Last night (June 26), St. Louis rapper, Huey, was reportedly shot and killed in the front yard of a home. He was 32. Best known for his famous 2006 single “Pop, Lock and Drop It,” Huey, born Lawrence Franks Jr., was killed in the Kinloch section of St. Louis Thursday night in a double shooting, […]

For today’s edition of First Beat, we see Lil Mosey and Lil Baby team up for a new collaboration, the return of August Alsina and a fresh remix from Tinashe. Check out our picks below. Lil Mosey, “Back At It” Featuring Lil Baby Mosey and Baby have stampeded their way toward the top of hip-hop’s […]

This week was a particularly big one for K-pop, as Monsta X announced a virtual concert, Blackpink dropped their highly-anticipated single “How You Like That,” and BTS unveiled the music video for “Stay Gold.” Plus, Big Hit Entertainment announced a series of BTS “Graphic Lyrics” books! In other pop news, Halsey announced a book of […]

As cries of racial injustice continue to reverberate throughout America, Usher is hoping to provoke change in a myriad of ways. After protesting alongside Trey Songz earlier this month and penning an op-ed for The Washington Post highlighting the importance of Juneteenth, on Friday (June 26), Usher skated back to his domain — the studio […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]