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The ladies are, once again, taking over the Verzuz ring. This Mother’s Day weekend, legendary girl groups Xscape and SWV (Sistas With Voices) are going head-to-head in a nostalgic battle of R&B hits. ATL’s Xscape—made up of Tameka “Tiny” Harris, Kandi Burruss, and sisters LaTocha and Tamika Scott—was founded in the early ’90s and were signed to Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def imprint shortly after. The group dropped […]

Mariah Carey has suggested she’s not on board with rising Baltimore rapper YTK’s song “Let It Off,” which samples her 2005 track “Shake It Off.” YTK’s “Let It Off” received a video to accompany the song on Friday (May 7), and it quickly made the rounds on Twitter just as the weekend began. Twitter user @rnbtommy, […]

Kanye West’s famous 1 of 1 Goyard backpack, which he purchased at 2010’s Paris Fashion Week, has been sold for $55,000. The piece was put up for sale via streetwear and high-fashion reseller Justin Reed’s website as part of his latest drop, which also included a number of pieces from the recent Drake and Chrome […]

DMX and Swizz Beatz shared a unique bond throughout their careers. As a result, the super producer-turned-mogul decided to use X’s homegoing ceremony as a platform to call out people who weren’t there for his friend. During an interview with Angie Martinez, Swizz explained that his comments weren’t aimed at DMX’s fans. Instead, he was talking to […]

Snoop Dogg is looking for love and light from his fans.  On Friday, Snoop took to Instagram where he shared a picture of this mother, Beverly Tate. Under the picture, he asked all of his friends and fans who are in touch with their faith to keep him and his mother in their prayers. “I […]

R&B singer Lou Val is back with his first release of 2021, and instead of treating fans to one new track, he generously dropped two smooth singles. The contrasting dual singles “Cruel Silence” and “Eternal Sunshine” are worlds apart. With “Cruel Silence,” hazy ambience takes center stage. Val sings to someone letting them know they’re not alone. […]

The real is back, the ‘Ville is back as J. Cole unleashes a new single from his upcoming album, The Off-Season, titled “Interlude.” It has been a long time since we last heard from J. Cole over wax. In July of last year, the Carolina Prophet released a two-pack called Lewis Street EP, which included “The Climb Back” and “Lion King […]

After floating around online, the rock star tandem of Trippie Redd and Playboi Carti have delivered their track “Miss The Rage.” Trippie shared news of the collaboration on his Instagram, teasing the cover art. The two artists play off each other’s energy on “Miss The Rage” with Trippie even adopting some of Carti’s adlibs as they ping-pong […]

Saweetie gets active in the cinematic visual for her new song “Fast (Motion).” The new single is yet another lead-up to the West Coast rapper’s heavily anticipated debut album Pretty Bitch Music.  Directed by James Larese, the blockbuster-styled​​​​​​ video depicts Saweetie doing everything from winning the World Cup to becoming a giant and playing basketball on the streets of New […]

Isaiah Rashad strengthens his Tennessee roots with his latest single, “Lay Wit Ya,” featuring Duke Deuce. Rashad also shared the Omar Jones-directed music video for the track, which you can watch up top.  On the song, the Chattanooga native chooses to attack an instrumental inspired by Three 6 Mafia’s “Ridin’ in the Chevy.” Being from Memphis, the […]