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A tribute to the late rapper Nipsey Hussle was played at the Staples Center before the start of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ Thursday night game against the Golden State Warriors. “Entrepreneur, rapper, and community activist Nipsey Hussle tragically passed away at the age of 33,” the announcer said. “From his work within locals schools, creating business in L.A., and promoting […]
In late 2018, KYLE and Lil Yachty reunited on an infectious, feel-good track called “Hey Julie”—the follow-up to their 2016 multi-platinum record “iSpy.” Four months after “Hey Julie” arrived, KYLE has come through with the song’s official music video directed by Lonewolf. The colorful visual begins with the entertainers shooting their shot with a group […]
In a move that will hopefully inspire some serious Waterworld reboot talk, the United Nations is looking to the idea of floating cities to alleviate the risks of continued climate change. UN-Habitat, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Explorers Club, and private U.S. firm Oceanix announced Wednesday that the idea would be advanced via a collaborative […]
A monkey known as being among the animals assembled for noted wildlife fan Swae Lee‘s understandably lavish offstage lifestyle has reportedly been seized. California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials apparently informed The Blast Wednesday, that the Rae Sremmurd member’s Chatsworth residence was visited by authorities, at which point a spider monkey was taken. The report […]
“I reached out to his agent at the time on MySpace. That’s not a joke. I really reached out on MySpace.” Sascha Stone Guttfreund, co-founder of the music promotion company ScoreMore, laughingly recalls the beginnings of his relationship with J. Cole—a bond that culminates on April 6 with the first Dreamville Fest. The festival, co-produced […]
Kanye West‘s admirably prayer and sermon-free Sunday Service series, which notably sees entries from his extended catalog of zeitgeist shifters reworked into singalong gospel compositions, is coming to Coachella this year. But how did such a pairing come to fruition, especially when considering West was fairly recently confirmed to not be participating in this year’s […]
Tory Lanez surprised fans Wednesday night with the release of his International Fargo mixtape. The Canadian artist, who is currently on an European tour with Drake, teased the project last week: “I should make the most out of my EUROPE experience and DROP A FREE TAPE full of the REMIXES to the HOTTEST INTERNATIONAL SONGS […]
T.I. is set to star in the thriller Caller 100 with filmmaker Matty Rich returning to direct the project following a break from feature films that lasted over two decades, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Rich, who also penned the script, rose to fame with his directorial debut in the 1991 film Straight Out of Brooklyn, which he made for $450,000 […]
There’s been another guilty plea in the case involving 6ix9ine. Jamel “Mel Murda” Jones, the former associate of 6ix9ine who used to rap under the name Mel Matrix, has taken a plea deal, New York Daily News reports. Jones is now the fourth person to plead guilty in the racketeering case involving Brooklyn rapper 6ix9ine. Jensel “Ish” Butler, […]
In the days following an artist’s death, it’s common to see their music streams receive a significant boost. This occurred with Mac Miller, Aretha Franklin, and now Nipsey Hussle. According to Billboard, Nipsey’s music catalog garnered 101.5 million on-demand streams on Sunday and Monday, marking a 1,773 percent increase from the two days prior. His most-streamed record was the newly released stand-alone single […]
