Face it, rappers enjoy being in the spotlight. Being lucky enough to reach stadium status and, having tens of thousands of people rapping your lyrics, is more than likely an intoxicating feeling, therefore releasing a more intimate performance to the public isn’t that far fetched an idea. Last week, Kanye West became the victim of […]
The pride of New Orleans, Chase N. Ca$he returns with this smooth track for the females, “One Man Woman.” The latest wave of tracks that have been dropping might be a few loosies or will eventually be found on Chase’s rumored upcoming project, NYCNC, inspired by the rapper’s recent move to New York City. Chase keeps it […]
106 & Park will soon be a thing of the past. The BET daily countdown show has been a go-to spot for just about every big name in Hip-Hop and R&B, but has decided to throw in the towel after 12 years on the air. With the departure of Rocsi Diaz, and Terrece “J” Jenkins, […]
Last night at Chung King studios in New York City, Kendrick Lamar invited a select amount of media, celebrities, and tastemakers to get a first listen to his album, good kid, m.A.A.d. city. His major label debut on Interscope Records is one of the most highly anticipated albums in a long time. Kendrick prefaced the listening saying […]
In an age where there seems to be an app for everything, there now is a way to rid consumers of the overpowering #TeamBreezy trending topic. Aux, a Toronto based television station, has developed, Brownout, a web app via Google Chrome aimed at getting rid of Chris Brown fodder. Sam Sutherland, online producer for Aux, spoke with Atlanta’s […]
The idea of a posthumous Aaliyah album doesn’t sit well with Timbaland and Missy Elliott. The music duo, who just dropped new joints, “9th Inning” and “Triple Threat” Monday (Sept. 17), caught up with Angie Martinez on Hot 97 this afternoon, where the subject of the forthcoming release was brought up. Aaliyah’s family members commissioned […]
An aspiring rapper from Southern California met an untimely fate, moments after tweeting Drake’s infamous line: “You Only Live Once.” Ervin McKinness said he was driving drunk off Ciroc last week, and used the social networking site to announce his poor choices. “Drunk af going 120 drifting corners #F-ckIt YOLO,” he wrote. The 21-year-old, who signed […]
It’s safe to say that DMX is still not a very big Drake fan. Yesterday, Dark Man X was on MTV’s RapFix Live and let it be known that he wasn’t too happy about Drizzy (“He has talent, but it’s kinda redundant,” said X) reportedly being an executive producer of a forthcoming Aaliyah album. Specifically, the “Stop […]
Tupac Shakur was more than just a rapper, he was a movement. Born Tupac Amaru Shakur, in East Harlem, he would go on to become a staple on the West Coast rap scene. As a child, Pac was pre-disposed to a sociopolitical mindset as the son of active members in the Black Panther Party. Throughout […]
BET wants Kanye West to know that they appreciate his body of work—even though it’s been two years since he dropped an album. Nonetheless, the Chicago MC has still been heavy in the rap game dropping Watch the Throne with Jay-Z plus working on projects with his G.O.O.D. Music team, moves which earned him a […]
We may be learning more about the forthcoming Aaliyah album. As previously reported, Drake and Noah “40” Shebib will helm the project, Missy Elliott and Timbaland won’t be involved, and now comes a photo of the cover. A Twitter page, allegedly belonging to Barry Hankerson, Aaliyah’s uncle and owner of Blackground Records, revealed the photo […]
Champs Sports is officially in the magazine business, sort of. The athletic apparel and footwear retailer has officially unveiled SWAG (short for Stylish Ways to Acquire Game), a quarterly app-based e-zine aimed at teens and fans that provides insight into the lives of pro players and sports culture in general. The first athlete to grace […]
