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Netflix’s jeen-yuhs gave fans a proper look at Kanye West’s early years, but some “turning points” in his career didn’t quite make the cut, according to Consequence.  The longtime Ye collaborator caught up with AllHipHop to discuss his upcoming LP, Nice Doing Business With You, and his thoughts on the Coodie & Chike documentary. Reiterating a comment he […]

T-Pain took to Instagram this weekend to call out an impersonator using his name to send emails in an effort to scam people out of money. The artist shared a screenshot of one such message, which contains several grammatical errors and claims “NAPPY BOY ENTERTAINMENT” is offering “marketing /Distribution publishing deals” in exchange for “a small fee of […]

Despite earning four Grammy nominations this year, J. Cole failed to snag any trophies at Sunday’s 64th annual ceremony. The North Carolina rapper was nominated in four categories: Best Rap Album (The Off-Season), Best Melodic Rap Performance (“Pride Is the Devil”), Best Rap Performance (“My Life”), and Best Rap Song (“My Life”). Cole, a 16-time nominee overall, came away empty […]

Scarborough rapper Tia Bank$ has been one of the most buzzed independent rappers in the GTA as of late. She gives us an update on her career trajectory on her new track, “We Gettin Rich.” The tune hears Bank$ deliver high-energy bars about amassing wealth while ascending in the Toronto rap game. “What it do, I don’t know/ […]

Late last year, Afro-Cuban French duo Ibeyi, aka Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz, dropped off their stellar Pa Salieu collab “Made Of Gold”, and with it came the announcement that they’d been working on material for a new album. That’s now set in stone and Spell 31 is now slated to arrive May 6 via XL Recordings. Ahead of […]

Lil Nas X was widely projected to once again deliver a memorable awards show performance as part of Sunday’s Grammys ceremony, marking a shared expectation the Montero artist more than surpassed. The 64th Annual Grammy Awards broadcast, with returning host Trevor Noah, saw X bringing multiple songs to the stage, including the Jack Harlow collaboration […]

It’s official. The Recording Academy has awarded Jon Batiste with this year’s Album of the Year award for We Are. It was a tough category, with albums from Lil Nas X, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift all receiving nods as potential year-defining records. […]

The Weeknd teased that he might drop last name, Tesfaye, and legally change his full name to just Abel.  “You guys are hilarious. I feel like i should change my stage name to ABEL at this point lol,” he tweeted. “Maybe pull a YE and just legally change my name to ABEL. no last name. Like Madonna or […]

Baby Keem’s “Family Ties” featuring Kendrick Lamar emerged victorious in the Best Rap Performance category at Sunday night’s Grammys ceremony. Keem accepted the award, which was presented to the Melodic Blue artist by Ludacris. Further reflecting on the win backstage, Keem spoke on how “surreal” the moment felt for him and his family. Originally joining Megan […]

Fans might actually see the release of Dr. Dre’s highly anticipated album, Detox. Pictures of Dre and Snoop Dogg in the studio apparently revealed a tracklisting for the project, which appears to be outlined on a whiteboard in the background. Twitter user @ranoutofmeds wrote, “If you look in the background of the new pictures @SnoopDogg […]