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Fans can finally retire their #FreeBobbyShmurda tags now. The rapper known as Bobby Shmurda is reportedly returning home from the Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York after serving a seven-year sentence for conspiracy to murder, weapons possession, and reckless endangerment charges. “Thank you for remaining loyal and for riding this six year sentence out with me,” he wrote on […]
It was mere weeks ago that Ghetts announced he’d be releasing a new album, but with the coronavirus pandemic screwing with the passage of time, it feels like it’s been an eternity since the artwork and cryptic clues began to grace his Twitter and Instagram pages. Regardless, the point is it’s here now. In recent […]
Already this year, the UK has been spoilt rotten with exceptional rappers releasing exceptional projects and perhaps the most wildly eclectic of them all came from Chip. Technically a mixtape, Chip’s fascinating Snakes & Ladders is not a perfect project, but then mixtapes aren’t supposed to be—and it still stands as his best full-length yet. What you need […]
CyHi the Prynce had a brush with death over the weekend, after someone allegedly shot at his vehicle. The Atlanta rapper took to Instagram Sunday, where he posted some disturbing images of a destroyed car, along with a detailed description of what happened. “Today is a day about love, but in my city (the city […]
Rimzee has been on a scorching run of late that includes Upper Clapton Dreams 2 and a load of singles and freestyles, but today he’s back with something a little different. Stepping away from the usual tough-talking street rap, “Anything” opens up the Clapton rhymer’s romantic side and was one of UPD2’s highlights. WSTRN singer Haile featured on the original, but the […]
The road to one of the most anticipated albums of the year continues. Last night, East London legend Ghetts lifted the lid on the latest extract from the upcoming Conflict Of Interest: “No Mercy” with Pa Salieu and Backroad Gee. Produced by TenBillion Dreams, it’s a dramatic team-up that sets a seasoned veteran against two upstarts who are taking […]
Toronto singer-songwriter JAHKOY is back with a music video featuring Brooklyn icon Fabolous for his remixed version of “Exes & Summer Flings,” a fan favourite that dropped late last year. The visuals begin with Fabolous messaging the Toronto native, who appears in bed with a girl, and asking him if they’re linking later in the evening. […]
Following his June 2020 EP, Charly, New York City legend Max B is back with “Bad To Tha Bone”, his new single featuring UK rapper Giggs. The currently incarcerated Max B—who recently had his 75-year sentence for conspiracy to murder reduced and could well be released this year—has always been known for his unexpected creative choices, particularly his […]
Rapper Double K of the Los Angeles duo, People Under the Stairs, has died at the age of 43. The news of Double K’s death (born Michael Turner) first broke on Sunday. At the time of this report, Turner’s cause of death has not been revealed. But his passing was confirmed through several social media tributes […]
Elusive beatmaker and hip-hop savant Madlib has collaborated with everyone from Kanye West, to Erykah Badu, to the late MF DOOM, but he apparently missed the opportunity to join forces with Kendrick Lamar on the Grammy award-winning album To Pimp a Butterfly. In a new interview with the Guardian, the prolific producer admitted that he […]
