Self-quarantining is yielding some interesting results. As of this week, the man once known as Lil Pump is barely recognizable. Why? He’s not only rocking a beard, but he also decided to shave off his eyebrows on Instagram Live. The result? Well, his caption says it all. “I’m an alien now,” he wrote. View this […]
Instagram – Fans were treated to another Instagram beat battle courtesy of Timbaland and Swizz Beatz on Wednesday (April 1) â this time around, between multi-platinum producer Scott Storch and Southern production god Mannie Fresh. However, there was one major upgrade with this battle: official scorekeeping. Rather than have the results ambiguous for fans to […]
Austin, TX – Another major music festival has joined Rolling Loud and the string of others that have postponed or canceled in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson for Texas-based Hip Hop festival JMBLYA announced on Wednesday (April 1) that the eighth annual event has been postponed from May 1-3 and is rescheduled […]
Miami, FL – Rolling Loud won’t be hosting a festival in its home base of Miami in 2020. Festival organizers have announced the postponement of Rolling Loud Miami, rescheduling the event for February 12-14, 2021. The festival was originally scheduled to take place on May 8-10, 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic disrupted people’s lives around […]
Plies has condemned CEOs for not paying enough to employees who risk coronavirus infection daily. The longtime Florida rapper and label owner delivered the short video rant Instagram on Tuesday (March 31) after some of the realities of the pandemic dawned on him. âI woke up this morning and I thought about it, and I […]
The entertainment industry is on pause as the world battles the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Globally, there are over 790,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, identified as COVID-19. In the United States, that number has risen to over 160,000 in a matter of weeks. In an effort to prevent spreading the virus, many concerts, festivals, film and […]
The Hip Hop community was up in arms after Chuck D and the rest of Public Enemy announced Flavor Flav had been kicked out of the pioneering group last month. What initially began as a legitimate disagreement over a Bernie Sanders rally erupted into Flav’s immediate dismissal. Suddenly, everyone was talking about it. #ChuckD was […]
The Hip Hop community was up in arms after Chuck D and the rest of Public Enemy announced Flavor Flav had been kicked out of the pioneering group last month. What initially began as a legitimate disagreement over a Bernie Sanders rally erupted into Flav’s immediate dismissal. Suddenly, everyone was talking about it. #ChuckD was […]
Lilo Blues and Tony Konstone, the two talents that make up the Irish duo Hare Squead, are making it their mission to show listeners there is more to them and their music than just Hip Hop. “We do a lot more than just that,” Lilo Blues says in a phone conversation with RealStreetRadio. “I want […]
Shortly after dominating both the Billboard 100 and 200 charts with the fervor contained on his fourth studio album, After Hours, The Weeknd is stepping back and giving a salute to those individuals who are tackling the coronavirus head-on. “When I started making this album, I never imagined it would be released as we face […]
Miami, FL – Nearly a year ago, 3oh Black had been chosen by the people of the Internet as next to blow up out of the DMV area off the strength of his viral hit “All Talk.” View this post on Instagram @popeyeslouisianakitchen I Need Cutline Access From Now On ??? #NowItsJustMe A post shared by […]
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 […]
Singer and songwriter Alan Merrill, perhaps best known for co-writing Joan Jett & the Blackheartsâ monster hit âI Love Rock âNâ Roll,â has died at the age of 69 following a battle with COVID-19. His daughter Laura Merrill wrote about his passing this morning on Facebook. âThe Coronavirus took my father this morning,â Merrill writes. âI […]
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 […]
HIPHOPDX – This week in Hip Hop, Scarface confirmed he was diagnosed with COVID-19 in an interview with fellow Geto Boys member Willie D. Also, D-Nice started an Instagram Live party movement and brought in 100,000 people’s attention with his virtual “Club Quarantine.” Lastly, Childish Gambino returned with his fourth studio album 3.15.20. Scarface Details 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. […]
The ‘Gram – On Thursday (March 26), Grammy award-winning producer Boi-1da posted a promo of his Friday night beat battle against fellow producer Hit-Boy slated for Friday night on Instagram Live. The epic duel lasted over two hours and stunned its audience that peaked at over 17,000 viewers as Hit-Boy and Boi-1da dug deep into […]
If there was ever time for a BasedGod Curse â it’s now. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the world, Lil B is contemplating putting his infamous curse on the insidious virus. The former Pack MC made the announcement Twitter on Thursday (March 26). “ALSO I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ABOUT PUTTING […]
SpaceGhostPurrp has apparently decided to put A$AP Rocky on blast. On Thursday (March 26), Purrp hopped on Twitter and shared a photo of the A$AP Mob member in a hot tub that allegedly proves Rocky is a homosexual. “I’m tired of holding my tongue,” he wrote. “Back in 2011 I was invited to dis party […]
Kanye West has been laying relatively low since his questionable interview on TMZ Live and wild Twitter outbursts last year. But evidently, he’ll still talk to a selected few. This time, the reclusive artist sat down for an interview with Wall Street Journal Magazine and, once again, reaffirmed his devotion to Donald Trump. The article, […]
Instagram – As most of the world’s population is stuck at home fulfilling the Quarantine Life hashtag, veteran comedians Godfrey and Affion Crockett took another angle to entertain their combined 1.3 million followers amid the COVID-19 crisis on Instagram Live. On Wednesday (March 25), Godfrey and Crockett did their best and utterly hilarious voice impressions of […]
CVS Bangers Volume Four is music to panic-shop to, down ravaged carpeted aisles that may or may not play host to stray little COVID cells in their synthetic fibers as you scramble with trembling hands for that last roll of Quilted Northern stashed behind the value-size shampoos. Itâs so inane as to be haunting. Itâs […]
Rhymesayers Entertainment has announced new music from Aesop Rock is on the way. The Minneapolis-based imprint made the reveal Instagram on Tuesday (March 24). According to the post, the famously cryptic MC has crafted three fresh tracks called “Play Dead,” “Kowp” and “Drums On The Wheel,” which are featured in the Freedom Finger video game. […]
As if RosalĂaâs music didnât already have us longing for a life weâve never known, her new song âDolermeâ does not help. Dropping right as people settle into their social distancing, the love song about a fiery on-again, off-again relationship is not helping this whole âisolatedâ thing. If youâre lucky enough to have a quaran-crush, […]
Itâs not simple to say ⊠how much time weâve spent watching covers of Sara Bareillesâs 11 oâclock number âShe Used to Be Mineâ from the musical Waitress. Itâs at once heart-breaking and uplifting â the perfect song to listen to 15 times in a row until the well of emotions within you has finally […]
Long live rock, literally. This yearâs Rock and Roll and Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which had previously been indefinitely postponed from May 2 due to the global coronavirus pandemic, has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 7. Hooray! Now go forth and take advantage of those airline no-fee flight changes before everyone else does. The […]
Oh, if you thought NPRâs Tiny Desk Concerts were stripped down before, welcome to Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts. Doing their part to stop the spread of the coronavirus, NPR is âtaking a break from filming at the office,â per the show notes. That means no crowd of NPR employees, no messy bookshelves, and no skinny, […]
With D-Nice having become the unlikely hub of social distancing good vibes, âThe Rhythmâ rapper turned multi-platinum producer KwamĂ© is now looking to take things to a new level, inviting the world to tune in and celebrate his 46th birthday with an epic old school brunch concert. âWe’re going to be on IG Live Saturday […]
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has forced sacrifices upon every human on earth and according to Will Smith, that also means shaving. However, the Hip Hop legend recently took offense to some of the criticism on Instagram towards his new bearded look and decided to jog his haters’ memories. “I’ve been reading the comments … y’all […]
Itâs easy to forget sometimes, after four decades of hits on the country charts and a dozen roles in TV westerns, that there was once a time when Kenny Rogers, who died Friday at age 81, was seen as an unusual prospect around Nashville. The Texas performer came to country the long way, after years […]