Nicki Minaj returned to Queen Radio on Monday morning and it was a relatively calm episode in comparison to past segments. The Queens rapper took the Beats 1 mic in New York City around 4:00 PM after DJ Boof took us through a Nicki time machine. She reflected on her life last year and said, […]
Apple Music, the National Basketball Association, and UnitedMasters have announced Base:Line a new independent playlist committed to looking for the best new hip-hop artists across the earth. The new initiative highlights the bond of NBA and hip-hop that has formed the league’s culture and paired teams, players and fans with artists and their music. “This […]
DJ Khaled now has the honor of being Apple Music’s first-ever Artist in Residence. The streaming service announced Wednesday (July 24), the We The Best leader will have complete creative control over the popular playlists they offer. Billboard reports the first move by Khaled was altering the Office DJ playlist to his liking, infiltrating his […]
If you are a fan of Apple Music’s A-List: Hip-Hop playlist, you will be sure to enjoy the Rap Life playlist. The Apple platform has rebranded A-List to become the new global playlist to focus on contemporary rap artists and culture. “We flipped it to dig deeper into the lifestyle [and to] keep pushing the […]
The “fever” that Megan Thee Stallion has been cooking up lately extends way beyond her breakout mixtape of the same name that released last month. In addition to joining the Legendary Nights Tour lineup headlined by Meek Mill and Future, the leading Hot Girl is also confirmed for some serious spotlight from Apple Music by […]
JAY-Z fans will be able to enjoy his Blueprint series on Apple Music now. Folks who didn’t make the switch to TIDAL were pleased to see Blueprint 1, 2, and 3 all available on the streaming service. “Jay Z put blueprint 1 and 3 on Apple Music today is definitely gonna be a good day,” […]
For the third straight year in a row, the music industry in the US has posted double-digit growth. That’s according to a new report from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Revenue from streaming music services increased 30%, reaching $7.4 billion. Streaming alone contributed 75% of the total revenue in 2018. According to the […]
Today we celebrate the birth of one of the most influential figures in Hip Hop. Not only was this man the first rap billionaire, he was an instrumental part (literally and figuratively) in the creation of a new sub genre of rap known as G-Funk. The living legend being described is none other than Dr. […]
The New Year has brought a new job for Hot 97’s famed personality Ebro Darden. Billboard reveals Old Man Ebro will be the new Global Editorial Head of Hip-Hop and R&B for Apple Music. The position began for Ebro today (Jan 2.) and will not affect his roles as a host on both Hot 97 […]
Nicki Minaj and Cardi B have official squashed their beef, but not before they dropped a lot of tea and receipts. On Monday (Oct 29), Nicki hosted her Queen radio show on Apple Music and once again spoke on the now infamous Harper’s Bazaar fight that left Cardi leaving with a knot on her head and no […]
It’s been more than seven years since Wiz Khalifa released his Cabin Fever mixtape and the collection remains one of his best bodies of work. Not long, it will be available for your musical pleasure on all streaming platforms. On Monday (Oct. 1), Rostrum Records, the autonomous name that was once home to both Wiz […]
After Kanye West promised that “Ima fix wolves” after The Life of Pablo was released, updating an album after it dropped has become a common practice in Hip Hop. Nicki Minaj announced that she was going to fix the introduction to her album but considering that she already released the visuals, it may stay as […]
Drake is currently the first artist to ever cross the 50 billion mark for streaming across all global streaming platforms. The new record comes shortly after Drizzy accumulated 1 billion streams in a week, and broke both Apple Music and Spotify’s first-day record. The news was confirmed by Republic Records Media, which represents Young Money, Cash […]
YG has just released his highly anticipated sophomore album, Stay Dangerous, but the Compton emcee definitely shows that even a gangster can evolve and do some soul-searching. During his interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1, YG talked about his process and why Still Dangerous ended up being his most personal album to date. In addition to reuniting […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine debuted his latest Nicki Minaj-assisted single on Sunday, “FEFE.” In a matter of two days, the music video has accumulated over 28 million views. Although about 140,000 people disliked the visuals on the video streaming platform, about 1.3 million others liked it. Ending a three week streak, the Brooklyn rapper’s latest record dethroned […]
Less than a month since the release of Drake’s fifth studio album, Scorpion, he has trail-blazed his way into new record-breaking territories achieving 10 billion streams on Apple music and being the first featured artist to do so. Contrary to reports that claimed Drake was missing out on over a half million dollars due to […]
After a successful series of Black Circle mixtapes with big features from Young Thug, Akon, and Gucci Mane, well over a million listens, and major support from his hometown of Atlanta — Money Man was able to catch Birdman’s attention and inked a deal with Cash Money Records back in February 2017. A little over […]
Spotify has reign supreme as the go-to music streaming service for some time now. Seems like there is a disturbance on that reign. According to sources from Digital Music News, Apple Music streaming service now has more than 20 million paying users in the States than Spotify. The report claims that Spotify also has in excess of 20 […]
Drake’s Scorpion racked up millions of streams and broke records on both Apple Music and Spotify this past weekend when it was released but fans that will check it out for the first time or have it on repeat may catch a few differences as the 6ix God has made updates to the album. Hip-Hop […]
In less than a week, Drake’s Scorpion is skyrocketing on the music charts and shattering Apple Music records, including becoming the number one album on the Apple Music charts in 92 different countries almost instantaneously and becoming the fastest-growing album ever on the service. In about 24 hours, Drizzy’s fifth studio album garnered more than 170 […]