The Hip-Hop industry is adapting to the times. A-list rappers release albums through cellphone carriers, cryptocurrency is accepted as a form of payment by artists, and the idea of a project being for sale is being challenged by some of the genre’s top earners. One of the tech trends that Rap music is still trying […]
After several months of dating, Common and political analyst and podcaster Angela Rye have split up. Rye herself confirmed the break up with Page Six. In a statement, she said, “We have and will always be friends. He is an amazing human being, and I’m a much better person because he’s a part of my […]
Martin Shkreli, the snarky “Pharma Bro” who was condemned for hiking up the cost of AIDS drug Daraprim by 5,000 percent, was sentenced on Friday (March 9) to seven years in prison for securities fraud, reports CBS News. U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto handed down the sentence after a jury found him guilty last August […]
Mary J. Blige’s performance at the 2018 Academy Awards helped boost her Oscar-nominated song, “Mighty River” (from Mudbound). According to Billboard, the song saw a 321 percent increase to 20,000 audio streams on Sunday (March 4), as compared to 5,000 stream the day prior. Blige was nominated for Best Original Song alongside her fellow “Mighty […]
Sade returns with her first release in seven years, “Flower of the Universe” produced by veteran beatsmith, No I.D. The track is from the soundtrack for the much-anticipated Ava DuVernay film, A Wrinkle In Time starring Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and Chris Pine. “I never thought she’d say yes, but asked anyway,” DuVernay said […]
All Money In/Atlantic Nipsey Hussle has been practicing quality over quantity since he low-rode his way into the game more than a decade ago. The Slauson boy has dropped 12 solo mixtapes and a handful of collab projects that speak to and for the streets. And he really lives the hustler mentality that he weaves into his bars […]
In the hours since DJ Khaled’s song “Top Off” dropped, folks have been dissecting JAY-Z’s and Beyoncé’s fiery lyrics. Bey’s sassy lyrics were determined by fans to be pointed at Kim Kardashian (“I break the internet, top two and I ain’t number two/My body, my ice, my cash, all real, I’m a triple threat”) and […]
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were noticeably absent from this year’s Fashion Week events in New York and Paris, but they have been keeping an eye on what’s popping on the runways. So much so, that Kimmy had to put a legendary fashion house on notice for allegedly copying her husband’s creativity. On Wednesday (Feb. […]
DJ Khaled has dropped the energetic “Top Off” featuring JAY-Z, Beyoncé and Future, from his upcoming album, Father of Asahd. Produced by Khaled, Beyoncé and Joe Zarillo, the track opens with Future wailing about taking the top off the Maybach, with JAY-Z adding he sees the cops behind him but “he ain’t gonna stop.” On the […]
After a three-year hiatus, CeeLo Green is back with a new song called “Brick Road.” It’s a lament of sorts with the former Goodie Mob member reflecting on his days of “cooking up dope.” Produced by Vinny Venditto and YNIGO, the song boasts a somber piano groove and a hip-hop-influenced beat. On the track, Green […]
