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Dr. Luke is Reportedly Getting Dropped From Sony

According to reports from The Wrap, Sony has plans to drop Dr. Luke due to his quickly ballooning legal issues with Kesha, who accused the Pop producer of sexually assaulting and harassing her in October of 2014. Since then, Kesha has tried relentlessly to free herself from her legally binding contract with Dr. Luke and […]

Masachusetts Chipotle Closed Its Doors After Employee Was Diagnosed With Norovirus

After a recent bout with E.coli and norovirus, it appears that select Chipotle restaurants are once again experiencing contamination issues . A Billerica, Massachusetts Chipotle has voluntarily closed its doors, according to this WCVB report, after an employee was diagnosed with norovirus, which can be contracted through either contaminated surfaces, food or water. Up to four […]

DJ Khaled Runs Through the Keys to Success During Interview on ‘Ellen’

DJ Khaled has been a popular DJ, producer and artist for more than a decade, and has delivered some of the bigger summer anthems, R&B collaborations and guest features that the genre has seen over that span. However, it wasn’t the millions of singles he’s sold, or his widespread celebrity network that conferred Khaled–born Khaled Mohamed Khaled, […]

Kevin Durant Says He Doesn’t Have a “Finals or Bust” Ultimatum With the Thunder

Kevin Durant will be the most high-profile free agent since LeBron James in 2010 at the culmination of this regular season, whether the Thunder are able to get over that NBA Finals hump or not. Rumors have Durant as a strong candidate to be the newest addition to a number of teams, including but not […]

Katt Williams Has Been Arrested Again After Allegedly Attacking His Own Bodyguard

Another day, another disturbing bit of news concerning comedian Katt Williams. In the last 10 days, Williams has been accused of holding five women at gunpoint and robbing them of their phones, punching a store clerk and submitting himself for arrest in a bewildering manner, and attacking a man on stage at a Beanie Sigel […]

Rihanna Repeats a Third Time, Ty Dolla $ign Reaches New Heights in This Week’s #WrapSheet

Here’s an interesting statistic. The last seven albums Rihanna released have all had a single hit the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, including ANTI, Rih’s 8th LP which was released at the end of January. The album itself is a stark contrast from the mega radio friendly albums the Def Jam songstress have […]

Watch ELHAE’s New Video, “Love A N***a,” Here

If you’ve never heard of ELHAE, allow this new music video to change that. The talented singer-songwriter will unleash his All Have Fallen project this Friday, featuring a guest appearance from Kehlani, after racking up a significant following on Soundcloud–this particular song has amassed just under 2 million plays–and signing a deal with Atlantic Records. Above is […]

Chris Brown, Missy Elliott, ScHoolboy Q & More to Join A$AP Ferg on ‘A.S.A.P.’

We were expecting A$AP Ferg‘s sophomore LP, Always Strive And Prosper, earlier this year, but in the meantime the Harlem native has provided us with stellar guest features and loosie bangers, taking attention off the delayed nature of his new album. Outside of its Future-featured lead single, “New Level,” we’ve received very little information about Always […]

President Obama is Skipping Nancy Reagan’s Funeral to Deliver Keynote Speech At SxSW

Over the weekend, Nancy Reagan, one of the most high-profile First Lady’s this country has ever experienced, passed away at the age of 94, prompting the entire nation to enter a state of remembrance and reflection. Barack Obama, the current POTUS, was one of those people, and he and current First Lady Michelle Obama paid […]

Young Thug to Collaborate With Elton John?

In a December interview with Noisey, Sir Elton John had some pretty favorable things to say about Atlanta rapper Young Thug. The legendary pianist and rocker compared the “Best Friend” rapper to the late Beatle John Lennon, calling Thug “visually provocative,” and admitting to really liking one of the Thugger songs he heard on Beats1 […]

Kendrick Lamar Picked Out a “Bunch of Beats” During Studio Session with Metro Boomin

Shortly after the release of last year’s To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar‘s buzz snowballed into a landscape-altering momentum that no one can stop. Not that anyone’s tried. After “Control,” everyone appears to know better. In the last year, Kendrick has released two retail projects, both of them Billboard 200 #1 debuts (TPAB topped the charts […]

Watch Bas’ New Video, “Night Job,” Featuring J. Cole

Bas released his latest album, Too High To Riot, this past Friday, and its chock full of gritty and introspective rap anthems like “Night Job,” which features Dreamville front man J. Cole. The song originally appeared on Dreamville‘s compilation LP, Revenge of the Dreamers 2, but it also serves as one of THTR’s singles, thankfully. Bas and […]

UNCOVERED: Go Behind-The-Scenes of Yo Gotti’s ‘Source’ Cover Shoot

Earlier this month, our Culture, Women in Hip Hop and Sports issue hit newsstands, featuring a stoic Yo Gotti on the cover. Gotti, a 20-year veteran and Memphis native, is currently enjoying the most successful run of his career, including his smash hit “Down in the DM” (and its equally successful Nicki Minaj-featured remix), and his new album, […]

Calvin Johnson Officially Retires From the NFL

Around the league, rumors ran rampant that Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, known by many as “Megatron,” would be calling it a career during the off-season, but nothing was official. The Lions organization was hopeful that it could convince the former Georgia Tech standout to stay, but today’s news proves their efforts were futile. Calvin […]

Here’s Lil Uzi Vert’s “Countin,” Featuring 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa

Lil Uzi Vert enjoyed a stellar end to 2015, thanks in large part to his celebrated “WDYW” single, which has helped make his live show quite the feature film, and in 2016 he’s certainly hit the ground running. The Philadelphia rapper is working closely with revered rap groomers DJ Drama and Don Cannon on strongly […]

Stephen Curry Drills Absurd Shot to Extend Single-Season Three-Pointer Record to 300

This week on Stephen Curry Isn’t Human. At least he quit those routine half-court shots, right? If you’re a fan of one of those teams expected to challenge the reigning NBA Champion Golden State Warriors this season, like the Spurs or the Cavaliers, it’s been a tough few weeks. Steph Curry has seemingly taken on […]

Physical Copies of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘untitled unmastered.’ Could Be Released This Week

Unless you’re Kanye West, this is exciting news. Kendrick Lamar surprise-released a new album, untitled unmastered., digitally this past Friday, and it appears that the method of release won’t be restricted to just Apple Music and Spotify. According to TDE CEO Anthony Tiffith‘s cryptic Twitter account, we’ll be receiving physical copies of Lamar’s second consecutive […]

The Eagles Just Traded DeMarco Murray to the Titans

The DeMarco Murray experiment is over in Philadelphia, and it only lasted a season. After a career year in Dallas with the Cowboys in 2014-2015, DeMarco Murray left Texas for Philadelphia, specifically, a 5-year, $42 million contract with Chip Kelly‘s supposed high-flying Eagles, and their revolutionary offense. Unfortunately for Murray (and the Eagles), the offense […]

Rihanna’s #1 For a Third Straight Week, Ty Dolla $ign Reaches New Heights

For a third consecutive week, Rihanna‘s dancehall inspired “Work,” which features Drake, is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 once again. Rihanna is the only artist ever to have a single reach the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven consecutive albums, and she’s showing off the strength of her latest reign with […]

Cuba Gooding Jr. Seen Eating a Cell Phone During Wild Night of Dancing at Club LIV

All it took was another on-screen success for Cuba Gooding Jr. to find his true self. Right in the middle of Miami’s popular Club LIV. According to crystal clear video footage spotted on Baller Alert, Gooding Jr., the current star of FX’s American Crime Story: People vs O.J. Simpson, reached his party peak in the middle of […]

Man Murders Friend Over “Messi vs Ronaldo” Argument

If you ask any casual soccer fan who the two best players in the world are, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured above) will quickly be the first two names out of their mouths. Sure, Neymar, maybe even James Rodriguez would get a couple write-in votes, but let’s be real. Messi and Ronaldo is who the […]

Watch The Internet’s New Video, “Special Affair/Curse,” Featuring Tyler The Creator

Syd the Kid‘s ridiculously groovy, genre-blending collective of instrumentalists and vocalists, The Internet, released their third opus, Ego Death, last summer, and it earned them a well-deserved GRAMMY nomination, for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Supported by bangers like “Go With It” and “Girl,” the album may have flown under mainstream radars–it debuted at #89 on the […]

Listen to Travi$ Scott’s New Song, “Uber Everywhere”

Both before and after release of his debut album, Rodeo, in September, Travi$ Scott steadily provided fans with loosie jams, including the two celebratory cuts he dropped on New Year’s Eve, “A-Team” and “Wonderful,” and the PARTYNEXTDOOR, Future and Young Thug collabs he released in anticipation of his and Young Thug’s Rodeo tour. Today, Scott returns […]

The Washington Redskins Officially Cut Robert Griffin III

The Washington Redskins have officially cut Robert Griffin III, the Heisman trophy-winning quarterback they selected with the 2nd pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. After stellar play at Baylor University, Griffin III quickly became the hope of a Redskins franchise that hasn’t had the same quarterback start under center for more than three consecutive seasons since […]

Katt Williams Was Jumped at a Beanie Sigel Show in Philadelphia

Star comedian Katt Williams has found himself in a world of trouble over the last few weeks, including getting arrested for allegedly punching a store clerk–he laid face-down with his hands behind his back several minutes before police arrived–and causing a scene outside an Atlanta store, where he allegedly held five women at gunpoint and […]

The “Fixed” Version of “Wolves” Might Feature Drake

Shortly after the release of his new album, The Life of Pablo, Kanye West took to Twitter to assure fans that he would “fix” wolves, which originally featured Vic Mensa and SIA, but was officially released with Frank Ocean as the sole guest appearance. Since then, a version of “Wolves” leaked to the internet featuring […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Drops the Hammer on Serge Ibaka

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a unicorn in this league if there ever was one. He can handle the rock like a guard, at 6’11” is as tall as most centers, he can shoot from just about anywhere on the court–sans that filthy Stephen Curry, Damian Lillard range–and can run the floor as if he was 6 […]

Watch Miguel’s Cover of Drake’s “Hotline Bling” at Okeechobee Festival in Florida

Interestingly enough, few marquee artists have taken a stab at Drake‘s “Hotline Bling,” which is strange considering it was the most popular song of the summer last year, and it’s an incredibly catchy tune. Well, never mind that, now that Miguel has taken it upon himself to perform his own rendition of the song, alongside Arcade […]

Donald Trump Contracts HIV…in a New Film and Sony Execs Aren’t Thrilled About It

Sacha Baron Cohen is known for his controversial comedy and satire, possibly marked best by his 2006 film Borat, in which he explores a foreign journalist’s journey through the United States as he attempts to learn different facets of American culture. Cohen is also known for his 2009 film Bruno, and his work as a […]

Samsung Reportedly Not in Talks With Jay Z to Purchase TIDAL

Last week reports indicated that Jay Z was in talks with Samsung, a company with whom he and his label, Roc Nation, have done extensive business, to purchase TIDAL, the Swedish music streaming platform Hov relaunched state-side in March of 2015. Samsung has finally responded to the claims, and it appears that there are no […]

Watch Future’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Performance of “Low Life” and “March Madness”

After all, it is March. The relentless Future was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night, yet another accomplishment for the Atlanta native, whose meteoric rise from mixtape aficionado to mainstream star has certainly been fun to watch. After a whirlwind and dominant 2015, Future wasted no time this year, releasing two projects–Purple […]

Peyton Manning Will Announce His Retirement from Football Tomorrow

According to ESPN’s  Chris Mortensen, Peyton Manning will officially announce his retirement at a Broncos press conference tomorrow morning. This news comes after Manning’s resilient Denver Broncos claimed the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl 50 thanks to a dominant defensive performance, making Manning the first-ever starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl with two different […]

YG Previews New Music in New Merch Commercial

We’ve been awaiting YG‘s sophomore album, Still Krazy, since the Compton emcee announced it while he recovered from gunshot wounds last summer. As he toured with J. Cole and Big Sean on the North American leg of the 2014 Forest Hills Drive tour, YG released “Twist My Fingaz,” a Terrace Martin-produced single meant to get […]

Are Damian Lillard and Stephen Curry Silently Battling? This Video Suggests Just That

Stephen Curry has had an unbelievable season, and he’ll be named the regular season MVP for the second consecutive year at the end of the season. However, he may have a serious competitor in the ridiculous shot category: Damian Lillard. Respectively, Lillard is also having an absurd season (26 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds per […]

Watch 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne’s New Video, “Bounce”

2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, collectively known as Collegrove, released their self-titled joint album yesterday on a busy release day around the industry. Previewed by cuts like “Rolls Royce Weather Everyday” and “Gotta Lotta,” Collegrove likely gave fans of both 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne a much needed project to hold them over, considering neither […]

Here’s What We Thought About B.J. The Chicago Kid’s New Album, ‘In My Mind’

This story first appeared in our 2016 Sports, Culture and Women in Hip Hop Issue, on newsstands now featuring our Yo Gotti and Hip Hop & Hollywood covers. BJ The Chicago Kid’s debut album has been a long time coming. After a slew of mixtapes, fans finally get their full fix on In My Mind. Serving […]

Falcons Coach Reportedly Asked Prospect If He Likes Men at Combine

Your browser does not support iframes. It’s common practice for interested members of a professional team’s coaching staff to ask background questions to prospective players. Though all 32 NFL teams are more or less built the same, depending on which city its housed in or which behaviors an ownership group or front office prefers, there […]

43-Year-Old Washington Man Kills Himself Taking Selfie With a Gun

A 43-year-old man from Washington has reportedly killed himself trying to take a selfie with what he thought was an unloaded gun, according to the Skagit Valley Herald. The man was no stranger to taking gun selfies, and in fact, he’d spent a chunk of that fateful day taking them, routinely emptying his clip before each […]

Morgan Freeman Dramatically Reading Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself” is Hysterical

It’s Friday, and we just exited the last fully freezing month of the year. You likely already have a smile on your face, so allow this to widen it. Morgan Freeman has solidified his reputation as one of the most prolific and stoic narration voices in the entertainment industry, especially after his role in Bruce […]

Carmelo Anthony Says He Looks at His Peers and Thinks “I Should Be There”

A team with an elite player like Carmelo Anthony should be in playoff contention, not struggling to find the right head coach, treading water just to avoid being cellar-dwellers in the Eastern Conference. At least, that’s what Carmelo Anthony gets to thinking when he gets pensive about his status in the league. According to a NY Daily […]

Watch the New Promo for ‘Saturday Night Live’ Featuring Future, Jonah Hill and Leslie Jones

Considering the last seven months Future has had, him being the musical guests on tomorrow’s episode of Saturday Night Live makes absolute sense, though it comes at a frantic time for the Atlanta rapper (he’s performing a Purple Reign tour stop in Chicago tonight). No worries, if anyone’s adept at handling chaos, it’s this guy. Coming […]

Here’s Smoke DZA’s New Album, ‘He Has Risen,’ Produced by Harry Fraud

Smoke DZA has been a stickler for consistency for many years, and whether he’s putting out projects with his R.F.C. collective or dropping his own solo gems, we’ve come to expect solid efforts from the Harlem native. Cue up his newest release, He Has Risen, which is produced by Harry Fraud, and it appears that trend […]

Donald Trump & Marco Rubio Flat Out Bickered During Last Night’s Republican Debate

Last night’s Republican debate was full of the off-kilter shenanigans we’re used to from a very colorful cast of candidates, including-but-not-limited-to Donald Trump and Marco Rubio. On stage in Detroit last night during a Fox News engagement with the candidates, it didn’t take long for the shots to begin ringing off, and it couldn’t come […]

Stephen Curry Put Kevin Durant on Skates During the Warriors Victory Last Night

Last night was another rough one for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who have sputtered out of the All-Star break, and have dropped 6 of their last 8 games. Prior to the break, basketball insiders predicted this stretch from the last couple weeks of February to the first couple weeks of March would be the perfect […]

2 Chainz and Lil Wayne’s ‘Collegrove’ Album Is Here

After weeks of teasing the album with live performances and studio shots, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne have liberated their joint album, Collegrove, featuring the only two previews we got of the album, “Rolls Royce Weather Everyday” and “Gotta Lotta,” and a couple pre-released 2 Chainz solo cuts, like “Watch Out” and “MFN Right.” Following […]

Jay Z Has Apparently Graduated from Casually Dabbing

Jay Z dabbed, once, on stage alongside a half-naked Rick Ross at his Tidal 10×20 concert at the Barclays center last year, but it turns out that wasn’t a fluke move. Jay Z has been practicing. At the Clippers vs Thunder game last night in Los Angeles, the folks at the Staples Center wanted to show off […]

Founder of BET, Distributor of ‘Nina’ Biopic Releases Statement Supporting Decision to Cast Zoe Saldana

The Nina biopic, starring Zoe Saldana, will hit theaters in April amid much controversy about the decision to cast Saldana as the late, legendary Nina Simone, and today things between Saldana and the Nine Simone estate have escalated over the past few days, due mainly to the unveiling of the official poster by RLJ entertainment. After the […]

Tom Coughlin Reportedly Bashed The Giants the Entire Time He Interviewed With the Eagles

Shortly after the Broncos took home the Super Bowl 50 victory, it was time for the Giants to seriously reassess their future, and they eventually decided that it didn’t involve Tom Coughlin, the man that has delivered them the only two Super Bowl victories they’ve been able to attain in the 2000’s. Though Coughlin’s departure […]

Donald Trump Says Mitt Romney Would’ve “Dropped to His Knees” if He Asked

In a speech on Thursday, former Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney delivered a speech aimed at taking down Donald Trump, calling the current Republican front-runner a “phony” and a “fraud,” citing misogyny, greed and third-party politics as more reasons that Trump shouldn’t be placed on the Republican ticket for November’s general elections. “His promises are as worthless […]

2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Tease ‘Collegrove’ With First Official Release, “Gotta Lotta”

Tomorrow (March 4), 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne will unleash the joint album they’ve created, Collegrove, to the masses. Last year, 2 Chainz announced a bevy of forthcoming releases, including the collaborative project with Weezy, but they’ve kept all the music under wraps, not counting their live performance of “Rolls Royce Weather Everyday” on The Tonight […]

Watch Kirk Knight’s New Video, “5 Minutes,” Featuring Joey Bada$$

After spending roughly 3 years as one of the most potent and reliable cast members of Pro Era‘s band of emcee brothers, Kirk Knight finally released his debut project, Late Knight Special, this past October. Following a tour with Chicago standout Mick Jenkins, the youthful Brooklyn native delivered a bone-rattling set of bangers, from hardcore, gritty […]

Watch the Video For Tyler, The Creator’s Remix to Kanye West’s “Freestyle 4”

Shortly before the release of Kanye West‘s new album, The Life of Pablo, Tyler, The Creator was pictured in the studio the album was created in, with pen and pad in hand. Many thought that Tyler would be a guest feature on Yeezy’s new album, reversing the events of last March, when Kanye delivered one […]

Melissa McCarthey, Leslie Jones Star in New Trailer For “Ghostbusters”

Sony Pictures is bringing us the new Ghostbusters movie this summer, the first Ghostbusters movie since Ghostbusters 2 dropped in 1989. It’s the first of the Ghostbusters films to have an all-female team, and the directors and producers didn’t take any shortcuts looking for hilarious women to play the famed roles. Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids, The […]

The Houston Texans Have Released Star Running Back Arian Foster

Arian Foster is officially out of a job, as the Texans have officially released the star running back this morning. Foster, who began his career with the Houston Texans in 2009 as an un-drafted prospect, quickly became one of the best running backs in the league, amassing totals of 1,616 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2010, […]

Rick Ross Calls Chris Rock a “Cornball” For Academy Awards Monologue

As expected, folks are still talking about Chris Rock‘s eyebrow-raising opening monologue–and subsequent skits–at this year’s Academy Awards. Amid the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and the heightened attention placed on Hollywood’s issue with diversity and inclusion, Rock took the stage and pinned his ears back, while poking fun at Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, using stereotypes in […]

Listen to A$AP Ferg’s “Trap Anthem,” Featuring Migos

A$AP Ferg‘s highly-anticipated new album, the vaguely self-titled Always Strive And Prosper, was expected out in February, but we’re three days into March and we haven’t been lucky enough to be blessed with the Harlem emcee’s new LP. Still, considering his enjoyable lead single–the Future-featured “New Level”–and the project’s rumored collaborators–Missy Elliott, Chris Brown–it’s definitely […]

Footage Surfaces of Baltimore Police Officer Kicking, Slapping Student

A Baltimore police officer was caught on video brutally slapping a student at nearby REACH! Partnership School. The footage, which was captured in a first-person video clip by another student, very clearly shows the officer slapping and kicking the student, while using profane language to tell him to go home. Baltimore City Schools says video […]

Joey Bada$$ Responds to Troy Ave’s Diss Track: “No Mercy For This Man”

Joey Bada$$ and Troy Ave‘s bubbling social media feud from 2015 boiled over into full-blown beef over the weekend when Troy Ave released “Bad Ass,” a direct diss track aimed at the Pro Era rapper. Last week, Joey released a Statik Selektah-produced record called “Ready,” in which he boasted “My n***a Kirk [Knight] just outsold […]

Tragedy Strikes OKC Thunder Organization Again, Co-Owner Dies in Car Accident

Aubrey McClendon, co-owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball franchise, died early this morning by way of a single-car accident. McClendon crashed the car he was driving into an Oklahoma City bridge around 9 a.m. this morning, and was pronounced dead at the scene. McClendon was also the founder of American Energy Partners and the […]

Carmelo Anthony Snaps Back at Heckler, Tells Him to Get His Money Back from Knicks Owner

Carmelo Anthony‘s future with the New York Knicks appeared to be set in stone after he signed a $129 million extension with the team in the summer of 2014, but as Kristaps Porzingis blossoms into an NBA star, whispers around the league have been that the Knicks could trade the superstar, who’s been with the team […]

High School Student is Punished For “Shouting” Metro Boomin’s Producer Drop

Scorching producer Metro Boomin has changed his producer drop to a Future line from Drake and Future’s “Jumpman,” and total chaos has broken loose. The line–“if Young Metro don’t trust you, I’m gonna shoot you”–has become fodder for memes, funny videos and GIFs all across social media, and his already cult-like following seems to have […]

Chance The Rapper, Busta Rhymes, Usher & More to Contribute to ‘Hamilton’ Mixtape

The Broadway show Hamilton has taken Broadway, and subsequently the entertainment industry, by storm. After racking up notable fans like the Obamas and Beyonce, Hamilton quickly became the most hotly-coveted show in New York theater, and tickets began selling out by the year. Their success wasn’t only relegated to the stage, however. At this year’s Grammy […]

Ben Carson Will Likely Drop Out of Presidential Race

Ben Carson‘s run at the Oval Office appears to have come to an end. After lackluster results in recent primaries, and wins by Donald Trump and Ted Cruz at major caucuses, former pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson has indicated that he will drop out of the Republican Presidential race, citing the fact that he sees “no path forward” […]

Kevin Garnett Calls Eric Gordon a “Trash A** N****” From Timberwolves Bench

That moment when you remember you’re sitting behind Kevin Garnett. #nba #pelicans #timberwolves #nola #nbamemes #courtside #tellmyparentsilovedthem A video posted by Tom Holbrook (@twholbrook) on Feb 29, 2016 at 9:03pm PST Kevin Garnett has a reputation as one of the most notorious trash talkers in the NBA, and over the span of his career, he’s […]

Katt Williams Reportedly Held Five Women at Gunpoint in Atlanta, Stole Their Phones

Katt Williams has already run into legal trouble over the last couple weeks in Georgia, and according to this report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, they’re far from over. Before being arrested for allegedly starting a fight in a Gainesville, Georgia pool shop last Monday, Williams allegedly got into an altercation on Sunday after being approached by several […]

Here’s The Artwork & Release Date for 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne’s Joint Album, ‘Collegrove’

Earlier this year, 2 Chainz announced that he had several projects in the chamber, one of them being a collaborative album with Lil Wayne titled Collegrove. The announcement immediately excited scores of rap fans, who have enjoyed several Tity Boi and Weezy collabs over the years, including “Yuck” on 2 Chainz’ debut album, B.O.A.T.S., “Rich […]

Jay Z Called Out Chris Paul For Running the Same Play Four Times in a Row

Jay Z is a big time basketball fan, so if you thought he was sitting court side at all these Nets, Clippers and Warriors games for the photo ops, you’re mistaken. Chris Paul learned that hilariously earlier this week during a decisive victory against Hov’s hometown Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center, when Jay approached […]

Listen to Fat Joe & Remy Ma’s “All The Way Up,” Featuring French Montana

Fat Joe and Remy Ma were the source of countless New York rap bangers dating back to the early 1990’s, and now that both rappers are comfortably back on the scene, their plans for a joint album, to be titled  Platas o Plamo. The first single from that forthcoming project has arrived, featuring a third […]

Rick Ross Formally Indicted in Incident With Groundskeeper

Rick Ross has formally been indicted in the incident concerning his groundskeeper, for which Ross was arrested on charges of kidnapping and assault this past June. Initial reports from last summer indicated that Ross physically assaulted his groundskeeper, pulled him into his house and pistol whipped him. There have been conflicting reports of the events surrounding the […]

Barack Obama Biopic, ‘Barry,’ Focusing on 1980’s NYC Obama, Beings Shooting in April

Barack Obama‘s tenure as President of the United States is slowly coming to an end, but his legacy will live on forever–a foregone conclusion since the day he was was sworn in on a cold morning in January of 2009. Part of that legacy will continue to live through film, and according to The Hollywood […]

TDE CEO Says We’re Getting a New Project This Week

The most surefire source of information regarding new music from the cryptic Top Dawg Entertainment squad is their fearless leader and CEO, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, who recently gave fans a look into the label’s release itinerary for 2016. In the tease, Top Dawg alluded to the fact that we’re definitely receiving albums from Isaiah Rashad, ScHoolboy […]

Catholic Priest Caught on Tape Snorting Coke, Surrounded by Nazi Gear

Bombshell video footage, captured by The Sun, shows a 37-year-old Catholic priest snorting significant amounts of cocaine, using what looks like paper money, in a room littered with Nazi gear and memorabilia. Despite the ease with which the priest, Stephen Crossan, appears to take the drugs, he was adamant after the incident about it being a […]

Troy Ave Responds to His Lyric About Capital STEEZ “Burning in Hell” on ‘Sway In The Morning’

Late last night, Troy Ave released his new song, a diss track towards Joey Bada$$ titled “Bad Ass,” that was likely a response to a recent single of Joey’s, in which he points out that fellow Pro Era rapper Kirk Knight‘s new album, Late Knight Special, outsold Ave’s last release. The two engaged in a brief tussle […]

Troy Ave Responds to His Lyric About Capital STEEZ “Burning in Hell” on ‘Sway In The Morning’

Late last night, Troy Ave released his new song, a diss track towards Joey Bada$$ titled “Bad Ass,” that was likely a response to a recent single of Joey’s, in which he points out that fellow Pro Era rapper Kirk Knight‘s new album, Late Knight Special, outsold Ave’s last release. The two engaged in a brief tussle […]

Adele is #1 For the Tenth Time, Rihanna Goes Back to Back in This Week’s #WrapSheet

Last week’s #WrapSheet was highlighted by Adele‘s return to the top spot on the Billboard 200, her ninth non-consecutive week at #1, and this week, Adele has made it a whopping ten non-consecutive weeks with the #1 album in the country, her 3rd opus, 25. Though the album was released this past November, after breaking […]

Troy Ave Disses Joey Bada$$ With New Song, “Bad Ass”

The tension between Joey Bada$$ and Troy Ave came to a head last night when Ave released “Bad Ass,” a track aimed at Joey’s neck, to Soundcloud last night. The Brooklyn rappers tussled on social media last year over who was the more successful independent artist after Joey commented on the success of his proper […]

Here’s a Snippet of New Frank Ocean Music

Frank Ocean has largely been missing in action since the release of his proper debut album, channel ORANGE, in 2012, and his subsequent win at the Grammy Awards in early 2013 for Best Urban Contemporary R&B Album. Though he appeared to promise a new album in July of 2015, that never materialized, and outside of […]

DeMarcus Cousins Uses Every Fiber of His Being Not to Punch Steven Adams in the Face

DeMarcus Cousins has spent a large part of his NBA career fighting his supposed “bad boy” image, which has lingered with him since his days as John Wall’s co-star on the Kentucky Wildcats in 2010. Still, Cousins has stayed out of trouble since being in the NBA, and last night, thanks to a mighty bit […]

Adele is Atop Billboard 200 For Tenth Week, Yo Gotti Nets Top 5 Debut & More

That Adele reign is really refusing to let up. The British songstress is atop the Bilboard 200 with her 3rd opus, 25, for the tenth non-consecutive week, putting her at 34 total weeks in the #1 spot for her career thus far, just one week behind Taylor Swift for second all-time, and 12 weeks behind […]

Leonardo DiCaprio Wins Academy Award for Best Actor, His First Oscar

The buzz surrounding this year’s Academy Awards was deafening. From #OscarsSoWhite to boycotts from major actors, actresses and directors to Chris Rock‘s highly-anticipated opening monologue and a bewildering appearance from controversial vixen-turned-Fox News analyst Stacey Dash, there will be no shortage of water cooler conversations this week thanks to last night’s action-packed ceremony. One of […]

Watch Chief Keef’s New Video, “Superheroes,” Featuring A$AP Rocky

Chief Keef is still very much out here, and last year’s Bang 3 album was one of the better projects he’s put out over his still young career, proving that even without Interscope he’s capable of making an impact. One of the better singles off the project, the A$AP Rocky-featured “Superheroes,” finally got the video […]

Listen to Dave East’s Tribute to Erykah Badu, “On & On #EastMix”

Dave East has been bubbling for quite some time, but he’s really come into his own in the past year, thanks in large part to some stellar guest appearances, co-signs, and his Hate Me Now mixtape, which included his “Forbes List” collaboration with Nas, who discovered East a few years back and signed him to […]

Alabama Basketball Coach Avery Johnson Celebrates Victory to Young Thug’s “Best Friend”

It’s that time again! #WinningLockerRoom #RollTide #BuckleUp pic.twitter.com/CYUvSWLh6G — Alabama M Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) February 28, 2016 Clemson’s football coach has some serious competition. Alabama vs Auburn is a much bigger draw on the football field, but the two schools are still serious conference rivals, so anywhere they get together, it’s going to be a big […]

Watch Stephen Curry Do More Not-Human Things, Like Hit a 32-Foot Game-Winner

No matter how poorly either team has played leading up to a game against each other, the Thunder and Warriors always manage to bring their best effort to the court when they get matched up, an the end results are often game-winners and/or overtime. It was a narrowly-missed three-pointer that gave the Warriors the victory […]

Listen to Two New Bas Cuts, “Matches” and “Clouds Never Get Old”

Bas has steadily built his reputation, from J. Cole‘s introspective to a burgeoning star in his own right, thanks in large part to Last Winter, his 2014 album that sported cuts like “Made Bail” and “Charles de Gaulle to JFK.” A few years and tours later, the Queens native is ready to drop a new […]

Watch Curren$y’s New Video, “The Mack Book,” Off ‘The Carrollton Heist’

When Curren$y and Alchemist get together, elite results are achieved. Just think back to 2011’s Covert Coup, the free joint album Alc and Spitta hooked up for, that sported joints like “Smoke Break,” “Full Metal,” and “Scottie Pippen.” We all know that Curren$y’s a sucker for consistency, but when we talk about peaks in his […]

Woman Blasts Husband on Reddit for Blowing Mortgage Money on Yeezy Boosts

Here’s a useful pro tip: when you and your friends are laughing it up, claiming you’ll do anything to get your hands on some Yeezys, make sure you make a list of a few things you actually won’t do. Like jeopardize the roof over you and your wife’s head. That’s what this guy did, according […]