Billboard has just added their music extravaganza to the long list of summer festivals this season. The Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival will feature chart-topping headliners Big Sean, DJ Khaled and Gucci Mane. The two-day music festival also features music acts like Lil Yachty, Tinashe, T-Pain, Waka Flocka Flame, Major Lazer, Ty Dolla $ign and […]
Subscribe to TheBoombox on Katy Perry is served up on a platter in her delectable new video for “Bon Appétit” featuring Migos. The clip, directed by Dent De Cuir, features Katy being prepared for a meal. The 32-year-old singer is dipped in flour, physically kneaded by chefs, seasoned with vegetables (she’s a vegetarian), her hair […]
What would Lupe Fiasco be right now if he wasn’t a Grammy-nominated artist? That’s what he asks himself on the orchestral track, “Coulda Been.” Over flutes and orchestral strings, the Chicago native raps about all of the things he could have been if he didn’t decide to grab the mic and spit rhymes for a […]
For years, Miley Cyrus has drawn criticism for her fetishizing of hip-hop music and imagery. The former Hannah Montana transitioned out of her earlier teen idol image by piling on rap cliches like gold grills and booty-twerkin’ and was able to reinvent herself as one of the most provocative and polarizing artists in music. But […]
Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images Kanye West, who is currently ruling the sneaker game with his Yeezy Boost kicks, and Kim Kardashian, who is deep in the fashion world, have partnered up to launch a collaborative clothing line called TheKidsSupply. The collection is expected to premiere on Friday afternoon (May 5). Not much is known about […]
Rachel Murray, Getty Images Salute the $hort Dog. There are living legends who gave the state of California rap legitimacy. Too $hort is one of them. The rapper born Todd Anthony Shaw turns 51 today (April 28). Too $hort’s rude and crude lyrics famously focused on pimping and were made to ride atop funky grooves. A key example […]
Can a person explain visual art through music? That’s what the multi-talented Tuki Carter wants to do with his new Flowers and Planes album, which is now available for streaming. The project runs 11 songs deep, with features from fellow Taylor Gang members like Wiz Khalifa and Chevy Woods. Plus, Juicy J and Wiz hop on the […]
Kevin Winter, Getty Images Kendrick Lamar is among the greatest talents to pick up a microphone. There was a two year gap between his new album Damn. and his previous studio LP, 2015s To Pimp A Butterfly, but his name has never left the tongue of rap fans and critics, despite somewhat shunning the spotlight that many of his […]
Subscribe to TheBoombox on Sometime ago, DJ Premier announced that he put together a five-piece band called The Badder Band, and the group just announced an 18-city tour. They recently completed their first full-length tour in Japan, and now they’re ready to bring their unique brand of live hip-hop to the American and Canadian masses. The Badder Band […]
Christopher Polk / Ethan Miller, Getty Images Chris Brown and Lil Wayne were recently targeted in a federal drug case against a Miami producer who is accused of being a drug dealer. According to the Miami Herald, Harrison Garcia is currently on trial for allegedly dealing drugs and using the profits to buy a fleet […]
