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…
Irv Gotti, the influential record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has died. The Hollywood Reporter, TMZ and other outlets confirmed the passing but the cause of death is…
A titan of the hip-hop community and one of the genre’s greatest pioneers, Irv Gotti, has died at age 54, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death has not yet been announced, but THR noted…
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…
Yesterday, DJ Khaled put out a trailer for his new album Aalam Of God that featured Mark Wahlberg. The concept was that people were trying to rob the album because it had two Drake features on it.…
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…
At the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota last night (February 4), Tyler The Creator kicked off his anticipated Chromakopia: The World Tour. For fans planning to attend a future show, yesterday’s setlist might be of…
Tyga has a new album coming out called NSFW and today, we have the official tracklist for it. The album, which is being touted as a “comeback,” was originally supposed to be out January 31 but later…
Rap beefs are one thing. But, watching a bromance dissolve in real-time is another level of pain. Sadly, this is precisely what Drake and LeBron James fans are experiencing. With supporters questioning the status of their friendship,…
While Kendrick was out getting his hands full of Grammy Awards, Drake was steady planning his re-entry into the noise. Wasting no time, Drake jumped into the rollout for his upcoming project on February 14 with PARTYNEXTDOOR…
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 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…
The return of the Head In The Clouds Festival was thrown into doubt by the Los Angeles wildfires, which devastated the areas surrounding its usual venue at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. But, today, 88rising made the…
Although she broke her retirement from music vow, Noname proves she will always make good on her community outreach promises. Yesterday (February 2), the “Namesake” rapper revealed that her Noname’s Book Club and Radical Hood Library were…
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…