Phife Dawg was a product of Queens, New York who represented for his borough and St. Albans section throughout his 25-plus-year music career. However, the co-founder of A Tribe Called Quest also lived other places during his 45 years of life. One place Malik Taylor made his home was Oakland, California. That Bay Area city […]
We already know that J. Cole and Young Thug have been working together of late, with Cole handling executive production on Thugger’s upcoming project. It stands to reason that Cole and Thug have likely experienced many studio sessions together, and it’s no surprise to see them putting in work on wax. In fact, given Cole’s own […]
Last week, veteran MC, dancer, and producer Bushwick Bill revealed that he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. More than 30 years ago, the Jamaican-American artist born Stephen Shaw joined Rap-A-Lot Records’ Geto Boys as a dancer. Eventually moving to the role of rapper, he remained to become an integral part of the dynamic […]
Many of us were debating about how strong Chris Brown‘s influence has been over the years this weekend. Justin Bieber sparked up a discussion when he claimed that Breezy is a combination of Michael Jackson and Tupac Shakur. After Biebs got some heat for praising the controversial star, people like The Game were quick to […]
Yesterday (May 4), part of the Park Hill section of Staten Island, New York was officially renamed the “Wu-Tang Clan District.” The rechristening is in honor of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late O.D.B. Meth’, Raekwon, Ghostface, and U-God are some of the Wu founders that […]
The talk coming out of Game 1 between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors has largely centered around the officiating, but Houston’s beef with the officials didn’t just start on Sunday. According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick, the Rockets believe officials have been favoring the Warriors for years, and the team has actually been “making a date-driven case” […]
Last night (April 26), JAY-Z performed his “B-Sides 2” concert at New York City’s newly-reopened Webster Hall. It was the first time the Manhattan venue hosted a Hip-Hop show since Action Bronson took the stage in the summer of 2017. Following his 2015 rarities set, Jay performed songs from his catalog that are rarely, if […]
WWE’s annual Backlash pay-per-view had been scheduled to take place at San Diego’s Pechanga Arena on June 16, but that is no longer the case. In fact, WWE has reportedly scrapped the Backlash PPV altogether. According to a report by Dave Meltzer, WWE has reportedly cancelled the June 16 PPV because they moved the Saudi Arabia event to […]
Erick Sermon has just released his eighth solo album, Vernia. Earlier this month, at Long Island, New York’s Def Squad Studios, the Green-Eyed Bandit extensively details his LP featuring Raekwon, N.O.R.E., Too Short, Devin The Dude, No Malice, Big K.R.I.T., Pharrell, Styles P, AZ, Shaquille O’Neal, Xzibit, Keith Murray, and David Banner, among others. Originally […]
The NBA playoffs are underway which means every basketball fan on the planet is sitting in front of their TV cheering on their favorite team, as long as they actually made the playoffs. If not, well you’re just watching to see who will win the NBA title and hopefully it isn’t the team you despise. […]
