6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj‘s “Trollz” launched to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart this week, marking the first leader for 6ix9ine and the second for Minaj. The ecstatic rapper took to Instagram Continue Reading
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Tekashi 6ix9ine popped a bottle of champagne early Monday afternoon (June 22) to celebrate his first chart-topping single, the Nicki Minaj-assisted “TROLLZ.” Unsurprisingly, the polarizing rapper went on an Instagram Continue Reading
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This past weekend, Swizz Beatz didn’t hold back when speaking on Drake during his Zone Radio episode with Busta Rhymes. On Saturday (June 20), the acclaimed producer took offense to Continue Reading
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Swizz Beatz referred to Drake as a “pussy” over the weekend after the 6 God’s “Stay Down” collaboration with Busta Rhymes was leaked online. On Sunday (June 21), the Verzuz Continue Reading
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Earlier this week, a Busta Rhymes and Drake track from when Busta was still signed to Cash Money leaked onto the internet. The J Dilla produced “Stay Down” was well Continue Reading
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The explosion of the DMV rap scene has been an exciting moment in regional Hip Hop that continues to gain steam as more artists from the area expand their profile. Continue Reading
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In a time of civil unrest throughout the country, Alicia Keys and John Legend’s Verzuz event was a healing balm. For more than two hours the pair played their biggest Continue Reading
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The City Girls are having a rough week. Just a few days after the father of Yung Miami’s son passed away, the two faced some career troubles with their upcoming Continue Reading
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June has been a relatively quiet month for new Hip Hop and R&B music. Many artists have delayed their projects out of respect for the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests, Continue Reading
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Grammy Award-winning R&B superstar Usher has been plotting a proper comeback for years but on Thursday (June 18), he focused his energy on healing the nation. In an op-ed with Continue Reading
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PARTYNEXTDOOR appears to be unhappy with getting snubbed in the 2020 BET Awards nominations. The multi-platinum selling singer lashed out at BET and threw in a jab at Complex in Continue Reading
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New York, NY – Author’s Note: Shortly after this interview was conducted, Jay Gwuapo lost his friend and frequent collaborator, KJ Balla in a drive-by shooting in Brooklyn, NY. Jay, Continue Reading
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For over 26 years, The LOX built a reputation for being one of the most tight-knit rap groups in Hip Hop history. They entered the game standing side by side Continue Reading
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The Hip Hop community most likely predicted this was coming. Two days after J. Cole appeared to target Noname with the polarizing single “Snow On Tha Bluff,” the Chicago rapper Continue Reading
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Coming into 2020, Lil Uzi Vert’s Eternal Atake stood as one of the year’s more anticipated projects. Three years removed from LUV IS RAGE 2 and stuck in label limbo, the Philadelphia native Continue Reading
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In the past six weeks, there’s been an unusual amount of turnover atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart — and within that whiplash of new No. 1s, what’s even more Continue Reading
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Writing hip-hop and R&B songs has always been songwriter-producer Nija Charles’ strong suit. “That’s my culture, what I grew up in,” she explains — and she has the hits to prove Continue Reading
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Royce Da 5’9 understands the influence his peers can have with their words in these trying times, but he also doesn’t feel they should be required to speak if they’re Continue Reading
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The rollout of Saweetie’s next project Pretty Bitch Music got off to a bumpy start on Wednesday (June 17). The West Coast rapper dropped her new single and video “Tap Continue Reading
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The 13th annual Roots Picnic is still going to take place in 2020, but it will be presented in a dramatically different way due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Black Thought, Continue Reading
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