This Is America – A Minneapolis Police Department precinct was torched by protestors on Thursday (May 28) as tensions mount over the police killing of 46-year-old George Floyd. Tear gas was expelled in downtown Denver as rioters smashed in the windows of Colorado State Troopers’ vehicles. The 101 Freeway in Los Angeles was shut down […]
After Dave East lost his longtime friend and fellow artist Kiing Shooter in addition to Nipsey Hussle, the Harlem-bred rapper has memorialized both men in ink. On Wednesday (May 27), the Def Jam artist shared the first round of what will be a massive back tattoo featuring both Shooter and Hussle. Two separate images of each rapper […]
Chris Brown surprised his daughter Royalty with the gift she wanted most for her birthday. Little RoRo turned six on Wednesday (May 27), and dad made sure to be by her side with her mother Nia Guzman on Tuesday night (May 26) just as midnight hit. After waking Royalty up and singing happy birthday, Breezy […]
Khia is once again a trending Twitter topic after she went off on her arch-nemesis Trina on Wednesday (May 27). This time, the “My Neck My Back” wonder promised she was going to “roast” Trina until she got “tired” and then roast her “some god damn more.” Par for the course, Khia threw several verbal […]
Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce’s “Savage (Remix)” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, up from No. 5 the week before. Considering both women are from Houston, it was a major win for their hometown, too. On Wednesday (May 27), the head of 1501 Certified Entertainment, Carl Crawford, celebrated Meg’s milestone â […]
Megan Thee Stallion and BeyoncĂ©’s “Savage (Remix)” is officially the No. 1 song in the country. The track climbed from No. 5 into the Billboard Hot 100’s coveted spot for the week ending May 21. The track beats last week’s crown-holder Doja Cat and her “Say So” single, which lands at No. 2. Rounding out the Top […]
It would be bad enough to accidentally rip your buns to shreds âin a moment of over-enthusiastic gardeningâ during quarantine, but then to suffer through a heart attack? Queen guitarist Brian May has had a hell of a month, health-wise, and thatâs not even considering thereâs a pandemic on. According to a video posted Monday […]
Lana Del Rey’s Instagram rant stirred up plenty of controversy on Twitter last week after she name-checked BeyoncĂ©, Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat and more as examples of double standards in the music industry. Considering the Grammy Award winner’s murky past with Azealia Banks, it wasn’t a matter of if Banks would respond â it […]
Sheâs back. After Grimesâs baby, and Lana Del Reyâs extended public meltdown, who among us was not wondering, where on Godâs green earth is Azealia Banks? Well, on Monday, May 25, the one, true agent of chaos Miss Banks emerged from whatever hole sheâs been hiding in and did what she does best: stirred the […]
Queens, NY – Dave East was reportedly taken into custody by the New York Police Department on Friday morning (May 22) and cited for marijuana possession and disorderly conduct. According to NBC4 New York, the Harlem-bred rapper was in the backseat of an SUV that failed to signal near the Queensbridge Houses. Although the driver […]
We promise: You havenât heard this one before. Lady Gagaâs Ariana Grande collab âRain on Meâ is out now, the second song from Chromatica ahead of the albumâs delayed May 29 release; its video will be released Friday, May 22 at 1 p.m. ET. This might be the first element of this rollout to not […]
BeyoncĂ©, sweetie, Iâm so sorry. While announcing her seventh album, Lana Del Rey name-dropped the Queen Bey, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, and Kehlani on Instagram, saying if they can get Billboard No. 1âs for being unapologetically sexy or imperfect in relationships, her early stuff shouldâve been slaying the […]
Veteran Hip Hop producer Robert “Rocky” Ford Jr. died on Wednesday (May 20), according to longtime friend and mentee Russell Simmons. In a statement sent to RealStreetRadio, the Def Jam Recordings co-founder praised Ford for his vision and unrelenting love of Hip Hop. In 1979, Ford left Billboard Magazine where he was working at the […]
LisaRaye faced the wrath of the Barbz after saying Nicki Minaj should “bow down” to Lil Kim. The Players Club actress voiced her opinion about Nicki not paying proper respects to Kim on FOX Soul’s Cocktails With Queens. “What is the beef for?” she said. “To start … [Kim] is who she is. She is […]
Trina apparently has no plans of backing down from the beef she has with Khia. On Tuesday (May 19), Trina fired a shot at the “My Neck, My Back” rapper in a promo clip at Miami radio station 99 Jamz. Alongside Jamz personality Big Mac, Trina acted out the motions of preparing for a fight when […]
Usher upset some Barbz this week with his take on Nicki Minaj. On Saturday (May 16), the veteran R&B singer hopped on Instagram Live with Swizz Beatz to chat after he and Chris Brown were named as the next potential Verzuz contenders. While discussing other battles being kicked around, Swizz tossed out the idea of Nicki […]
Two friends working together can do two times the good. Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, friends who conveniently share a manager, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week with their coronavirus charity single, âStuck With U.â Itâs the third No. 1 debut for Grande and Bieber, tying them with Mariah Carey and […]
Long Island, New York – Rich The Kid‘s latest music video shoot may have resulted in some pricey property damage. According to TMZ, Rich had the grand idea to have multiple Lamborghinis involved for a shoot in Long Island, New York. Irina Pichkhadze, known in the car world as the Queen of Exotics, brought two […]
J. Cole will be adding more gold and platinum plaques to his mantle. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) confirmed seven new gold certifications and three platinum-selling singles for Cole on Thursday (May 14). One of his certified platinum releases, “Neighbors” from 2016’s 4 Your Eyez Only, secured double-platinum status for selling 2 million […]
Joyner Lucas was blown away when his hero Will Smith â the focal point of his clever “Will” video â told Lucas he was “humbled and honored” by the tribute. Imagine the feeling when the blockbuster film star agreed to provide several bars to the remix. On Friday (May 15), Lucas released the “Will (Remix)” […]
Joyner Lucas was blown away when his hero Will Smith â the focal point of his clever “Will” video â told Lucas he was “humbled and honored” by the tribute. Imagine the feeling when the blockbuster film star agreed to provide several bars to the remix. On Friday (May 15), Lucas released the “Will (Remix)” […]
Tekashi, Tekashi, Tekashi â that’s the only name that seems to be popping up since the polarizing rapper made his return on Friday (May 8) with “GOOBA.” The 24-year-old Brooklyn native knows it too. “GOOBA” broke a YouTube record for most streams within a 24-hour period and his Instagram Live session reeled in a record-breaking […]
Everyday Struggle co-host DJ Akademiks has been riding for Tekashi 6ix9ine since “GUMMO” exploded in 2017. Their close relationship put him at the center of controversy following 6ix9ine’s November 2018 arrest when Aks was accused of being a “snitch” in the now infamous racketeering case. Days after 6ix9ine was taken into custody, Aks denied any […]
Whatever Tekashi 6ix9ine’s attorneys said about their client not trolling on social media can be entirely dismissed at this point. As soon as the controversial rapper stepped out of the Queens Detention Facility last month, he immediately started taking shots on social media â but first at himself, as if he was testing the waters. […]
The contentious rival between Trina and Khia has been ongoing for years. It was reignited earlier this month when the “My Neck My Back (Lick It)” rapper said she’d roast Trina in an Instagram Live battle. When asked about the claim during an interview with Miami radio station 99 Jamz, Trina proceeded to drag Khia, […]
All YG was trying to do was honor the mother of his children Catelyn Sparks with an Instagram post on Mother’s Day. But instead, he was forced to defend Sparks after someone hopped in his comments section and compared her to Tekashi 6ix9ine. The Compton-bred rapper snapped back, “don’t get slapped my nigga,” which brought […]
Mary J. Blige is one of the numerous celebrities mourning the death of Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell. The longtime record exec passed away on Thursday (May 7) from heart failure at the age of 59. Harrell, who gave Sean “Diddy” Combs his start as an intern in the 1990s, also gave Blige her big […]
Irv Gotti has issued a public service announcement of sorts. The main takeaway â stop giving 50 Cent attention. Over the weekend, the Murder Inc. co-founder blasted the television mogul for claiming he owed Southwest T money. He implored his roughly 667,000 Instagram followers to essentially stop feeding trolls, especially when there are much more […]
Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj’s “Say So (Remix)” is officially the first No. 1 song of both women’s careers. The two managed to stave off competition from Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage (Remix)” featuring BeyoncĂ© to secure the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 dated May 16. In the process, Nicki broke the record for […]
At the end of one of the most thrilling Billboard chart races weâve had since âOld Town Road,â Doja Cat and Nicki Minajâs âSay Soâ remix earned the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, beating out Megan Thee Stallionâs âSavageâ remix with BeyoncĂ©. âSay Soâ leaped from its No. 6 spot. (Both Bey […]