Political analyst and activist Van Jones will premiere his brand new eponymous talk show on CNN on Jan. 27. For the episode, he’s invited JAY-Z to be his guest. The Roc Nation mogul will discuss his Grammy-nominated album 4:44 and some of the topical issues he explored on the project, including race and economics. “[4:44] […]
XXXTentacion has made headlines pretty consistently throughout 2017, but the divisive Florida rapper remains somewhat of a mystery. His loyal fans have gravitated to his seemingly magnetic personality, while his haters have honed in on his more controversial side; after all, dissing Drake is a surefire way to net a legion of pitchfork-wielding enemies. And […]
Back in 1994, Nas’ debut Illmatic peaked at #12 on the charts. The commercial performance was highly respectable for an emerging Rap artist, but Hip-Hop Heads who heard and loved the album knew those 10 songs meant so much more than any chart, music review, or record store display could ever capture. Approaching its 24th […]
Conservative political commentator Tomi Lahren is at the center of debate again—this time for rapping along to 21 Savage’s song, “Bank Account” on Instagram. Apparently, some folks were super surprised that she likes rap music, and were so smitten by her lip-syncing skills, they headed toTwitter to share their overwhelming joy with everybody. Of course, […]
Lil Wayne is in a legal battle against a woman who claims he’s the father of her 15-year-old child. According to The Blast, Weezy’s legal team has filed a motion to have a DNA test done in a paternity case against him. Keiotia Watson filed a paternity case back in 2015 claiming she had sexual […]
Yesterday afternoon, President Donald Trump tweeted out to the world that his forthcoming Fake News Awards, formally titled as “The Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards of the Year” will be postponed a week. Originally slated to take place today at 5:00pm, the POTUS announced that it has since been rescheduled to occur January 17th; […]
UPDATE: Earl Sweatshirt mourned his father publicly with a photo and poem in a tweet. He also thanked fans for their support: ORIGINAL JANUARY 3 STORY: Keorapetse Kgositsile, father of MC, producer, and DJ Earl Sweatshirt, passed away Wednesday morning (January 3), according to SABC News. He was 79 years old. Born in 1938 in […]
Donald Glover’s Emmy Award-winning FX series, Atlanta will return on March 1, with a new title, Atlanta Robbin’ Season. This is fantastic news for everyone who’s been waiting for the much-anticipated second season of the groundbreaking series to air. The series starred Glover as Earn Marks, a downtrodden but brilliant college drop out trying to figure his […]
Congratulations are in order for Fetty Wap and reality star Alexis Skyy. The two eportedly welcomed a baby girl on Thursday night (Jan. 4). According The Shade Room, Skyy gave birth to the baby girl three months early. The newborn, named Alayia M, was placed in an incubator after reportedly weighing a little over one […]
First day of 2018= and Smokepurpp is taking no days off. Not just that, he’s setting the tone for a new year with a money-collecting anthem produced by frequent collaborator Ronny J. Ronny J cooks up a jingly and bouncy beat that sounds like money falling, while Smokepurpp does his usual jumpy flow and flexing. […]
