The Hip-Hop community has come to one consensus. Mutually, we all agree that Phylicia Rashad is our mom… our TV mom anyways…. and so when she went on Sway in The Morning and he asked her about if she is on social media… her response was something that we should all take to heart. “No.” […]
Wendy Williams is enjoying her Hot Girl Summer as a single woman for the first time in over two decades. She visited Sway in the Morning and discussed her divorce from Kevin Hunter. The TV host revealed that she doesn’t have a prenup for her estranged husband, but she confirmed that she’s still working on […]
Megan Thee Stallion can freestyle an there’s no ifs, ands or buts about it. Her “Running Up” freestyle was so fire that she had to close her Fever mixtape and now she blessed the hotties with another one. “I listen to the patterns, I listen to the melodies, I listen to the wordplay,” Sway says […]
“Tommy ain’t my motherfuckin’ Boy..” -GZA “Labels” Legendary Long Island trio De La Soul announced to the public this week that they are currently unhappy with their former record label, Tommy Boy Records. For the group’s 30th anniversary of their debut album 3 Ft High And Rising, the group announced via social media posts throughout […]
Rare Breed Ent. (RBE) rap battle league is set to build off of a very impressive year with an even stronger 2019 seemingly in the works. RBE has established itself now firmly in the top 3 big leagues along with SMACK/URLTV and KOTD in the battle rap world, through the ability to pull off great […]
LA legend Ice Cube passes through Sway In The Morning and talks his first new solo studio album in eight years, the excellent 16–track Everythang’s Corrupt released on Lench Mob and Interscope Records last week. The 56-minute long release features notable collaborations with fellow West Coast legend Too $hort, producer DJ Pooh, Magnedo7, Fredwreck, Shameia […]
Joell Ortiz and Apollo Brown recently headed into Sway In The Morning with Heather B to talk the release of their joint new 12-track album “Mona Lisa” which features Royce Da 5’9, KXNG Crooked and DJ Los that dropped on Mello Music Group. The album is entirely produced completely by Apollo Brown and is another […]
D.I.T.C. legend Fat Joe passes through Sway In The Morning with Heather B as part of his current media run in the lead up to his highly anticipated new album Family Ties, which is scheduled to release later this year. Fat Joe gets into his infamous storytelling vibe and talks on all things sneaker stores, […]
Oakland’s Mistah F.A.B. came through Sway In The Morning on Shade 45 w/ Heather B to promote his new album Year 2006. His new release features E-40, Too $hort, Snoop Dogg, Berner, Serius Jones and his new book D.O.P.E – E.R.A also dropped on the exact same day. FAB came through with an extended interview […]
Texas legend Bun B has released this week his fifth solo studio album in Return of The Trill which features the likes of Pimp C, Big K.R.I.T., Yo Gotti, Lil Wayne, Run The Jewlez, 2 Chainz and London legend Giggs. As one half of the influential and chart-topping Southern hip-hop group UGK with the late […]
Waka Flocka is the latest victim of Internet dragging due to a controversial statement he made on his appearance on Sway in the Morning. The rapper said that he wasn’t black because of his Native American heritage, but the Internet wasn’t here for it. They dragged him all the way from Instagram to Twitter. Now […]
Words by Alexandra Salandy Waka Flocka is currently getting bashed on social media for his recent comments during his interview on Sway in The Morning in the video above. The “Flockaveli” rapper was addressing racial topics such as the Dove commercial, when he then asked Sway what exactly was wrong with the concept of the […]
You are going to need to place a sweat rag on your head for this one. There is almost nothing more fulfilling to the hardcore hip-hop head than bearing witness to not just one…but two notable lyricists busting a freestyle on the mic. In lieu of promoting their new show, HBO’s The Deuce, the beyond […]
Denzel Curry is a pretty electric performer. To this I can testify. But, true performance in rap is hard to come by. In a generation where vibes often take precedence over raw talent, it’s easy to get sucked into a mindset where artistry loses value. It was during an interview on “Sway in The Morning” that the […]
Artist and producer Brandon Rossi is taking a similar route that Kanye West took year years ago: becoming a producer and then killing the game as an artist. The Decatur, GA native was first profiled by The Source back in 2014 and like cake in the oven, he’s only continued to rise. In his interview with […]
West coast legend Ice Cube recently paid a visit to Sway’s Universe while out promoting his new film Fist Fight. During the interview, the OG of what’s now dubbed “Gangsta Rap”, talked about why he made the transition from hardcore MC to an on screen nice guy, which he contributes to the need for r “regenerating the […]
Hip Hop legends De La Soul have stood the test of time simply because they’re different and aren’t afraid to be themselves. In an interview with Sway in the Morning, the trio took a look back at their musical contributions, discussed how having Hip Hop as a unified front helped brand them and revealed N.W.A. had the biggest […]
Yesterday [Thursday, April 28] Russell Simmons sat down with Sway In The Morning for a very engaging conversation that put a twist on Hip Hop perspectives on politics and a healthy lifestyle. Russell is most recently notable for his vegan diet and yogi lifestyle. In November 2015, Russell released his book The Happy Vegan in […]
Late last night, Troy Ave released his new song, a diss track towards Joey Bada$$ titled “Bad Ass,” that was likely a response to a recent single of Joey’s, in which he points out that fellow Pro Era rapper Kirk Knight‘s new album, Late Knight Special, outsold Ave’s last release. The two engaged in a brief tussle […]
With his new album, God Money War, in stores this week, one of Baltimore’s finest, King Los, made his way back up to Sway in the Morning. The first time he sat with Sway, Los easily demolished the low-balls Sway tossed his way, so this time, Sway was a bit more prepared. Armed with instrumentals from Nas, Tupac, and KRS-ONE, […]