Michael Jordan is giving back to the commented this holiday season, revealing a $2 million donation to help feed those in need of a meal, TMZ reveals. “In these challenging times and in a year of unimaginable difficulty due to COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to pause and give thanks,” Jordan said. “I am […]
There are legends and then there is a Funk icon like Bootsy Collins. The pioneer of funk recently released his new album, The Power of One, and chopped it up with HipHopDX about creating the album and his impact on music as a whole. During the conversation, the conversation shifted to how both he and […]
The adoration that Lil Wayne has for JAY-Z has been long chronicled. Getting a little bit deeper, Wayne highlighted what was the rap album from Hov that changed everything for him. Weezy F Baby and Lil Baby sat down for Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians series and revealed that the album from Jigga that made […]
Griselda flooded Hip-Hop with nothing but quality this year. Did the Grammys acknowledge that? Of course not. Westside Gunn is riding for his work, letting the Recording Academy know they overlooked his Pray For Paris album. “So u telling me I had Conway, Benny, GIBBS, Roc Marci, Wale, Tylerthe Creator, Joey Badass, Cartier A williams tapdancing […]
Aight, so the Grammys F*cked up again. While many point to the snubs for The Weeknd, Lil Baby and Roddy Ricch, the women of R&B were screwed. The Best Male R&B album nominated Ant Clemons, Giveon, Luke James, John Legend and Gregory Porter. Notice something missing? The women! Summer Walker’s Over It was stellar, Kehlani, […]
Chika’s 2020 is continuing to be bright. The rising star is featured in a new ad with ESPN, delivering the vocals that highlight everything the undefeated leader in digital sports has on their app. The “One App, One Tap” marketing campaign premiered during the 2020 American Music Awards on ABC. Chika is a 22-year-old Montgomery, […]
Donovan Mitchell has clocked the bag with the Utah Jazz. Straight off his 5-year, $195 million contract extension, Spida Mitchell and BODYARMOR Sports Drink have teamed up for a new, exclusive collaboration with adidas, creating a limited-edition version of Donovan’s D.O.N. Issue # 2 sneaker: the adidas D.O.N. Issue #2 x BODYARMOR. The new release […]
Nas has released a new PSA with Weedmaps to advocate for cannabis legalization, social equity, and the empowerment of Black entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry. Weedmaps is the largest technology company in the legal cannabis economy and advocates for cannabis reform and social equity for Black and Brown executives to thrive in the sector. The […]
Tunechi got turkeys. Lil Wayne is hosting Tunechi’s Turkey-Give-A-Way back in his home of New Orleans. The giveaway will serve 500 households across the city. “Tomorrow I’ll be giving back to the people and city that raised me!” Wayne wrote online. “If you’re in Orleans, St. Charles or Jefferson parish please visit the link in […]
If you haven’t watched or listened yet, PLEASE tune into All the Smoke. The basketball meets real-life podcast is hosted by former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. The latest episode brings in Chris Bosh who shines a light on his career including the Miami HEAT days. Bosh spoke with Stack and Barnes about […]
The R. Kelly trial appears to soon get underway. Billboard reports the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York has set jury questionnaires to be distributed between March 15 and March 25, 2021, jury selection begins April 6 and the trial kicks off on April 7. In the state of New York Kelly […]
It’s always going to be one person that takes things too far. In the case of Troy Ave, he is the wrong one to take things too far. When discussing the much-discussed VERZUZ battle between Jeezy and Gucci Mane that resulted in one of the biggest moments in Hip-Hop history, Troy Ave didn’t side with […]
President Barack Obama surprised Chicago Public Schools high school students with a virtual assembly that provided each student with free access to digital copies of his new memoir A Promised Land. The book is a personal account of his tenure as acting President. President Obama was joined by CPS CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson for […]
When you the hottest rappers in the world taking over the charts is customary. In their first week, Future and Lil Uzi Vert’s Pluto x Baby Pluto will open at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The joint album moved 105,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. In addition, the album has spawned […]
CyHi, formerly CyHi The Prince, has returned with a new single “Ryder,” a soulful offering that features Canjelae. The track was a preview on his new video series that is created alongside TIDAL, The Hardway Musicals Presents: Barcode, which saw its first episode premiere this past Wednesday. The single is the first solo from CyHi […]
2 Chainz is rolling out the So Help Me God! videos back to back. The latest is for the salute to JAY-Z in “Southside Hov.” The single features Hov’s classic Reasonable Doubt cut “Feelin It” and brings Chainz to a more intimate setting as Black and white clips of the sky play around him and […]
If Lil Baby didn’t want to do another verse in 2020 he would be justified in doing so. With the massive success of his My Turn album and the insane run of features, Baby has firmly cemented himself on top of HIp-Hop. But the man is a machine and is ready to remind you all […]
When Lil Wayne endorsed and snapped a picture with Donald Trump, Hip-Hop was shocked. The one person who was not in disbelief was Boosie Badazz. Boosie was with VLAD TV and revealed that he thinks Biden’s tax plan is what led to the alignment. “I really think he looks at himself more as rich because […]
Kanye West’s classic My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album has hit its 10 year anniversary for one of the songs, “Lost in the World,” we have new information into how it was created. Kim Kardashian hit Instagram and revealed on her stories that the song was rooted in a poem that he wrote for her […]
Last night (Nov. 22) at the American Music Awards, Bell Bid Devoe celebrated the 30th anniversary of their Poison album with a performance of “Do Me!” and the “Poison” single. The trio was introduced by host Taraji P. Henson, who doubled in the moment as Cookie Lyon. The group won an AMA for favorite soul/R&B […]
