Dave East Hints At Making A Collaborative Project With Mary J. Blige
(AllHipHop News) On August 14, Dave East returned with the Karma 3 mixtape. Apple Music’s Rap Life Radio host Ebro Darden spoke to the rapper/actor about his new project. Darden and East discussed the personal content presented on Karma 3. During the conversation, the Def Jam recording artist hinted that he is partnering with the Queen of Hip Hop […]
Cardi B’s ‘Invasion Of Privacy’ Becomes Longest-Charting Album By A Female Rapper
(AllHipHop News) The last few weeks have been a historic period in the career of Cardi B. Earlier this month, the Bronx-bred rapper set the first-week streaming record with “WAP” featuring Megan Thee Stallion. The controversial #1 single amassed 93 million streams in the United States in its first seven days of release. In addition, Cardi’s […]
Megan Thee Stallion Announces Live Virtual Concert
(AllHipHop News) There has been a lot going on in Megan Thee Stallion’s life over the last several weeks. One of the highlights was scoring her second #1 on the Hot 100 chart as a feature on Cardi B’s record-breaking “WAP” single. Megan has also had to deal with the aftermath of being shot on […]
Lauryn Hill Performs For Louis Vuitton Men’s SS21 Shanghai Show
(AllHipHop News) Ms. Lauryn Hill was booked to run through songs as part of the Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring-Summer 2021 fashion show. The 21-minute visual was directed by Naima Ramos-Chapman and recorded on July 31 at MLH Studio in New Jersey. The Grammy winner’s black-and-white video featured cuts off her classic 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn […]
Brandy & Monica To Take Part In ‘Verzuz’ Battle
(AllHipHop News) Two of the top vocalists of the 1990s are set to display their respective catalogs in the next Verzuz presentation. Curators Swizz Beatz and Timbaland secured a matchup involving Monica and Brandy. “This will be historical… It’s an honor @brandy …. @verzuztv,” wrote Monica on Instagram. Brandy commented on her own IG page, “#History. […]
Travis Scott & Christopher Nolan Talk “The Plan” Single Off The ‘Tenet’ Soundtrack
(AllHipHop News) Tenet is already garnering positive reviews from professional film critics. The Christopher Nolan-directed motion picture has an 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Not only is Nolan’s movie drawing interest from the public, but the music associated with Tenet is also making headlines. Travis Scott was tapped to create the original song “The Plan” for the sci-fi action flick. “Beyond […]
Young Dolph’s ‘Rich Slave’ Album Debuts In The Top 5
(AllHipHop News) Tennessee’s Young Dolph currently has one of the best-selling projects in America. His Rich Slave album debuted at #4 on the most recent Billboard 200 chart. Dolph’s latest studio LP opened with 65,000 equivalent album units. Rich Slave is the Memphis-raised rapper’s second Top 10 release, following 2019’s Dum and Dummer collaborative album with […]
Muslims Boycott Adidas Over Kanye West’s New Sneaker
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West has said over and over again that he is a genius, not just in music but also in business. Despite how brilliant he seems to be, he made one of the most tone-deaf business moves in the latest drop of his new Yeezy sneaker. West has recently dropped kicks that bear […]
Hot 97 fires Paddy Duke After 26 Years For His Role In Yusef Hawkins’ Murder
(AllHipHop News) When Yusef Hawkins, a 16-year-old teen from East New York, was murdered in 1989, the death nearly tore Brooklyn apart, igniting racial tensions between the African American and Italian American community that still exists today. No one could have suspected, that one of the persons involved with his race-based killing has been hiding […]
Check Out Kendrick Lamar’s Tribute To Kobe Bryant In New Nike Ad
(AllHipHop News) Nike bosses have tapped rapper Kendrick Lamar to front a new TV ad celebrating Kobe Bryant’s 42nd birthday. The “Just Be Better” ad debuted on Sunday and featured footage of Kobe and other diversity figures in sport as Kendrick offered narration. The rap star also briefly appeared, playing the piano. The ad begins […]
Lil Mosey And Crew Busted With Arsenal Of Weapons
(AllHipHop News) This weekend, teen rap sensation Lil Mosey was arrested for riding around with three illegal firearms that apparently belonged to no one in the car. Mosey, whose real name is Lathan Moses Stanley Echols, hit the big time only three years ago with the single called the “Pull Up.” Swiftly thrown into the […]
St.. Louis Hip-Hop Producer Charged In Connection To Sweetie Pie’s Murder Plot
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop has a strange connection to the OWN reality series “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” and the 2016 murder of the show’s star, Andre Montgomery. “Sweetie Pie’s” was a successful restaurant empire in St. Louis founded by Robbie Montgomery, a former Ikette with legendary singer Tina Turner. Oprah fell in love with her vivacious […]
Rapper Da Breadman Busted In Huge Drug Ring Take Down
(AllHipHop News) The Feds have just tapped Texas rapper Da Breadman and eight others in a huge drug ring takedown. Da Breadman told us in his 2018 song that he was on some “Other S##t,” but who knew he was really about that life? Uhm… the gov’ment. The nine people were snagged on charges that alleged […]
Hip-Hop’s Pastor Hezekiah Walker’s “Every Praise” Hits A New Milestone
(AllHipHop News) They say seven is a number of divine completion. Seven days in a week. They say that there are seven deadly sins, it’s the number that people look to for the Lord’s validation and is mentioned 490 times in the Bible. So it makes sense that it has taken about seven years, but […]
Chance the Rapper Demands Tory Lanez Be Held Accountable For Shooting Megan Thee Stallion
(AllHipHop News) Chance the Rapper believes that people should have Megan Thee Stallion’s back. He took to Twitter to blow the whistle of justice on her behalf: Megan Thee Stallion was shot in her feet after a party in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles on July 12th. For weeks, Megan remained silent about the […]
Snoop Dogg’s Son Julian Is On His Way To Becoming A Real Estate Mogul
(AllHipHop News) Snoop Dogg’s son Julian Broadus has figured a career path that speaks to him establishing a career, outside of his famous father’s legacy. Who is his dad you may ask? Julian Broadus is the youngest son of Snoop Dogg. And now Julian, 22, is launching his own career under the mentorship of Tai […]
Frank Ocean Has Top Secret Project With Acclaimed Filmmaker
(AllHipHop News) “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino has been working on a “secret project” with Frank Ocean. The filmmaker made the admission in an as-yet-unpublished interview with the New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan, who tweeted about the new information. Explaining that he’d “recently worked with Frank Ocean on a secret project,” the […]
Jay-Z’s Lawyers Say Politically Charged Billboard Calling For Arrest Of Murderous Cop Denied
(AllHipHop News) Alvin Cole was 17-year-old, a mere teenager, when a Wauwatosa cop fatally shot him in February 2020. Officer Joseph Mensah, the man who says that he acted in self-defense, also killed two other Black men, Antonio Gonzalez in 2015, and Jay Anderson Jr. in 2016. Officer Mensah, a Black man, is currently being […]
Cardi B’s Label Bosses Almost Scrapped Hit Song With Megan Thee Stallion
(AllHipHop News) Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s chart-topping collaboration “WAP” was almost pulled by bosses at the rapper’s record label. The provocative tune proved a hit with fans, topping the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and its accompanying video, featuring stars including Normani and Kylie Jenner in a lavish mansion featuring butt sculptures, breast fountains, […]
50 Cent Says “Angry Black Women” Quote Taken Out Of Context
(AllHipHop News) Rap star 50 Cent is defending some controversial comments he made about “angry black women” earlier this year. During in an interview with Haute Living magazine, Fif defended the controversial remarks during his interview with Lil Wayne, insisting his comment was misconstrued. “What I said exactly was… ‘When the person is from somewhere […]
