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South African rapper AKA, born Kiernan Forbes, passed away on Friday night after he was shot outside of a restaurant in Durban. He was 35 years old. AKA’s parents, Tony and Lynn Forbes, confirmed their son’s death on Saturday in a statement sent to Rolling Stone. “It is with extreme sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our […]
Two years after Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion sparked outrage with a risqué performance of “WAP” at the 2021 Grammy Awards, another duo is facing heat from the conservative crowd due to its controversial appearance at last Sunday’s show. After taking home the Grammy for best pop duo/group performance earlier in the evening for their chart-topping collaborative single “Unholy,” Sam […]
Ja Rule isn’t happy about being left off Billboard’s “50 Greatest Rappers of All Time” list. Over the past month, Billboard counted down the best rappers in hip-hip history, a list that included several rappers who came up alongside Ja in the late-1990s: Jadakiss (No. 46), Ludacris (No. 39), DMX (No. 21), Missy Elliot (No. 19), […]
Iyla has shared her new EP, Appetite For Disaster via 3T Entertainment, Astra Velum, and Empire. The 7-song project boasts features from Benny the Butcher on the cut “Lost Me,” and Symba on the track “Impala.” “I’m super excited about this EP,” Iyla said of the project in a statement. “I kind of have a […]
It seems that Oakland natives still have something to say about GloRilla’s recent club appearance, which ended in a fan throwing water on the 23-year-old. On Friday, the CMG rapper posted a screenshot to her Instagram Stories in response to a troll. “The Bay don’t play,” Instagram user freddieluciano wrote and tagged Glo. “Got her ass up […]
SZA will be honored with the Woman of the Year Award at next month’s Billboard Women in Music Awards, the publication announced on Friday. In a statement shared via email, Billboard Editorial Director Hannah Karp pointed to SZA’s genre-defying consistency over the past five years, all of which led up to last year’s acclaimed SOS […]
Toward the end of last year, we brought you the first two parts of Henrie Kwushue’s globe-trotting Who We Be series, an extension of the long-running podcast she’s been co-hosting. The three-part tour started right on her doorstep at Notting Hill Carnival before she flew out to Accra, Ghana, and now, for the final leg, she’s landed in […]
Daniel Caesar keeps blessing fans. Just two weeks after delivering “Do You Like Me?” the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter returns with “Let Me Go,” his second release of 2023. The track is a down-tempo joint that finds Caesar reflecting on an emotionally draining relationship that he’s struggling to end. “I’m not afraid of manipulation/You’re stuck in your ways/I run out of […]
YG and Ty Dolla Sign reunite on “Let’s Ride,” featuring fellow West Coast rapper Lambo4oe. The song, which will appear on the Fast X motion picture soundtrack, samples Biggie Smalls’ 1997 cut “Notorious Thugs” with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. “Ridin’ four deep, I’m like, ‘Baby, push the button’/Hundred on the dash, I ain’t even had to touch it,” Lambo4oe raps in the […]
Drake is being ordered to give a deposition or make an appearance in court later this month for the XXXTentacion murder trial. Mauricio Padilla—defense attorney for Dedrick Williams, one of three suspects on trial—attempted to subpoena Drake late last month. Per Rolling Stone, Padilla claims the Her Loss artist was in fact served properly, but was a no-show. […]
