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Fans Can Collaborate With The Notorious B.I.G. Via A New NFT Collection

Even though The Notorious B.I.G. passed away over 20 years ago, the late Brooklyn hometown hero has one of rap’s most extensive posthumous discographies — and it’s about to get even bigger, thanks to web3. That’s right; Biggie is the latest rapper to hop on the NFT train (courtesy of The Christopher Wallace Estate) with […]

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Nicki Minaj Is The First Rapper To Reach 200 Million Instagram Followers

Nicki Minaj has already firmly cemented her place in hip-hop history, but now she’s added yet another bullet point to her resume: Minaj’s Instagram account just passed 200 million followers, which makes her the first rapper to rack up that many followers on the platform. The next closest rappers on the list are Cardi B […]

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Lizzo’s ‘About Damn Time’ Finishes Its Lengthy Climb To No. 1 On The ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 Chart

Lizzo is used to waiting for her songs to have their moment. “Truth Hurts” became her first No. 1 single in 2019 despite its initial release coming two years earlier. “Good As Hell” did something similar, hitting No. 3 that year after being first released in 2016. Now, to a lesser extreme, “About Damn Time” […]

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A Young Dolph Mural Was Defaced Before Its Unveiling As Its Artist Receives Threats

A Memphis artist says he is receiving threats over a mural he painted of late local rapper Young Dolph — a mural that was defaced a week before its scheduled unveiling. Cameron Hill, the Memphis-based artist commissioned by local non-profit the Ida Mae Foundation to create the mural, posted a video on Instagram of the […]

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Doja Cat Is Post Malone’s Scantily Clad Muse In Their New ‘I Like You (A Happier Song)’ Video

Post Malone and Doja Cat are two of the most vibrant personalities in music, not to mention that they both travel in similar rap/pop lanes. So, when they collaborated on “I Like You (A Happier Song)” from Malone’s recent album Twelve Carat Toothache, it was about time. Now, they’ve teamed up on a new video […]

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Tobe Nwigwe And Coast Contra Get In Formation On The Glitchy And Bold ‘Destruction’

Over the past couple of years, Tobe Nwigwe had made a name for himself as a true performer. Nothing he releases is done with a collection of intricate details and a display of strong showmanship. It’s been apparent through performances he’s done, and it’s especially clear through his music videos. Another example of the latter […]

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Run The Jewels Join Rage Against The Machine To Perform Their Zack De La Rocha Collaboration

Things got rowdy at Rage Against The Machine’s concert at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena over the weekend (on Saturday, July 23): A fan ran on stage and while security subdued them, Tom Morello accidentally got tackled. The good news is that Morello was alright and the show went on, but an unfortunate side-effect is that the […]

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Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Goes No. 1 Again While Doing Something That Hasn’t Been Done Since Adele’s ’25’

There’s little that Bad Bunny has accomplished in 2022. He body-slammed Brock Lesnar at the 2022 WWE Royal Rumble. He landed the role of a wrestling superhero in El Muerto, a new Spider-Man spinoff movie. He turn up in the New York City streets and somewhat had a wedding of his own. He even broke […]

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Future Brought Out Travis Scott At Rolling Loud After The Festival Said He Was Not Banned From The Miami Show

The first day of Rolling Loud’s 2022 Miami Festival was a bit rocky for a couple of reasons. First, Kanye West, who was supposed to headline the first day but canceled at the last second, still appeared at the show as a guest during Lil Durk’s set. Elsewhere, Kid Cudi made an early exit from […]

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DaBaby’s Burger King Meal Was Pulled After His Homophobic Comments At Rolling Loud Miami 2021

A prevailing narrative, that has often been proven true, is that good music will successfully “un-cancel” an artist. Anyone can make a problematic statement or do something off-putting, but as long as the hits keep rolling in, they can continue on a somewhat normal path to stardom. DaBaby learned in 2021 that that may not […]