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Lil Baby‘s My Turn has returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart following a 13-week hiatus from the top spot. It’s the biggest gap for a return to No. 1 since the soundtrack for A Star Is Born took 17 weeks to make it back atop Billboard in March 2019. Lil Baby scored his first Billboard No. 1 in early March after My […]

B. Simone, whose book Baby Girl: Manifest the Life You Want was recently found to include multiple instances of plagiarism, is now being publicly defended by Meek Mill. In a series of tweets on Sunday, Meek asked why she was being “canceled” for having “finessed a book” when—in his opinion—major corporations could be met with the […]

Kanye West‘s company has filed for a “Yeezy” trademark of the beauty and skincare variety, according to a new report. TMZ said early Sunday that West’s team filed for a trademark that would potentially cover a number of products including makeup, nail polish, hair care, bath gels, moisturizers, face masks, eyelashes, shaving creams, fragrances, toothpaste, deodorant, […]

Nicki Minaj joined Lil Wayne for episode 8 of his Young Money Radio show on Friday night to talk about their storied history together, how it felt for her to get her first No. 1 single with Doja Cat for the “Say So” remix, and why Nicki has decided to take a break from social media. Towards the […]

Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s Verzuz Instagram Live battle series has been operating purely for the culture, and now the two music moguls announced on Saturday afternoon that they plan to have Alicia Keys go hit-for-hit against John Legend for a special Juneteenth edition of the series.   “Let’s celebrate Juneteenth with a special edition #Verzuz! @Aliciakeys vs  @johnlegendon the 🎹 Friday, June 19th. 8pm est @verzuztv !!” […]

Despite everything else going on in the world, Lil Wayne has still managed to stay consistent in delivering his increasingly successful and interesting Young Money Radio every Friday afternoon.  In episode 7 of the radio show last week, Wayne was joined by Killer Mike, Washington D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser, Chris Paul, Snoop Dogg, Bun B, and Stephen Jackson to […]

After a one-week hiatus, the Ultimate Madness tournament is set to kick back in high gear this weekend exclusively on Caffeine. Spread across two weeks, round one of the Ultimate Rap League’s (URL) battle rap series delivered raw, gritty lyricism from some of the fiercest MCs on the scene.  Week one brought the East Coast […]

Black people are having a moment right now. In all honesty, it’s well deserved, considering the centuries of catch-up necessary when it comes to equality and fair treatment. Despite the great sadness shrouding our never-ending efforts, there are still bright moments of respite to be enjoyed.  One of them comes via Portland-area rapper Bocha and his […]

In February, no one knew who RMR was. Four months later, we still don’t know a lot about the mysterious masked artist, but now he has a major label deal with Warner Records, loads of industry buzz, and collaborations with A-list rappers like Future, Lil Baby, and Westside Gunn.  It’s all thanks to one of the most brilliantly executed […]

After months of anticipation, Kid Laroi has finally unleashed his Juice WRLD collaborative track, “GO!” The record, which leaked earlier this year on YouTube, was accompanied by an official music video directed by Steve Cannon. The visual begins with a clip of the late Juice saying he would contribute to the song as birthday gift to Laroi: “I can make […]