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Drake Has Requested An Usher And Justin Timberlake ‘Verzuz,’ According To Timbaland

Verzuz is riding high off the success of their most recent battle between Keyshia Cole and Ashanti, a matchup that brought in huge numbers and even set a new Instagram Live record. Now the Swizz Beatz and Timbaland-led show is on the lookout for their next battle. In fact Timbaland recently said there’s a pairing […]

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Cardi B Revealed How Much It Costs To Administer Her Team’s Weekly COVID-19 Tests

The pandemic has made it hard for all corners of the entertainment world to operate under normal procedures. Festivals have been shut down, award shows have gone virtual in empty venues, and anything that requires a team present requires multiple tests beforehand. Cardi B recently shared what her team has to do on a weekly […]

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The-Dream Responds To Allegations Of Colorism Rooted In A Resurfaced Clip From VH1’s ‘Signed’

Over the weekend a clip from VH1’s 2017 series Signed resurfaced on Twitter. In the episode, Rick Ross, The-Dream, and Lenny S. are judges for a number of contestants who are looking to land a record deal. In this particular clip, the trio is judging two acts named Brittany and Kaiya. In what seemed to […]

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French Montana Says He And Jay-Z ‘Found The Song’ For Their First-Ever Collaboration

Of all the big-name rappers in New York, one of the last names remaining who hasn’t done a song with Jay-Z (who doesn’t also have beef with Jay-Z) is French Montana. That may soon be changing, per French himself in a new interview with DJ Semtex’s Hip Hop Raised Me podcast. As Montana explained that […]

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FKA Twigs Links With Headie One And Fred Again To Turn An Interlude Into ‘Don’t Judge Me’

Last year, Headie One and Fred Again dropped their GANG mixtape, which included a two-minute interlude titled “Judge Me” featuring FKA Twigs. It would seem the trio had unfinished business with that song, because now they’ve shared a longer, fleshed-out version of the track titled “Don’t Judge Me.” Fred Again previously said of the original […]

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Tory Lanez Asks A Judge To End The Protection Order Preventing Him From Talking About Megan Thee Stallion

Tory Lanez wants the judge in his and Megan Thee Stallion’s assault case to drop the protective order preventing him from talking about the case, according to TMZ. Tory’s lawyers filed documents this week pointing to Megan’s reaction to a false report that the case had been dropped, saying that it was unfair for her […]

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Rico Nasty Recounts Her Punk-Rap Rebel Story In ‘Who Is Rico Nasty?’

“Who is Rico Nasty?” Uproxx gives you a chance to find out in the latest installment of our “Who Is…?” documentary series focusing on the colorful DMV rapper/fashion icon. In the mini-doc, Rico recounts her growth from a boarding school student named Maria to the badass symbol of feminine self-determination she’s become thanks to hits […]

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Andra Day’s Powerful ‘Tigress & Tweed’ Single Previews ‘The United States Vs. Billie Holiday’ Soundtrack

Grammy-nominated singer Andra Day is less than a month away from making her acting debut in Hulu’s forthcoming feature The United States vs. Billie Holiday. Of course, no story of Holiday’s life is complete without paying tribute her thought-provoking music. Previewing the film’s soundtrack, Day now shares her powerful original song “Tigress & Tweed.” Over […]

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BRS Kash Keeps The Party Going On His Splashy Debut, ‘Kash Only’

The RX is Uproxx Music’s stamp of approval for the best albums, songs, and music stories throughout the year. Inclusion in this category is the highest distinction we can bestow and signals the most important music being released throughout the year. The RX is the music you need, right now. Given the method of BRS […]

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Snoop Dogg Explains Why He Stopped Rapping About One Morbid Subject In The ’90s

When Snoop Dogg expressed his concerns about Cardi B’s “WAP” lyrics, he was rightfully called out by fans for evoking a double standard that has persisted in hip-hop and society as a whole for far too long. However, judging from a recent interview Snoop gave to Fatman Scoop, it wasn’t motivated by maliciousness but rather […]