Fans have waited four months since it announced, but Hip-Hop has its first Kennedy Center Honors inclusion. LL Cool J was among the five artists celebrated this weekend in Washington, D.C. The MC, actor, and humanitarian born James Todd Smith attended the event at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He joined […]
A$AP Bari, who is the head of VLONE clothing line, is being sued for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he exposed while she was naked in a viral video. To recap, a viral clip surfaced back in July of Bari pulling a blanket off of an unidentified woman as she laid in a bed and […]
Three months after dropping Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee, Wyclef Jean is back with a new mixtape called Wyclef Inspired By, which he says is for the culture. The collection features the veteran Refugee All-Star member flipping songs by your favorite artists. For example, ‘Clef flips Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA” into a […]
Killa Entertainment Two years have passed since Cam’ron dropped a complete project, and even back then, the spotlight was shared. In November of 2015, Killa Cam and Berner dropped Contraband, a collaborative EP that included a handful of underwhelming tracks that fizzled before they even had a chance to make heat. Before that it was […]
Ma$e shook up the internet the day after Thanksgiving with his harsh Cam’ron diss track “The Oracle.” The song came on the heels of Cam making some not-so-favorable comments about his old friend Mason Betha, and it looks like Killa Cam got around to hearing Ma$e’s song. A few hours after “The Oracle” made the […]
During the late 1980s/early 1990s, New York City was a hotbed for crime, particularly drug dealing, robbery, and murder—making the five boroughs one of the more dangerous and notorious destinations in the country, particularly within the realm of hip-hop. One of the first rap artists to fully give an authentic and nuanced glimpse into what […]
If you were to judge Ty Dolla $ign’s Beach House 3 album on the intro track alone, you would have no idea that he’s one of hip-hop’s most consistently successful songwriters. “Famous” is an exemplary acoustic ballad that would lead any brand new listener to believe that Ty is just a gifted guitar player and […]
In recent weeks, celebrities, media moguls, and politicians have been accused of past sexual misconduct. Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and Louis C.K. are just some of the very public figures who have been named in these allegations. This weekend, Hip-Hop, fashion, and comedy mogul Russell Simmons is the latest to be accused. Yesterday (November 18) TheLos […]
After a six-year hiatus, T-Pain is back with his new album Oblivion, which is follow-ip to his 2011 project Revolver and his collaborative internet-only effort with Lil Wayne. The collection boasts 16 songs and notable guest appearances from Chris Brown, Tiffany Evans, Ty Dolla $ign, Wale, Ne-Yo and others. Previously released singles “Goal Line” (featuring […]
“Break the internet.” That’s a now-popular declarative made notorious three years ago by PAPER Magazine’s Jean Paul Goude-shot cover, featuring a glazed and bare-bottomed Kim Kardashian. The term was once again revisited this week for the magazine’s November 2017 edition; this time featuring rapper Nicki Minaj. When the photos hit the web, surprisingly, nothing was […]
