Rapper Da Brat has announced that she will star in a stage adaptation of the 1996 hood classic, Set It Off. The veteran rapper-actress will play Queen Latifah’s memorable character Cleopatra “Cleo” Sims. Joining her in the play will be R&B singer Latoya Luckett and actresses Kyla Pratt and Demetria McKinney. Playwright Je’Caryous Johnson is […]
Before popular hip-hop influenced clothing brands like Rocawear, Enyce, P.Miller, and Sean John, there was FUBU. The company burst onto the hip-hop scene in 1992, and paved the way for the urban clothing lines that would come after. On March 24, 1989, Daymond John, who had just turned 20, hit the streets of Queens, New York and began selling […]
For 20 years, Diddy has been revolutionizing the fashion game with his Sean John clothing line. To celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary, the rap mogul has teamed up with the estate of legendary painter Jean-Michel Basquiat to launch a special apparel release. The Sean John x Basquiat collection boasts some of Basquiat’s famous paintings embroidered […]
The hip-hop world has lost a true pioneer in the game. Legendary rapper Lovebug Starski, whose real name is Kevin Smith, passed away in Las Vegas on Thursday (Feb. 8). According to reports, the rap pioneer died from a heart attack. He was 57-years-old. Lovebug Starski’s contribution to hip-hop is enormous. He is considered the […]
A new Gucci Mane biopic is in the works. Scine the rapper was released from prison back in 2016, he’s been living his best life, with several high profile album releases, a marriage and biography that released last year. Now, the rapper can add biopic to his list of accomplishments as well. The Hollywood Reporter reports […]
Marion “Suge” Knight’s defense attorney, Thaddeus Culpepper, returned to the rap mogul’s side after he was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory after murder. On Thursday (Feb. 1), Knight waived his right to have another lawyer, which allowed Culpepper to rejoin the legal team, which also includes lawyer Matthew Fletcher. Last week, the attorneys […]
DJ VLAD’s exclusive interview with Ayanna Jackson, the woman who accused Tupac Shakur of raping her back in 1993, has become a hot topic on social media this week. 2Pac’s longtime friend, Treach of Naughty By Nature, is giving her a side eye. The veteran rhymer told TMZ that Jackson is speaking out now about […]
In 2017, hip-hop made history by surpassing rock to become the most consumed genre in the U.S., which served as further evidence of the culture’s undeniable influence on the world as we know it today. While rap artists may be embraced by the mainstream and be used as a conduit for brands to appeal to […]
Post Malone has garnered a wave of success thanks to hip-hop. From “White Iverson” to “Rockstar,” Malone has become one of the top rappers in the game. But in a recent interview with GQ, the 22-year-old artist appears to loathe being a rapper. GQ’s Bijan Stephen asked Malone, “Do you, Post Malone, ever feel anxious […]
A concert honoring the late A$AP Yams ended in violence after a brawl erupted at the New York Expo Center in the Bronx, N.Y., on Thursday (Jan. 18). Details are sketchy, but according to New York Daily News, while A$AP Rocky was on stage talking to the audience, when a fight broke out somewhere in […]
