Joell Ortiz & KXNG CROOKED are back with a joint EP that is sure to set the hip hop world ablaze. Two beasts on the mic have cooked up something special in the booth, and it’s shaping up to be…
Brandy recently chatted with “The Advocate” about LGBTQIA+ representation in hip hop, and she’s happy to see the progression in today’s culture. For the first time in hip hop history, multiple LGBTQIA+ artists are finding chart-topping success. While there have…
Up-and-coming rapper Nick Blixky was shot and killed in New York City, police said Monday (May 11). The 21-year-old, who was born Nickalus Thompson, was found with gunshot wounds in front of a building in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood…
Tekashi 6ix9ine’s “GOOBA” has garnered the most views in 24 hours for a hip hop video in Youtube’s history, breaking Eminem’s previous record with “Killshot” in 2018. Following 6ix9ine’s prodigal return to the music scene on Friday with the release…
“My goal is to bring real black America — just as it is, not watered down — to people everywhere through music, through films, through everything we do.” This was the manifesto of 32 year-old, newly-minted entertainment mogul Andre O’Neal…
We’ve racked up our “Fire Emoji” playlist with cuts off Lil Durk and Nav’s new albums, plus some highlights off Young Thug and Chris Brown’s joint project. Some fresh releases from , , and x Chris Brown this past week provided…
The hip-hop and R&B community is mourning the loss of Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell, who has died at the age of 59. Artists like K-Ci Hailey, Usher, Mariah Carey, John Legend, Missy Elliott and Snoop Dogg took to social…
Snoop Dogg and Meek Mill take a stand against 6ix9ine. is home to reclaim his supposed throne as the King Of New York. In the past 24 hours alone, he’s caused a storm with the release of his new single…
Andre Harrell, one of the most influential music industry personalities, especially in hip hop and R&B, has reportedly passed away. It’s with extremely heavy hearts that we report the passing of Andre Harrell. While his cause of death is unclear,…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Alina Baraz tells us all about her new debut album, “It Was Divine,” her aversions to self-criticism and the notion of “genre,” and what she’s been up to in quarantine in our new interview. For Alina Baraz, her…