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Few things are undebatable when it comes to discussing hip-hop, but one of the genre’s absolute certainties is that Kendrick Lamar is one of the greatest rappers working today. This still-young millennium has featured plenty of rappers who couldn’t quite meet the commercial and critical hype. But like a teenage LeBron James, Kendrick Lamar is […]

Kyrie Irving recently took to his Stories to share a snippet of the music he’s been working on in his downtime away from the game of basketball. The song includes a lyric where Irving pays homage to his close friend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna.  “We’re rocking with the ancestors, I’m doing what I’m supposed to do,” […]

Lil Baby ended his birthday with a bang… allegedly.  Just days after being showered with gifts at his Ice Ball, adult film actress Ms. London claimed that she was paid $16,000 to have sex with the rapper. “The best d*ck I ever had came from a millionaire who didn’t say more than two full sentences […]

Toronto hip-hop trio Prime Boys have dropped a new merchandise line that’s been a long time coming.  The crew from Toronto’s Esplanade area—comprised of Jimmy Prime, Jay Whiss, and Donnie—first unveiled an early iteration of the collection a couple years ago via a pop-up-shop truck that traveled around the city, selling a limited run of the threads. Now, the merch […]

Although he was notoriously forced into retirement decades ago, Moses “Shyne” Barrow’s post-rap career has been extremely fruitful. Belize held its national elections on Wednesday during which Shyne won the Mesopotamia seat in Belize City for the House of Representatives. Barrow took to Instagram where he celebrated his victory by reminding his followers that he went from “HIP HOP TO […]

Verzuz is making a comeback in November with a face-off between T.I. and Jeezy. “#VERZUZ is back with Season 2,” the series’ Twitter account wrote on Saturday. “T.I. vs Jeezy. Let the celebrations begin.” The Atlanta rappers will battle on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. ET on Instagram and Apple Music. “YKWTFGO,” T.I. wrote […]

Backxwash has won the prestigious 2020 Polaris Music Prize for her metal-infused hip-hop album, God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It. The award is presented annually to the best Canadian album, as decided by a jury of music journalists and broadcasters.  The Montreal-based, Zambia-born rapper had some steep competition this year, beating out records […]

DaBaby has been on a monumental run, but it hasn’t come without criticism. A lot of fans feel like the rapper’s flow has become stagnant and are looking for him to be more innovative, moving DaBaby to fire back at critics.  On Saturday, the North Carolina native took to Twitter and stood by his style. “Y’all […]

In an era where trends come and go, JaQuel Knight has managed to stay relevant and in tune with the culture. Most notably, we’ve witnessed the creative director choreograph at least four major projects with Megan Thee Stallion, in the last three months—Cardi B’s “WAP” music video, a moving Tidal performance, a new Alice in Wonderland-inspired […]

DaBaby may have been nominated for 12 awards at this year’s BET Hip Hop Awards, but he’s showing no signs of slowing down. The North Carolina rapper has dropped the video for “Practice,” which appeared on the deluxe version of Blame It on Baby. The deluxe version of the album features Future, Stunna 4 Vegas, and more. […]