Mixtape Mixup
Lil Baby & DaBaby are featured on the late Pop Smoke's first top 10. DaBaby‘s “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, posts a fifth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Plus, late rapper Pop Smoke ranks in the Hot 100’s top 10 for the first time, as “For the Night,” featuring Lil Baby and […]
Chance the Rapper and Kanye West have been friends for years, so it’s not surprising that the fellow Chicago rapper born Chancelor Bennett appears to be backing Ye’s purported White House bid. In a series of tweets on Monday (July 13), Chance sounded like he was throwing his support behind the quixotic third-party presidential run […]
Cardi B and Offset rang in their daughter Kulture’s second birthday on Saturday (July 11) with quite the raging birthday bash. From the looks of the rapper’s Instagram, the L.O.L. Suprise! dolls-themed party was every two-year-old’s dream — decorated with massive pink, purple and blue balloon arches and giant letters spelling out the tot’s name […]
When some artists record in the studio, it’s an all-out party, while others are significantly more relaxed. T-Pain recently shared a story about spending time in the studio with Travis Scott during the making of Astroworld, which led the “Sicko Mode” rapper to fall sleep. T-Pain began by recalling how Scott wanted it to be […]
Last week was a special one for 50 Cent. Not only did the Get Rich or Die Tryin’ rapper turn 45, but on Sunday night (July 12), his heralded protégé Pop Smoke scored his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with Shoot For the Stars Aim For the Moon netting 251,000 equivalent album units. Smoke’s latest feat also made […]
Summer is in full swing, and while your plans may look a bit different this year, there’s plenty to look forward to on the entertainment side this week with the latest Billboard Live At-Home series. The performances for the week of July 13 will feature at-home sets from Lonr. and Caroline Jones via Billboard‘s Facebook page. Los Angeles […]
In the midst of the raging COVID-19 pandemic across the nation and in Mississippi prisons, Jay-Z, Yo Gotti and Team ROC have filed a class-action lawsuit against on behalf of 227 Mississippi inmates against the state’s new Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain and Centurion (the healthcare provider for all Mississippi prisons) in an effort […]
Over the weekend, DJ Khaled confirmed that Drake‘s vocals will feature on his upcoming record “BEEN IN” and revealed that the track will be a “POP CHUNE.” Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Khaled gave an update on what is rumored to be the lead track on his forthcoming album. “DEM boy ah make POP CHUNE WE ah make CHUNE ah […]
Kanye West previewed a new track titled “DONDA” on Sunday evening, coinciding with his late mother’s 71st birthday. Donda West died in 2007 following post-surgery complications. “DONDA” begins with West’s mother reciting KRS-One lyrics from “Sound of da Police” before he delivers a 50-second sermon addressing the “righteous indignation in this nation” and the beginnings of a revolution that starts […]
Atlanta rapper Lil Marlo has died in what investigators suspect was a targeted shooting on Saturday evening. Quality Control Music announced Rudolph “Marlo” Johnson’s passing in an Instagram post, describing the rising star as, “a man of great talent who feared nothing.” Johnson gained notoriety in 2017 when he teamed up with Lil Baby on “2 The Hard Way.” Earlier this year, Lil Marlo released his […]