Syd delivers and she’s more confident than she’s ever been. The Internet, whose music has evolved across several different hip-hop platforms from the group’s very first project, Purple Naked Ladies in 2011 to their impeccable comeback on 2015’s Ego Death, has discussed individual projects since October of last year. “More than anything you’ll see what we […]
Looks like the impeachment process of Donald Trump may be falling into place Yesterday, while most of us enjoyed a snow day, congressman Jerrold Nadler filed a “resolution of inquiry” against President Donald Trump. What this means: Nadler is requesting information from the executive branch. Nadler’s two specific requests within the inquiry: any communications between President […]
Russell Simmons talks new musical “The Scenario” Set to hit the 2017-18 theatrical season, Russell Simmon’s hip hop musical The Scenario will debut in New York before taking on a 30-city tour across the U.S. The Hip Hop mogul has been carefully crafting The Scenario since 2015 right around the same time, a successful hip hop […]
Gucci Mane takes over Vogue Magazine’s Snapchat Talk about a crossover, Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane will be taking over Vogue’s Snapchat during Superbowl Sunday. This may seem a bit weird for some as Gucci makes a huge leap from the hip hop world into the fashion world. Earlier today both Gucci and Vogue took to social […]
You can catch The Lox in a city near you on their Filthy America…It’s Beautiful Tour In celebration of The Lox’s latest album, Filthy America…It’s Beautiful, the trio, Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch are going on tour. The group made the announcement last week Tuesday that the tour would begin on February 25 in Reading, […]
Big Sean named Eminem the biggest rapper of all time. Sean Don recently sat down for an interview across from Tim Westwood of Capital Xtra. Big Sean revealed to Zane Lowe that the fellow Detroit rapper would appear on his latest album I Decided on a track called “No Favors.” Sean admitted to looking up […]
J. Cole drops the very knowledgeable track “High For Hours” Amidst the craziness happening in the world right and by craziness I mean the bizarre turn of events, that is Trump coming into the White House in less than a week, J. Cole finds solace and drops “High For Hours.” This is yet another track […]
Chance The Rapper says Donald Trump doesn’t scare him. Chance The Rapper recently sat down with GQ and discussed a plethora of topics. One topic in particular had Chance very adamant in what he stood for as a rapper, a father, and an all around “good guy.” The Chicago rapper says he isn’t afraid of […]
Syd announces her new album release date Back in December The Internet’s lead vocalist Syd announced that her new album, Fin, was finally complete. Today, Syd returns revealing it’s official release date, February 3 via Columbia Records. The first video off the project, “All About Me” was released Wednesday on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 radio […]
Big Sean releases “I Decided” Tour Dates Big Sean’s I Decided arrives on February 3. Within the last couple of months Sean has dropped a few singles including “Bounce Back” and “Moves” with the visuals that accompanied the tracks shortly after. What a better way to celebrate this very special album, the album that celebrates […]
If you’re on this guest list, you pretty much have to show up. After serving eight terms our time with President Obama is sadly coming to an end. And what a better way to celebrate his time serving our country then with a White House bash. We’ve partied with the Obamas quite a few times […]
Big Sean delivers “Moves” visuals. Big Sean’s I Decided is due on February 3. Just last month Sean released the visuals for “Bounce Back” today, Sean returns with the visuals to another single, “Moves” off his forthcoming album. In an recent interview Sean said this new album is a form of rebirth, adding that he’s […]
Papoose pays his condolences to some of the greats. It’s fair to say that 2016 wasn’t the greatest year for everyone especially those families, friends and even fans that lost people who meant the world to them. Papoose pays his respects to some of the greats we’ve lost in 2016. Over a soothing, jazzy instrumental […]
Katt Williams to serve three years probation for punching a restaurant employee. Katt Williams is probably one of many celebrities looking forward to the new year. For Willams, 2016 was filled with headlines mostly circulating around legal trouble. Let’s briefly recap Katt’s legal issues: at the beginning of this month we learned that the comedian […]
Well then, this may have saved the country a lot of grief. Inauguration day is nearing and it appears that Donald Trump will be our next president. Trumps victory shocked the world, Hilary supporters and even shocked those who weren’t in favor of either party. Many voters blame the corruption within the Democratic Party for […]
Blonde was cool but Ye took it a step further adding a couple of more colors to his hair. When people want change, a lot of times they turn to their hair for the sometimes drastic change they’re seeking. Apparently Kanye did just that when he was spotted leaving an LA theater on Monday with […]
Dwayne Walker, a man who claims to have designed the Roc-A-Fella logo may be reaching just a tad bit. This is happening again, a man by the name of Dwayne Walker, the man who claims he designed the Roc-A-Fella logo is reportedly filing a lawsuit against Beyoncé for using the Roc-A-Fella logo in her “Drunk in […]
Don’t all come for Future at once. Although as soon as these words left Future’s mouth, he received a tongue lashing like no other. During a rather healthy debate at a Barbershop, Future among other heavy hitters in the hip hop and sports world like: LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Steve Stoute, and others discussed classic albums. […]
Common delivers the powerful visuals for “Letter to the Free.” The black and white video, shot by Bradford Young shows Common rapping the lyrics to “Letter to the Free” in a prison. Throughout the video, Common can be seen rapping along side musicians in different parts of the penitentiary . A symbolic, 3D, black square, […]
“Don’t Ruin Us God Said.” With less than 72 hours remaining until DWTW drops, Ab-Soul continues to have fans salivating in anticipation. Today Soul shared a new song, “D.R.U.G.S.” with the trippy visuals to accompany it. The black and white video is filled with symbolism including balloons, roses, pills and an apple on fire. A […]
Childish Gambino gets a little closer to fans with virtual reality footage. It’s been about a week since Childish Gambino released Awaken, My Love! Shortly before that Gambino captured virtual reality or VR footage that was made available via his app from his Pharos concert at Joshua Tree. Today, the footage of his performance of […]
J.Cole reveals the tracklist for his highly anticipated “4 Your Eyez Only” Oops, he did it again with no features, of course and we’re not even mad at him once again. Remember, J. Cole’s Forest Hills Drive back in 2014 also had no features and was certified double platinum. It appears Cole has the same agenda […]
Looking for some new OVO gear, Drake might have you covered. Let’s take a second to understand the multitude of what this could mean. If Drake is in fact staging a pop-up OVO shop in NYC, things could get pretty wild. This summer alone Drake sold out Madison Square Garden four times, the Barclays Center […]
Wale was allegedly paid $25,000 for a show he missed in NYC and the promoters are not happy. Wale is a bit of a rift after skipping out on a NYC performance after already taking the money. The promotion company, Upfront and Personal Global, has filled a lawsuit against Wale for taking $25,000 for the show […]
Childish Gambino’s new album is set to arrive on December 2. It’s been three years since Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover released Because the Internet. But according to a tip from a Reddit user, this is about to change very soon. The user reportedly spotted a sign at his local FYE suggesting that Gambino will release an […]
Lil Wayne clears up Black Lives Matter comments…sort of. We all cringed as we watched Lil Wayne’s Nightline interview as the New Orleans rapper admitted he had absolutely no connection to the Black Lives Matter movement. Wayne had viewers utterly confused when he said he didn’t care too much about Black Lives Matter and added that anyone […]
A New Boston, New Hampshire police lieutenant told a female rookie of his “rapability scale” for the women he pulls over. According to a new lawsuit, a male police officer in New Boston, New Hampshire shared some information with a female rookie officer: he wished he could rape the women he pulls over. Alexandra Drake, […]
Tupac’s four-page essay, written in Clinton Correctional Facility was auctioned off this month. This isn’t the first piece of Tupac memorabilia that has been auctioned off in the past year and it certainly won’t be the last. Moments in Time has a list of Pac memorabilia that only those with deep pockets can even dream […]
“Trigger fingers turn to Twitter fingers…” Drake said it and it’s never been more true. Hip hop beef has been pretty interesting today. Shortly after Kid Cudi clapped back at Drake presumably after hearing “Two Birds, One Stone,” Lupe Fiasco fired shots right back at Cudi. In fact, he released a series of tweets addressing […]
Bryson Tiller fans are still faithfully bumping T R A P S O U L but apparently they won’t have to wait much longer for the follow up. According to Tiller, his new album is “almost done,” as he took to Instagram earlier to share the news. album almost done A photo posted by pen griffey (@brysontiller) […]
This Thursday, Apple is reportedly releasing their new model for the MacBook at their exclusive conference event on its Cupertino campus. Hypebeast reports that not one but three new MacBooks will be announced at this conference which include: a 13-inch MacBook, a 13-inch MacBook Pro and a 15-inch MacBook Pro. Upgrades are to be expected but […]
Common drops another track, “Red Wine” feat. Syd and Elena. With three other tracks still circulating the internet, today marks the fourth song Common has released in the past week and a half. Common enlists Syd and Elena for the very sultry, “Red Wine.” The two harmonize over violins and an electric piano while the Chicago MC spits his smooth […]
A video captured by a fan shows Kanye West going off on Jay Z at a show in Seattle on Wednesday night. According to Ye, he doesn’t feel like Jay-Z has been a good friend in the aftermath of his wife, Kim Kardashian being robbed in Paris. “Don’t call me after the robbery and say, ‘How […]
A new excerpt from Lil Wayne’s prison memoir, “Gone Til November,” reveals that Wayne has in fact contemplated suicide. The memoir has already disclosed some insight into Wayne’s prison experience, from the food he likes, to officiating a same-sex wedding between two inmates. This latest news however, courtesy of Rolling Stone is definitely the most shocking. After […]
This casual conversation about Frank Ocean’s choice of footwear to the state dinner is…well, admirable. Frank Ocean strolled into the White House state dinner with his mother, Katonya, that very stern yet nurturing voice you hear on “Be Yourself.” On his way in, he stopped to talk to reporters for a very impromptu interview, the […]
In a conversation with label mate Pusha T, Desiigner reveals just where his blues influence stems from. Desiigner’s second single, “Timmy Turner,” went viral before it even became a song. The XXL freshmen freestyle received mixed reviews but for those fans it touched, the chant-like freestyle could be described as a “trap spiritual.” The comparison […]
Nicki Minaj says she could never “slam” the “man/genius who gave her one of her biggest looks of her career.” Nicki Minaj covered Marie Claire’s latest issue where she discussed racism. sexism and also criticized the industry which some publications may have taken out of context. “I’m so tired of black women feeling that when […]
Jhene Aiko files for divorce from an 11 month marriage to producer Dot da Genius Finally the rumors have been cleared up. Jhene Aiko was in fact married to Dot da Genius after speculation about the couple’s secret wedding and of course speculations of them not even being married. In the midst of the confusion […]
Tyler, The Creator enlists a star studded roster for this year’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival This year marks Tyler, The Creator’s 5th annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival . The musical festival will take place in Los Angeles on Nov. 12-13 at Exposition Park. Of course, Tyler himself will be performing but the bill for this […]
Nicki Minaj is joining the list of celebs who have also indulged in the gaming world. Partnering with Glu Mobile Inc., Minaj has created her own mobile app called “Nicki Minaj: The Empire.” Minaj joins the mobile game business with stars like Kim Kardashian West and Britney Spears. The trailer for the game features a […]
Pusha T unveils a new Play Cloths t-shirt inspired by a Hillary Clinton Tweet. King Push definitely is trying to start a movement. Inspired by a tweet Hillary Clinton posted bashing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, Pusha T has put out a T-shirt via his Play Cloths line supporting Clinton. It reads, “Delete Your Account,” […]
“Think B.I.G.” The scripted comedy series “Think B.I.G,” will be centered around The Notorious B.I.G.’s lyrics and will be airing soon on TBS. Reports reveal that the Mass Appeal produced show will indulge in the life of a troubled inner-city teen who is solely trying to better his future for his daughter and infant son. […]
Earlier this month rumors were floating around that Drake and Gucci Mane were possibly collaborating on a joint project. Atlanta producer Zaytoven sat down with XXL and talked about the viral photo of Guwop and Drake that was taken at Gucci’s home as well as them maybe releasing a joint effort. But according to a […]
Earlier today Gucci Mane took to Instagram and posted a quick PSA. If his fans can help to get his 1.9 million followers to 3 million before his album, Everybody Looking, drops on July 22, then he may leak the entire album. Guwop has been pretty consistent since he’s been home, in fact, it seems […]
In light of the senseless killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille, celebrities have been speaking out against these injustices: race in America and police brutality. These focal voices have banned together to deliver a very important message in collaboration with Alicia Keys and the We Are Here Movement. Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Rihanna, ASAP Rocky, […]
According to Zaytoven, big homie Guwop and Drake might be working on a project together. The Atlanta producer recently sat down with XXL discussing the possibility following “Back On Road,” and about the viral photo featuring himself, Guwop, Drake and Mike WiLL Made-It. “We were doing the video for Gucci Mane’s first video for the […]
Last week Frank Ocean may have sent his fans into a frenzy. The R&B crooner posted an image of a library card stamped with several dates, the very last date being “July___2016.” Of course, that particular date was smudged out. Written at the very bottom of the card, “Boys Don’t Cry,” Frank’s website and possibly the […]
While you wait for a new Jay Z album, indulge why don’t you, in an unreleased Hov freestyle from 2000. Jay spits for none other than Tim Westwood for a little over five minutes in the clip. Listen as the rapper recites lines from popular tracks like Jay’s “Who Shot Ya” Freestyle off of DJ […]
There’s a pretty solid chance that we’ll be getting a TDE tour, why? Because CEO Anthony Tiffith says so. Back in the beginning of the year TDE president Dave Free announced that ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Isaiah Rashad and SZA would all be releasing an album in 2016. Tiffith who’s a reliable source when it comes […]
What better way to eliminate the competition than to buy it? It seems like Apple may do just that, according to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is currently discussing purchasing TIDAL. Of course, no official deals or contracts have been made yet but it appears Apple is super interested in Tidal’s exclusive artists: Beyonce, Kanye […]
Majid Jordan returns with the visual for “Make It Work” which serves as latest video off of the Canadian duo’s debut album, Majid Jordan released back in February. It follows tracks like “Learn From Each Other,” “King City” and “My Love” featuring Drake. In the somewhat cloudy visual, the duo sings about having a hard […]
Just two weeks shy of it’s July 8 release, the Blank Face LP is quickly gaining even more anticipation. ScHoolboy Q revealed the tracklist via Instagram and let’s just say the artist line up is a problem. The album is set to feature Vince Staples, Jadakiss, Anderson Paak, Kanye West and a few other great […]
Oops, Yeezy did it again. It’s not “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 2,” but… Announced in a press release moments ago, Kanye is set to release the visual for “Famous,” the first single from his seventh consecutive No.1 album, The Life of Pablo. The video will premiere at the L.A arena this Friday, June 24th. […]
Take a break, if you will from bumping YG’s Still Brazy which is streaming exclusively on Apple Music and check out what the Compton rapper shared with Hot 97 on Ebro in the Morning. In NYC, promoting Still Brazy, YG’s sophmore album, the rapper stopped by Hot 97 Wednesday morning and sat down with Ebro and […]
YG is quickly gearing up for the release of his sopohmore album, Still Brazy. With a little over a week until the album drops, the Compton MC plans to share a few pieces of himself with the world in a new VICELAND special called “YG & the Therapist,” set to air on the VICELAND channel Sunday, […]
Thank you, Based God? Today, Lil B shared a photo of Frank Ocean sitting in a large striped chair wearing a Nirvana Incesticide Tee. Since Frank’s shared Tumblr message “Based God Was Right,” shortly after his debut Channel Orange album, it appears he has quite a bit of respect for Lil B. It also seems […]
Not too many artists can rip a Lauryn Hill sample like J.Cole’s “Cole Summer” or Drake’s “Draft Day.” But for this one, Fabolous most definitely bodies the “Lost One” inspired track. Directed by Gerad Victor, Fabolous courts his love interest in the video, a beautiful women with long golden locs, as the two venture from Brooklyn to Beverly Hills. […]
“HABEEBEE!” When Waka Flocka is on a track it’s almost expected to be ad-lib heavy, ad-libs you can pretty much recite in your sleep like your vowels. At any given moment, most likely through out the majority of a Waka song, you can hear the rapper spewing things like, BOW, BRIIIICKKK SQUAAAD, and of course FLOCKA! […]
For two weeks, Chance The Rapper’s Coloring Book was streaming exclusively on Apple Music. Today, for the stream savvy people the album was made available on Spotify, TIDAL, Pandora and SoundCloud. In addition to letting Coloring Book flourish across multiple platforms, Chance also released the visual for “No Problem” yesterday and has even promised a Chicago […]
O.T. Genasis enlists Lil Wayne and T.I. for a second remix to “Cut It.” This second remix or part 2, comes just a few weeks after Genasis released the first one with Young Thug and Kevin Gates at the beginning of May. Since his game changing “CoCo” single dropped in 2014 Genasis had a hard time […]
Your favorite Wu-Tang Clan members are going on tour. In case you missed the first #SOURCE360 concert or you just really want to relive Only Built For Cuban Linx, Wu-Tang members Ghostface Killah and Raekwon are hitting up the country for a 19-date tour. The duo has announced yet another tour for this summer which kicks off […]
In case you needed to get a few more dabs in this year… In preparation for Drake’s long awaited VIEWS album, the rapper announced that beginning in July him and Future would be joining forces yet again for a joint “Summer Sixteen” tour. The tour started off with a ton of shows and just before […]
We absolutely love when rappers read their own lyrics. It’s almost like watching them watch themselves in some weird sort of way. Desiigner stopped by Genius and sat down to read his lyrics to his #1 single, “Panda” that’s still topping charts. It’s pretty entertaining watching Desiigner sort of conduct the words to his hit […]
Dreezy’s visual for “Body” comes just two days after some behind the scenes photos were released. The Erik White-directed video features co-singer and star, Jeremih as the two cozy up at a pretty lit house party in L.A. It’s been a pretty huge ride for Dreezy who first began to gain popularity after her savage […]
Here’s a preview of the “Level Up Tour.” Tory Lanez delivers a visual for “Real Addresses,” a single he released back in March. The video previews him and A$AP Ferg’s “Level Up Tour” as Lanez is surrounded by lights and a pretty amped up crowd. Tory raps about his lack of trust and why he […]
Tyga breaks his silence and speaks on him and Kylie Jenner’s breakup. Of course, none other than tTMZ caught up with the rapper at LAX who confirmed that him and Jenner were done for good this time. Apparently the two were on two very different paths career wise. “We’re both just focused on our lives, our individual […]
YG is still very much Krazy. It’s that time again, after YG’s debut album My Krazy Life was released in 2014 fans were eager to see what the Compton gangster rapper would do next. Well, as it turns out YG announced yesterday that he’s releasing his sophomore album, Still Krazy in June and will debut […]
The wait is over. For those of you none Apple users, Drake’s Views is now available to stream on Spotify and TIDAL. After two weeks of the album exclusively being available on Apple Music, it’s now starting to spread its wings even further. Yes, the album was exclusive for a bit but it did not […]
iTunes may have spilled the beans and we’re cool with that. A few days ago we were told by Wiz Khalifa that his collaborative project with Juicy J, Rude Awakening, would be arriving sometime this week. But according to iTunes that information was incorrect as the news about the project was discovered today. iTunes revealed […]
Twitter doesn’t lie, at least Kid Cudi’s Twitter doesn’t Take a few minutes and think about those pretty disturbing tweets Kid Cudi sent out venting mostly, but also referencing suicide as well we his where he stands in the music industry. Among other things he discussed he said he’d continue to make music which seemed […]
We’re almost positive the Beyhive could care less. Yesterday US Weekly reported that Jay-Z’s next album would tell his side of LEMONADE but we can just about take this information with a grain of salt until we get confirmation from Mr. Carter himself. An anonymous source told the magazine, “Jay is working on an album […]
The media is still very high off of what will go down as Birdman’s now-infamous Breakfast Club interview. The very short and to the point interview that lead to Birdman’s Respek merchandise line. Charlamagne Tha God recently appeared on The Brilliant Idiots Podcast where he shed light on the entire Birdman situation as well the very seconds leading […]
Justin Timberlake has been extremely hard at work these days. Not only is he readying a new single projected for May but he’s also starring in DreamWorks Animation film, Trolls. According to HITS Daily Double the track produced by Max Martin will appear on the Trolls soundtrack which is set to release in October. Timberlake […]
Birdman will be making some more cash money with his new “Respek” merchandise line. When life gives you what’s been deemed as, the shortest Breakfast Club interview in history, you give them some respeck, of course and that’s just what Birdman is doing. The 90 minute rather hilarious clip or interview sent Birdman spiraling into […]
That moment when you realize your fan base is a bit wider than you expected. You’d be surprised at where you can find Young Thug fans. Thugger, most notable for his gibberish that all real fans understand, of course, and his very unique sense of fashion found himself in Birmingham, Alabama where he ran into 66-year-old […]
We’re just happy the two genius’ worked out their differences. It’s pretty hard to ignore the great hook Kid Cudi delivers on “Father Strech My Hands Pt.1” on Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo. The track is known as one of the most universally praised aspects of the album not to mention Cudi’s contribution to the wordless […]
FADER enlists Erykah Badu and Metro Boomin for new cover. Erykah Badu joins Metro Boomin on FADER’s latest producer issue. Boomin is FADER’s other cover star of their FADER 103 issue and the queen joins him as the second pictured on an all white bed with pretty big hair and lots of hand and arm jewelry, classic […]
Common readies his eleventh album. The Chicago rapper says he’s excited for his new project and the producers he’s working with. Common, broke the news earlier today on Live! With Kelly and Michael. This will mark his first LP since 2014’s Nobody’s Smiling. A photo posted by LIVE with Kelly and Michael (@kellyandmichael) on Apr […]
Taylor Swift is no longer interested in beefing with Kanye West. The superstar sat down with Vogue as she graced the latest issue and shared some pretty interesting points in her cover story. Things seemed to be smoothed over with the two stars after Kanye’s infamous VMA speech interruption occurred back in 2009, in turn […]
More like back for the third time, this year will mark Ludacris’ third year hosting the Billboard Music Awards. He’s extremely thrilled about it but this time he’s got a little help from ATL’s R&B singer, Ciara. “It is my honor to host the Billboard Music Awards for the third year and a pleasure to […]
This remix couldn’t come at a better time amid Chris Brown making a mockery of Kehlani’s suicide attempt and then clapping back at Tinashe for coming to Kehlani’s defense. Breezy returns with yet another “Back To Sleep” remix this time snagging R&B crooners Trey Songz, Miguel and August Alsina for a pretty steamy and more explicit track. […]
Bobby Shmurda joins the list of rappers who have endorsed Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential election. Respected rappers like Snoop Dogg, Pharrell and Eminem have also shown their support for Clinton. In a recent interview with Vibe Shmurda explains why he’s backing Clinton. “I like Hillary more because she’s into the people,” he said. “You […]
Ariana Grande’s Dangerous Woman just got a little more dangerous. The superstar dropped some major acts to be featured on her third upcoming album. Grande sat down with 102.7 KIIS FM and revealed that the 15-track project will include appearances from Nicki Minaj, Future, Macy Gray and Lil Wayne. She even teased the “Let Me […]
And we love Kanye like Kanye loves Kanye But this mural is a bit over the top to say the least. An Australian artist is in desperate need to get his hands on some Yeezys and some fast cash and he’s using his own art to get exactly what he wants. Scott Marsh painted a […]
The Game has some new music on the way. It’s unclear whether this new music is an EP, album or mixtape, but whatever #1992 is, we’re excited about it. Back in December, The Game posted a photo hinting at a new project with rising producer BONGO ByTheWay and said project would not have any features. […]
