Tag: Hip hop

Lizzo Dishes About Upcoming Amazon Prime Show “Big Grrrls”

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 […]

XXXTentacion Passes Drake For Most Streamed Hip-Hop Album on Spotify

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 […]

Megan Thee Stallion to Star in New A24 Movie Musical

Megan Thee Stallion has just been revealed as part of the cast for A24’s new R-rated movie musical comedy F*cking Identical Twins directed by Larry Charles, who made Borat. Also starring Bowen Yang, Nathan Lane, and Megan Mullally, as well as writers Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp, the film is a spin on The Parent Trap and follows two business rivals who […]

Kendrick Lamar to Perform New Music During Summer Headline Show in Europe

Kendrick Lamar at VMA's

Kendrick Lamar is set to perform highly-anticipated new music during a headline show taking place in Milan, Italy, this summer. Lamar has just announced the new date at Ippodromo SNAI San Siro in Milan on June 13rd as part of the Milano Summer Festival. A statement, translated from Italian, from the festival’s website has shared: “Kendrick […]

Megan Thee Stallion Reveals New Foundation on 27th Birthday: “My Family Raised Me to Help Others”

Megan Thee Stallion celebrated her 27th birthday yesterday with the launch of the Pete and Thomas Foundation, a non-profit organization that generates awareness around campaigns and programmatic activities. According to a press release, the foundation–named after the rapper’s parents, Holly Thomas and Joseph Pete Jr.–will focus primarily on providing scholarships and school supplies, housing for individuals […]

Snoop Dogg Now Owns Death Row Records

Snoop Dogg has just acquired the very record label that kickstarted his iconic career in rap music, Death Row Records. “I am thrilled and appreciative of the opportunity to acquire the iconic and culturally significant Death Row Records brand, which has immense untapped future value,” the rapper said in a statement. “It feels good to […]

Kodak Black to Release Two Albums This Year, Reveals Collab With Ed Sheeran

Florida-born Kodak Black recently took to Twitter to confirm that he will be releasing two albums in 2022, as well as releasing an exciting collaboration with labelmate Ed Sheeran. “I Got A Song Wit Ed Sheeran & Other Elite Artists I Snapped Within a Year,” the rapper tweeted. “My Song With Ed Sheeran So Fye […]

Kanye West Reveals “Donda 2” Album Coming Next Month

Yesterday, Kanye West announced that Donda 2, the sequel to last year’s Donda, is going to be released next month on February 22, 2022, making its debut on 2/22/22. West took to social media to make the announcement, sharing a photo of his Chicago childhood home engulfed in flames. Fans and followers were also informed that Future […]

Denzel Curry Announces Tour, New Single From Upcoming “Melt My Eyez See Your Future” Album

Denzel Curry has gifted fans with two exciting announcements halfway through this week, including both the lead single from his upcoming album Melt My Eyez See Your Future and a highly-anticipated world tour kicking off in April. “Walkin,” Curry’s new song, was introduced along with a sci-fi western music video directed by Adrian Villagomez. Listen and watch […]

Jay-Z and Other Rappers Want Prosecutors to Stop Using Rap Lyrics in Court Cases: “We Want Our Words to be Recognized as Art”

Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Fat Joe, Big Sean, Kelly Rowland, Killer Mike, and more are just some of the musicians who have signed a proposed New York Bill called Rap Music on Trial (S.7527/A.8681), which would stop the use of rap lyrics against them in court cases. The bill would require prosecutors to provide “clear and convincing” […]