With the released of his two-song EP Scary Hours Drake made history tallying his 21st and 22nd top 10s on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. As a result, the rapper past JAY-Z for the most Hot 100 top 10s among any rappers. “God’s Plan” blasted onto the Hot 100 at No.1 when the song was
Lil’ Wayne and Birdman had the most unexpected and acrimonious break-up in modern-day hip-hop. Their split was reminiscent of JAY-Z and Dame Dash’s highly publicized separation. The father and son rap duo sat comfortably at the top of the rap game with Cash Money and Young Money steadily pumping radio stations full of hit records
According to reports, the Kendrick Lamar-curated soundtrack for ‘Black Panther debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Billboard noted the album moved 154,000 equivalent album units in the first week. Out of the number moved, 52,000 of those units are from traditional album sales. This is not the first time Kendrick has been a
Will Smith is the latest celebrity to show love to Marvel’s Black Panther. He took to his Instagram account today (February 20) and shouted out the cast and crew of the film. “What you have done is spectacular,” the veteran actor declared after naming the director and stars of the movie. “I watched the film
HipHopDX introduced their new series Soulful Sundays today (February 18) hosted by their Editor-In-Chief Trent Clark. The first episode features Los Angeles’ own Nipsey Hussle who is on the heels of the release of his official album Victory Lap. Nip and Trent sit down over plates of comfort food at Comfort LA, a soul food restaurant
BET’s Rate The Bars series finds a way for rappers with clout to judge their peers in a neutral environment. Lyrics are written on note cards, and their authors remain anonymous. Legendary lyricist Tech N9ne is the latest rapper to take the challenge, and the cards he was dealt were cleverly placed. Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Billboard
Marvel’s Black Panther has exceeded all expectations earning $202 million in just three days of its 4-day Presidents Day weekend opening. The movie hailed for its majority Black cast has become the second biggest superhero opening of all time and the fifth biggest movie opening of all time. At this rate, the Ryan Coogler directed
While Beyonce and Blue Ivy were chilling courtside and snapping selfies at the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles over the weekend, JAY-Z was back in New York City wining and dining a group of Roc Nation execs to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars. Page Six reports that Hova dropped more than
Ever since he made his account, the Oscar-nominated actor has been having more and more fun sharing his life with his followers. It first started with his struggle on how to use the camera. Then led to trolling his son Jaden’s “Icon” music video. Now, he can’t get enough of pranking his friend and posting
Black Panther brought a lot of success and many firsts for the Marvel franchise in only three days. Movie and comic book lovers everywhere did not disappoint when Black Panther hit the big screen. The film brought Michael B. Jordan, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett, and the list goes on to tell a story
