On Tuesday evening, the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards honored a number of artists for their memorable projects over the year. Lil Baby won multiple awards, scoring big with the Artist of the Year title over Cardi B, Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, J. Cole, and Tyler, the Creator. Most of the other Best Artist nominees […]
Despite being currently incarcerated and awaiting trial for drug and weapon charges, YoungBoy Never Broke Again becomes the first hip-hop artist (and second overall act, after Taylor Swift) to score #1 album on the Billboard 200 three years in a row. With his new release Sincerely, Kentrell, the 21-year-old rapper has now had four albums […]
With rap revolutionizers old and new making up a stacked ticket for Super Bowl LVI’s halftime show, Elbie Wright says she was compelled to share her desire for performers—Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar, specifically—to shout out her father and former leader of N.W.A., Eazy-E, on stage. Eazy-E would have been an integral part of such […]
Following the recent 10th anniversary release of Tha Carter IV (Complete Edition), Lil Wayne teams up with Rich the Kid for their first-ever joint mixtape, Trust Fund Babies. YG also appears on the new album with a guest spot on the ninth track, “Buzzin’.” The mixtape is Lil Wayne’s first project with new material since […]
Grammy-nominated musician, entrepreneur and criminal justice reform advocate Meek Mill has recently announced plans to release his long-awaited, fifth studio album, Expensive Pain, on Friday, Oct. 1. As part of the announcement, the Philadelphia native unveiled the album artwork for Expensive Pain, which was created from an original painting by renowned artist Nina Chanel Abney. […]
On Sunday, September 12th, the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards commenced at the Barclays Center in New York City. The event was hosted by the iconic Doja Cat. Music video of the year, one of the highest coveted awards of the night, went to Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” but he […]
International advocacy organization, Global Citizen has just announced the expansion of Global Citizen Live to include Los Angeles and London with an outdoor event in L.A., which is presented by Verizon, and headlined by Stevie Wonder with Adam Lambert, Chloe x Halle, Demi Lovato, H.E.R., ONEREPUBLIC, Ozuna, The Lumineers and 5 Seconds of Summer at […]
In observance of the 20-year remembrance of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the nonprofit 9/11 Day have recently announced plans to air a one-hour national television special entitled Shine A Light. The program will air the evening of September 11, 2021, at 7:00 PM ET. 9/11 Day, founded in 2002, created and annually organizes […]
The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, honored Grammy Award-winning artist Lil Nas X today with its inaugural Suicide Prevention Advocate of the Year Award. Lil Nas X has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to supporting The Trevor Project’s mission […]
Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning music mogul Lil Wayne is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his critically acclaimed Tha Carter IV by releasing the complete collection of his 9th studio album on digital streaming platforms via Young Money Records/Republic Records. The release includes the addition of three fan-favorite bonus tracks, including “Up Up And Away,” “NovaCane” feat. […]