Mixtape Mixup
It’s been a tough year when it comes to legal trouble for rap’s best trap crooner, Fetty Wap. The New Jersey rapper was arrested at Rolling Loud this year on federal drug charges before he had a chance to take the stage. According to TMZ’s report of the allegations, federal authorities suspect Fetty of distributing […]
Plenty of rappers love to celebrate Christmas and get into the holiday spirit. After all, what’s more hip-hop than flaunting your wealth while giving back to others? But perhaps no one has delivered a holiday-themed rap video that’s as committed to the bit as NLE Choppa’s “Drop Sh*t” video. The Memphis rapper, born Bryson Lashun […]
“I’ve always enjoyed listening to a wide variety of music,” the former president said of his year-end list. Former presidents — (some of them) are just like us. Barack Obama released his rundown of favorite songs from 2021 on a new curated Spotify playlist, and the eclectic 27-track roster includes everything from pop, rock and […]
As she gears up for the release of her debut album in 2022, Coi Leray has been stacking up the singles in a very busy 2021. The New Jersey rapper has been living up to the “next up” moniker with cuts like the TikTok hit “No More Parties” remix with Lil Durk, “At The Top” […]
Rolling Stone reports that in the wake of the Astroworld Festival tragedy earlier this year, concert promoter Live Nation strong-armed Astroworld’s staff into signing liability waivers or risk not getting paid. According to an email acquired by Rolling Stone, just hours after 9-year-old Ezra Blount, the youngest of the festival’s 10 victims, was reported dead […]
The cannabis industry loves a good origin story. A story like Wonderbrett’s. The brand is named for Brett Feldman, a grower whose flavorful indoor-grown weed inspired a phrase heard around Los Angeles weed circles during the late ’90s and early 2000s — “You got that Brett?” Equally important to the brand’s foundation is Feldman’s collaborator, […]
There was quite a stir on the internet when British singer Adele “debuted” her new beau Rich Paul after months of low-key “hanging out” (as he put it in an interview in The New Yorker in May), with fans flabbergasted (or outright confused, for the singer’s fans who don’t watch the sportsball) by the seemingly […]
Customers looking to cash in on the viral popularity of notorious rap troll Tekashi 69 via a recent NFT sale reportedly wound up disappointed, calling the whole thing “a huge scam” in a new feature published today on Rolling Stone. This past October, Tekashi apparently jumped on the NFT craze, with an account advertising a […]
In an exclusive interview, Aaliyah’s uncle talks about the late artist’s streaming debut, guest artists on her upcoming new album and more. Christmas first arrived for Aaliyah fans on Aug. 20. That’s when her seminal breakthrough album One in a Million unlocked the door to her catalog finally being released to all streaming platforms. Now […]
The Carter family has been causing quite the kerfuffle on social media of late, owing in large part to their usual reluctance to log on unless they have new projects to promote. Earlier this year, Jay-Z revived his long-dormant Instagram account, only to delete it again after it had served its apparent purpose: drawing attention […]