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The legend of Chief Keef only grows over time. Yet his origin story is embroiled in turmoil that includes tension between his close friend and collaborator Lil Reese and Kanye West, who he’d also go on to deliver multiple collabs with. Late last week, Chicago’s media godfather Andrew Barber celebrated the anniversary of one of Keef’s breakthrough hits, “I […]

Following Sunday’s Grammy ceremonies, Lil Wayne went on the attack against the Recording Academy.  On Monday, Tunechi took to Twitter where he voiced his disdain. “Fuk the Grammys,” Weezy wrote. Although it’s unclear what prompted Wayne’s recent tweets, he has expressed his disappointment in the Recording Academy for neglecting to nominate his latest album, Funeral. […]

While their instaclassic collab “WAP” was not submitted for consideration at this year’s Grammy Awards, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion still owned the stage together at Sunday’s ceremony. Prior to the main festivities, Megan was awarded with Best Rap Performance for her “Savage” remix featuring this year’s leading nominee Beyoncé. The category was among […]

Roddy Ricch, who entered the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards race with six nominations after a truly top-tier year of critical acclaim and commercial success, did not disappoint with his performance at Sunday night’s mid-pandemic ceremony which featured him debuting “Heartless.” He also performed his chart-topping single “The Box.” Roddy also appeared on stage to perform “Rockstar” with DaBaby during the […]

Lil Baby pulled out all the stops for his performance of “The Bigger Picture” at the 2021 Grammys. It opened with actor Kendrick Samson being pulled over by police, and went on to dramatize police brutality and protests, as Lil baby marched through the streets in a bulletproof vest. Fellow Atlanta native Killer Mike showed up to deliver […]

With Travis Scott’s Cacti Agave Spiked Seltzer finally upon us, he’s teamed up with comedian Eric Andre to help get the people amped.  In a new commercial that aired on Grammy night, a convoy is seen collecting the seltzer from a valley and bringing it into town. As Scott and Andre arrive and begin passing them out, Andre can be […]

Billie Eilish shouted out Megan Thee Stallion in a major way while accepting the Record of the Year award at the 2021 Grammys for her song “everything i wanted.” Eilish devoted a significant part of her acceptance speech on Sunday night to praising the “Savage” rapper and saying that the award should have went to her instead. “This is really […]

Beyoncé has made Grammy Awards history by winning 28 times. The Texas-born artist has beat out bluegrass-country musician Alison Krauss, who has 27 awards, to achieve the record for most Grammy Award wins by a singer.  The person with the most Grammy wins is the late conductor Georg Solti with 31. Producer Quincy Jones, like Beyoncé, has 28 Grammy […]

As confirmed just days ago, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak did indeed bring their Silk Sonic collaborative energies to the 2021 Grammys stage, debuting their new song “Leave the Door Open.” News of the performance was preceded by a playful back-and-forth on Twitter between the artists and the Recording Academy, the latter of whom at […]

Jesus Is King, Kanye West’s 2019 album featuring the Chick-fil-A-referencing “Closed on Sunday” and the Whole Truth-flipping “Follow God,” is now a Grammy-winning effort. During Sunday’s 2021 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony, hosted by Jhené Aiko, the album emerged victorious in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Album category. Other nominees included Cody Carnes’ Run to the Father, […]