New York, NY – A new Diplomats album will eventually make its way to the world. Dipset member Jim Jones sat down with Baller Alert for a new interview on Continue Reading
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This year, Black Music Month took a different turn. Because of the horrific deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and more at the hands of police, we at Billboard hope Continue Reading
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Post Malone kicked off summer 2020 by debuting a newly shaved head and massive skeleton head tattoo. The platinum-selling artist made the big reveal Instagram on Sunday (June 21), the Continue Reading
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The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t stopping the 2020 BET Awards from featuring a star-studded lineup of performances. DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch and Lil Wayne are among the notable artists Continue Reading
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They may be going virtual for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn’t mean that Sunday night’s (June 28) 2020 BET Awards won’t have a jam-packed Continue Reading
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Post Malone is proudly showing off his new summer-ready haircut and massive head tattoo. The 24-year-old rapper/singer took to social media Sunday (June 21) to share a photo of his Continue Reading
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Los Angeles, CA – YG and Mustard are making a splash and giving back to their neighborhood in a major way as they’ve announced they’ve acquired an equity stake in Fishbone Continue Reading
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Coi Leray has teamed up with fellow New Jersey legend Fetty Wap for her latest single “Better Days” produced by Nash B and Wymtime. The track was released on Wednesday (April 29), 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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Iggy Azalea took to social media on Wednesday (June 18) to flaunt a gym-ready ensemble. In the pic posted to her Instagram feed, the Australian rapper tosses her long blonde 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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LL Cool J has seen hip-hip react to social justice causes and outrages for more than three decades. From Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions tackling systemic racism and oppression, Continue Reading
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Tekashi 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj unveiled the lyric video for their new collaboration “Trollz” on Monday (June 15). The animated clip features rainbow-haired cartoons of the two rappers sharing a Continue Reading
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While there were certainly rumors flying around suggesting Lil Wayne was romantically involved with plus-size model Denise Bidot, nothing was ever really confirmed — until now. On Sunday (June 14), Continue Reading
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New York, NY – Drake has secured the most nominations for the 2020 BET Awards, which will be hosted by Insecure star Amanda Seales. The OVO Sound boss leads the Continue Reading
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Ice-T often fields questions from fans (and haters) on Twitter, his preferred social media platform. On Sunday (June 14), he was asked why it was acceptable for black people to Continue Reading
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LOS ANGELAS, CA – This Summer, Coi Leray plans to release a new project following her last project EC2. In a recent interview with GroovyTracks, Coi touched on how her mindset Continue Reading
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Tekashi 6ix9ine is fishing for beef with Gucci Mane. Guwop went on a tweet-and-delete spree on Thursday night (June 11), but DJ Akademiks captured a screenshot of one of Gucci’s Continue Reading
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With an array of big-name releases coming through today, including 6ix9ine, Lil Baby, and more (June 12), for this edition of First Beat, we give Tyla Yaweh’s latest single a Continue Reading
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Queen Bey-approved! On Thursday (June 11), Beyoncé took to social media to support Chloe x Halle‘s new album, Ungodly Hour. “@chloexhalle Ungodly Hour out now,” the superstar wrote alongside an Instagram Continue Reading
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