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Yasiin Bey took an innovative approach to his “Bey Ye” set on Sunday at the Regent Theater in Los Angeles, performing the lyrics from his own songs over Kanye West beats. The idea isn’t quite the stretch for Yasiin, who was once an artist on West’s G.O.O.D. Music label. The two have been collaborating since The College Dropout, and Yasiin popped […]
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting another addition to their family. The former went on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen alongside her sisters Khloé and Kourtney to confirm that the new addition will be a boy. “It’s out there,” Kim told the host, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “I got drunk at […]
Last Saturday night, Trippie Redd had some harsh words for Slim Jxmmi just hours after the latter appeared to announce the end of Rae Sremmurd. “He finally realized we only listen to swae parts lmao,” Trippie said on a DJ Akademiks Instagram post. Not content to let that go unanswered, Jxmmi replied by telling Trippie […]
With the streaming era upon us, buying physical copies of music is becoming an outdated past time. This is a known fact that was further solidified by A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie‘s latest project HOODIE SZN. Even though it only sold 823 physical albums, HOODIE SZN still reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, giving A […]
In light of Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly docuseries and the subsequent protests and repercussions, Kelly’s label RCA has reportedly put his music on hold for the time being. Sources close to RCA Records and Sony tell TMZ the company’s refusing to put any money behind new music for Kelly. The disgraced singer is particularly frustrated about this because he’s still obligated to produce two more […]
“Only so much can happen above ground.” That’s one of many wise quotables tucked into a new Pitchfork interview with Earl Sweatshirt. The interview, conducted from Earl’s Los Angeles home, sees the artist—real name Thebe Kgositsile—giving a bit more insight into how the excellent Some Rap Songs came together while also signaling that more outright experimentation is […]
The proverbial rumor mill has been trying to push Rae Sremmurd down the same seemingly inevitable path of dissolution as OutKast, blink-182, and others before them since their arrival on the scene. More often than not, these rumors haven’t been backed up with very much in the way of hardened advice. Over the weekend, however, […]
As Kim Kardashian promised, Kanye West‘s Sunday Service kicked off this week. Yeezy lead a choir through his hits from every era, sanctifying tracks from College Dropout to Ye with the help of a full choir. The whole family was on hand for the trip to church, with Kris Jenner livestreaming the event on her Instagram. […]
Snoop Dogg served as the special Celebrity Guest of Honor for Saturday’s “Hockey Night in L.A.” game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center. In addition to dropping the pre-game ceremonial puck, Snoop was expected to handle in-arena DJ duties. Snoop’s greatest contribution that night, however, came when he was tasked with providing some color commentary […]
Slim Jxmmi continued his eventful weekend by engaging in a back-and-forth over social media Sunday with Trippie Redd. Their war of words started when Trippie responded to Jxmmi’s claim that Rae Sremmurd was “a wrap” in a series of tweets that have since been deleted. “He finally realized we only listen to swae parts lmao,” Redd jokingly responded to a post from DJ Akademiks regarding the alleged split. Jxmmi refused […]
