Cardi B has won her court battle over the cover art for her 2016 debut mixtape, Gangsta B*tch Music, Vol. 1, according to a report from Rolling Stone. The “Up” rapper was sued by a marketing manager at RVCA named Kevin Brophy for $5 million, claiming Cardi used his likeness on the mixtape’s cover art. […]

The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Armani Caesar, Jeezy, Roddy Ricch, and more. A wild week of hip-hop releases the releases of videos for Lil Baby’s “Stand On It.” JID’s “Crack Sandwich,” and Future’s “Massaging Me.” New Music Friday was equally busy, as Pivot Gang returned with “Aang,” Nav […]

A little under month after Freddie Gibbs released his new album, Soul Sold Separately, Gibbs’ former mentor Jeezy has released his own new project, Snofall, a Gangsta Grillz collaboration with DJ Drama. Naturally, he’s doing radio promo for the album, stopping by the Hot 97 headquarters to chat with Ebro In The Morning about it. […]

Smino gushes about how he turns on the romance for the ladies on “Matinee,” the latest track to be released off his anticipated Luv 4 Rent album. The Karl Banx-produced track comes behind his recent collaboration with J.Cole on “90 Proof.” “I wanna take you to the crib, I wanna own it/I wanna hone it, […]

While 2022’s release calendar is coming to a close, Smino’s Luv 4 Rent is one of the most highly-anticipated rap releases still to come. Out on October 28th, the St. Louis rapper’s third studio album has already seen a high-profile single released in the J.Cole featured “90 Proof.” Now the full Luv 4 Rent tracklist […]

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Ice Spice finally spills the tea on the meaning behind her viral hit song, “Munch.” The Bronx rapper revealed that the drill-inspired track was meant to add some fun to the music game and describe the heaps of “desperate men” who can’t stop thirsting after her. Spice said […]

In this week’s episode of Fresh Pair, Harlem rapper Jim Jones breaks down his picks for the most stylish rappers in hip-hop today and explains why his creative output has increased in both quality and quantity. “Before, I used to consider music like homework,” he said. “Now, I’m more eager to do it than I […]

Fans at 21 Savage‘s Morehouse-Spelman homecoming concert were lucky — the rapper brought out none other than Drake to give their collaborative No. 1 song “Jimmy Cooks” its first-ever live performance. “Along with OVO, I really live this 4L sh*t,” Drake said. “By the way, I didn’t get invited to this show. Nobody from Morehouse […]

Nearly five years after the release of the divinely explosive Cocoa Sugar, Mercury Prize-winning Scottish trio Young Fathers will be back with a new album. The band announced today that their fourth album, Heavy Heavy, is due out on February 3rd of next year and Kayus Bankole, Alloysious Massaquoi, and G. Hastings made it all […]

The nominees for the 2022 American Music Awards (AMAs) were announced last week on October 13th. The Artist Of The Year field features the biggest stars in the world in Adele, Drake, Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, and Beyoncé. But it’s Bad Bunny who made history with his eight overall nominations, the […]