet in support of Fiddy’s new book, Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter. “Like he said: Get Rich or die tryinâ!!” he wrote alongside a photo of the book’s cover. “Get my […]
Miami, FL – Trina has zero interest in battling Khia, dismissing the “My Neck, My Back” creator as not in her league. After Khia said she would dominate the gold-selling rapper in an Instagram Live battle, Trina issued a fiery response on Miami radio station 99 Jamz. “I’m a queen; this is called royalty over […]
50 Cent and his eldest son Marquise Jackson have had a tumultuous relationship for years. Their vitriol for each other often bleeds into social media, making their private turmoil very public. During a recent Instagram Live interview with Van Lathan, the television mogul finally explained why they remain estranged. “It is sad, it’s a sad […]
Eminem is showing support for 50 Cent’s latest endeavor â like any good ride-or-die would do. On Tuesday evening (May 5), Shady fired off a tweet in support of Fiddy’s new book, Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter. “Like he said: Get Rich or die tryinâ!!” he wrote alongside a photo of the book’s cover. “Get my […]
DaBaby is denying the latest assault allegations he’s currently facing. In a post on his Instagram Story on Tuesday (May 5), Baby addressed a TMZ headline published earlier in the day that accused him of attacking a personal driver in Las Vegas in 2019. Saying that there was absolutely no truth to the allegations, the […]
RZA is bringing classic films and expert commentary to the world of live streaming. On Friday (May 8), the Wu-Tang Clan luminary will screen the 1983 kung fu film Shaolin vs Wu Tang on a newly-launched platform called 36 Cinema. In an Instagram post shared on Monday (May 5), RZA explained the experience “is designed […]
Drake is the patron saint of passive aggression. You burn his candle when youâve been wronged, when youâve been dumped, when you feel like you get more attention for mistakes than accomplishments. In exchange for your devotion, he gives you protection against the hordes of doubters and haters, real or imagined, that stand in the […]
50 Cent and Ja Rule have been intertwined in so much social media back-and-forth, it’s been easy to forget about Young Buck. The Hip Hop television mogul has been going after the former G-Unit member for years but appeared to take a little intermission. That all changed on Monday (May 4) when Fiddy once again […]
Toronto, Canada – Tory Lanez’s The Dream City Project has reportedly partnered with Amazon Music and The Dream Center to launch the Tory Lanez Dream City Fund, a direct response to his wildly popular Quarantine Radio show. According to CNN, the Tory Lanez Dream City Fund will provide meals and diapers to people impacted by […]
Like many other artists, DJ Khaled wants to stay connected to his fans during the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday (May 3), the Grammy Award-winning producer held an Instagram Live session where he was forced to take executive action. After inviting a woman from the comment section to have a one-on-one chat with him, Khaled is […]
As more cities and states begin to reopen in the wake of COVID-19, more artists are revealing how the virus has hit home for them. The virus has already claimed the live of Bronx rapper Fred The Godson and forced Scarface to go on dialysis after he suffered kidney failure. Now Papoose and Remy Ma are speaking out about […]
The Beastie Boys Story documentary was released Apple TV + last week, bringing the tale of “three bad brothers you know so well” into homes all over the world. For roughly two hours, the surviving members of the New York City trio â Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz â looked back on […]
Having realized famous people love belting out their favorite Disney songs as much as us plebeians, the Disney Family Singalong: Volume II has been announced for Sunday, May 10 at 7 p.m. EST on ABC. While Ariana Grande and BeyoncĂ© stole the singalong last time, only time will tell whose vocals will go from (not […]
BeyoncĂ©’s OnlyFans shoutout on Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage Remix” has reportedly led to a 15 percent increase in site visits â less than 24 hours after its release. The burgeoning company’s COO Tom Stokely expressed his excitement at the “surprise call-out from BeyoncĂ©,” while acknowledging the recent spate of endorsements from other well-known artists. â(BeyoncĂ©’s) […]
Akademiks has fashioned a career as a media personality, but he couldn’t hold back his honest response to receiving a shoutout from Drake. During a livestream celebrating the release of Drizzy’s Dark Lane Demo Tapes, Akademiks went into full stan mode when the OVO boss mentioned his name. “Let’s go!” Akademiks screamed before jumping around […]
Shortly after the drama between Kehlani and Kamaiyah started to unfold, Keyshia Cole hopped in the mix and revealed she had her own issues with the While We Wait singer. While speaking to Hollywood Unlocked, Cole explained where they stand â and apparently they aren’t cool. “We didn’t see eye-to-eye on a lot of things […]
The return of The Dixie Chicks continues to be one of the few good things in the world, even when the songs are so, so sad. Martie Erwin Maguire, Emily Strayer, and Natalie Mainesâs latest, âJulianna Calm Down,â off their postponed album, Gaslighter, speaks directly to women in harmful relationships. âJulianna, calm down / You […]
Weâre committed to keeping our readers informed. Weâve removed our paywall from essential coronavirus news stories. Become a subscriber to support our journalists. now. New Yorkâs noise has a distinctive grain, a multilayered clangor that changes with the decades but retains its personality. Composers have often mined the soundtrack of the streets for raw material. John […]
For years, CDs have arrived each week by the dozen, their styles, careers, and time periods all competing for my attention. I would get to them all eventually, I told myself â when I was idled or sick or housebound. But in these past weeks, Iâve found I have no appetite for exploration, no urge […]
The return of The Dixie Chicks continues to be one of the few good things in the world, even when the songs are so, so sad. Martie Erwin Maguire, Emily Strayer, and Natalie Mainesâs latest, âJulianna Come Home,â off their postponed album, Gaslighter, speaks directly to women in harmful relationships. âJulianna, calm down / You […]
Both critically and commercially, the 80s and 90s were an unparalleled sweet spot for New York Hip Hop. As the rest of the world caught up, the Big Apple spent much of the 2000s stuck in an identity crisis with radio stations riding the southern wave heavy and many new artists unable to break out […]