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Kid Cudi took to Twitter to say he’s starting his own podcast. Cudi made the announcement after asking his Twitter followers if he should venture into the podcasting world. Should I do my own podcast?? — The Chosen One (@KidCudi) June 25, 2020 Seems like the idea got a positive reception.  Ok…im doin […]

Nicki Minaj called on the Barbz for some assistance. On Wednesday afternoon, the Queen rapper responded to the growing demands for “New Body,” an unreleased track with Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign. Fans have been waiting for the song since 2019, when it was teased on an episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. The song was expected to […]

On Tuesday afternoon the New York City Housing Authority tweeted out praise to the Shawn Carter Foundation, as well as Jack Dorsey’s Start Small Foundation, after using “a generous donation” from those charities to purchase supermarket gift cards for residents in the Marcy, Sumner, and Tompkins housing projects.  For background (since it’s a pretty brief tweet) in […]

Fabolous and Jadakiss are stepping into the virtual ring.  The New York natives and former collaborators will go head-to-head in the next installment of Verzuz—the wildly popular Instagram live series in which music legends go hit for hit. Fabolous and Jadakiss are expected to put on a memorable show, as they’ve each spent the last two decades building a […]

Aminé continues to impress while also paying homage to the Bad Gal with his latest single, “Riri.” Aminé took full advantage of quarantine by co-directing the visual with longtime collaborator Jack Bergert. In the video, Aminé and his team travel through Los Angeles mansions. It also features cameos from several popular personalities, like Taylor Rooks, sporting […]

6lack has marked his birthday with the release of “Float,” a new track featuring production by Nick Mira and Jack Rochon, among others. The track will appear on the forthcoming 6pc Hot EP which 6lack says is “coming soon” and—as the title suggests—boasts six new ones. Stream “Float” above via YouTube and/or grab it on Spotify, Tidal, […]

Rap-A-Lot general, J. Prince, took to Instagram to respond to Youngboy Never Broke Again.  In the post, J. Prince once again referred to Youngboy as “Dumb Boy,” claiming that the rapper took his “kindness for weakness.” “You’re a dumb boy with limited thinking ability and disrespectful” J. Prince said in the video. “Acting like you and […]

Paul Chin’s music hits that spot—weighty with bass but still gossamer, tangled with minimal drum and bass and pierced with the kind of delicately strung, distant-sounding synth that makes your heart ache. If you have a honey at home, this is the music for getting close with the lights low. Chin’s latest EP is the type […]

Rising rapper Bris was shot and killed this weekend at age 24, the Sacramento County Coroner records confirm. Sacramento police responded to reports of shots fired on Sunday. When officers arrived, they found Bris—who was born Christopher Treadwell—suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.  Bris was one of Sacramento‘s brightest stars to attack […]

According to TMZ, Lil Yachty smashed up his Ferrari after getting into a car wreck on an Atlanta freeway. Time to cue up that cartoon general. On the bright side, considering the multiple types of morbid outcomes that could result from combining rain, a freeway, and a Ferrari, things went relatively well, as Yachty was […]