Kanye West Running for President: Is It Too Late?
Technically no, but the odds are super long. Kanye West announced over the weekend that he intends to launch a late, long-shot bid for the presidency, a run that would Continue Reading
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We’ll Bite: Examining Hip Hop Twitter’s Latest Obsession With ‘The Glizzy’
Washington, D.C. – Social media has a strange relationship with regional slang. A word that’s common to someone from New York, D.C. or Los Angeles becomes a foreign fascination for Continue Reading
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One to Watch: Tyla Yaweh on 'Tommy Lee'
Rising artist Tyla Yaweh spent most of his pandemic-forced lockdown at home in Orlando, Florida “on 80 acres of land, doing crazy stuff” — including paintball wars on motorbikes and Continue Reading
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Hip Hop Week In Review: Swizz Beatz Fires Shots At Drake & Eminem Beefs With REVOLT
GroovyTracks – This week was full of Hip Hop beef. First, Swizz Beatz called Drake a “pussy” after a collaboration between the OVO boss and Busta Rhymes leaked online. Also, Continue Reading
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Mustard, YG to Donate $100,000 Worth of Food to L.A. Residents
Mustard and YG are taking their talents into the restaurant business. Billboard learned that the West Coast tandem has earned an equity stake in the Fishbone Seafood restaurants and will be teaming Continue Reading
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Phonte Rails Against The Music Industry Following BMG’s Admission Of Wronging Black Artists
Shortly after catching wind of BMG Rights Management’s intent to review their “shameful treatment” of black artists over the years, Little Brother’s Phonte embarked on a music industry-targeted diatribe, shedding Continue Reading
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Joey Bada$$ Classifies MAGA As A ‘Cult’
Joey Bada$$ isn’t here for Donald Trump or any of his rabid fanbase. On Wednesday (June 3), Joey denounced Trump’s MAGA supporters on Twitter, which is an acronym for the Continue Reading
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Rosalia Teases New Song Featuring Travis Scott
A second Rosalía and Travis Scott collaboration is on its way, according to the Spanish singer-songwriter’s social media post shared Monday (May 25) with the caption “It’s coming TKN.” Rosalía Continue Reading
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Cardi B Previews Massive Back Tattoo
Cardi B has added more ink to her collection – and still has more to go. On Tuesday (May 19), the Grammy Award-winning rapper previewed a back tattoo she’s recently Continue Reading
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Timbaland’s Rap Partner Magoo Catches Props On Twitter After Being Called ‘Wackest Rapper Ever’
Magoo is receiving his flowers on social media right now – even though things started off quite differently. On Saturday (May 16), a Twitter user shared quite the hot take Continue Reading
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Black Thought & Questlove Ink Universal Television Deal
Black Thought and Questlove’s Two One Five Entertainment production company has signed a first-look deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal Television, which is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal Content Continue Reading
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Of Monsters & Men Cover Post Malone's 'Circles'
Of Monsters and Men unveiled their take on Post Malone‘s “Circles” on Friday (April 10), exclusively for Amazon Music. For their cover, the Icelandic band slows down Posty’s hit 2019 Continue Reading
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Trav Sets The Record Straight About 50 Cent Beef & Talks Tory Lanez Collaboration
When G-Unit was at its peak, you would have been hard-pressed to go somewhere with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and the squad and not see a variety of ancillary and Continue Reading
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The Weeknd Clears Up Comments About Usher's 'Climax'
"Climax" producer Diplo acknowledges that he was inspired by The Weeknd's breakout 2011 mixtape. After The Weeknd was quoted saying he was “angry” about the similarities between his early catalog and Usher’s 2012 Continue Reading
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T.I. Interview: Expanding Podcast To YouTube
When T.I. was first approached about hosting a podcast, he couldn’t envision himself behind a mic and not recording music. Yet since launching expediTIously with PodcastOne in September, Tip has Continue Reading
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Cardi B Opens Up About Health Scare, Stands by Coronavirus Rant
Cardi B‘s “Coronavirus” rant remix hit closer to home for the artist when she told fans Instagram Live on Thursday (April 2) that she’d been feeling really sick. While wearing Continue Reading
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10 Songs From 2000 That Predicted Pop's Future
Following our Billboard staff-picked list of the 100 greatest songs of 2000, we’re writing this week about some of the stories and trends that defined the year for us. Here, we Continue Reading
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10 Songs From 2000 That Predicted Music's Future
Following our Billboard staff-picked list of the 100 greatest songs of 2000, we’re writing this week about some of the stories and trends that defined the year for us. Here, we Continue Reading
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Meek Mill's REFORM Alliance Working to Stop the Spread of Coronavirus in Prisons
On Thursday (March 19), Meek Mill‘s criminal justice organization REFORM Alliance unveiled the S.A.F.E.R. Plan, a new policy recommendation on how to prevent the spread of coronavirus behind bars. Co-founded Continue Reading
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Lizzo, Anderson .Paak & More Asking Trump, Congress To Help Music Community Survive
The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on the entertainment industry. As festivals and concerts continue to get postponed or canceled, those who depend on those events to feed their families Continue Reading
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