Mixtape Mixup
Kanye West is bringing his Yeezy brand to Gap. The rap superstar will design adult and kids’ clothing that will be sold at the chain’s stores next year. Yeezy is best known for pricey sneakers that sell out online quickly. But Yeezy footwear, made with sneaker company Adidas, won’t be sold at Gap stores. San […]
The Roots’ annual Roots Picnic is going virtual this year, and the group is teaming up with First Lady Michelle Obama’s nonpartisan nonprofit When We All Vote for the event. The June 27 show–executive produced by Shawn Gee (Live Nation Urban), the Roots’ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq Trotter (Two One Five Entertainment) and Dan Parise (DPS)–will be hosted by Quest, Black […]
Spend more than ten minutes on Twitter and you’ll quickly realize that K-Pop stans are everywhere. Users worldwide spend hours each day flooding viral tweets and hashtags with ‘fan-cams’: grainy, zoomed-in videos of their favorite stars, which are shared far and wide to promote Korean artists. But more recently, stans have weaponized these fan-cams against […]
North Philadelphia-based female rapper, author, and businesswoman Mz Genesiz is rapidly becoming one of the new trendy names in Hip-Hop culture. Recently, she released three new tracks, “Shook,” “Super Press,” and “CheckMate,” showcasing her female empowering messages and incredibly inspiring energy in a brand new light. Her extensive experience as a hard-working woman running several […]
Rapper, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Hipster Conspiracy is releasing her debut collection of tracks titled Dysphoria. Her struggles to accept her transgender identity is incredibly well reflected in this debut album that took four years of hard work to finally be available to the public. With eleven crossover tracks that feature rock and electro-inspired textures blended […]
Justin Bieber has filed a $20 million lawsuit against two women who alleged on Twitter last week that the pop star sexually assaulted them, TMZ reports. Bieber is claiming the allegations are “outrageous lies.” On June 20, a woman identified as Danielle shared a lengthy statement to Twitter (from an account that has since been removed). In it, she detailed an […]
Megan Thee Stallion apologizes to absolutely no one on her new release “Girls in the Hood,” which dropped at midnight. The Houston rapper is in total control on “Hood,” a statement track on which she lets her thoughts be known from the opening stanza. Channeling Eazy-E’s “Boyz-n-the-Hood” from 1987, Megan fires away: “F— being good, I’m […]
After a slight delay, G-Eazy returns with Everything’s Strange Here. Originally scheduled to arrive on June 5, the new set dropped in full at midnight. The health crisis has turned many things inside out, including the Oakland rapper’s release strategy. In fact, if it weren’t for the lockdown, the new album wouldn’t be at our […]
Like mother, like daughter! Cardi B‘s style is always top notch, and now she’s passing that stylish gene on to her daughter, Kulture. The rapper took to Instagram on Wednesday (June 24) to share a photo holding hands with her one-year-old, both rocking Burberry skirts and hats, paired with white long sleeved tops. “BUUUURRRRRR,” Cardi […]
Common, Rapsody and more look to take a stand in honor of the lost lives of Breonna Taylor, Atatiana Jefferson and Ahmaud Arbery by heading to the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, where a rally demanding justice is being held on Thursday (June 25). “We. Do. It. For. Breonna.,” tweeted Common Wednesday in response to United […]