Mixtape Mixup
Chance the Rapper was on Team Ye, while Katy Perry, 50 Cent and John Legend were absolutely not feeling it. It’s still not clear if Kanye West was serious about his White House run, which, it appears, has petered out after just 10 days, with just one Forbes magazine interview and one tweet to show […]
YBN Cordae has been arrested for participating in a peaceful protest surrounding the murder of Breonna Taylor. The North Carolina-born rapper was among more than 100 protestors gathered on Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s front lawn on Tuesday, July 14, demanding the police officers responsible for killing Taylor be arrested. Cordae and other participants, including […]
He's the sixth act to lead posthumously. Late rapper Pop Smoke vaults from No. 73 to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated July 18) to become the top musical act in the U.S. for the first time, as his debut full-length Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon launches at No. […]
Pharrell, Rihanna, JAY-Z and Mary J. Blige are among a group of celebrities demanding justice for Danroy “DJ” Henry, a Black student at Pace University who was fatally shot by a white police officer in 2010. In a letter addressed to U.S. Attorney General William Barr, first reported by Page Six, the group ask the Department of […]
If there’s anything we’ve learned about Post Malone over the years, it’s that he is dead serious about his beer pong. The “Circles” rapper is known for playing fierce games right up until the second he takes the stage and he hates to lose. We found out just how real his obsession is in the […]
It’s been 831 days since Cardi B dropped her smash debut studio album Invasion of Privacy and the Cardi Nation is itching for news on what she’s cooking up for the follow-up. So, it was exciting on Wednesday morning (July 15) when a fan asked the simple question, “Girl where’s the music” and Cardi got […]
It’s been several months since Lil Xan posted anything on his social feeds and on Wednesday (July 15) he explained to fans why he’s been silent. “About 2 months ago I suffered from multiple seizures,” the rapper (born Nicholas Diego Leanos), 23, tweeted on Tuesday alongside a smiling picture. “This was my second time in […]
The Verzuz battle series is about to reach a new high. The next face-off slated is to be between DMX and Snoop Dogg and it’s being billed as “the battle of the dogs.” Snoop made the announcement via Instagram, writing “I ain’t got no dogg in this fight ! Yes u do who u got.” The battle is due to […]
There’s a dogfight coming to #Verzuz. In what’s billed as “The battle of the dogs,” DMX will square off with Snoop Dogg for the next round of the Verzuz series, due to take place July 22. There are no puppies in this stoush. DMX’s decades-long career includes 15 visits to the Billboard Hot 100. Snoop, […]
"Black music has never been respected by the Grammys to the point that it should be," Diddy said in January. Legend concurs. John Legend made a provocative comment in the July issue of Entertainment Weekly. Asked about Diddy’s blunt comments in January about how Black music doesn’t get its due at the annual Grammy Awards, […]