Mixtape Mixup
Eminem is recognized as one of the true GOATs of the rap game. However, the Detroit rapper born Marshall Mathers didn’t earn his crown without ruffling a few feathers. In a nearly 30-year career, he has engaged in a number of beefs which have seen the notoriously witty rapper immortalize his clashes with pop stars, […]
Lil Yachty’s boat has come in. The Atlanta rapper’s new album Lil Boat 3 arrived at midnight, featuring assists from Tyler, the Creator, A$AP Rocky, Future, Young Thug, Lil Durk, Mike WiLL Made-It and more. The star-studded set is the followup to Lil Boat 2, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in […]
Plus: The 1975 set for top 10 debut with “Notes on a Conditional Form.” Gunna is set for his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, according to industry forecasters. Sources suggest his new effort, Wunna, may launch atop next week’s tally with perhaps over 100,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. […]
Polo G earns his second top five album on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as The GOAT debuts at No. 2. The set earned 99,000 equivalent album units in the week ending May 21, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The 21-year-old rapper, born Taurus Bartlett, repeats the entry position of his previous release, Die a […]
"I know how easy you could lose everything you gain." There’s a changing of the guard brewing in the Midwest. After introducing himself to the world with the vivid storytelling behind Die A Legend, Polo G cemented himself as a fixture in rap for years to come with the May release of his sophomore album THE […]
Lee decided to take on new work remotely, rather than fly to the studio. 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 Boujee” and is now the go-to audio engineer for rappers including […]
The reign of Queen Bey was officially extended into the 2020s this week, as Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” — featuring an invaluable assist from one Beyoncé Knowles-Carter — takes the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The No. 1 is Beyoncé’s seventh as a solo artist — along with four she picked up […]
Lil Nas X stopped by Sesame Street on Thursday (May 28) to be a guest on The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo. During the show — a new Sesame Street spin-off for HBO Max — the rapper teamed up with Elmo for an Auto-Tuned rendition of “Elmo’s Song,” the classic theme song sung by the iconic […]
Megan Thee Stallion scores her second No. 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Songs airplay chart as “Savage,” featuring Beyoncé, steps to the summit on the list dated May 30. The single ascends from the runner-up spot thanks to a 7% jump in plays in the week ending May 25, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. “Savage” dethrones […]
College graduates are set to enter a murky job market during these unprecedented times amid the coronavirus outbreak, which can be daunting for 20-somethings looking toward the future. Speaking at the Culture Creators’ C2 Summit earlier in May, Parkwood Entertainment’s Steve Pamon virtually met 2020 HBCU (historically black colleges and universities) graduates and gave them […]