Beyonce’s recently released album Lemonade has been receiving it’s fair share of praise and criticism for its messages regarding pride for black women as well as the pop star’s situation with her husband, rapper Jay-Z. Banks, once again, makes an attempt to troll Bey not only by scrutinizing the overall message of Lemonade, but also calling […]
During his performance at SXSW, Nas premiered an unreleased track he was featured on with J. Dilla over instrumentation made by legendary Stones Throw producer, Madlib. The track, titled “Sickness”, was announced to be releasing off of a new Dilla compilation titled The Diary, which planned to show more of Dilla’s rhyming skills outside of […]
While D’Angelo has helped inspire a new generation of music from albums like Brown Sugar to Black Messiah, he takes a couple of minutes to honor the late legendary singer, Prince. Recently, the soul singer played a soothing cover to the Purple One’s single ” Venus D Milo.” D’Angelo’s performance is a brief and random performance in the […]
On Friday, the world will be listening to Drake’s highly anticipated album Views From The 6. To get fans more excited for the project, the Toronto rap star posted the official album cover for Views on Twitter. From first glance, the album looks like a closeup of CN Tower, the city’s most recognized landmark. But, if you look […]
Drake and Future has been a dynamic duo in the rap game, and with Drake’s next album releasing this Friday, the two have possibly collaborated again. Future has tweeted that he might be on Drake’s fourth album Views From The 6. The Atlanta rapper didn’t release any official details, but tweeted that his Future Bandz Gang […]
There has been several artists that have had incredible performances on Saturday Night Live, but very few could match up to Prince’s level. Instead of booking an artist to perform through comedy skits this weekend, SNL dedicated last night’s episode to the singer. Jimmy Fallon started the show off with an emotional speech about Prince’s impact […]
Hip Hop was the center of attention at the first ever National Cannibus Festival in Washington, DC. Legendary rap group De La Soul was the headline for the event, and performed a plethora of singles from their catalogue, including some new music from their upcoming project that’s dropping in August. Plug One (also known as Posdnuos) […]
Yesterday, the Young Musicians Foundation had their first “Yeethoven” concert at the Arabian Theatre in Los Angeles. According to HYPETRAK, the Foundation’s Orchestra combined six pieces from classic music legend, Beethoven, with Kanye West. The free show, lead by conductor Yuga Cohler and arranger Stephen Feigenbaum, breaks boundaries with an interesting blend of orchestral pieces with Yeezus. Someone managed to […]
Today, Post Malone had an odd performance at Coachella. The “White Iverson” rapper wasn’t on the official bill, however, he did perform his hit single during Jack U’s set as a special guest last night. However, the more memorable performance was his surprise cover of the Nirvana song “Lithium.” Someone managed to record him performing the […]
Swizz Beats son, Egypt, is pretty good at making beats. The young producer even has a credit working with Kendrick Lamar on his latest project Untitled Unmastered. The surprising thing about Egypt is that he’s only 5 years old, earning a credit for work producers four times his age only dream about. Today Swizz, Beatz recorded his […]
Last night, Ice Cube was on stage performing in front of a crowded audience at Coachella, and manage to reunite NWA in the process. Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella was present to perform a couple of classic tracks including “F*ck the Police” and “Straight Outta Compton” without the former producer of the legendary rap […]
Coachella as officially kicked off in Indio, California, and with new music and presidential introductions already making news, there’s so much stuff to talk about at this year’s popular music festival. Today is Day 2 of Coachella, and features a lineup of several rap artists including Ice Cube, ASAP Rocky, and Vince Staples. If you’re […]
Yesterday, Lil B released a very weird video for his track “Finesse Em.” While the Based God’s video features his “based” rhymes, it’s pretty weird. The video features Lil B rapping in what seems to be a traphouse. While the rapper sits in cluttered rooms with a gun on the floor and empty kitchens, he […]
In late 2015, Lupe Fiasco announced that he will be releasing three new albums this year. With his first project Drogas coming soon, the Chi-Town rapper has dropped an interview series to get his fans excited. Lupe’s first edition, titled “Conversations #1” features the rapper talking to members of Lifting Ourselves Through US (Also known as […]
Lido is a producer who has received a lot of attention in recent years. Along with his popular 2014 single “Money.”During his set at this year’s Coachella Music Festival, the Norwegian artist brought out Jaden Smith to perform a new song off of the upcoming album, Everything. According to Complex, Smith performed on a piano, rapping […]
(AllHipHop News) Diddy is setting up the official reunion for the Bad Boy Family. Recently, the legendary music executive appeared on DJ Khaled’s We The Best Radio show to announce the big news, and even stated that the reunion is set to happen at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. According to Complex, the reunion would feature […]
On Friday, Lyor Cohen was rush to the hospital after suffering from pulmonary embolism, a blockage of an artery in the lungs According to Complex, the well known music executive was hospitalized all weekend, with his son posting several clips of Cohen recovering from the very scary incident that followed his attendance at this year’s Rock […]
To celebrate his birthday this Tuesday, OVO Sound’s ILoveMakonnen released some new music for his fans. Makonnen’s new drops follow the release of the sixth edition to his Drink More Water series. The three new tracks features the ten minute freestyle “I Remember Makonnen,” a track personal track about the “Tuesday” rapper’s rise to fame. Check out […]
(AllHipHop News) During the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Friday, NWA has some words to say about KISS’ Gene Simmons. The legendary rock star had recently made controversial comments about the state of Hip Hop, and how it is slowly leading to its death. However, NWA’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall […]
(AllHipHop News) As of lately, Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty has been on a steady rise in the music scene in the city of the Dirty South. Along with announcing his tour with Young Thug and dropping anew mixtape last week, Yatchy has recently announced that he is currently working on a new project with rappers Soulja […]
