Lee is using her free time to start her own YouTube channel — while new songs from artists she works with are slowly trickling in. Since getting her start through a chance meeting with Gucci Mane, Atlanta-based audio engineer Kesha Lee has worked on chart-toppers like Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” and Migos’ “Bad and […]
Drake gave fans a look into his top five all-time rappers list via the Instagram comments section Thursday (May 14). Drizzy’s lineup includes Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Andre 3000, The Notorious B.I.G., and Toronto rapper, Young Tony, commonly known as OVO Hush. Under Hush’s post, which displayed old mixtapes the rapper was featured on, Drake left […]
Pop Smoke‘s posthumous debut album has officially been announced with a release date of June 12. The late rapper’s label and family shared the news today after previously teasing new music. “Pop Smoke Forever,” said Steven Victor, the rapper’s former manager, also revealing the album’s official artwork. View this post on Instagram Pop Smoke Forever […]
Rapper and activist Common went into quarantine concerned about incarcerated people he has met during visits to jails, prisons and juvenile detention centers around the U.S. and who aren’t able to maintain social distance or adopt rigorous hygiene routines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “It’s a troubling time for them,” Common said, “because they […]
The singer-songwriters' combined streams rise from 2 million to 6 million after Saturday’s event. Erykah Badu and Jill Scott saw their combined streams more than tripled after the two contested in the first female battle of the popular Instagram Live #Verzuz series on Saturday night (May 9). The two singer-songwriters collectively pulled 6.7 million U.S. […]
Future has officially tossed in his name into the race for 2020’s rap battle royale after announcing that his 8th studio album High Off Life is dropping Friday (May 15). Initially thought to be titled Life Is Good, High Off Life will consist of 21 tracks with features from Drake, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, […]
Houston’s hip-hop heavyweights Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé showed fans who’s the real “Savage” when the remix landed at No. 2 on the May 16-dated Billboard Hot 100. The sweet second edition of “Savage,” which boasts top-notch songwriting credits from Jay-Z to The-Dream to Starrah, also earns the Suga rapper her first No. 1 hit on Billboard‘s Streaming Songs chart this week. The masterpiece is […]
After Tekashi 6ix9ine clapped back at his haters in his “Gooba” comeback single and video and flashed stacks of cash and a $1 million diamond-encrusted pendant, the 24-year-old rapper felt like doing some good. He reportedly made $2 million in less than a week since the May 8 release date of “Gooba” and its accompanying merchandise line, […]
It seems as though DMX isn’t the only rapper looking to go up against JAY-Z in an Instagram Live battle. In a recent conversation with Fat Joe, Snoop Dogg proclaimed it should be him facing off with JAY as a part of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz series. “Biggie passed away, then Nas had it […]
Doja Cat dropped by The Voice on Monday night (May 11) for a sparkling, at-home performance of her breakout hit “Say So.” Dressed in a glittery pink suit and matching sunglasses, the rapper leaned into the track’s ’70s-inspired groove by performing on top of a giant disco ball. “Day to night to morning, keep with […]