Last month, Snoop Dogg acquired Death Row Records, a pivotal label where he and many others kicked off their rap careers in the early 90s. While Snoop owns the rights to the label’s catalog, titles including Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, Tupac’s All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory were intentionally left out of the […]
After having to postpone touring three times due to the pandemic, the Weeknd has finally announced a 2022 tour in support of his recent albums Dawn FM and After Hours. With Doja Cat as his special guest, the Weeknd will be beginning his trek across the United States and Canada before traveling around the rest of the world, […]
On Tuesday, Chance the Rapper teased some of his new music in the works by posting a short clip of an unreleased, politically-charged song on Instagram. “Felt cute might delete later,” the rapper captioned the clip, additionally implying that the track was made with Vic Mensa. The teaser comes after a week of Chance hinting […]
According to former Forbes journalist Zack O’Malley Greenburg recently reported last year’s highest-earning hip-hop artists. Jay-Z topped the list with reported earnings of $470 million. Kanye West sat at second with $250 million, while Diddy and Drake fell behind earning $75 million and $5 million, respectively. Jay-Z’s top-tier place came mostly from his Tidal and Armand de […]
Megan Thee Stallion is making music history in her most recent announcement. Just yesterday, the popular rapper revealed that she, alongside AmazeVR, will be fronting the first-ever VR concert tour, “Enter Thee Hottieverse.” Beginning in April, the virtual tour will be hitting select movie theaters across 10 different cities. Each concert-goer will be given a […]
Tyler, The Creator has just gone gold–twice in one day. The Grammy-winner’s newest and sixth album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, released in 2021, as well as its lead single “WUSYANAME,” have both earned gold certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America. Tyler has collected a number of major certifications just in 2021 alone, […]
The Weeknd had been teasing an upcoming announcement scheduled for yesterday, but the singer decided to postpone his news due to the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine. “I pray for everyone’s safety,” he wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “Unfortunately I’m just now seeing what’s happening with the conflict and will pause on tomorrow’s announcement.” […]
Lizzo is all about breaking stereotypes, from incorporating flute into her hip hop music, not letting fame get to her, and changing the way the world looks at plus-sized women. “I definitely think [people are] conditioned to believe that bigger bodies don’t have enough stamina to perform at the level that I do,” the singer […]
It has been nearly four years since XXXTentacion’s passing, yet his music still continues to dominate the music scene. As just recently reported, the late actor’s second album ?, released in 2018, has officially passed Drake’s 2018 album Scorpion as the most-streamed hip-hop album in Spotify history. Only four months ago was Scorpion ahead of ? by one billion streams. Now, XXXTentacion’s album has […]
The Weeknd has announced that a new immersive television special, inspired by his newest album Dawn FM, will be released on Prime Video on February 26th. The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience is a project created by the Weeknd, La Mar C. Taylor, and director Micah Bickham. The special is meant to be a visual transformation […]