Hip hop news Archives - Page 3 of 217

‘Can You Dig It?’ Docu-series Narrated By Chuck D Explores Rarely Told Hip Hop Origin Story

By Sha Be Allah / June 1, 2023

Can You Dig It? is a new audio docu-drama narrated by hip-hop legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee...

Today In Hip Hop History: Ja Rule Dropped His ‘Venni Vetti Vecci’ Album 24 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / June 1, 2023

On this day in Hip Hop history, Queens rapper Ja Rule released his debut LP Venni Vetti Vicci. As the...

[WATCH] Bobby Shmurda Could Not Believe Gunna Went to Miami HEAT Game While Young Thug is Locked Up

By Shawn Grant / June 1, 2023

Bobby Shmurda flat-out couldn't believe that Gunna decided to hit up an NBA Playoffs game while Young Thug was sitting...

Future Crowned ‘Trapper Of The Year’ by T.I.’s Trap Music Museum

By Sha Be Allah / May 31, 2023

Yesterday, it was announced that ATL trap star Future had been crowned "Trapper of the Year" by T.I.'s Trap Music...

New Gunna Snippet Surfaces: ‘They Mad I Got Out’

By Shawn Grant / May 31, 2023

Gunna has been in the studio and appears ready to get off a new single. A snippet has hit the...

[WATCH] DJ Clark Kent Says Biggie Was Killed Because 2Pac Lied About The Quad Studios Shooting

By Sha Be Allah / May 31, 2023

Famed Hip Hop radio personality Angie Martinez has been using her Iconic Records podcast to talk to those notables who...

Today in Hip Hop History: Boogie Down Productions Released Their Second LP ‘By All Means Necessary’ 35 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / May 31, 2023

On this day in 1988, Boogie Down Productions dropped one of the best and most influential albums of all time....

MoneyBagg Yo Earns His First No. 1 Single With 'Wockesha'

Moneybagg Yo Pens Personal Letter Announcing Two Projects This Year

Sha Be Allah

May 12, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

Acclaimed Memphis artist, Moneybagg Yo takes to social media toshare a heartfelt open letter to his fans. In this sincere moment Bagg addresses his absence, and the love and loss he’s endured in the ... Read Article

Diddy and Jermaine Dupri’s VERZUZ Battle Not Officially Confirmed

Shawn Grant

May 12, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

Time to press pause on the VERZUZ battle talk between Diddy and Jermaine Dupri. TMZ notes no official plans for the battle are in place, despite the viral video showing the Bad Boy hitmaker hyping up a Septemb... Read Article

Chinx Estate Drops ‘Cocaine Riot 7’ On 8th Anniversary Of Rapper’s Death

Sha Be Allah

May 11, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

As we approach the 8th anniversary of the passing of slain rapper Chinx, his estate and management team have been hard at work to release a surprise new installment titled Cocaine Riot 7. The 12 track alb... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Onyx’s Smash Single “Slam” Dropped 30 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

May 11, 2023

Exclusives, feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

The four-man crew from Jamaica, Queens dropped their crossover hit single on this date three decades ago On May 10, 1993, Big DS, Sonny Seeza, Fredro, and Sticky released "Slam", the smash hit from Onyx's d... Read Article

Tory Lanez Scheduled for Sentencing Hearing for Megan Thee Stallion Shooting in June

Sha Be Allah

May 10, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

After it was recently revealed that the motion filed by Tory Lanez for a new trial was denied, a sentencing scheduled for Lanez was published by LA Magazine, which shows Tory's sentencing date as June 13, 2023... Read Article

Terror Squad Founding Member Charlie Rock LD Passes Away

Sha Be Allah

May 9, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

The Hip Hop community, specifically in the South Bronx, is saddened by the passing of one their unsung heroes, Terror Squad's Charlie Rock LD, who died over the weekend. Felix Delgado aka Charlie Rock LD wa... Read Article

Jay-Z’s Alleged First Son Takes Paternity Battle to the Supreme Court

Sha Be Allah

May 9, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

The world knows that Hip Hop and sports mogul jay-Z is the father to three beautiful children with his songstress wife Beyoncé, but a young man that has been claiming to be Hov's son for decades is fighting ha... Read Article

Island Boys’ Franky Venegas Arrested For Allegedly Slapping GF

Sha Be Allah

May 9, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

According to a report from TMZ, Franky Venegas of the Island Boys was arrested on domestic battery charges after he allegedly slapped his girlfriend and pushed her into a pool following a verbal altercation. ... Read Article

Young Thug Co-Defendant in YSL Rico Case To Be Tried Separately Due to Schizophrenia Diagnosis

Sha Be Allah

May 9, 2023

feature, featured, Health, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Mental health, News Exclusives

Another chapter has been added to the Young Thug/YSL RICO case after it has been determined that one of the co-defendants in the case will be tried separately after being diagnosed with schizophrenia, accordin... Read Article

Young Lo Killed in Nightclub Shooting in Miami

Sha Be Allah

May 9, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

Several reports have confirmed that artist, A&R and tastemaker Young Lo was shot and killed in a nightclub shooting this past weekend. He was 37 years old. Lo, who is best known for his collaborations w... Read Article

Happy 53rd Birthday To Wu Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killaaaaaahhh!!!

Sha Be Allah

May 9, 2023

Exclusives, feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

On this day in 1970, rapper/actor Dennis Coles aka Ghostface Killah was born. The chamber of eccentricity comes almost exclusively from Tony Starks, who has been compared to the likes of Slick Rick with his si... Read Article

RoddyRicch's'TheBox'istheNo.SongfortheSixthWeek

Roddy Ricch To Pay Ex $24K in Temporary Child Support After Accusations of Drug Abuse

Sha Be Allah

May 8, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

It was reported by several news outlets that Compton rapper Roddy Rich and his ex Alexandra Kiser have been in a custody battle in court over their son, which has resulted in Rich having to pay Kiser $24K in t... Read Article

[WATCH] Russell Westbrook Says Nipsey Hussle Is Greatest Rapper Ever, Better Than JAY-Z and Nas

Sha Be Allah

May 8, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

NBA star Russell Westbrook jumped on social media with his wife, going through a bracket of the best rappers of all time. The Cali native made it a point to say that Nipsey Hussle was the best on the list, abo... Read Article

[WATCH] Charleston White Calls CPS On Finesse2Tymes 10-Year-Old Artist Lil King

Sha Be Allah

May 8, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

YouTuber and TX-based culture critic Charleston White has called child protective services on Memphis rapper Finesse2Tymes' 10-year-old artist and alleged son Lil King and the little rap signee has responded i... Read Article

Diddy And Jermaine Dupri’s VERZUZ Battle Receives Confirmed Date At NYC’s MSG

Sha Be Allah

May 8, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

Several reports have confirmed that the VERZUZ battle between Bad Boy Records head honcho Diddy and So So Def Records founder Jermaine Dupri is a go and a location hs been locked in for that historic Hip Hop m... Read Article

[WATCH] Boosie Tells Crowd To Yell ‘F*CK San Diego Police’ Following Gun Charge Arrest

Sha Be Allah

May 8, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

As previously reported, Boosie Badazz was arrested over the weekend for an illegal weapons possession charge in San Diego, but the Baton Rouge rapper took time out of his set during an appearance at a San Dieg... Read Article

prassuesnewyorkpostmillion$davidsugarman

[WATCH] The Fugees’ Pras Denies Tekashi 6ix9ine Comparisons, Says He’s Not An FBI Informant

Sha Be Allah

May 8, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

Last week, Pras of The Fugees was found guilty of 10 charges in an international conspiracy in federal court in Washington, D.C. Rumors of the famed rapper becoming an FBI informant began to surface. Still, th... Read Article

The Source Magazine Remembers Chris Lighty Ten Years Later On His Birthday

Sha Be Allah

May 8, 2023

Exclusives, feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

Even though Baby Chris didn't recognize his own born day, we do by celebrating his works even after his untimely death. Today would've been Chris Lighty’s 55th birthday, but he was raised in a very structur... Read Article

De La Soul Drop Vinyl, CD And Cassette Of ‘Buhloone Mindstate’ LP Today

Sha Be Allah

May 5, 2023

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

De La Soul announces the release of their critically acclaimed album, Buhloone Mindstate, today on vinyl, CD, and cassette formats. Originally released in 1993, Buhloone Mindstate ... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Rawkus Records’ ‘Lyricist Lounge Volume One’ Turns 25 Years Old!

Sha Be Allah

May 5, 2023

Exclusives, feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

On May 5th, 1998 Rawkus Records released the first installment of the Lyricist Lounge albums titled Lyricist Lounge, Volume One, which showcased New York. It was a double-disc compilation that featur... Read Article