Rappers Need To Take Their Political Bars Seriously
Editorial – Hip Hop is once again proving itself to be one of the most valuable genres in the history of American music. As 2020 – which can pretty much Continue Reading
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Twan Mack Owns ‘Adult Contemporary Hip Hop’ Genre With ‘Born 4 This’ Video
With co-signs from Arrested Development MC Speech and Digable Planets luminary Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler, Twan Mack is living the dream. After dropping off “Marvelous” in April, Twan is back with a Continue Reading
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50 Cent Rips DJ Clue Over Pop Smoke: ‘You Don’t Mean Shit!’
New York, NY – Pop Smoke’s posthumous Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon has been the talk of New Music Friday since its release on Friday (July 3). Continue Reading
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New Music Friday – Pop Smoke, Gucci Mane, Westside Gunn & More Drop 4th Of July Weekend New Releases
The second half of the 2020 is kicking off with a few major releases. Heading into the Fourth Of July weekend, New Music Friday is highlighted by Pop Smoke’s first posthumous Continue Reading
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Royce Da 5’9 Co-Signs Meme With Freddie Gibbs, Run The Jewels, Griselda, Nipsey Hussle & More
Royce Da 5’9 saluted some of his Hip Hop peers by sharing a meme praising artists for being more than flash in the pan success stories. The post included Nickel Continue Reading
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Akademiks Says Meek Mill Is Too Scared To Face Tekashi 6ix9ine & Quilly
DJ Akademiks’ promise to stop posting Meek Mill on his Instagram account was short lived. After the Everyday Struggle co-host engaged in an online beef with Freddie Gibbs earlier this Continue Reading
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Lord Finesse Says Ditch The ‘Old-School’ Label & Go Back To Substance-Driven Music
Diggin’ In The Crates legend and certified Hip Hop vet Lord Finesse unveiled a new album called Lord Finesse Presents — Motown State of Mind on Friday (June 26), a tribute Continue Reading
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G Herbo & Lil Uzi Vert Electro Stunt In ‘Like This’ Video
G Herbo and Lil Uzi Vert pulled out the four-wheelers for the visual to their collab, “Like This.” The video to the deluxe-edition PTSD track was released Wednesday (July 1), Continue Reading
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Nelly Set To ‘Old Town Road’ The Country Charts Again With Kane Brown Remix
Hip Hop may find its way back on the country charts thanks to Nelly. Country star Kane Brown has enlisted the diamond-selling rapper for a remix of his “Cool Again” Continue Reading
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Juicy J Challenges Dr. Dre To A ‘Verzuz’ Battle: ‘No Cappuccino’
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz series on Instagram Live have provided some relief for music lovers unable to attend live concerts during the coronavirus pandemic. From RZA versus DJ Premier Continue Reading
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El-P, Aminé, A-Trak & More Mourn Death Of Injury Reserve’s Stepa J. Groggs
Stepa J. Groggs, a member of the Arizona Hip Hop trio Injury Reserve, died at the age of 32 on Monday (June 29). The group announced his passing Twitter and Continue Reading
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John Wayne’s Son Denies His Father’s Racist Past Public Enemy Helped Expose 30 Years Ago
Santa Ana, CA – As the United States continues to protest against racial inequality, statues of famous historical figures are coming down and entire neighborhoods are being renamed that were Continue Reading
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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city’ Becomes Longest Charting Hip Hop Album Ever
Kendrick Lamar dropped his major label debut good kid, m.A.A.d city in 2012 — and it’s been on the Billboard 200 chart ever since. According to a tweet from Chart Data, Continue Reading
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Jadakiss Tells Fabolous Black Rob’s
New York City, NY – In their smoothest event to date, Verzuz delivered Hip Hop heads an epic verse-for-verse clash between New York City heavyweights Jadakiss and Fabolous on Monday Continue Reading
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DJ Drewski Hosts Quarantine Pool Party With Dream Doll, Rubi Rose & Molly Brazy In ‘Water’ Video
Hot 97’s DJ Drewski rounded up some of the hottest names in the next wave of female rappers for his debut single, “Water.” In the Pryme Prodigy and 20K-directed visuals, Continue Reading
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T.I.’s Artist Tokyo Jetz Tests Positive For COVID-19
Numerous members of the Hip Hop community have tested positive for COVID-19 since the coronavirus pandemic kicked off in March. The latest rapper to test positive for the virus? Florida’s Tokyo Continue Reading
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The Best 2020 BET Awards Performers: Megan Thee Stallion, Chloe x Halle & Roddy Ricch Reimagined The Virtual Stage
The 2020 BET Awards — hosted by Insecure star Amanada Seales —opened up with a bang on Sunday night (June 28). To open the show, Public Enemy returned to national Continue Reading
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The Best 2020 BET Awards Performers: Megan Thee Stallion, Chloe x Halle & Roddy Ricch Reimagined The Virtual Stage
The 2020 BET Awards — hosted by Insecure star Amanada Seales —opened up with a bang on Sunday night (June 28). To open the show, Public Enemy returned to national Continue Reading
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Master P’s ‘No Limit Chronicles’ Documentary Series Coming To BET In July
The story of Master P and No Limit Records will be told on BET’s airwaves. No Limit Chronicles, a five-part documentary series about the Hip Hop mogul and his label, Continue Reading
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Dr. Dre’s Wife Nicole Young Files For Divorce As He Wraps Up Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Is King’ Sequel
While Kanye West might be having the #WestDayEver, things aren’t looking as peachy for Dr. Dre. TMZ reports his wife of 24 years, Nicole Young, has just filed for divorce. The outlet Continue Reading
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