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MF DOOM’s first posthumous album has arrived. Announced earlier this week, the highly anticipated Super What? project is a joint effort with Czarface—the hip-hop supergroup made up of DJ 7L, Esoteric, and Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck. Czarface shared the album’s cover art via Instagram on Wednesday, along with a brief breakdown of how the […]
No charges will be filed over an incident seen in elevator footage involving Quavo and Saweetie. According to a new report from TMZ, citing law enforcement sources, the case had been referred to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, who has now declined to file charges. Per the report, a review of the surveillance footage […]
Kenny Mason dropped off Strays 02 on Wednesday, a nearly 12 minute video featuring the Atlanta rapper performing tracks live from his 2020 debut album Angelic Hoodrat and its extended 2021 edition Angelic Hoodrat: Supercut, which was released in April and featured appearances from Freddie Gibbs, Denzel Curry, and others. Mason shared the first installment in his Strays series back in September […]
Twitter and Billboard have joined forces to create a real-time music chart powered by social media engagement. The online platform announced the partnership Wednesday, during its Digital Content NewFronts presentation. Billboard explained the chart, dubbed the Billboard Hot Trending, will be a daily ranking of music-related trending topics, “including buzz around new releases, awards show, and festival moments, music nostalgia threads and […]
Meek Mill has shared the first full photo of his and Milan Harris’ baby boy, Czar. The Dreamchasers boss posted the picture on Wednesday afternoon, just hours before he and his son celebrated their birthdays: “Happy bday Czar,” Meek captioned the image, “Love you. Tomar your first big day!!!! 💎💎💎💎💎💎💎 can’t wait to see you …” The […]
G Herbo’s legal drama continues. On Wednesday, The Shade Room reported that the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts filed another charge against the rapper, born Herbert Wright III, for lying about his connection to one of his co-defendants in their ongoing fraud case while speaking to a federal agent. “Herbert Wright III, a/k/a ‘Herb,’ ‘Lil […]
Ahead of the premiere of DMX’s final interview prior to his death last month, TV One has shared a glimpse at what the hip-hop legend had to say. The “Rudd Ryder’s Anthem” rapper sat down for an interview with TV One for an episode of Uncensored earlier this year, and the episode is set to release on […]
Benny the Butcher continues to introduce fans to the plugs he’s met by dropping the video for the project’s latest single, “Overall,” on Wednesday. For this video, Benny and Plugs I Met 2 producer, Harry Fraud, allowed themselves to interact with Chinx by creating an aminated visual that in late legend. Together, they creatively bring […]
Toronto-based online brokerage Wealthsimple, which can count Drake among its celebrity investors, has raised $610 million in fundraising with a $4 billion evaluation. Business Insider reports that the Power Corporation of Canada company’s latest round of funding was led by Meritech Capital Partners and Greylock Partners. The funding and valuation were announced on Monday. Wealthsimple […]
Concert Promoter Who: Alex DamashekCompany: Move Forward Music (Founder/Executive Director) What is often misconstrued about the job? There’s very little room for error. There are few positions in any field—but I would say definitely in the music industry—where you’re as likely to take a loss on a regular basis in the normal course of business. Concert promoters lose […]
