After the release of his 2013 mixtape, INNANETTAPE, Vic Mensa blossomed into quite the major artist. After receiving co-signs from Kanye West and performing on Saturday Night Live, the Chicago emcee inked a deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation label, dropped a couple singles featuring Kanye West and Skrillex, and is currently prepping his proper […]
One of the hardest things any human being will ever do is confront someone that’s killed a loved one. The combination of emotions and urges that will arise is overwhelming to even think about, let alone experience. That notion makes the above video both shocking and completely understandable. Today in Cleveland, Michael Madison was sentenced to the […]
Australian native and back-up point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers Matthew Dellavedova is getting his own signature shoes. Yes, you read that correctly. According to Dellavedova, he was approached by PEAK Australia, who made the Eastern Conference Champion aware of their will to introduce a basketball shoe into the Aussie market. From there, talks became […]
The Philadelphia 76ers currently have the #1 pick in this month’s NBA Draft, and the majority of the basketball world is expecting Philly to go one of two ways. Either they buy into the fact that Ben Simmons is in fact the once-in-a-generation player he’s being made out to be, or they go with who […]
With the cost of living consistently escalating it’s increasingly difficult for low-income families to survive, especially in expensive metropolitan areas. Cutting corners to meet the monthly budget is second nature to many families. Fortunately, there’s an eco-friendly way to decrease the monthly electric bill that may evade most: solar panels. Invented in 1839 by Alexandre […]
Chance The Rapper has become a global star in the since years that have passed sine he released his breakthrough mixtape, Acid Rap, and he’s done it without the engine of a major label or distribution label. Where some rappers merely claim to be independent, and often have a cloaked corporate engine helping them behind the scenes, […]
We’re still waiting for Waka Flocka‘s Flockavelli 2 album, which has been delayed several years but could be dropping soon, but in the mean time, the Brick Squad capo has kept busy. Flocka has dropped loosies, mixtapes, remixes, and scores more to make sure he never goes cold. One of those remixes was dropped today, and you can […]
This week, Pusha T is being celebrated for his absurdly good verse on his new single, “Drug Dealers Anonymous,” which also features Jay Z. With one-liners like “How many Madonnas can that Mazda fit?” and “Life’s a b*tch, A-Z on her shoe collection,” the Virginia native not only held court with Hov, he may have […]
ScHoolboy Q announced recently that his new album, whose title has yet to be revealed, will be released July 8. It’s been two years since the “Groovy Tony” rapper has had a full-length project of any kind out, so it’ll certainly be interesting to see how his sound and story has evolved since 2014. While we wait […]
Since the start of the 2015-2016 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors have been on a crash course to meet in the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year. The entire season, despite its ups and downs–both teams saw two different men as their head coach, Stephen Curry‘s injuries, LeBron James‘ awkward […]
Meek Mill began serving a 3-month house arrest sentence back on March 1 of this year after being convicted of a probation violation by a Philadelphia judge. The bid was expected to end on June 1, at which time Meek’s case would be re-evaluated, and a judge would decide whether or not it was time to […]
Ask and you shall receive. For many years, Netflix users and abusers have been begging the on-demand film and TV show streaming service to give up the Disney goods. It’s no secret that Netflix has a regular rotation of new and old movies being shuffled through their menus, but customers have complained in recent years […]
The aftereffects of the shooting during a T.I. show at Irving Plaza that claimed the life of a bodyguard are very tangible. First, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton went on a rant in which he called rappers “basically thugs” and “so-called artists” that drew the ire of pundits everywhere, and seemed to put off Mayor de […]
In each of the last two years, Stephen Curry has set the record for most 3-pointers in a season, won MVP and reached the NBA Finals. His absurd ability to make unmake-able shots has made him possibly the most viral athlete in the sport of basketball, and the NBA’s willingness to let social media help […]
Drake‘s OVO Sound Radio began during the summer of 2015 and quickly became a source of exclusives from Drizzy and his OVO Sound label. Towards the end of the year, the show evolved into a platform where many non-OVO artists, all of whom have collaborated with Drake or have some affiliation with him, debut their […]
Joey Bada$$ was expected to play a show at Irving Plaza tomorrow night, and it has been cancelled by the NYPD according to a tweet sent out from Joey’s Twitter account. NYC: They cancelled my show tmrw so we gon party. Meet me at 270 Layfatette St (G STAR SOHO LOCATION) @ 4PM TODAY‼️‼️ — BADMON […]
Barack Obama will soon be leaving office, meaning these won’t be as funny anymore, but for now, do yourself a favor and bask in the glory. baracksdubs, the legendary Twitter account that takes President Obama’s interview clips, cuts them up, and turns them into professionally enunciated renditions of the most popular songs in the world. This […]
Bryson Tiller has been selling out shows all over the world, and recently got his debut major label project, Trap Soul, certified platinum by the RIAA. However, he’s released just two music videos off the project, neither of which were released this year. Tiller changes that with a brand new visual, directed by Rohan Blair-Mangat, […]
UCLA’s campus, which is a whopping 420 acres, is on lockdown right now as two people have been killed during a shooting in an engineering lab. Authorities are investigating and have arrived on the scene, and school officials are urging students and faculty to stay clear of Boelter Hall, which is a leg of their engineering […]
Kevin Durant‘s season is over, but there’s still an NBA Finals to be played, so the impending summer madness that will be NBA Free Agency will have to wait until July 1, when players can begin signing with other teams. In the meantime, question will continue to be lobbed at KD, his teammates and Thunder […]
Desiigner has spent the last few weeks spreading his erratic brand of freestyle and live performance across the globe, from headline-grabbing slots on Tim Westwood and the UK’s KissFM to The Late Show. On top of that, the Brooklyn rapper is still riding high off the success of “Panda,” which landed atop the Billboard Hot 100 in […]
On Monday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder got their hearts broken by the Golden State Warriors, who overcame a 3-1 series deficit to send Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and company off to an early vacation. This of course will be a pivotal summer for both the team and KD; Durant will have to decide whether […]
To say Young Thug has a habit of dropping music out of nowhere would be a gross understatement. His seemingly haphazard style of releasing product has defined his career, and it continued last night when Beats1 Radio’s Ebro Darden world premiered a new single, “Gangster Sh*t,” that could be our first preview of Thug’s forthcoming […]
Back in February, without warning, Beyonce released the first single off her Lemonade album, “Formation,” and promptly performed it at this year’s Super Bowl. Dressed to resemble the Black Panthers, Queen Bey and her dance troupe killed their performance before joining Coldplay and Bruno Mars for a joint finish to the halftime festivities. Naturally, people reacted. […]
Ariana Grande dropped a whole new album and couldn’t dethrone Drake. That’s how the month of May has been going for Mr. Aubrey Graham. For the fourth consecutive week, Drake tops the Billboard 200 with his fourth studio album, Views, which he released on April 29. Outside of the Toronto rapper’s first U.S. #1 single, Views […]
It has arrived. Just this morning we learned that Pusha T‘s first King Push single would be arriving tonight, and it would be titled “Drug Dealers Anonymous.” Pusha wouldn’t be flying solo either. Possibly the only man alive that can match him drug bar for drug bar, Jay Z, would be joining him, a second […]
Considering the pitch-black frames he generally dons with every outfit, we’ll give this guy a pass for not immediately recognizing R. Kelly in the middle of the night. It could, however, also be due to the fact that he’s drunk as sh*t. If you feel that the numerous devices that surround you haven’t fulfilled their entertainment […]
It’s been over two years since ScHoolboy Q‘s debut album dropped, and we finally have an idea of when his follow-up album will be released. On July 8, Q’s sophomore effort will drop, though we don’t yet know what he’s titling it. In recent months, TDE’s grooviest cast member has teased his return with his […]
It looks like we’re finally getting some new music from Vic Mensa. After signing to Roc Nation and dropping his “U Mad” anthem, featuring Kanye West, Vic Mensa went silent, outside of occasional features and occasionally teasing his major label debut album, Traffic. We now know that before the album drops, we’ll get a new mixtape […]
Last night’s Game 7 produced only one Western Conference champion, but there was certainly another winner: the NBA. Turner Sports confirmed today that Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors was the highest-rated game in cable TV history. The match-up between two of the league’s most […]
In the six days that have followed the tragic shooting at New York City’s Irving Plaza that left one man dead and several others injured, details have slowly begun leaking out. One of the shooting victims is a model who is suing the NYPD, we know that a 33-year-old Troy Ave affiliate, Ronald McPhatter, died from […]
Stop the presses. This is not a drill. After a couple years on the bench, Jay Z checked in last week on Fat Joe and Remy Ma‘s “All The Way Up” remix, unleashing an enjoyable verse in which he compared Blue Ivy to Tupac and closed with a memorable line about Prince, elevators, and master […]
Yesterday was Memorial Day, so of course the cookouts, pool parties and street festivals were just about everywhere, including Drake‘s Hidden Hills mansion, where there was a massive pool party that attracted celebrities like Hailey Baldwin, Romeo, Brandon Jennings and more. Throughout the day, pictures and videos surfaced from the massive party, which featured Drake […]
Troy Ave will remain behind bars until his trial after he pled not guilty to charges stemming from his role in the May 25th shooting at Irving Plaza in New York City. The Brooklyn rapper was arrested the day after the shooting and charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm and reckless endangerment. Forthcoming […]
O.T. Genasis is, if anything, disproving the sentiments that after “CoCo,” he’d be an afterthought. The Busta Rhymes protege followed up his baking soda anthem with what’s potentially an even bigger hit, “Cut It,” featuring Young Dolph, that’s received a star-studded remix today. Lil Wayne and T.I., the latter of whom is having a fine month […]
The smoke is beginning to clear following last week’s shooting at Irving Plaza in New York City, and while some things are still uncertain, Troy Ave will begin this week in a most unfavorable position. Not only was he seen, clear as day, firing his gun into the venue on surveillance footage, but the Brooklyn […]
For those claiming that Hip Hop artists don’t invest time or energy in conceiving unique or interesting video concepts anymore, Belly is the Batman your Gotham needs. The Roc Nation signee has steadily built both his buzz and his fan base over the last year, thanks in large part to a couple of key major […]
The last time Drake and Justin Bieber connected, Bieber was a green teeny-bop star with a squeaky-clean image and girls with bedazzled denim jackets screaming themselves hoarse over him at every tour stop. Now, Bieber is America’s favorite redeemed bad boy, and he’s having the best 12 months of his career. His latest album, Purpose, […]
Ricky Williams was once a dominant NFL running back, and one of the most feared offensive players in the game. The University of Miami alum ran off four consecutive 1,000-yard seasons from 2000-20004 before succumbing to injury and…you guessed it…a weed problem. Williams failed several drug tests in 2003 and 2004, and in the years […]
It’s an awkward time to be Tyga, and that’s quite the understatement. The California rapper dove right back into the dating pool after his controversial two-year relationship to Kylie Jenner dissolved, and he’s had to watch the mother of his son begin a very public relationship with Jenner’s brother (Rob Kardashian), which, thus far, has […]
Last night was the Scripps National Spelling Bee, a maddening competition in which shockingly young kids spell words that have never been come across by a good chunk of the population. Like, 99.9 percent of the population. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough of those otherworldly words to fool 13-year-old Jairiam Hathwar of New York, and 11-year-old […]
The Toronto Raptors put up a surprisingly valiant fight, but as many expected, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were too much for the inexperienced Raptors, who were playing in the first Eastern Conference Finals in franchise history. Still, the Raptors’ impressive route to the ECF, which included dispatching two superstar-led teams–the Pacers and the […]
Bernie Sanders is a man of the people, and is very much prevalent in the minds of those influenced by Hip Hop culture. As a reminder, Sanders chose DMX‘s 2003 banger “Where The Hood At” as his entrance music during a really in California yesterday, a move that was cheered seemingly to no end by […]
Def Jam Records experimented with the concept of pairing and duos this year, dropping Jhene Aiko and Big Sean‘s TWENTY88 album, and pushing out an LP by another potent duo, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, who dubbed themselves Collegrove and released an album by the same name. Boasting solo 2 Chainz hits like “Watch Out” […]
Rockie Fresh dropped his thorough The Night I Went To… project early this year in January, and it remains one of the best free releases of the year. Fresh was joined by Rick Ross, Chris Brown, Ed Sheeran and more on TNIWT, which reminded fans of the Chicago emcee’s serene lyrical dexterity, and introduced new […]
It didn’t take authorities long to find at least one suspect in Wednesday night’s Irving Plaza shooting, a horrific incident that took place during a T.I. show that claimed one life and injured several others. That suspect was Brooklyn rapper Troy Ave who was arrested while he recovered from a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound at […]
The scramble to find the next James Bond probably only looks like a scramble from the outside looking. Who knows, the franchise’s producers may have already begun going over scripts and schedules with Daniel Craig‘s successor; Craig is of course the series’ most successful actor at the box office, and he declared his refusal to […]
Just over a week ago, TDE announced the signing of SkiiiWalker, a Chicago-bred singer that had appeared on releases by Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock over the last couple of years. The signing was initially announced by all existing members of TDE simultaneously mentioning the singer on Twitter, and properly declared by the release of […]
A couple of armed robbers usurped a video game store in Silver Spring, Maryland last week, and despite their weaponry, very nearly met their match in a riled up 7-year-old kid. Okay, maybe not very nearly. But this is still the most badass thing you’ve seen all week. When the two armed robbers entered the Maryland […]
Fetty Wap’s meteoric 2015 has everyone looking to the Paterson, NJ native to see what he can pull off as a follow-up act. Considering after coming into the year a relative nobody, Fetty debuted atop the Billboard 200, received the literal key to his city and broke longstanding Billboard records set by Eminem and Lil […]
Big Sean and Jhene Aiko‘s chemistry, which has existed for years, was intensified by their 8-track joint album, which dropped early in May. So much so, that during a recent interview that Big Sean did with J Cruz on Power 106, he teased the likelihood he and Aiko do another TWENTY88 project. Some of that […]
This summer is supposed to be a very pivotal one for the Washington Wizards. Despite appearing destined for years of contending with an impressive showing in last year’s playoffs, the Wizards failed to even qualify for the postseason his year, and were clearly negatively affected by the departure of Paul Pierce. To right that ship, […]
Yesterday Gucci Mane was released from prison, sending a wave of joy and jubilee throughout the rap community. Still, should we call it a comeback? Gucci’s output has been more consistent and prolific during his time in prison than that of some of his peers, who have spent the majority of their days outside the pen. Oh, […]
Joey Bada$$ has been catching wins since the success of his debut album, B4.DA.$$, in early 2015. After touring the world and snatching up a couple endorsement deals, Joey’s been back in the studio lately, and has unleashed loosie bangers like his Notorious B.I.G. dedication, “Brooklyn’s Own,” and “Ready.” Today, we’ve got some new heat […]
Russ, you thoughts on whether Steph is an underrated defender? https://t.co/YLHpDBHNzi — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 27, 2016 Last night the Golden State Warriors did what they needed to do down the stretch to force a Game 6 in Oklahoma City Saturday night. Stephen Curry woke up, Andre Iguodala made the clutch plays he’s […]
Here it is, Bernie Sanders coming out to DMX’s “where the hood at” in Lancaster, Ca. #FeelTheBern #BernieSanders pic.twitter.com/3GlVD67BGA — Edwin Acuna (@Edwinprime) May 26, 2016 Bernie Sanders has, for better or for worse, emerged as the most relatable presidential candidate out there. Where people can’t seem to comfortably digest Hillary Clinton‘s pandering maneuvers or […]
.@PIX11News @NYPDDetectives have arrested rapper @TroyAve following deadly shooting at Irving Plaza. pic.twitter.com/4PzKEcnXeF — Myles Miller—PIX11 (@MylesMill) May 26, 2016 The developments are flying in today regarding the shooting at Irving Plaza during a T.I. concert last night. In the immediate aftermath, it we learned that one person was killed in the shooting, and several […]
Late Wednesday night, at least four people were shot during a T.I. show at Irving Plaza. One of the shooting victims, Ronald McPhatter, died from wounds suffered during the shooting after being rushed to Bellevue Hospital. McPhatter was believed to be a member of Troy Ave‘s BSB crew, and his mother slammed Troy Ave earlier today […]
DJ Drama last released an album in 2012, Quality Street Music, a well-received compilation album that featured Kendrick Lamar, Common, Rick Ross, Drake, Future and more. In 2016, he’ll look to return to store shelves with a sequel, Quality Street Music 2, and “Wishin” is the forthcoming LP’s lead single. Despite the album’s title, “Wishin” […]
The Memphis Grizzles, for some odd reason, let go of their head coach, David Joerger, following their elimination from the playoffs last month. He was quickly scooped up by the Sacramento Kings, and the Grizz began searching for a coach that will be able to whip their scrappy lineup into the contenders they were just […]
A$AP Ferg‘s sophomore album, Always Strive and Prosper, has been out for roughly a month, and it’s produced a considerable amount of bangers. From the traditional A$AP cuts like “New Level” and “World Is Mine” to the experimental, Missy Elliott-featured “Strive,” there’s something for just about every kind of rap fan imaginable. Fallen founder of […]
Fat Joe and Remy Ma’s “All The Way Up” was already destined to be a summer anthem, but thanks to the events of the last two days, it’s one of the hottest songs out. On Tuesday evening, the official remix was debuted, and it featured former Fat Joe foe Jay Z. Yesterday, Meek Mill and […]
Last night at Irving Plaza in New York City, at least four people were shot–one has died–during a T.I. show before the Atlanta rapper hit the stage. Tip was scheduled to perform with Anderson Paak, Troy Ave–who was wounded by a gunshot–Uncle Murda, Maino and more during the show. At around 10 p.m. ET, shots […]
The Chicago Bulls once appeared destined for dynasty-dom. Led by their explosive point guard, the unfathomable 2012 NBA MVP Derrick Rose, a coach that liked to bully opposing teams into submission in Tom Thibodeau and a stout supporting cast, the Bulls were more than relevant for the first time since Michael Jordan. They were feared. […]
There are just a few months left in the Obama presidency, and at the top of 2017, we’ll see a non-Obama family–likely either the Trumps or the Clintons–inhabiting the White House for the first time in 8 years. While the entire nation is focused on just who that will be, another interesting question is risen. […]
UPDATE: The Fader is reporting that one of the four shooting victims has died from their injuries at Bellevue Hospital. — A shooting broke out at New York City’s Irving Plaza venue late Wednesday night during a T.I. concert, injuring at least four people according to CBS New York. The shots were fired around 10 […]
Meek Mill is currently in the final stages of a 3-month house arrest bid that’s put a hold on his highly-anticipated Dreamchasers 4 mixtape and all public appearances. Luckily, it hasn’t stopped the Philadelphia emcee from getting studio work in. Fat Joe and Remy Ma‘s “All The Way Up” single received a paradigm-shifting face-lift last […]
Russell Westbrook was dangerously close to not ever playing on the same team as Kevin Durant. How close? Let us explain. On the night of the 2008 NBA Draft, the Oklahoma City Thunder–who were still the Seattle Supersonics the night of the June draft–had a very difficult decision to make. They’d drafted the 2007-2008 Rookie of […]
Today’s Hip Hop fan is bearing witness to a most fascinating landscape where beefs, alleged beefs, and disputes are concerned. Relationships thought to be infallible, be they familial (Birdman/Lil Wayne) or marital (Jay Z/Beyonce) are being called into question in ways many didn’t think were possible. Dynamics are being scrutinized from every angle, by everyone […]
Last month, Big Sean and Jhené Aiko teamed up to form the potent TWENTY88 duo, and released an 8-track LP without much warning. Featuring guest spots from K-Ci & Jojo and Detail, the project played out like the brief arc of a whirlwind romance, culminating in an R&B song that Sean wrote, “London Bridge.” The […]
Last night, the Warriors lost Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, and it wasn’t pretty. Stephen Curry didn’t appear to be himself, Draymond Green‘s head just wasn’t in it, and outside of Klay Thompson, there wasn’t much of an offense all game. Lakers guard Nick Young thinks his team has something to do with […]
.@Warriors coach Steve Kerr takes the podium following a Game 4 loss… https://t.co/6FGvBiLJui — NBA TV (@NBATV) May 25, 2016 This year, the NBA Championship was Golden State’s to lose. They ran off three consecutive victories to beat a very good Cavs team in last year’s Finals, and this year they upped the ante. They […]
We’re still patiently awaiting the release of Lil Durk’s newest mixtape, LilDurk2X, so here’s some new music in the meantime. The Chicago rapper rose to prominence as a pioneer on the drill scene, but in recent years has expanded sonically, and we’ve seen him smooth it out with artists like DeJ Loaf and Jeremih, and […]
Fat Joe and Remy Ma‘s “All The Way Up” has been a catalyst for the rebirth of three things: Joe’s career, Remy’s career, and the quintessential New York summer anthem. In past years, NY rappers like A$AP Ferg, French Montana, Fabolous and more have shone bright during the scorching months, but their campaigns didn’t feel […]
Former Hawks and 76ers center, Dikembe Mutumbo, was a defensive terror in his prime. He was a shot-blocking machine and a rebounding prowess that helped propel the Sixers to the NBA Finals in 2001. He was voted an All-Star eight times, and won Defensive Player of the Year four times. He led the league in […]
Draymond Green wasn’t suspended yesterday for maybe intentionally kicking Steven Adams square in the groin during Sunday night’s Western Conference Finals Game 3. He was instead fined, and allowed to suit up for tonight’s Game 4 showdown, taking place at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Game 3. The entire episode, highlighted by yesterday’s media blitz, […]
Chance The Rapper was an integral part in the creation of Kanye West‘s The Life of Pablo album, and today we gained insight into just how integral he was, thanks to his interview with Beats1’s Zane Lowe. During a chat that lasted just over an hour, Chance, who just released an album mixtape of his […]
Cousin Stizz is currently recording the follow-up to his debut project, Suffolk County, and he’s begun to tease his fan base with new tunes. The latest of those is “Gain Green,” the video for which you can watch above. The title of the Goodwin-directed clip is of course a clever flip of the popular term […]
Rafael Nadal is a French Open assailant, having won the tournament–just one of four major tennis championships–a record 9 times, solidifying his status as the greatest clay-court singles player of all time. However, after losing in the quarterfinals last year–someone not named Rafael Nadal won the French Open last year for the first time since 2009–Nadal […]
Unless you’re brand new to the social media world, you’ve seen your fair share of fast-food related fights and brawls. However, how many of these fights have you seen break out internally, solely among employees? That’s what went down at a Mickey D’s down in South Carolina last week, and it resulted in the arrest […]
After spending a significant amount of the early year out of the spotlight, choosing instead to let his hit single “Panda” do the work for him, Desiigner has become a network TV and radio interview staple, as he gears towards his debut album. He’s also promoting a yet-to-be-released follow-up to “Panda,” which peaked at #1 on the […]
Ariana Grande‘s new album, Dangerous Woman, dropped this past Friday, and as expected it’s a sultrier, more mature number than her last effort, 2014’s My Everything. From its lead singles, the title track and the Lil Wayne-featured “Let Me Love You,” Grande’s efforts to ditch the teeny-bop image that’s followed her throughout her career are […]
Despite his job title, Buffalo Bills GM Doug Whaley doesn’t think football is a sport human beings should be engaging in. There’s enough irony here to fill the Atlantic. During a radio interview on WGR 550, Whaley shot down the notion that star Bills receiver Sammy Watkins was “injury-prone,” opting instead to suggest that injuries […]
Bryson Tiller‘s ascent to global R&B star, unlike that of some of his peers, has played out even in the public as a slow and steady trudging. The Soundcloud success of his “Don’t” single in March of last year led to label offers (he would accept one from RCA, the home of Chris Brown, Miguel and […]
This is going to make for one heck of a Game 4. Following his kick to Steven Adams‘ groin, the second Green’s leg/Adams’ groin incident of the Western Conference Finals, Draymond Green will not be suspended for tomorrow night’s Game 4. The NBA will not suspend Golden State’s Draymond Green for Game 4, league sources […]
Once people began to get over the fact that Desiigner sounded a lot like this rapper from the city in which the Brooklyn rapper’s favorite broads reside, his penchant for high-energy live performances began to the dominate the conversation. In one of said live performances, Desiigner vomited and still managed to effectively continue his performance, but […]
Drake‘s s “One Dance” hit the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 earlier this month, and after being dethroned by Justin Timberlake‘s “comeback” single, “Can’t Fight The Feeling!,” its returned to the chart’s top spot. The milestone achievement was just one of a string of accomplishment for Drake during a blistering month of May, in which he […]
There will always be an East Coast vs. West Coast dynamic. It’s defined concurrent eras of Hip Hop, from the Biggie Smalls/Tupac dynamic that ended tragically in the late 1990’s, to G-Unit’s rise to prominence and eventual implosion, highlighted by a falling out between New York rapper 50 Cent and Compton representative The Game. On a […]
Last night was a bizarre night in the NBA to say the least. The mighty, record-setting Golden State Warriors got blown out of Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, and trailed by 41 points at one stage of the game. Outside of a couple early flashes of brilliance from Stephen Curry, GSW looked as if they […]
The feud between Lil Wayne and Birdman began in the final months of 2014, when Wayne revealed that Birdman’s label, Cash Money Records, was hindering the release of his hotly coveted Tha Carter V album, and withholding payment for his work. The surprising Twitter rant came just weeks after Wayne’s labelmate, Tyga, revealed similar feelings […]
Chance The Rapper is the most unconventional rap star the game currently has to offer, and because of it, he continues to make history. He’s done that again this week, as the official Billboard results will reveal that his third solo project, the Coloring Book mixtape, will debut in the top 10 of the Billboard […]
Adele album roll-outs are generally as minimal as they come. The 27-year-old British mega-star has such an avid fan base and such widespread appeal that she generally only needs one single or music video to generate the buzz most artists can only achieve after months of teasing music and press runs. In fact, in the new […]
Kendrick Lamar singing/remixing #Drake’s #Controlla about Top Dawg. A video posted by Word On Road (@wordonrd) on May 21, 2016 at 10:03pm PDT Kendrick Lamar and Drake, as far as the media is concerned, have been embroiled in some sort of conflict that vacillates between cold war and blood feud off-and-on over the last 3 years. […]
Last night, the Toronto Raptors hosted an Eastern Conference Finals game for the first time in their franchise’s history, and it was a major success. Behind a prolific performance by its two-headed monster of a backcourt, Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, and an inspiring effort by Bismack Biyombo, the Raptors handed the Cavaliers their first […]
