Drake’s “God’s Plan” Breaks Apple Music’s First Day Streaming Record

(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 […]

Mary J. Blige Floored By Double Oscar Nomination

(AllHipHop News) Singer-turned-actress Mary J. Blige has been fighting off tears of joy after learning of her two Oscar nominations for “Mudbound” The “No More Drama” hitmaker has been winning critical acclaim for her supporting role as family matriarch Florence Jackson in the Netflix film, about two men who experience racism in rural Mississippi upon […]

Quavo, Takeoff & Offset Read Lines As The Hyenas From ‘The Lion King’

(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 […]

Erykah Badu: I See Good In Everybody, I Saw Something Good In Hitler

(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 […]

T.I. Donates $10,000 To Colin Kaepernick’s #10For10 $1 Million Pledge

(AllHipHop News) After Snoop Dogg contributed $25,000 to Colin Kaepernick’s fundraising campaign, Atlanta emcee/entrepreneur Clifford “T.I.” Harris is donating $10,000 to the former NFL player’s $1 million pledge. Kaepernick revealed Tip’s aid for the Angel by Nature nonprofit organization on Twitter. “My ATL brother, T.I. wanted to join my #MillionDollarPledge & go #10for10 w/me to match […]

Converse Releases Images Of The Vince Staples Capsule Collection

(AllHipHop News) Converse and Vince Staples teamed up for their first capsule collection. The collaboration applies motifs from the Long Beach rapper’s Big Fish Theory album onto Chuck 70 sneakers (classic high top and oxford styles) as well as Converse Essentials apparel. “If you’re not really paying that much attention, you won’t know the difference. […]