Most new songs and albums are released on Fridays, because that’s when the tracking week for Billboard chart eligibility starts. So, dropping a new release on any other day presents a chart disadvantage, since the song/album misses…
Legendary musician Quincy Jones has died at age 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson said he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family. “Tonight, with full but…
Since before the release of her 2018 debut album, Ella Mai has maintained an elusive public persona. But after the “Not Another Love Song” singer shared her sophomore album, Heart On My Sleeve, Ella Mai slowly began…
You may have moved past Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping Drake diss, “Not Like Like Us.” But Drake surely hasn’t. After Akademiks dispelled rumors of a reconciliation between Drake and Future, the “First Person Shooter” rapper attempted to flex…
Lil Wayne once more voiced his displeasure at being left out of the Super Bowl LIX halftime performance in his native New Orleans last night. During the Lil Weezyana Fest on Saturday which he was headlining, he…
It was a night for celebration in Toronto, as the Raptors retired the iconic number 15 worn by Vince Carter. And to put a cherry on top of what was a joyous evening in the 6, the…
Fans of Drake and Future’s reconciliation celebration parade was short-lived. According to Uproxx’s Elliott Wilson the former collaborators mended their friendship. During The Bigger Picture‘s latest episode (viewable here), Wilson claimed that the hip-hop heavy weights’ feud…
Cardi B has had a change of heart. After vowing to never publicly support a politician, yesterday (November 1) the “Enough (Miami)” rapper delivered an endorsement speech at Vice President Kamala Harris‘ rally in West Allis, Wisconsin.…
Here at Uproxx, we believe collaborations are the spice of life — fashion collabs, artist collabs, and everything in between, if two or more entities that we’re already fans of come together to produce something greater than…
Cop Your XXL Merch Now Young Thug‘s release from jail has put a positive end to the longest-running criminal trial in Georgia history. As the Atlanta rapper is welcomed home by family and friends, one of those…
backwoods photo loading… Staying fresh is what Latto‘s all about, so she found herself in familiar territory on a recent trip to La Romana, Dominican Republic to visit the Backwoods cigar factory. The Atlanta rapper, style icon and “Queen of the Souf” witnessed…
Lyricism is alive and well despite what the naysayers believe. There are still artists out here who emphasize the art of articulating their artistic creativity in the form of indelible rhymes. The rappers who are serious about their craft…
Basketball and hip-hop have been joined at the hip as long as both have been at the forefront of American (and eventually global) pop culture. This is largely a result of ’80s rap pioneer Kurtis Blow‘s 1984…
Cop Your XXL Merch Now After more than two years behind bars, Young Thug is finally free. The Atlanta rapper entered a new guilty plea in his YSL RICO case yesterday, and was released from jail the…
Cop Your XXL Merch Now Young Thug takes full responsibility for his crimes in his apology to the judge and his family during the sentencing for his YSL RICO trial yesterday. Young Thug Gives Sincere Apology to the Judge…