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On Friday (Jan. 18), Future released his seventh studio album, The WIZRD. The Atlanta rapper got candid leading up to the release of the album and gave one of the most revealing interviews of his career. Speaking on Beats 1 with Big Bank Black, Future touched upon his relationship with his former fiancée Ciara and her husband […]

Saturday has been particularly emotional for Mac Miller‘s fans. More than four months after his unexpected death, the Pittsburgh rapper is receiving a flood of tributes on what would’ve been his 27th birthday. Music figures like Juicy J, Thundercat, Cole Bennett, Hi-Tek, Lil B, and Rex Orange County recognized the day by sharing heartfelt messages on social media. […]

Ariana Grande seems to be paying tribute to her late ex Mac Miller on Twitter.  On what would have been Miller’s 27th birthday, Grande tweeted out a simple message, without directing it at anyone in particular. “miss u,” she wrote. Grande has shared several tributes to Miller since he passed away in September. Grande and […]

Skrillex doesn’t see an issue with JAY-Z leaving his songs with R. Kelly up.  The EDM producer answered questions from TMZ about the ongoing fallout from Surviving R. Kelly, ultimately saying that whatever Jigga decides to do with his music is his decision.    “You know, I don’t think he needs to do so. It’s hard. […]

Playboi Carti was found guilty of an alleged attack on a tour bus driver. According to the BBC, the incident occurred in February 2018 in Gretna, Scotland, during the ATL rapper’s European trek. Carti was accused of punching the driver and smashing bus windows after the vehicle experienced mechanical issues. On Thursday, the Dumfries Justice of the Peace Court […]

Soulja Boy’s scorching hot streak continues. Today, the self-proclaimed “hottest rapper in the game” told TMZ that his next album is complete and on the way soon. He also had some more choice words for Tyga , Drake, and even Justin Bieber. “I was the first artist on YouTube, before Justin Bieber,” he said. “Justin Bieber blew up […]

Panorama Music Festival will not go down in 2019, Billboard reports.  “Panorama will be taking a hiatus in 2019 while we continue discussions with NYC Parks to bring the festival to Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, where it was originally envisioned,” AEG wrote in a statement.  The festival, which is backed by AEG and Goldenvoice, […]

The mother of Gucci Mane‘s 11-year-old son is demanding the rapper cough up more money. Much, much more. According to The Blast, Sheena Evans is suing the rapper in an effort to increase her child support payments from $2,026 a month to $20,000 a month. The woman claims it’s unfair that she’s been forced to rely on government assistance […]

When fans looked at the production credits to Future’s brand new album Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD, they noticed something unusual. Seven of the project’s songs were either produced or co-produced by Freebandz in-house beatmaker ATL Jacob, by far the most by a single collaborator.  Jacob, 20, has been in the Freebandz record label orbit for the […]

Roc-A-Fella co-founder Dame Dash recently distanced himself from the current conversation surrounding R. Kelly, stating that he wanted “no part” of JAY-Z’s collaboration album with the disgraced singer. “If you remember The Best of Both Worlds, you don’t see my name on that […] I never wanted no part of that,” he explained. Dash doubled down […]