The Summer Jam line-up is finally here. This year, Kendrick Lamar will be headlining the Hot 97 concert. Lamar headlined the show back in 2015 and has performed on both the main stage and festival stage. Other main acts include Lil Wayne, Swizz Beatz & Friends, Tory Lanez, A$AP Ferg, Remy Ma, Rich The Kid,
Nardwuar interviews Cardi B at the Coachella Music Festival ! Doot doo !
Hours after Drake announced his upcoming album, Scorpion, J. Cole came through with a similar announcement of his own. He took to Twitter with a simple message, which read, “New album. KOD 4/20.”
Drake has been teasing fans with new music, with tracks like “God’s Plan” and “Nice For What.” Now, the rapper recently took to Instagram to reveal the name of his new album as well as when it’s set to drop. Via a photo and caption, Drake revealed the name of the new album: Scorpion. Along
According to reports, Kendrick Lamar is now the first Hip-Hop artist to win a Pulitzer Prize for music. Along with that, Lamar is the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the prize. The Hollywood Reporter noted that the rapper won the award for his work done on his DAMN. album. The Pulitzer board indicated
Beyoncé performed for throngs of screaming fans Saturday night at Coachella after a year’s wait. “Y’all ready Coachella?,” she asked the crowd as she opened her set, becoming the first woman of color to headline the music festival in Indio, California. Excited fans had a new nickname for this year’s festival: Beychella. Other headliners included
DJ Envy, Angela Yee, and Charlamagne Tha God gave their opinions and opened up the phone lines to see what the listeners thought of Nicki Minaj’s two new tracks “Chun-li” and “Barbie Tingz.” While Nicki shook the music world up with the release of the two tracks, Charlamagne felt like the timing was off because
In collaboration with BET Networks, T.I. is about to expand his Grand Hustle Productions brand into the realm of entrepreneurial reality shows. The rapper-turned-renaissance man reportedly has an endeavor in the works that will give audiences a glimpse into the grinding spirit of a group of contestants selected to compete for a highly paid position
The saga (real or not) that is Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B has captivated the masses. Since Cardi’s ascendance into pop culture, many have stated that this spelled the end of Nicki’s run as hip-hop’s number one female attraction. Now whether the beef between the two is real or not, doesn’t absolve either party from
While Boi-1da has produced hits for several massive hip-hop stars, the Canadian beatsmith is probably best known for the work he’s done with fellow Toronto native Drake. The OVO producer recently sat down with Tidal’s Rap Radar podcast to chop it up with Elliott Wilson and Brian “b.dot” Miller about his frequent collaborator. During the
