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88rising celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a digital benefit concert dubbed Asia Rising Together. The event, presented in partnership with Netflix, will feature a star-studded performance lineup that includes Guapdad 4000, Atarashii Gakko!, NIKI, Bizzy, and Luna Li, as well as guest appearances by RZA, Dumbfoundead, and Ocean Vuong. South Korean rapper/ singer CL has also […]

Big Sean, who has been very open about his mental health struggles, believes emotional and psychological coping skills should be taught at an early age. “It really needs to be just like how they teach us about STDs and sex in health class,” Sean said during a recent appearance on Ebro Darden’s The Message series. “They need to make […]

One thing about Manila Grey: they’re all about Vancouver. The Juno-nominated Filipino-Canadian duo know the city like the backs of their Supreme racing glove-covered hands. You can hear it all over their latest album No Saints on Knight Street, a shimmering collection of West Coast hip-hop named after the roadway that connects Van with their hometown of […]

Quando Rondo addressed the death threats he’s faced because of his connection to the death of King Von. During a recent interview with ALL AROUND TV, Rondo said that he’s not letting the death threats affect him.  “However some shit come to me, that’s how I’m about to go about that shit,” Rondo said. “Death threat all you want […]

Made in America Festival is making a comeback on Sept. 4 and 5 in Philly, Jay-Z announced today. Hov’s popular music fest is celebrating its 10th birthday—after having to call things off in 2020 due to COVID-19—at Benjamin Franklin Parkway, with the lineup going live shortly and early bird tickets now available here. “We are thrilled to […]

Not everyone is thrilled with J. Cole’s venture into professional sports. Less than two weeks after making his BAL debut, the Dreamville rapper received some criticism from fellow league athlete Terrell Stoglin. The AS Sale guard, who was reportedly the first BAL player to put up 40 points in a single game, described Cole’s basketball skills as “average,” and […]

Lil Nas X, whose debut full-length studio album Montero is out this summer, returned to NBC on Monday night to walk fans through the experience of having a wardrobe malfunction during an already physically challenging Saturday Night Live performance. Speaking with Jimmy Fallon and special Tonight Show co-host Dave Grohl, X was asked about the […]

The Billboard Music Awards always brings out the best and brightest stars. So, it’s only right the BMAs would tap rap’s hottest artist, Lil Baby, to present the Top Hot 100 Song at this year’s ceremony. In the process, Baby did a little promotion for the event that caught fans off-guard. Ahead of Sunday’s ceremony, Baby took to […]

J. Cole may have taken an off season from the charts for a bit, but that didn’t last very long.  Now, four tracks from Cole’s latest Billboard 200-topping album The Off-Season have found themselves within the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, debuting as high as No. 2. It’s an impressive feat […]

Moneybagg Yo is en route to actualizing his potential as a defining artist. As a result, he wanted to thank the person who saw him as a diamond in the rough before the world knew his capabilities.  Moneybagg Yo is signed to Yo Gotti’s Collective Music Group through which he has his own Bread Gang imprint. On […]