(AllHipHop News) Cardi B was one of the big winners at last night’s iHeartRadio Music Awards. The Bronx rap star took home Best New Artist and Best New Hip-Hop Artist. While picking up one of her trophies, Cardi revealed her debut LP is arriving soon. She said, “My album will be coming in April.” The […]

(AllHipHop News) Whatever type of music is your favorite, you’re likely to find it at the annual SXSW Festival. The event’s organizers announced the full lineup of international artists set to perform in Austin from March 9-18. Nearly 2000 acts will hit various stages throughout the week. 24Hrs, August Greene (Common/Robert Glasper/Karriem Riggins), Bizzy Crook, […]

(AllHipHop News) Rihanna adds another accolade to her long list of career accomplishments. In celebration of International Women’s Day, Apple Music published its global list of the “Top 20 Women In Streaming.” The Bajan singer took #1. RiRi was followed by fellow female superstars Taylor Swift (#2), Beyoncé (#3), Ariana Grande (#4), and Adele (#5). […]

(AllHipHop News) “Melanin Magic” featuring Chris Brown is the latest single from New York rapper Remy Ma. The track is a precursor to Rem’s Seven Winters & Six Summers album. “I posted a picture on social media and somebody was saying how they thought I would be pretty if I wasn’t so dark skinned and […]

(AllHipHop News) The Hip Hop duo known as PRhyme is returning with their second studio album on Friday, March 16. NPR Music provided a “first listen” of PRhyme 2 before its official release next week. Royce 5’9” and DJ Premier also spoke with the media outlet about the project. In particular, the topic of “mumble […]

(AllHipHop News) Vince Staples is going hard for his campaign to raise $2 million from his detractors. His “Get The F-ck Off My D-ck” GoFundMe page was temporarily deleted, but it’s now active once again. The online fundraiser was revived following Vince taking to Twitter to question GoFundMe’s decision to remove his “retirement” pledge drive. […]

(AllHipHop News) Today (March 9) marks 21 years since the death of Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace. Tidal is commemorating the iconic Hip Hop artist by presenting an A+E documentary on the platform. Biography Presents: BIGGIE: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. was directed by Mark Ford and produced by Creature Films. The doc was authorized […]

(AllHipHop News) Record Store Day 2018 is scheduled for Saturday, April 21. Label/online boutique Get On Down is offering fans the chance to purchase vinyl versions of albums by Cam’ron, Too $hort, Willie Colon, Lyrics Born, and Compton’s Most Wanted. Cam’ron’s fourth full-length, Purple Haze, will be presented as a purple 2-LP. For the first […]

(AllHipHop News) Chicago’s Louis “King Louie” Johnson is accusing Lawless, Inc. of breaching their record contract. The 30-year-old rapper filed a lawsuit against the company in Cook County Circuit Court, according to Fox 32. The suit alleges Lawless has not made any royalty payments to King Louie. Despite claiming his music recordings have “generated significant […]

(AllHipHop News) Moroccan-American recording artist French Montana joined with Get Schooled and MTV to launch the “We Are The Dream” initiative. The “Unforgettable” rapper further used his celebrity to bring awareness to the education campaign for DACA recipients by writing an op-ed about the subject, along with Get Schooled executive director Marie Groark. Get Schooled […]

(AllHipHop News) So So Def’s family drama continues to play out on Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta. This week’s upcoming episode features a scene where Da Brat expresses her disappointment with Shad “Bow Wow” Moss. While speaking with legendary record producer/executive Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat says, “[Bow Wow] is going to different record labels. To […]

(AllHipHop News) The first season of Marvel’s Luke Cage used Gang Starr songs as the name of each episode. For season 2, the superhero series is borrowing titles from another duo from Hip Hop’s Golden Era. “Season Two’s episodes are named in honor of PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH. [Pete Rock] you had no idea, […]

(AllHipHop News) The Kennedy Center is set to launch a Hip Hop Culture Council. Its mission will be to expand the public’s knowledge of Hip Hop. A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip was named the artistic director of the council. LL Cool J, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Common, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, MC Lyte, 9th Wonder, and […]

(AllHipHop News) The Fader Fort is returning to Austin for the 2018 South by Southwest Festival. This year’s showcase will feature performances from SOB X RBE, BbyMutha, Now Now, YBN Nahmir, Mozzy, Soccer Mommy, and more. “Fader Fort began as a way for The Fader to elevate and amplify the artists and creators we champion […]

(AllHipHop News) DRAM has been hinting at a joint project with Erykah Badu since 2016. The two vocalists did collaborate for the Big Baby DRAM song “WiFi,” but the world has yet to see the two come together for a full-length effort. The lack of a DRAM/Badu LP is not because of any bad blood. […]

(AllHipHop News) Vince Staples’ troll game is on a million right now. Or more accurately, it’s on 2 million. The Big Fish Theory album creator is asking his fans/haters to invest in a satirical GoFundMe campaign. Apparently, the $2 million crowdfunding request is a response to concertgoers complaining about Vince’s performances. So the Long Beach, […]

(AllHipHop News) More names have been attached to BET’s The Bobby Brown Story. Woody McClain (The New Edition Story) is reprising his role as the R&B star, and he will be joined by other actors for the highly anticipated 2-night miniseries. Bobby Brown’s biopic will also feature performances by Mekhi Phifer, Milton “Lil Rel” Howery, […]

(AllHipHop News) Rae Sremmurd took a bold step by deciding to release a triple album. SremmLife 3 is split into three parts – Swae Lee’s Swaecation, Slim Jxmmi’s Jxmtroduction, and the brothers’ joint project. Billboard caught up with Rae Sremmurd to talk about the forthcoming collection. One half of the duo is confident that the […]

(AllHipHop News) In recent years, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has dived deeply into the film world. The Queens representative starred in the 2018 heist flick Den of Thieves and is set to appear in Escape Plan 2: Hades. Tory Lanez is also supposedly working on a movie with 50 Cent. The singer/rapper spoke with Beats […]

(AllHipHop News) It’s been a rough week in the media for Lil Xan. The rapper born Diego Leanos had a somewhat challenging interview with Hot 97, and now the 21-year-old is catching heat for comments he made last month about Tupac Shakur. During an interview with Revolt, the California native ranked 2Pac at 2/9 and […]