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Watch Lil Yachty Rap His Way Through the ‘Simpsons’ Universe on ‘Tonight Show’ by Lars Brandle Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Lil Yachty performs at the Mazda Studio at Empire during the 2017 SXSW Conference And Festivals on March 14, 2017 in Austin, Texas. Ay caramba! Lil Yachty had his work cut out for him on The […]
Watch M.I.A. Journey Through the Desert In ‘Finally’ Video David Wolff – Patrick/Redferns M.I.A. performs at Grande Halle de La Villette on Oct. 29, 2016 in Paris. Last week, M.I.A. shared a new song called “Goals,” and she spent the weekend curating London’s Meltdown Festival and shooting the shit with Slavoj Žižek. Now, she’s finally […]
Continue ReadingTravis Scott Reportedly Had To Give Up 50% Of “Antidote” To Secure Sample Use (VIDEO) by Yohance Kyles Sampling has been part of the making of rap music from the very beginning, but the practice can be very expensive for the artist. Reportedly, Travis Scott experienced that situation with his single “Antidote” off Rodeo. Toronto […]
Continue ReadingChance The Rapper Announces $2 Million Funding Challenge to Aid Chicago Youth by Gil Kaufman Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Governors Ball Chance The Rapper performs live during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival – Day 1 at Randall’s Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City. Chance the Rapper isn’t nearly done. The Chicago MC […]
Continue ReadingDJ Khaled Reveals The Hip Hop Legend He Still Wants To Work With On A Song (VIDEO) by Yohance Kyles DJ Khaled has worked with numerous rap stars throughout his career, Jay Z, Lil Wayne, Drake, Nas, Kanye West, Rick Ross, T.I., Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Future, J. Cole, and more chart-topping performers […]
Continue ReadingIntroducing the DeLéon 100 and cultural boundary-pushers, Teyana Taylor and Dave East. Credit: Sami Drasin Diddy Has a Message for DeLéon 100 Honorees by Sean Combs The DeLéon 100 was assembled to celebrate the culture-creators who aren’t afraid to push the envelope, but the list is more about where they’re going than where they’ve been. I […]
Continue ReadingSnoop Dogg, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross & More Rappers Become Fixtures on the Food Scene by Associated Press Courtesy of VH1 Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart on Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party. Snoop Dogg furiously stirred flour into a creamy bechamel sauce, a whisk in one hand and a microphone in the other during […]
Continue ReadingBirdman Celebrates Cash Money Records Selling Over a Billion Units by Carl Lamarre Jerod Harris/BET/Getty Images for BET Birdman speaks during the Genius Talks sponsored by AT&T during the 2016 BET Experience on June 25, 2016 in Los Angeles. Even though Birdman has been recently called out by Rick Ross for his alleged faulty business tactics, […]
Continue ReadingJay Z Is Selling an $850 Bottle of Champagne By Shawn Setaro Image via Publicist Armond de Brignac, the Champagne brand owned in large part by Jay Z and known to hip-hop fans all over the world as “Ace of Spades” because of the logo on every bottle, is introducing a new line. The just-announced Blanc […]
Continue ReadingWatch Talib Kweli Spit 64 Bars At Red Bull Studios (VIDEO) by Yohance Kyles Prolific lyricist Talib Kweli dropped into Red Bull Studios Auckland to take part in David Dallas’ “64 Bars” project. Video of the performance first premiered on Facebook last July, but the clip has now been uploaded to YouTube. Kweli used his 64 bars to make […]
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