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Chance the Rapper is getting mixed reactions for his political advice. On Tuesday afternoon, the Chicago rapper took to Twitter to suggest to his followers how they should approach the 2020 presidential election. “Ask your mom who to vote for,” he tweeted. “Vote for who she say.” Chance followed up his initial tweet by saying he doesn’t “care what […]

The Weeknd and Megan Thee Stallion have been named two of Time magazine’s most influential people of 2020. The publication announced this year’s list during an hour-long special on ABC, which included performances by Time 100 honorees Jennifer Hudson, Halsey, and The Weekend, who treated viewers to a performance of “Blinding Lights” off his chart-topping 2020 album, After Hours. Time also […]

With the world in dismay for various reasons, EMPIRE and its artists have come together for a collaborative project that will hopefully raise awareness about these issues.  EMPIRE announced that it would be releasing its EMPIRE Presents: Voices for Change, Vol. 1 collaborative album. The goal of this project is to shine a light on the troubles […]

Kanye West‘s presidential campaign efforts—despite recently being sidelined amid discussions centered on his efforts to overhaul his current situation with regards to who controls his music catalog—remain the topic of numerous headlines during the pandemic era. Of course, given that West has zero chance of actually winning, concern surrounding his 2020 campaign is focused on any […]

“When I was 11, I turned 13, because I don’t fuck with 12.” That’s how “Harriet,” the latest video from Pressa, starts—and the sentiment probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who’s followed the Toronto rapper’s career to date. The rising MC’s origin story includes his childhood best friend getting killed by […]

Tupac was attempting to ignite total warfare against The Notorious B.I.G. This means anyone that stood next to Biggie was liable to be hit with a direct shot. Per Irv Gotti, that was the case when it came to 2Pac’s issue with Jay-Z.  Irv made a recent appearance on Fat Joe‘s Instagram Live show, The Fat Joe […]

Kanye West has worried a lot of his fans with his recent behavior, and now Page Six reports that some of his comments have made Kim Kardashian consider divorce. A source close to the couple told Page Six that ‘Ye’s anti-abortion stance comments in particular have impacted their marriage. In an interview with Forbes earlier this year, Kanye reiterated his […]

Diddy is relaunching his Sean John Women’s clothing collection with a new collaboration with U.K. retailer Missguided later this month. WWD reports that the 117-piece collection, Sean John’s first womenswear collection in quite some time, will launch on Sept. 29. “We use the saying ‘If not now, when?’ So, when we were approached to collaborate on a […]

After a tumultuous week in Kanye West’s world—one in which he released over 100 pages of his recording contracts on Twitter, claimed he was the “head of adidas,” and called himself “the new Moses” who would free artists from their recording contracts—he proposed a series of “new recording and publishing deal guidelines” on Twitter yesterday, […]

After capturing the world’s attention in March with his debut single “Stay Alive,” Toronto’s Mustafa (a.k.a. Mustafa The Poet) is back with a music video for his new track “Air Forces.” Check it out above. Built around samples of a Sudanese tribal chant—a nod to Mustafa’s own roots—the serene, nearly pastoral track sees the 23-year-old Muslim poet and […]