Just a few days after a disastrous and endlessly roasted first attempt, culture-shifting legends Teddy Riley and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds participated in an Instagram battle fans will never forget on Monday (April 20). More than 500,000 viewers made Instagram Live history by tuning in to watch the two go back-and-forth for over two hours. The […]
Royce Da 5’9 is what one would call a “ride-or-die” friend. The longtime Eminem affiliate is once again showing his support for the diamond-selling MC and his journey to sobriety. On Monday (April 20), the Slaughterhouse vet shared an Instagram photo of his Bad Meets Evil cohort holding his 10-year AA chip but wrote “12” […]
Gwinnett County, GA – Young Chop is reportedly behind bars once again. According to Gwinnett County Jail records, he was booked for a probation violation on Thursday afternoon (April 16) and held without bond. This marks the second time this month he’s found himself behind bars. The seemingly troubled producer was initially placed on probation […]
When it came to second chances, 42 Dugg knew he couldn’t waste any time whenever he got one. At the ripe age of 20 years old, 42 Dugg served a stint in solitary confinement while doing six years in prison for unspecified charges. To kill time while sitting in the hole, he taught himself how […]
Pop stans launching entire Twitter putsches over a new release from their chosen idols are nothing new. Hell hath no fury like a Barb scorned. BTS Army will take over any and all trending search terms. But /r/indieheads, and Fiona Apple fans, specifically (what do we call them? Idler Wheels?) are operating on a whole […]
It looks like the mother of Offset’s child is out for blood. Nicole Algarin, also known as Shya L’amour, appeared in court on Tuesday (April 14) and accused the Migos rapper of only providing “limited financial support” for their daughter. Now, Algarin has put the Atlanta native on blast, accusing him of begging her for […]
Damon Dash will reportedly have to pay a six-figure sum after losing a recent lawsuit. According to TMZ, the Hip Hop mogul has been ordered to cough up $300,000 plus interest to author Edwyna Brooks after she claimed they’d made a deal in 2015 for Dash to direct a mafia film called Mafietta that was based […]
Toosii — the New York-born, Raleigh-based upstart who’s been commonly mistaken for DaBaby‘s younger brother — is gearing up to become the next rap star out of North Carolina. After spending the last two years touring with DaBaby, Polo G and Summer Walker, Toosii released his debut studio album, Platinum Heart, this February. An entirely solo 13-track effort, the […]
NPR has adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic by presenting “at-home” editions of its Tiny Desk Concert series. Black Thought, the second artist to participate in the new makeshift version, has upped the ante by debuting three tracks as part of his set. The Roots MC premieres “Thought Vs. Everybody,” “Yellow” and the Portugal. The Man-assisted […]
The Academy of Country Music Awards, originally scheduled for this weekend, may have been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, but on Sunday night, CBS still managed to bring over twenty country music stars into your home, coming to you from their homes, studios and/or barns. AMC Presents: Our Country featured musicians like Brad Paisley, […]
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 […]
The Hip Hop community is remembering Nipsey Hussle a year after he was fatally shot in front of his Los Angeles clothing store. Lauren London, widow and mother to his son Kross Asghedom, posted two photos to Instagram earlier this month leading up to the anniversary. “Honorable. Powerful. Beautiful You Are,” she wrote. “Miss you every […]
If you have been oh, I dunno, fully asleep for the past several weeks, well, let’s just say you have some news to catch up on. But the main thing you’ve been missing is JoJo’s continuously superb presence on Instagram Live. First, she turned her 2004 hit “Leave (Get Out)” into the first social-distancing anthem. […]
The coronavirus TV specials began in full force last night as Elton John hosted the “Living Room Concert for America” on Fox. Taking the place of the canceled iHeartRadio Music Awards (and co-sponsored by the network), the hour-long musical event came to you live from many celebrity homes as a tribute to medical workers. The […]
Houston, TX – The social media era has created an almost exaggerated sense of entitlement. Up and coming artists are now able to reach out and (virtually) touch executives on a whim. However, it’s hard not to entertain their optimism — especially when so many randomly viral moments have resulted in lucrative careers. Still, there’s […]
Instagram – Almost two years removed from their 15-minute battle at 2018 Summer Jam in New York City (and following hours of back and forth), iconic producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland gave quarantined Hip Hop heads, for lack of a better term, life Instagram. Amid a live feed packed with just about every outlet and […]
Not even a quarantine can keep Kelly Clarkson down. The singer and TV host — who, don’t you worry, is safe in her cabin in the middle of Montana — posted an a cappella cover of Mariah Carey’s “Vanishing” to Instagram, because the Kellyoke must go on! After a contestant performed the song on The […]
Khujo Goodie sat down with VladTV to discuss the typical bevy of topics presented by the YouTube series’ host. At one point, the subject of “trappin” came up and the Goodie Mob MC didn’t hesitate to give André 3000 credit for being the first artist to use the word in a song. “The word ‘trappin’ […]
Ariana Grande, proud Bernie ho and consistently socially conscious benefactor, has already risen to the occasion of our national crisis and tweeted at her 70 million followers to stay the fuck home. “It is incredibly dangerous and selfish to take this situation lightly,” she wrote over the weekend, likely aghast at the droves of reckless […]
Billie Eilish built a blockbuster in a bedroom, so it makes sense she’d record a Bond song on a tour bus. “We recorded the vocals in a bunk in the dark on the bus in a basement in Texas,” she recalls of the creation of “No Time to Die,” her song for the James Bond […]
Something’s got Jay-Z in his bag. The rapper works through his feelings on nearly every song on his protégé Jay Electronica’s decade-in-the-making debut album A Written Testimony. He confronts the idea of his own death, mourns loved ones, and tries to inspire others — all in-between flexing. Despite what some of his other lyrics say, […]
The Weeknd showed up to Saturday Night Live in full costume, but it wasn’t funny business. It was very serious world-building business. The singer debuted his new single “Scared to Live” with Oneohtrix Point Never on SNL sporting a red suit, wingback shoes, black gloves, and a very realistic, bandaged bloody nose. It’s his new […]
Memphis, TN – Post Malone shot down allegations he’s been abusing drugs during a show in Memphis, Tennessee on Friday night (March 6). At one point during his performance, the chart-topping artist addressed rumors he’s struggling with addiction and mental health, rumors that made him a trending topic on Twitter earlier this week. “People are asking […]
Swae Lee channels a nostalgic ambience in his latest infomercial-themed music video for “Someone Said” days after its release (February 28). The Rae Sremmurd member recreates late-night commercials on an elderly lady’s television set as she falls asleep. In the vintage-styled visual Swae advertises a greatest-hits album with his boy-band, operates a sex hotline, and […]
Atlanta, GA – Big Boi is adding another event to the crowded festival circuit. The Outkast MC has announced his inaugural Kryptonite Festival, which is scheduled to take place at the Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park in Atlanta on April 18. The legendary rapper has booked his fellow Dungeon Family members Goodie Mob, Dreamville […]
Post Malone opened about his face tattoos in the cover story for GQ Style‘s Spring/Summer 2020 issue. In the interview, the diamond-selling artist said the ink work on his face comes from insecurity about his looks. “I’m a ugly-ass motherfucker,” he explained. “It does maybe come from a place of insecurity, to where I don’t […]
Grammy-nominated star Swae Lee’s “Sicko Mode” catchphrase is now an actual record. On Friday (February 28), the Rae Sremmurd member unleashed his new song “Someone Said” onto the masses amid his participation on Post Malone’s Runaway Tour. The magnetic number features the Hip Hop crooner belting out cleverness like “Yeah, I cut you off like […]
Last month, basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his teenage daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, were tragically killed in a helicopter crash while flying over the city of Calabasas, California. Seven other people, including the pilot, were also killed in the crash. On February 24, the public was able to mourn and honor their lives with “A […]
Brooklyn, NY – 22gz has sent his condolences to the late Pop Smoke’s family, despite the preexisting beef between the two Brooklyn rappers. 22gz – who claims he originated the Brooklyn Drill sound Pop Smoke also represented – took to Twitter to share his message. “All beef aside, I feel sorry for boy,” he wrote. […]