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Ray J’s Bike Sharing Company ScootEbike Projected to Make Over $200M in 2020

Sha Be Allah

November 1, 2019

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Issa Rae Becomes the Voice of the Google Assistant

Symone Daniels

October 12, 2019

Digital, featured, Her Source, Tech
Spotify is Testing a Button That Will Allow You to Create a Podcast

Shawn Grant

August 30, 2019

Tech
DJ Khaled Named Apple Music’s First Artist in Residence

Shawn Grant

July 25, 2019

Hip Hop Music | Listen To and Download Hip Hop Tracks, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech
NBA 2K Partners with UnitedMasters to Develop Soundtrack, Spark Worldwide Search for New Talent

Shawn Grant

July 22, 2019

Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech, Video Games
Skullcandy to Celebrate Music and Culture with ’12 Moods’ in Chicago

Shawn Grant

July 16, 2019

Tech

Facebook Fined $5 Billion by FTC! Is That Chump Change Or A Major ‘L’ For Zuckerberg?

July 16, 2019

On Friday, the news about The Federal Trade Commission's $5 billion fine against Facebook hit the public with great speculation and awe. Everybody's auntie's favorite social network founded by CEO Mark Zuckerbe... Read Article

UnitedMasters Releases New App to Aid Indie Artists with Distribution

Shawn Grant

July 9, 2019

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech

UnitedMasters is once again assisting the independent artist, this time by dropping a new iOS app to assist in the distribution process of their music. "The goal of UnitedMasters is to help artists operation... Read Article

Spotify Ending Beta Program For Independent Artists Uploading Music

Roman White

July 2, 2019

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech

Spotify's nearly year-long experiment of letting independent artists upload original music is coming to an end. Spotify announced on Monday that they'll be ending the beta program at the end of July. The music streaming service also revealed new plans to be... Read Article

Anthony Davis and Dwyane Wade are the NBA2K20 Cover Stars

Shawn Grant

July 1, 2019

Tech, Video Games

Basketball legit never sleeps. The NBA free agency is currently sending shock waves across the sports world and the video game world is letting fans know they can soon dictate the action with NBA 2K20. The new ... Read Article

The Beats by Dre Solo3 Club Collection is Sure to Brighten Up Your Summer of Streaming

Keenan Higgins

June 12, 2019

Hip Hop Style | Latest Trends in Fashion and Footwear, Latest Hip Hop Style Trends, Products, Tech, Technology

As summer 2019 is sure to be filled with a bunch of new music releases, Beats by Dre is providing a vibrant set of on-ear headphones with its new range of Solo3 Wireless colorways. https://www.instagram.... Read Article

WATCH: Uber Elevate Gives a 360° View of How the Air Taxi Service Will Operate

Keenan Higgins

June 12, 2019

Digital Entertainment, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News, Tech, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

With Uber's new air taxi service coming to NYC this summer, commuters everywhere are excited to see how it will operate on a global scale. Now, Uber Elevate is giving us a full VR/AR experience to preview how a general flight will work when the service begins ... Read Article

BET and Tyler Perry to Team for New Streaming Service

Shawn Grant

June 11, 2019

Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, Tech, TV

BET is ready to enter the streaming service game and will do so in partnership with Tyler Perry. Deadline reports the new service from BET will be titled BET+ and is set to target African-American viewers an... Read Article

Apple is Ready to Shut Down iTunes

Shawn Grant

June 1, 2019

Digital, Tech

iTunes, the Apple Music file staple that has been around for more than a decade, is getting ready to come to an end. According to Bloomberg, the phase-out of iTunes is a part of the effort to not make the iPhon... Read Article

‘Avengers: Endgame’ to Stream on Disney+ During the Holidays

Shawn Grant

May 9, 2019

Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, Tech

Disney is set to take over your home television experience with the release of their Disney+ streaming platform. One of the films that you will be able to stream at any time is the record-breaking Avengers: Endgame. As a Holiday gift to superhero fans across ... Read Article

Showtime to Produce New Show Based on ‘Halo’ Game Series

Rashad Grove

April 19, 2019

Entertainment/TV, Tech, TV

For gamers who love the Xbox series Halo, we have some good news. Showtime has announced that Emmy and Tony nominee Pablo Schreiber (First Man, Orange Is the New Black) has been cast as the lead in the highly a... Read Article

Rashaun Williams Continues to Build an All-Star Investment Following

Zoe Zorka

April 11, 2019

Tech

As people start planning their summer vacations, millions of Americans will likely turn to not just hotels (as was in the case with years past), but also other vacation rentals such as AirBnb. Rashaun Williams,... Read Article

Dame Dash Announces Streaming Service Partnership With Talib Kweli

Sha Be Allah

March 12, 2019

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An unlikely NYC collabo comes to fruition in the form of Dame Dash and Talib Kweli's soon-to-be launched music streaming service. Dame Dash launched his own streaming service called Dame Dash Studios, in which he partnered up with Brooklyn rap juggernaut Ta... Read Article

Timbaland Announces MasterClass On Music Production And Beat Making

Sha Be Allah

February 26, 2019

feature, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives, Tech, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

MasterClass, the online education company that enables anyone to learn from the best in the world, announced today that prolific producer and artist, Timbaland, will offer his first online class exclusively thr... Read Article

T.I. Creates Investment Collective ‘Tech Cypha’ For Startup Businesses

Sha Be Allah

February 15, 2019

feature, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Tech

Never one afraid to invest, ATL rap legend T.I. launches an investment syndicate for startup technology businesses. T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, along with his longtime business partner Jason Ge... Read Article

Drake Commissions A $400K Diamond-Encrusted iPhone Case

Sha Be Allah

February 15, 2019

feature, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Hip Hop Style News | Fashion Stories, News Exclusives, Tech

Now, this is what "Hotline Bling" is all about. According to a report from High Snobiety, Grammy Award winning rapper Drake put in an order for diamond encrusted case for his iPhone with Beverly Hills jeweler Jason Arasheben, who posted his latest, high-pr... Read Article

Lexus Rolled Out a Custom UX For NYFW With a Presentation Inspired By the John Elliott x Nike AF1

Keenan Higgins

February 11, 2019

Events, Exclusives, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Lifestyle News | Culture Trends, Hip Hop Style | Latest Trends in Fashion and Footwear, Hip Hop Style News | Fashion Stories, Tech

New York Fashion Week was on the minds of many this past weekend as the city's most stylish residents made rounds to presentations for some of the biggest names in menswear. One of those happened to be John Ell... Read Article

[WATCH] 2 Chainz Stars in Super Bowl Commercial With Adam Scott

Sha Be Allah

January 31, 2019

Digital Entertainment, feature, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives, Tech

In the first video of its type, ATL native 2 Chainz and comedian Adam Scott "Expensify" the commercial that will air during Sunday's Super Bowl LIII on February 2. With Expensify, you just snap a photo of yo... Read Article

[WATCH] FaceTime Glitch Allows Users to Eavesdrop on Others, Audio and Video

Sha Be Allah

January 29, 2019

feature, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Products, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

A bug that has been recently discovered in Apple’s FaceTime software allows people to access another person’s microphone and camera during an incoming call, all without the other person's consent or knowledge. The glitch is reportedly running on all iPhone ... Read Article

Samsung’s Three Variants of the Galaxy S10 Line Leaked

Zoe Zorka

January 22, 2019

Tech

As more and more people rely on their smartphones for business as well as pleasure, Samsung, one of the major players in the worldwide smartphone market, is reportedly breaking barriers based on leaked informat... Read Article

Netflix Announces Price Increase for All Subscription Options

Shawn Grant

January 15, 2019

Tech, TV

With the success of Bird Box, You, Black Mirror and the tons of original content that will be coming to Netflix this year, the video-streaming giant has announced a price increase. CNBC details Netflix will be ... Read Article

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A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie ‘Rappers Are Never Going To Stop Talking About Drugs’

FROM THE ISSUE: A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie is The Future of Hip-Hop

[PROFILE FROM THE MAGAZINE] Unsigned Hype B. Lou

Female Camaraderie: Does It Still Exist?

Ray J’s Bike Sharing Company ScootEbike Projected to Make Over $200M in 2020

Issa Rae Becomes the Voice of the Google Assistant

Spotify is Testing a Button That Will Allow You to Create a Podcast

DJ Khaled Named Apple Music’s First Artist in Residence

NBA 2K Partners with UnitedMasters to Develop Soundtrack, Spark Worldwide Search for New Talent

Skullcandy to Celebrate Music and Culture with ’12 Moods’ in Chicago

Facebook Fined $5 Billion by FTC! Is That Chump Change Or A Major ‘L’ For Zuckerberg?

UnitedMasters Releases New App to Aid Indie Artists with Distribution

Spotify Ending Beta Program For Independent Artists Uploading Music

Anthony Davis and Dwyane Wade are the NBA2K20 Cover Stars

The Beats by Dre Solo3 Club Collection is Sure to Brighten Up Your Summer of Streaming

WATCH: Uber Elevate Gives a 360° View of How the Air Taxi Service Will Operate

BET and Tyler Perry to Team for New Streaming Service

Apple is Ready to Shut Down iTunes

‘Avengers: Endgame’ to Stream on Disney+ During the Holidays

Showtime to Produce New Show Based on ‘Halo’ Game Series

Rashaun Williams Continues to Build an All-Star Investment Following

Dame Dash Announces Streaming Service Partnership With Talib Kweli

Timbaland Announces MasterClass On Music Production And Beat Making

T.I. Creates Investment Collective ‘Tech Cypha’ For Startup Businesses

Drake Commissions A $400K Diamond-Encrusted iPhone Case

Lexus Rolled Out a Custom UX For NYFW With a Presentation Inspired By the John Elliott x Nike AF1

[WATCH] 2 Chainz Stars in Super Bowl Commercial With Adam Scott

[WATCH] FaceTime Glitch Allows Users to Eavesdrop on Others, Audio and Video

Samsung’s Three Variants of the Galaxy S10 Line Leaked

Netflix Announces Price Increase for All Subscription Options