How Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic” Influenced Jay-Z’s “Vol. 3”
Former Roc-A-Fella Records A&R Kyambo “Hip-Hop” Joshua recently shared some insider knowledge from his time working with Jay-Z. He appeared on an episode of the “New Rory & Mal” podcast which also featured The Alchemist, Earl Sweatshirt, and WestSide Boogie. While discussing the streaming era and how it’s caused the death of skits and hidden/extended […]

Akon On R. Kelly: “We’re Not The Ones To Judge”
Akon says that R. Kelly should be given the chance to redeem himself and make things right by the kids he abused.

Wale & J. Cole Collab On New Track “Poke It Out”
Wale samples Q-Tip’s 1999 classic “Vivrant Thing” On “Poke It Out” Featuring J.Cole and produced by Cool & Dre.

Rick Ross Promotes Meek Mill’s Album Amid Rumors Of “MMG Beef”
DJ Akademiks suggested that Rick Ross and Meek Mill were beefing because Rosay was barred from Meek’s party.

Jay-Z Pleads For Release of Fan Serving 20 Years In Prison On Weed Charges
Jay-Z continues his efforts around social justice alongside his cannabis company, “Monogram.”

Eminem Personally Serves Fans at the Launch of “Mom’s Spaghetti”
Eminem served $11 “s’ghetti” sandwiches from the drive-through of his new restaurant, “Mom’s Spaghetti” at the official launch yesterday.

Idris Elba Trending Again, Could We See a Black James Bond?
Idris Elba has said in the past that although he would take on the role of 007 he fears racists won’t accept a Black Bond.

Hip-Hop Loves Foundation Tackles Gun Violence & Police Brutality on “Stop Shooting Project volume 1: Voices of Justice”
“Stop Shooting Project Vol 1: Voices of Justice” is a compilation from artists around the world produced by “Hip Hop Loves.”

Jay-Z & Kid Cudi Tease New Song “My Guns Go Bang”
A snippet of the new Jay-Z and Kid Cudi song was revealed in a trailer for the Netflix movie ‘The Harder They Fall.’

Boosie Mad at Instagram, Seems to Take Shots at CEO’s Wife “what were u thinking”
Boosie also had something to say to his fans who want pics with him but don’t support his new movie “My Struggle.”

Westside Gunn Reveals More Details of Shady Records Split
Westside Gunn revealed to “HipHopDX” he specifically did “The Joe Budden Podcast” to announce news of the split.

Lizzo Calls Out Institutional Racism During “Global Citizen Live” Performance
“We have to talk about the institutionalized racism that happens in this country all the time.” Lizzo told the crowd.

Snoop Dogg Announces New Album “Algorithm” and Def Jam Kids’ Album
Snoop Dogg announced on Fallon that he has two new projects in the works, and one of them is strictly for the kids!

Ja Rule & Fat Joe Agreed to an R.Kelly-Free “Verzuz”
Ja Rule revealed a “No R. Kelly” rule for “Verzuz” but is torn over the inability to separate art from the artist.

Lil Nas X Gloats Over Chart Success
Lil Nas X’s debut album “Montero” has been racking up the accolades including scoring three top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and the star has been celebrating his success in his typical style! “LETS F##### GOOOOOOOOOO! THANK U TO MY FANS ILY! AND TO MY HATERS, SUCK MY F##### DICK!” A Tweet from […]

Jackboy’s $100K GoFundMe For Haiti Relief Efforts
Jackboy is partnering with Lil baby to build the hospital as well as donating $100,000 of his own money to relief efforts.

Kanye Parties With Diddy as Trailer For “Intimate” Documentary Released
The Kanye West documentary titled “Jeen-Yuhs” has been 21 years in the making and will include previously unseen home videos.

Drake’s “CLB” Certified Platinum, Tops Billboard Chart For 3rd Consecutive Week
Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” album continues its success while Drake performed on J Cole’s tour this weekend with Future and 21 Savage.

Kelly Price Speaks. Recovering After Near-Death Experience
Kelly Price has spoken exclusively to TMZ following claims coming from family members that she was missing. The R&B singer was hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 and at one point, doctors diagnosed her as medically dead. Family members were aware of Kelly’s admittance to the hospital in early August after struggling with COVID-19 symptoms. She spent […]

URL’s SM11… Surf Is Back, NY And Philly Make A Classic & “Drake Card” Announcements
Smack White announced two upcoming cards including Drake’s birthday event called “Til Death Do Us Part.”