(AllHipHop News) Last year, Donald Glover revealed he planned to retire his Childish Gambino alter ego. The multi-talented entertainer won his first Grammy on Sunday for the hit record “Redbone” (Best Traditional R&B Performance), but that triumph apparently will not stop Glover from eventually moving on from music. “I stand by that. I’m really appreciative […]

(AllHipHop News) Logic has made it a practice to highlight social issues during award shows. Following his much talked about set at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, the Maryland rapper once again performed his “1-800-273-8255” single at the 2018 Grammy Awards. He ended the performance with Alessia Cara and Khalid by giving a spoken-word-esque […]

(AllHipHop News) Bruno Mars was the big winner at the 60th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night. The music superstar won all six of his nominated categories, including Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year, and Album Of The Year. Kendrick Lamar took home five trophies. His DAMN project picked up wins for all […]

(AllHipHop News) Migos celebrated the release of their Culture II album by hitting the stage at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Takeoff, Offset, and Quavo ran through the Pharrell-produced cut for the late night audience. Culture II also includes beats by Quavo, DJ Durel, Metro Boomin, Zaytoven, Murda Beatz, Honorable C.N.O.T.E., and more. The […]

(AllHipHop News) Three more stars are giving back to the community as part of Colin Kaepernick’s #10For10 initiative. The athlete-turned-activist announced new charitable aid from Jhené Aiko, Chris Brown, and Nick Cannon. Aiko contributed $10,000 to School On Wheels in Los Angeles which provides academic resources and tutoring for homeless youth. CB also offered $10,000 […]

(AllHipHop News) It’s that time of year again. Super Bowl commercial season is upon us, and PepsiCo got ahead of the game by releasing a new teaser for the Doritos Blaze vs Mountain Dew Ice campaign. Hip Hop legends Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott show up in “Tongue Twisters: Doritos Blaze.” The ad was posted […]

(AllHipHop News) XXXtentacion already got public backing from Kendrick Lamar and Erykah Badu. But what does J. Cole think about the controversial artist’s music? The Dreamville Records leader discussed XXX during a videotaped conversation with No Jumper host Adam22. At first, the two talked about atheism, religion, and science before Cole spoke about the 17 […]

(AllHipHop News) Culture II, the latest album by Migos, landed overnight and quickly spawned several trending topics on Twitter. One of the most tweeted about songs on the new LP is “Walk It Talk It” featuring Drake. Social media users had differing opinions about the track. Some people praised the record as a banger, while […]

(AllHipHop News) Post Malone hopped on Twitter to apologize for footage of him riding through Las Vegas on a Humvee. The vehicle was mounted with a firearm, and some social media users found the action insensitive following the 2017 mass shooting in the city. “honestly, never meant to offend anybody. i apologize if i did. […]

(AllHipHop News) Just hours after news broke that Russell Simmons is facing a $5 million lawsuit from a woman accusing him of rape, video of the entertainment mogul’s ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons speaking on the alleged sexual misconduct surfaced online. A clip of the former model answering questions about the allegations was uploaded by The […]

(AllHipHop News) Following the unlikely pairing of Future and Cher in a 2017 commercial for Gap, the clothing retailer recruited two more music stars for a visual campaign. R&B singer SZA and Trap producer Metro Boomin make appearances in the new 1-minute video. SZA posted about the Gap ad on Instagram: To remix is…to REBIRTH. […]

(AllHipHop News) Florida rapper Denzel Curry wants the world to know that nobody is better than him when it comes to making music. The 2016 XXL Freshman spoke with Montreality, and he walked back a 2017 tweet where he stated Kendrick Lamar is the only person above him on the talent totem pole. “Kendrick is […]

(AllHipHop News) News broke this week that Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots was named in a $2 million lawsuit over alleged racial discrimination. Cameramen Kurt Decker and Michael Cimino allege Questlove had them fired from NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon because they are white. Quest is denying any involvement in Decker and […]

(AllHipHop News) Russell Simmons’ public relations nightmare over sexual misconduct allegations has apparently turned into a legal matter. According to TMZ, Jennifer Jarosik is suing the businessman for $5 million in punitive damages and unspecified actual damages.  Jarosik claims Simmons, a supposed longtime friend, raped her in his home in 2016. She asserts the alleged […]

(AllHipHop News) Drake adds another impressive accolade to his résumé. His new single “God’s Plan” collected the most first-day streams in Apple Music history. “Breaking Records again [Drake] – God’s Plan has streamed over 14M times, breaking the worldwide Apple Music first day streaming record,” tweeted Beats 1 Radio’s Zane Lowe. Drizzy’s cut off the […]

(AllHipHop News) Erykah Badu found herself as a trending topic throughout the day on Wednesday. The online chatter was sparked by an interview Badu did with Vulture where she expressed that she could see something good in Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. The singer took to Twitter to respond to some of the backlash she received […]

(AllHipHop News) Drake had a lot of people talking when he dropped his Scary Hours EP, partially because of lines perceived to be directed at one of his rivals. Drizzy spits on the “Diplomatic Immunity” record, “Sh-t is complex like short n-ggas round tall ladies. I gotta watch who I’m talking to like it’s all […]

(AllHipHop News) When the official cast of The Lion King remake was announced in November, Quavo reached out to Disney on Twitter. The Migos member (sarcastically?) suggested his rap group should be considered to play the three hyenas in the film. Unfortunately for Huncho, Disney Studios tapped Eric Andre (Azizi), Florence Kasumba (Shenzi), and Keegan-Michael […]

(AllHipHop News) Fat Joe and Dre of Cool & Dre will appear on Ebro’s Beats 1 radio show this afternoon. The interview includes Joey Crack discussing Lil Wayne’s influence on today’s rappers. A sneak peek of the conversation has been released. Joe can be heard contrasting Atlantic Records newcomer Lil Uzi Vert to the five-time […]

(AllHipHop News) Erykah Badu is known to go against the grain when it comes to popular opinion, but the Neo-Soul Queen’s statements about Adolf Hitler may rub some people the wrong way. During a conversation with David Marchese of Vulture, Badu offered positive comments about the generally despised leader of Nazi Germany. Marchese asked the […]