Drake’s More Life marked his seventh consecutive #1 project on the Top 200. The Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Republic Records “playlist” (as it was marketed) has already achieved double-platinum certification following its March release. However, Drake—who possesses three Grammy awards—reportedly has opted not to submit More Life for consideration in next February’s Grammy Awards. The Associated […]
A “female rapper” is a rapper. Some of the fiercest lyricists, most consistent hitmakers and most visionary album artists in hip-hop have been women. Since the Sugarhill Days of The Sequence, to the brash b-girlism of Roxanne Shante, to the Golden Age greatness of MC Lyte and Salt-N-Pepa, the jiggy flyness of Lil Kim and […]
Outside of music, Pusha T has been killing the sneaker game with his successful partnership with adidas Originals. For his next release with the popular sneaker brand, King Push takes us to the hood and celebrate the neighborhood bodegas. In the short film, “Bodega Babies,” we get to see various bodegas and the going-ons inside […]
The Game takes it back to the ‘90s with his latest single, “Oh I” featuring Jeremih, Young Thug and Sevyn Streeter. The song, produced by Bongo the Drum Gahd, samples Foxy Brown’s “Get You Home” featuring BLACKstreet. “She trying to play hard to get but I’m going to get it though / She say that […]
Atlantic Records Ten years ago, if you asked Gucci Mane if he’d ever get married, remove his gold teeth, be free of legal woes or put down the Styrofoam cup, he would likely glare at you, ice cream cone staring back at you, and sharply laugh in your face. But here we are in the […]
Tha Lights Global The year 2017 will go down in history as a period of transition for hip-hop culture. Although ageism in rap has become all but irrelevant, the shift towards a changing of the guard is imminent with the new influx of rap talent that has taken the industry by storm. Among the more […]
Before LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys, a fledgling Def Jam Recordings had another MC in mind for its legendary path: T La Rock. Brother to Treacherous Three MCs member Special K, the Manhattan-born, Bronx—raised MC (aka Clarence Ronnie Keaton) would work with Rick Rubin and DJ Jazzy Jay (pioneering BX DJ and producer) on […]
Rick Ross is still on his grind and he’s not letting haters get in the way of him securing the bag. On “TipToe’N,” the Miami boss issues a cautionary warning to lames who is trying to stop him from shining. “Just respect a nigga name or die peacefully / I don’t fuck with sucka’ niggas, […]
XXXTentacion is trying to clean up his act and make amends for his past mistakes. On Friday (Oct. 20), the Floridian rapper went on his Instagram page to announce that he’s donating $100,000 to women’s rights organizations. In his open letter on Instagram Live (spotted by HotNewHipHop), X addressed his new deal with Capitol Music […]
A day before Snoop Dogg celebrates his 46th birthday on Oct. 20, the rap vet dropped a new song aimed at uplifting people in the hood. The Doggfather flipped President Donald Trump’s motto of “Make America Great Again” to his own special track, “Make America Crip Again.” Produced by Ben Billions, the song includes a […]
