At the beginning of this week, Kanye West made a video addressing–and hoping to squash–his notorious beef with Drake that has gone on for quite a few years now. “I’m making this video to address the ongoing back and forth between myself and Drake. Both me and Drake have taken shots at each other and […]
The city of Houston has officially revealed the names of the eight victims who were part of the “mass causality” incident that took place during Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival over the weekend. The eight concertgoers ranged in ages from 14 to 27. They were Mirza Baig, Rodolfo Pena, Madison Dubiski, Franco Patino, Jacob Jurinke, John […]
On the first night of Travis Scott’s two-day Astroworld festival, a tragedy occurred when the crowd of Scott’s own performance rushed toward the stage, causing a deadly surge in which eight lives were lost and over 300 concertgoers were injured. The root causes of the stampede have been notoriously unclear all weekend, but many are […]
“Megan Thee Mf Stallion aka the mf Htown Hottie is graduating dec 11th from TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY now go and talk abt that !” rap queen Megan Thee Stallion wrote on Instagram this week, sharing with fans and followers that she will soon be graduating with her bachelor’s degree in health administration come the beginning […]
Five-time American Music Awards winner, Cardi B, has just been announced as the 2021 host for the star-studded, fan-voted event. Along with being the conductor of the show, the beloved rapper also has three nominations at this year’s show for favorite female hip-hop artist, favorite music video for “Up,” and favorite hip-hop song for the […]
Yesterday, new Rock Hall inductee Jay-Z finally decided to join Instagram and music fans everywhere are already swarming to follow his account–which, of course, is only following one other person: Beyoncé. Instead of kicking his social media presence off with a dramatic selfie or even a clip from his Rock Hall acceptance speech, Jay-Z instead […]
Drake has officially submitted his newest album, Certified Lover Boy, for multiple 2022 Grammy categories, potentially leading to a chance at Album of the Year. Ironically, the rapper adamantly encouraged his fellow artists to focus on creating new music and not the awards. “I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year […]
On Saturday, East Coast rapper Jay-Z was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His debut album, Reasonable Doubt, turned 25 this year, has earned him the honor in his first year of eligibility. “Thank you, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for this incredible honor,” hip-hop’s first billionaire said while accepting his […]
Already an avid Twitch streamer, T-Pain has made a new deal with the live-streaming platform to host two new shows, “Post Ya Song” and “Post Ya Beat.” In both shows, the hip-hop icon will be reviewing submissions from artists and producers while live streaming. This kind of personal and creative interaction with fans is nothing […]
Snoop Dogg’s 19th studio album, The Algorithm, is on the horizon. It features a list of guest spots and collaborations with many names that will be standing alongside Snoop’s for the first time and will be the legendary rapper’s first release with Def Jam Recordings. Over the summer, Def Jam appointed Snoop as their new […]