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Coming off the heels of a Grammy nomination, Chika said she’s decided to step away from music because of the “mental toll” of the music industry. In a message posted on her Twitter Sunday, which was titled “It’s really cool watching the world not give a fuck and paint you as a villian,” Chika said she can no longer […]

The man on the moon landed on the Saturday Night Live stage this week.   Kid Cudi performed “Tequila Shots” on Saturday’s episode, which was hosted by Carey Mulligan. Notice the Chris Farley tee, a nice touch.  Cudi was announced as the musical guest nearly a month ago, with the rapper sharing his excitement about finally getting to grace the SNL stage on […]

Lyricism comes in various shapes and forms. Yet, the age-old concept of comparing the way women approach rap to male rappers stops one from seeing the full spectrum of hip-hop. It also annoys fans of female rap. Unfortunately for Dorrough, he didn’t learn from Jermaine Dupri’s mistake and now he’s caught in Twitter’s cross-hairs.  Last week, […]

Dinner with Jay-Z or having over $100k to blow on a trading card?  Last week, a 2005 Topps “Signs Of Stardom” trading card signed by the Jigga Man was up for sale by Goldin Auctions. The 1-of-1 card was initially lingering around the $2,000 mark on the online auction site before one buyer started to heat up […]

Guapdad 4000 and producer !llmind have just unleashed their new collaborative album, 1176, with guest appearances from Buddy, P-Lo, and Tish Hyman. Guapdad 4000 goes by many names. The Versace Velacaraptor, the Freeband Phoenix, the Rick Owens Renaissance man. Regardless of what you know him as, the Bay Area rapper delivered his patented brand of creative, eccentric, reality-bending […]

Chicago rapper Famous Dex was reportedly robbed at gunpoint on Wednesday, according to TMZ. Authorities told the outlet that the rapper claims he got together with a friend who allowed Dex to borrow a $50,000 watch for a video shoot. After the friend gave Dex the watch, the rapper said he was followed by unknown […]

Nas doesn’t feel like he’s in competition with younger rappers. In a new interview, the Queens native told Financial Times, “I appreciate what’s out there, but there’s no one keeping me up at night.” He continued, “I hear a new rap record and think it’s great, but I don’t listen to it the next week.” He […]

Jack Harlow can rap. He silenced any questions otherwise with his last studio album release, Thats What They All Say, but it looks like the Louisville wonder kid is getting some major attention from bars he delivered when he was just a young boy. “Still some of the realest shit I ever wrote” Harlow tweeted, sharing a video […]

This Tuesday, the beloved Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda finally came home after serving nearly six years behind bars. And like his fellow GS9 member Rowdy Rebel, Bobby did it in style.  While Rebel stepped out with Off-White Air Jordans and iced out chains gifted from Young Thug, Shmurda upped the ante. Not only did Shmurda […]

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 […]