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Terrence “Punch” Henderson says SZA has gotten a hard-earned handle on fame and the pressures that come with it. The Top Dawg Entertainment boss, who signed the artist in 2013, made the comments on the Rap Radar podcast with Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller. At one point during the sit-down, Wilson referenced past incidents in which SZA expressed her frustrations with industry and […]
Ab-Soul has shared his new album Herbert via Top Dawg Entertainment. It’s the first time the Los Angeles rapper has released a record in six years. Herbert boasts appearances from Joey Badass, Big Sean, Jhené Aiko, Russ, Fresh, Ambré, ALEMEDA, and TDE’s SiR, Punch, Zacari, and Lance Skiiiwalker, plus production by DJ Premier, Sounwave, James Blake, Hit-Boy, Boi-1da, […]
It’s confirmed. SZA’s sophomore studio album will arrive later than expected. Fans have spent the past month waiting for an update on the project, which will mark SZA’s first proper release since 2017’s Ctrl. Anticipation increased back in May, when SZA suggested her long-awaited album would arrive sometime before the fall. “My album’s, like, finally ready to go, more […]
SkinnyFromThe9 wasn’t having it when a fan approached him and called him a “snitch” in public this week. The New Jersey rapper can be seen in a new viral video as he’s approached by a stranger. After asking if the boy wants a photo with him, Skinny is then asked “when did you snitch on […]
A high school track race turned violent this week after one student athlete caught up to another and sucker-punched him in the middle of an event. The footage began circulating online on Tuesday of the athlete running up behind the runner and punching him in the back of the head while onlookers sounded extremely upset. The race continued, […]
Twitter was going at it over the three-day weekend after TDE president Punch asked for his followers to name the “next superstars in rap.” Everyone has their own ideas of what makes a superstar, but Cardi B knows exactly where her name should be on that list. Punch had a few artists on his mind—including Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, and potentially Jack Harlow […]
Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard took a swing at Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft during a post-game handshake line on Sunday. After Michigan fell to Wisconsin 77-63, Wisconsin coach Greg Gard stopped Howard in line, where the two appeared to argue over a late timeout called by Gard. After a heated exchange, Howard swung at Krabbenhoft with an open hand […]
Kendrick Lamar announced last August that his next studio album will be his last with Top Dawg Entertainment, putting an end to a nearly two-decade-long partnership. His message comes months after Kendrick introduced his new company pgLang, co-founded with former TDE president Dave Free. Given Kendrick’s imminent departure from the label, TDE president Punch spoke with Mic, and reflected on their time working […]
Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show performer Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly is the subject of the latest chapter of Higher Ground and Spotify’s The Big Hit Show podcast, hosted by Alex Pappademas. And in the first episode, fans get a chance to hear from Kendrick himself, as well as from collaborators including Sounwave. An early […]
Just weeks after Jason Derulo fought two men who called him Usher, another artist has been caught on video scrapping with an apparent antagonist in public. In several videos, NLE Choppa can be seen walking through an airport before a man, who the Neighborhood Talk called an NBA YoungBoy fan, approaches him with a camera. The man asks […]
