Hip-hop is as ubiquitous as ever. The genre that started off in the Bronx and spread throughout America has gone on to become embedded in pop culture. Aside from influencing daily talk and fashion, hip-hop even infiltrates the ways in…
Hip-hop has a love-hate relationship with the Grammy Awards. Over 30 years ago, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince became the first rap act to win a Grammy for Best Rap Performance in 1989. They boycotted the event after learning their…
Ye is on one. The rapper posted over 100 tweets full of anti-Semitism, Diddy support and dissing rappers last night into this morning. Ye Goes on Wild X Rant On Thursday night (Feb. 6), Ye started what is ending up to be…
What would a Friday be without new music? This week, two rappers from different coasts join forces with one of hip-hop’s busiest beatmakers, a former Young Money rapper makes it nasty again, a viral rapper flexes his clout and more. 2…
With his highly anticipated 2025 Super Bowl halftime show looming, Kendrick Lamar recently sat down for an in-depth pre-Big Game interview. Kendrick Lamar Fields Questions During Super Bowl Press Conference On Thursday (Feb. 6), Kendrick Lamar sat down with Apple Music Radio‘s…
Irv Gotti, cofounder of Murder Inc. Records, has reportedly died at the age of 54. Irv Gotti Passes Away Famed record executive and producer Irv Gotti died on Wednesday (Feb. 5), according to The Hollywood Reporter. His cause of death is…
It appears Lil Wayne won’t be making a cameo during Kendrick Lamar‘s 2025 Super Bowl halftime show performance as some people had hoped. Lil Wayne Announces He’s Skipping Super Bowl On Tuesday (Feb. 4), Tunechi shared a new announcement on…
It’s that time of year again. The XXL Awards 2025 nominees and new board members have been announced. As we always do about this time, the XXL staff has chosen artists in 12 categories, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song…
The People’s Champ category is where you get to crown your favorite artist of the year. Vote once per hour until the polls close on Sunday, February 9 at 11:59 p.m. EST. The rapper with the most votes is the…
Ye thinks Kendrick Lamar killed Drake in their rap battle but Ye’s not convinced Drizzy should be counted out. Ye Weighs In on Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar Rap Battle On Sunday night (Jan. 2), following Ye and his wife’s NSFW appearance on…