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 […]
When Quality Control bosses Coach K and Pee Thomas founded their label in 2013, the music moguls took a big gamble on Migos, the Atlanta trap trio that many were ready to write off as word-repeaters who would overstay their welcome. But Quavo, Offset and Takeoff have persisted, not only proving their knack for hit […]
As reported late last week (December 22), the iconic Bay Area DJ, Pam the Funkstress (aka Pamela Warren), tragically passed away after recently undergoing organ transplant surgery. Considered a trailblazer for all subsequent female DJs, Pam was a celebrated member of The Coup, and later became recognized as “Purple Pam” for her affiliation with Prince […]
There were a lot of social media beefs in 2017. One of the more volatile ones is still ongoing as we close out the year. Khia continues to throw shots at Trina and other women in the rap world. As XXL points out, Khia has been presiding over her special web series, The Queen’s Court, along with […]
If last week’s raunchy video leaks weren’t enough, Cardi B and Offset find themselves in another scandal. The couple is now trying to fight claims from a woman who recently announced that Offset got her pregnant. On Thursday (Dec. 28), the gossip blogs went ham after an Instagram model named Celina Powell went on her […]
In an already challenging week, Hip-Hop has learned that it has lost another veteran artist. DJ Pam The Funkstress (aka Pamela Warren) has died. A founding member of The Coup, Pam would also work with Prince on tour in recent years. After surviving a critical surgery in the last month, the Bay Area-based DJ/producer passed […]
JAY-Z’s videos for “Marcy Me,” “Legacy” and “Smile” have ended their exclusive run on Tidal and are now available for viewing on YouTube. The videos are all cinematic, falling in line with the other visuals Jay has released from his Grammy-nominated album, 4:44. Several big names show up in the videos, including Susan Sarandon, Jesse […]
Lauryn Hill is facing legal action from a former musician who once worked with the veteran rapper. According to TMZ, trombone player Matthew Hartnett is suing L-Boogie for loss of wages after he was fired. The musician claims in his lawsuit that he worked with Ms. Hill in the studio during the summer of 2016, […]
