Andra Day Teams With Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, ESSENCE Festival & Shazam For New Visual-Recognition Digital Experience
(AllHipHop News) Singer-songwriter Andra Day has joined with Coca-Cola and McDonald’s for the Rise Up ESSENCE Festival program. Those four parties have also partnered with Shazam for a new visual-recognition technology for content distribution. [ALSO READ: ALTERNATIVE PICK Andra Day – “Forever Mine”] As an extension of Coca-Cola’s “Share A Coke And A Song” campaign, 40 million cups at select McDonald’s restaurants across […]
Killer Mike Talks Releasing Music For Free Versus For Sale (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) The line between mixtapes and albums have blurred to the point were in many cases it is impossible to differentiate between the two. Rappers release albums for free and put mixtapes on sale. But what are the advantages for artists to give their fans music without having to pay for it? [ALSO READ: Run […]
2Pac’s Mother Afeni Shakur Reported Dead At 69
RIP AFENI SHAKUR!
Drake’s ‘Views’ Now Projected To Sell Under 1 Million Copies In Its First Week
(AllHipHop News) When Drake’s VIEWS landed last week, the early predictions were that the set could sell over 1 million copies in its first week. After a few more days of release, it now appears Drizzy will just miss joining Eminem, 50 Cent, and Lil Wayne on the list of rappers to cross a milli […]
Social Media Reacts To Kanye West Wearing Blue Contacts At The 2016 Met Gala
(AllHipHop News) The annual Met Gala was held last night in New York City. Plenty of celebrities were on hand for the charity fashion event including Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian. Ye’s choice to wear blue eye contacts caused a lot of reaction on social media. [ALSO READ: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West […]
EXCLUSIVE: Headkrack Talks New Music Video, Balancing His Career & The State Of Hip Hop
(AllHipHop Features) Raynel “Headkrack” Ruffin is a man of many talents. The Bronx, New York native can be heard every morning as a co-host of the nationally syndicated Rickey Smiley Morning Show, and he can be seen every night as a commentator on the television program Dish Nation. Besides maintaining his successful career as a radio and TV personality, […]
Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ Opens At #1; A$AP Ferg’s ‘Always Strive And Prosper’ Lands In Top 10
(AllHipHop News) It comes as no surprise that Beyoncé’s latest musical effort Lemonade lands in the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart. The project totaled 653,000 equivalent album units (485,000 pure sales) in its first week. [ALSO READ: Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ Album Is Available For Purchase On iTunes] At the moment, Lemonade has earned the […]
Damon Dash Responds To Memphis Bleek’s Comments About The Fall Of Roc-A-Fella (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Former Roc-A-Fella Records artist Memphis Bleek did an interview with N.O.R.E.’s Drink Champs podcast. The conversation included the Jay Z associate claiming he tried to warn Damon Dash about the fall of Roc-A-Fella and how the industry would turn its back on him. Dash responded to Bleek’s statements while speaking with Dr. Boyce Watkins. [ALSO READ: Memphis […]
Pharrell & Flying Lotus Discuss The State Of Lyricism In Hip Hop (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) The question of whether lyricism in Hip Hop will ever become the dominant factor in the culture’s music again has been asked for several years. Acclaimed producers/artists Pharrell Williams and Flying Lotus discussed the topic during an episode of OTHERtone radio with Scott Vener. [ALSO READ: Pharrell, Chad Hugo, Justin Timberlake & Tyler The Creator Discuss […]
Birdman Addresses Issues With Charlamagne Tha God, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne & Trick Daddy (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Birdman had one of the most talked about interviews of 2016 when he briefly sat down with Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club. The Cash Money Records co-founder recently did another Q&A with Ebro In The Morning which included Birdman addressing his issues with The Breakfast Club host Charlamagne Tha God, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and […]
Singer Keayana Coke Claims Drake Stole Her Song For ‘Views’ Track (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Drake is surely riding high at the moment as his new album VIEWS is set to have the highest sales week of the Toronto rapper’s career. However, a singer named Keayana Coke is claiming Drizzy swiped her idea for one of the songs off the project. [ALSO READ: Drake Discusses His Relationships With Jay Z, […]
#DMVOnTheMove: Ace Cosgrove Embraces Representing The Youth’s Vigilant, Hostile Voice
(AllHipHop Features) Washington, DC is set to host the annual Broccoli City Festival this Saturday at the St. Elizabeth East Gateway Pavilion. Among the acts sharing their talents that day will be rapper-on-the-rise Ace Cosgrove. The DMV representative will hit the stage in front of his home crowd with his band BobMoeKill. The musicians made […]
Chief Keef Blasts Zaytoven For Allegedly Giving Different Rappers The Same Beat (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Chicago rapper Chief Keef and Atlanta producer Zaytoven have connected on songs together such as “Let Me Know” and “Flattered.” But Sosa fans should probably not expect to hear the rhymer on any other Zay tracks in the near future. [ALSO READ: Chief Keef Releases Surprising Collaboration With Cee Lo Green and Tone Trump] Footage of […]
Desiigner Talks “Panda” Beat Coming From British Producer + Spits A Freestyle (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Desiigner currently has the most popular song in America. As “Panda” rules the charts in the U.S., the G.O.O.D. Music representative spoke with Tim Westwood in the United Kingdom. The Trap production for Desiigner’s #1 hit was actually created by someone from Great Britain. [ALSO READ: Desiigner’s ‘Panda’ Becomes #1 Rap Song In The Country] […]
Just Blaze Reveals He Has Two Albums Worth Of Unreleased Jay Z Songs
(AllHipHop News) It has been three years since Jay Z released his last studio album. While there have been hints that the Brooklyn icon is possibly working on a follow-up to Magna Carta Holy Grail, Jay has not given any official word about his next LP. But longtime production partner Just Blaze says he has a ton of […]
R&B Singer Jacquees Says Signing To Cash Money Was The Best Decision He Ever Made (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) There is a long history of Cash Money Records not properly paying artists, producers, and other individuals that have worked for the company. The label’s biggest star, Lil Wayne, is still fighting to get unpaid profits from CMR. [ALSO READ: Lil Wayne Files Lawsuit Against Universal Music Group Over Cash Money Deal] That reputation […]
Drake Discusses His Relationships With Jay Z, The Weeknd & Nicki Minaj
(AllHipHop News) Last night Drake finally released his fourth studio album VIEWS. To help promote the new LP, the Toronto rapper did a rare interview with Beats 1’s Zane Lowe for the OVOSOUND radio show. The discussion included Drizzy talking about the current status of his relationships with one of his musical idols Jay Z, […]
PartyNextDoor’s Whole Demo Version Of Rihanna’s “Work” Leaks Online? (AUDIO)
Rihanna’s #1 single “Work” featuring Drake was actually co-written by OVO Sound artist PartyNextDoor. Snippets of PND’s demo found their way online weeks ago, but an entire version supposedly of the Canadian singing “Work” has now hit the net too. [ALSO READ: Rihanna Becomes The Only Artist To Have A #1 Hot 100 Single On 7 […]
Drake’s Album Is No Longer Titled “Views From The 6”
(AllHipHop News) It looks like Drake has pulled a Kanye West. Ye went through several name changes (So Help Me God, SWISH, Waves) for his seventh studio album before settling on The Life Of Pablo close to the project’s release date. Just days before it is set to premiere, Drake’s once titled Views From The 6 LP is […]
G Herbo Reflects On The Deaths Of Bankroll Fresh & Capo (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Over the past year, two up-and-coming rappers lost their lives due to gun violence. Atlanta’s Bankroll Fresh was murdered in March, and Chicago’s Capo was gunned down in July of last year. Fellow Chitown native G Herbo (fka Lil Herb) spoke with DJ Smallz about both tragic deaths. [ALSO READ: Twista Speaks On Capo Passing] Herbo […]
