Mixtape Mixup
Sia just proved a very important point about systemic racism this weekend, when she confused Nicki Minaj for Cardi B and then used the Black Lives Matter movement to offer a very problematic non-apology. It all started on Friday, when a fan asked Sia if she would ever collaborate with Nicki Minaj. “Have u seen this pic?” the fan asked, alongside a […]
On Thursday night (June 11), 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj connected on Instagram to talk about their new collaboration “Trollz.” During their conversation, the two scolded rappers for playing both sides of the fence when it came to snitching. “I feel like street n—-s have every right to feel how they wanna feel about snitching because […]
What better place was there for YG to film the video for his street anthem “FTP” than at a massive rally in Los Angeles last week in support of Black Lives Matter? The epic black-and-white clip dropped on Friday morning (June 12), and was filmed during a rally in Hollywood on Sunday (June 7) honoring […]
Even as DaBaby‘s “Rockstar” sits at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the rapper dropped a new “BLM” (Black Lives Matter) remix of the song with Roddy Ricch on Friday (June 12) that makes reference to his ascension to the top of the chart as well as his experience with police in the past. […]
Sydney rapper The Kid Laroi just dropped his new track and video “GO!” — a posthumous collaboration with his late friend, Juice WRLD. The Kid Laroi has been very outspoken about his close relationship with the deceased rapper since supporting Juice on his final tour last year and teased a collaboration months ago. Ahead of the single’s anticipated […]
SAINt JHN is paying tribute to the real superheroes of this world. The “Roses” rapper has released a special edition t-shirt to honor George Floyd and the countless Black lives lost to police brutality. The “Real Superheroes Tees” feature a pair of powerful designs. On the front is an artwork of some devilish protesters, accompanying […]
Post Malone is back. And this time, he’s hopping on his friend Tyla Yaweh‘s upcoming single, “Tommy Lee,” set to drop on Friday (June 12). Yaweh took to Instagram to share some behind-the-scenes of the song from earlier this year. The two artists are seen writing and recording the song in Los Angeles and Washington […]
2 Chainz, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard and T-Pain are on board. Superfly is pitching in to help minority-owned small businesses around the country this month with a virtual music experience they’re calling Small Business Live. The June 20 event will take place from 4-10 p.m. ET and include performances from 2 Chainz, Brandi Carlile, Brittany […]
While many of his peers have been preaching messages decrying injustice and intolerance, rapper Ice Cube spent Wednesday (June 10) confoundingly posting images that appeared to amplify anti-Semitic tropes tying Jews to the oppression of black people. They also appeared to nod to debunked conspiracy theories about the noses of Egypt’s sphinxes that first surfaced […]
The album opened atop the list in March. Next week, watch for Lil Baby’s My Turn to possibly return to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for the first time since it debuted in the top slot in March. Industry forecasters suggest the set may earn over 60,000 equivalent album units in the […]