(AllHipHop News) DJ Esco is responsible for getting Nas and Future on the same song. The New York legend and the Atlanta hitmaker joined forces for “Walk Thru” off Esco’s Kolorblind album. Some Hip Hop fans were unaware that Nas is also known as Esco, and that’s part of the reason DJ Esco wanted to […]
(AllHipHop News) Many music fans and people in the music industry are still recovering from Beyoncé shutting down the Coachella festival on Saturday. Queen Bey performed a show that was unapologetically black by paying homage to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, African-American fraternities/sororities, and other cultural linchpins. Apparently, there was at least one person that […]
(AllHipHop News) Drake leads the Hot 100 for the 12th straight week. Except the OVO frontman’s new leader is “Nice For What.” Drizzy’s latest single ended the 11-week reign of “God’s Plan.” “Nice For What” debuted in the front seat on the chart. This gives Drake his fifth #1 atop the Hot 100, following “God’s […]
(AllHipHop News) It appears singer/actor Usher is the victim of a burglary. His estranged wife Grace Miguel was apparently first informed about the heist by a domestic worker in the home. Miguel claimed about $800,000 in cash and jewelry was missing. She reportedly told police the housekeeper noticed the recording box with the security camera […]
(AllHipHop News) It’s about to be a Cole World real soon. J. Cole is dropping a new project this week. Fayetteville’s native son hopped on Twitter to let his 10.5 million followers know KOD is arriving on 4/20. This will be the Roc Nation rapper’s first album since 2016’s 4 Your Eyez Only. Cole held […]
(AllHipHop News) “My little 15 minutes lasting long as hell, huh?” raps Cardi B on “I Do.” After her much-talked-about Coachella performance, the Atlantic recording artist found out she set a new Billboard chart record. Twelve songs off the #1 album Invasion Of Privacy and the Bruno Mars collaboration “Finesse” currently hold spots on the […]
(AllHipHop News) New York City-based radio station Hot 97 has announced the line-up for the 2018 annual Summer Jam concert. Hot 97 will celebrate 25 years with an all-star lineup on the Stadium Stage, with performances by Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, Remy Ma, Rich The Kid, A$AP Ferg, Hood Celebrityy, Tory Lanez, Megan Ryte, A […]
(AllHipHop News) Kendrick Lamar has won a Pulitzer Prize for his album Damn. The rapper has won a string of top awards for the record, including a Grammy for Best Rap Album, and now he can add the prestigious accolade to his collection. The award is given “for distinguished musical composition by an American.” Kendrick’s […]
(AllHipHop News) Kevin Hart has praised imprisoned rapper Meek Mill for “displaying a different level of mental toughness.” Meek was sentenced to serve two to four years in prison in November for violating the terms of his probation relating to a 2008 firearms case. Fellow Philadelphia native Hart recently spoke to Mill and shared with […]
(AllHipHop News) Drake’s “One Dance” collaborator Wizkid was forced to scrap his Saturday set at Coachella due to visa issues. The Nigerian musician alerted fans to the problems hours before his mid-afternoon set time, revealing that some members of his band hadn’t been able to get into the U.S. on time. “Band had some visa […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Gunplay is denying charges of assault after he allegedly struck his ex-girlfriend in quite an unusual way. Gunplay is accused of head-butting his ex- Aneka Johnston in the parking lot of Florida adult club The Office. An altercation broke out between the “Love and Hip Hop: Miami” star after he arrived with […]
(AllHipHop News) Rap star T.I. is calling for a boycott of Starbucks, after a video went viral showing to black men being arrested, just for sitting inside of a Philadelphia location. Protesters are currently picketing a Center City Starbucks at 18th and Spruce Street after the two men were arrested last Thursday (April 12), while […]
(AllHipHop News) Meek Mill received the best news yet in his ongoing war for freedom. Today during a status hearing, the Philadelphia D.A. told Judge Genece Brinkley the believe Meek’s 2008 drug and gun conviction should be vacated and he should be granted a new trial. Over the past month, Meek received a co-sign from […]
(AllHipHop News) Wu-Tang Clan member Clifford “Method Man” Smith connected with The Daily Beast to discuss the new season of his TBS rap competition show Drop the Mic. The interview also featured the New Yorker talking about his hometown Hip Hop scene. “I feel like we lost our identity but it was good for the […]
(AllHipHop News) A woman has filed a complaint against R. Kelly, alleging he infected her with a sexually transmitted disease (STD). The unnamed woman also claims the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer tried to groom her and convince her to join his alleged “sex cult,” according to legal documents. Her attorney Lee Merritt states […]
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West has had some classic moments on Twitter like his multi-tweet rant against Wiz Khalifa and publicly asking Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion. The outspoken Hip Hop artist took a break from the social media platform, but he made a return overnight. Ye shared his thoughts on his former brother-in-law […]
(AllHipHop News) The May 5 episode of Saturday Night Live is set to be a two-for-one. Donald Glover will be hosting the show, and his alter-ego Childish Gambino will serve as the musical guest that evening. Glover took on the role of the iconic film character Lando Calrissian for the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars […]
(AllHipHop News) Cardi B is now only one of five female rap stars to have an album reach #1 on the Billboard 200. The Bronx native is on an even shorter list of women that have seen their debut LP open in the top spot. Invasion of Privacy earned 255,000 first-week units, giving Cardi the […]
(AllHipHop News) The first weekend of Coachella 2018 came to an end on Sunday. Hip Hop icon Eminem closed out the festival. The Detroit native used the moment to reunite with two of his longtime collaborators. G-Unit leader 50 Cent came out to join Slim Shady for “Patiently Waiting,” “I Get Money” and “In da […]
(AllHipHop News) What began as one of the biggest 2017 collaborations in Hip Hop has become a 6-month controversy. In a recent interview with Beats 1, Nicki Minaj expressed being hurt by rumors surrounding the creation of Migos’ “Motorsport,” which features the Young Money star and Offset’s girlfriend Cardi B. Offset, Quavo, and Takeoff performed […]
