‘LHH: MIA’ Star Young Hollywood Catches Heat For “Racist” Comments
(AllHipHop News) The latest edition of the Love & Hip Hop franchise debuted last night (January 1). Miami’s installment of the reality series has already sparked controversy. Latin Trap producer Elijah “Young Hollywood” Sarraga offended a lot of viewers when he appeared to make anti-black statements about his self-described Afro-Latina castmate Amara La Negra. Young […]
B.o.B Calls Out Bill Nye For Criticizing Flat Earth Conspiracy Theory
(AllHipHop News) It’s 2018 an apparently there are still debates taking place online about the shape of the planet. In case you forgot, Atlanta Hip Hop artist B.o.B made headlines in 2016 for presenting a premise that the Earth is actually flat. B.o.B was mostly ridiculed on social media for his belief. He then got […]
Indonesian Teen Rapper Rich Chigga Announces Name Change
(AllHipHop News) Brian Imanuel is leaving the stage name “Rich Chigga” in 2017. The rising Indonesian rapper is simply using Brian now. “Yes I now go by ‘Brian’. I have been planning to do this forever and I’m so happy to finally do it. I was naive and I made a mistake. New year, new […]
Nick Cannon Defends Working With Chris Brown Following Backlash
(AllHipHop News) Late last month, news broke that Nick Cannon was set to produce the upcoming movie She Ball. The film’s cast includes Cannon, Chris Brown, Evan Ross, and more. The addition of Brown has caused some backlash over the actor/singer’s history of assaulting Rihanna and other behavior. Cannon was questioned by TMZ about the […]
A Conversation With Stalley On Going Indie, Mental Health & More
(AllHipHop Features) Last month, Kyle “Stalley” Myricks began exercising his creative and professional demons with the first installment in the Tell The Truth: Shame The Devil series. The 7-track EP partially serves as Stalley’s audio journal filled with bars about business/aesthetic independence, emotional/psychological stability, and the ratchet/conscious balance. Songs such as “1 Deep (Solo)” cover […]
21 Savage, Lil Uzi Vert & More Star In WAV’s ‘Face Cam’ Concert Series
(AllHipHop News) Back in October, WAV uploaded a YouTube video of 21 Savage performing ‘No Heart’ for the Face Cam series. The digital outlet has now presented the full up-close-and-personal performance. Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, Migos, Lil Yachty, Ski Mask The Slump God, and Wifisfuneral are featured on episodes of Face Cam too. Clips of […]
SiR Announces Release Date For Debut Full-Length TDE Project
(AllHipHop News) Top Dawg Entertainment’s newest vocalist SiR is set to release his first full-length project via the label. The currently untitled collection is scheduled to drop on January 19, 2018. One month later, SiR will join Miguel for the R&B star’s “War & Leisure Tour” which kicks off on February 22 in Portland. The […]
Busta Rhymes, MC Lyte & More Salute LL Cool J At Kennedy Center Honors
(AllHipHop News) James “LL Cool J” Smith became the first Hip Hop artist to be recognized at The Kennedy Center Honors. Some of the biggest names in the culture took to the stage at the Washington, DC event to pay homage to the legendary emcee. Queen Latifah and Questlove gave introductory speeches about LL’s legacy […]
DJ Akademiks Celebrates Getting Support From Accused Rapist Ian Connor
(AllHipHop News) DJ Akademiks is a polarizing figure in the culture. Some critics take issue with Ak’s controversial content such as “The War In Chiraq” YouTube series and the regular re-posting of clips by internet star Boonk. There have also been public confrontations on Everyday Struggle from celebrities such as Wale, Vic Mensa, and Ashanti. […]
Instagram Users Blast Azealia Banks Over Her Comments About Joe Budden
(AllHipHop News) This week, Azealia Banks found a new target for her IG fingers. The rapper/actress had time to respond to Joe Budden and Charlamagne Tha God’s year-end review of Nicki Minaj. Budden and Charlamagne placed Nicki on their “trash” list for 2017. Banks, who recently became an unofficial Minaj defender, addressed the two pundits […]
Rapsody Talks Wanting To Collaborate With Cardi B
(AllHipHop News) Two of the year’s rap Grammy nominees could be linking up on a record in the future. Both Cardi B (Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance) and Rapsody (Best Rap Song, Best Rap Album) are up for two honors at the 60th annual Recording Academy ceremony next month. Rapsody recently stopped by Everyday […]
TDE Engineer MixedByAli Hints At An Upcoming Jay Rock Project
(AllHipHop News) Top Dawg Entertainment’s 2017 is ending with DAMN by Kendrick Lamar and Ctrl by SZA topping dozens of year-end album lists. It appears TDE is already looking to drop a Jay Rock project in the new year. The label’s in-house engineer Derek “MixedByAli” Ali posted an Instagram picture of the Watts emcee in […]
Chance The Rapper Argues Other Indie Artists Can Follow His Success
(AllHipHop News) Chance The Rapper is a champion of going the independent route in the music business. The Acid Rap, Surf, and Coloring Book projects were all made available for free, but the Chicago native still managed to earn a reported $32 million over a 12-month period. Despite Chance’s success, there have still been debates […]
TDE President Punch Celebrates Critical Acclaim For ‘DAMN’ & ‘Ctrl’
(AllHipHop News) Top Dawg Entertainment could rightfully profess to be the most critically acclaimed music label of 2017. Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN and SZA’s Ctrl earned the two artists a combined 12 Grammy nominations. In addition, DAMN and Ctrl have dominated numerous end-of-the-year lists. According to Metacritic, Kendrick’s latest LP was named the best album of […]
Black Thought Talks His Freestyle Going Viral & Inventing Mumble Rap
(AllHipHop News) For the uninitiated, Black Thought’s 10-minute freestyle on Hot 97 was an introduction to the undeniable emceeing skills of The Roots rapper. However, fans of the Philadelphia band have known for years the man born Tariq Trotter is a beast on the mic. Rolling Stone spoke with Black Thought after his improvised/pre-written verbal […]
Chance The Rapper Critiques Racism Symbolism In ‘Bright’ Movie
(AllHipHop News) Will Smith’s new drama Bright has been met with polarizing reviews. Movie critics slammed the film (30% rating on Rotten Tomatoes), but audiences seemed to enjoy the David Ayer-directed Netflix original (89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes). Chance The Rapper decided to offer his own review of the fantasy motion picture via his […]
Charlamagne Tha God & Joe Budden Present “This Year Was Dope/Trash”
(AllHipHop News) Two of Hip Hop’s most vocal talking heads got together to recap the culture in 2017. Charlamagne Tha God of The Breakfast Club and Joe Budden of The Joe Budden Podcast appeared on Revolt for This Year Was Dope/Trash. Charlamagne and Budden presented their respective choices for Top Albums, Top Lyricists, Top Media […]
Migos Appear In ‘NBA On TNT’ 2018 All-Star Game Promo Clip
(AllHipHop News) Migos’ Pharrell-produced cut “Stir Fry” is the soundtrack for a new promo clip for NBA on TNT. The Atlanta rap group appears in the ad for 2018 All-Star game coverage. “We’re heading to #NBAAllStar in Los Angeles with [Migos] Feb. 16-18! #StirFry,” reads the caption for the video posted to the NBA on […]
Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj Team Back Up For “5 Star” Collaboration
(AllHipHop News) In case you were too occupied with opening gifts or having meals with your family to notice, Lil Wayne returned on Christmas Day with Dedication 6. The mixtape features Young Money comrades Gudda Gudda, Corey Gunz, Euro, and music superstar Nicki Minaj. The Queens raptress joined Wayne for “5 Star,” a remix of […]
Rich The Kid Talks Signing Jay Critch To Rich Forever/Interscope
(AllHipHop News) Rich The Kid is quietly building a buzzworthy roster at his Rich Forever Music label. The 25-year-old rapper/executive now has Famous Dex and Jay Critch on his team. DJ Smallz caught up with Rich to discuss the “New Freezer” rhymer signing his latest artist to Rich Forever/Interscope Records. He said, “Shout out Jay […]
