Among the compilation of tracks found on Roc Nation’s REPRISE effort last month, Rapsody’s “12 Problems” cut instantly stood out in the midst of powerful songs penned with social and political justice in mind. Appropriately enough, the emcee returned with a fitting video for the track just ahead of the presidential election as she weaves […]
The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards went down Tuesday night, hosted by the 85 South Show. The show is in its 15th year and has crowned Megan Thee Stallion as “Hip Hop Artist of the Year.” Additional big victories during the night include Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” as “Song of the Year” and his Please […]
Public Enemy will release their latest album What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? this Friday, September 25. The legendary group’s first release for Def Jam Recordings in over two decades features a powerful lineup of guests including Nas, YG, Rapsody, DJ Premier, Black Thought, Questlove, Cypress Hill, Run-DMC, Ice-T, PMD, George Clinton, Daddy-O, Jahi, The Impossebulls, Mark Jenkins, S1Ws […]
Calls for the arrest of the officers who killed Breonna Taylor have only grown louder since the 26-year-old was shot in her home in Lexington, Kentucky. It’s been three months since Taylor was killed and law enforcement in the state has not brought any charges against the offenders. Activists across social media and in the […]
Rapsody received news of what she calls “one of the highest honors” on Wednesday when two college professors revealed plans to teach her latest album at their universities. Ohio State University and Rap’s hometown school UNC-Chapel Hill have both made available a course that will break down Rapsody’s sophomore LP Eve in English courses focusing […]
It is officially the week of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament. The CIAA is the first African-American athletic conference in the nation and in celebration of the 75th anniversary of its basketball tournament, the conference has stacked a promising lineup of recording artists for entertainment. The live stage at the two-day CIAA Toyota Fan […]
Already classified as a legend, North Carolina’s own Rapsody released visuals to her song ‘Afeni’ ft. PJ Morton featuring a classic hip hop hook by the late Tupac. The Roc Nation-signed hard hitter is delivering once again from her album Eve which features songs all named after an influential black woman. Known for her brilliant […]
Rapsody will be hitting the road in 2020 for a tour to support her latest album Eve. The North Carolina native is calling the tour A Black Woman Created This continuing the theme of her sophomore LP of Black women empowerment. Rap will kick off her new tour starting on February 4 in Philadelphia with […]
This past Wednesday (Sept. 4), Inspire Change advocate and Hip-Hop artist Rapsody, musician Vic Mensa, NFL legends, police officers from the 10th District and local Chicago community leaders led a mentoring program with participants of the BBF Family Services as a part of the Inspire Change initiative. 70 Chicago teenagers between the ages of 13 […]
Rapsody has returned with her new album Eve, which salutes historic African-American women in history. The album brings J. Cole, Queen Latifah, J.I.D., GZA, D’Angelo and more to the effort. The album features “NINA,” which is the first self-directed video for Rapsody. Advertisement “One of my favorite quotes from Nina Simone is, ‘An artist’s duty, […]
Rapsody is getting ready to honor historic women on her upcoming third studio album, Eve, set to drop on August 23. “I’m influenced by so many black women. A lot of people already know I’m heavily influenced by Lauryn Hill, MC Lyte, and Queen Latifah,” Rapsody told Beats 1. “It’s just not all or nothing for me. I’m […]
In 2017 Rapsody dropped her stellar Laila’s Wisdom album, she will return this summer with the follow-up titled Eve. The North Carolina product spoke about the upcoming album with Essence, revealing the concept and direction fans will hear. View this post on Instagram “Then the man—Adam—named his wife #Eve, because she would be […]
The New York Liberty opened up the 2019 WNBA season with a home loss to the Indiana Fever. While it may not have been the outcome the Liberty may have wanted, they did find a battle cry to rally around. The Liberty and Grammy-nominated rapper Rapsody teamed up to add the finishing touches to the Liberty’s contributions to the WNBA’s brand […]
North Carolina-raised and Grammy Award-nominated artist J. Cole is excited to announce the new full music lineup for his inaugural Dreamville Festival, a new one-day music festival experience making its debut on Saturday, April 6 at Dorothea Dix Park near downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. GA & VIP tickets are on sale now at www.dreamvillefest.com. The […]
Brooklyn-bred hip-hop duo Smif N Wessun– consisting of partners in rhyme, Steele and Tek, are OG and staple members of the Duck Down Records and Boot Camp Clik family recently (1-10) celebrated the 23rd anniversary of their classic debut effort Dah Shinin.’ Tek & Steele’s undeniable Gemini chemistry, clearly the byproduct of a 20-plus year […]
A long-awaited collaboration between Rapsody and J. Cole has finally happened for HIp-Hop fans. The two emcees exchange verses in a lyrical duel that will radiate pride from North Carolina for their two key area natives. The single is titled “Sojourner” and is opened with a melodic hook that has become a trademark for the Dreamville […]
With appearances from the lies of 2 Chainz, Rapsody, Nas, T.I. and superproducer Just Blaze, Netflix‘s Rapture documentary captures the essence of the lives of these iconic artists through the peaks and valleys of their careers. Def Jam Recordings and Mass Appeal Records have jumped on board with the Netflix project and offered up a […]
Nas‘ eight-episode Netflix show Rapture showcases the journey of MCs who have successfully flourished past the barriers that came along with their hip-hop coming, including Rapsody, who the class-act lyricist revealed he wanted to sign to his record label, Mass Appeal. The QB legend has been on a roll with the release of two historically […]
From Mass Appeal, Rapture stares directly into the bright light that hip hop culture shines on the world and doesn’t blink. Throughout 8 episodes and featuring a diverse swath of artists — Nas and Dave East, T.I., Rapsody, Logic, G-Eazy, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, 2 Chainz and Just Blaze – Rapture dives into the […]
This past weekend, a debate on whether or not Bruno Mars used cultural appropriation with his 24K Magic album spread across social media. On Thursday night (Mar. 8) The Grapevine released a two-part, one-hour discussion regarding Bruno Mars and cultural appropriation. Seren Sensai’s portion of the discussion regarding Mars is what has garnered the most attention, in […]
