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 […]
The lineup for the third annual Astroworld Festival was announced yesterday, with artists across popular genres joining Travis Scott at Houston’s NRG Park on November 5th and 6th. The festival’s “avengers,” as Scott called them in his Instagram announcement, are as follows: 21 Savage Baby Keem Bad Bunny BIA Chief Keef Don Toliver Earth, Wind […]
To commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of the seminal Live.Love.A$AP mixtape, A$AP Rocky will be bringing the breakout project to streaming services for the first time ever. Previously just released as a free download back in 2011, the mixtape will feature tracks such as “Peso,” “Wassup,” “Brand New Guy,” as well as a new song, […]
Although initially set to drop at the end of this month, Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape, according to the rapper himself, will be taking longer than anticipated to release. “I’m taking my time so it won’t suck,” Uzi told a fan in a social media clip last Friday, expressing concerns that “people on the internet” […]
ASAP Ferg has just signed with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, a new management deal for the thrice-platinum, twice-gold rapper. “It has always been a dream to work with Jay-Z,” the ASAP Mob member said in a statement regarding his announcement. “His ability to build brands and create teams alongside leaders like Jay Brown is unmatched, and […]