Hip Hop

The city of Oakland has renamed a local street to honor slain rap star Tupac Shakur. The “California Love” icon called Oakland his second home, and he launched his career with one of the biggest groups in the city, Digital Underground. Shakur, a New York City native, grew up in Baltimore. His parents then moved

Renowned producer DJ Khaled became a trending topic on Saturday, November 4, for all the wrong reasons. Numerous displeased users flocked to X, previously known as Twitter, to criticize DJ Khaled for not speaking out about Israel’s conflict with Hamas, including the rising death toll among Palestinians as the Israeli military continues its assault on

It’s been said imitation is the biggest form of flattery, but NoCap isn’t pleased with the current Artificial Intelligence trend that has his lyrics posted all over social media. The Alabama rapper actually took to Twitter recently and expressed his disdain for the latest viral trend—which pairs lyrics from popular rap songs with meme-style images

In addition to DJ Akademiks versus Saucy Santana and Sexyy Red versus Khia, there is even more social media beef happening at the moment. Apparently, there is also bad blood brewing between Chrisean Rock and Coi Leray. Jason Lee recently sat down with Chrisean Rock for an interview. During the conversation, Rock spoke about a

Hernandez Govan, the man who has been indicted for facilitating the murder of Young Dolph, has now met with a new judge overseeing the case to bring justice to the slain Memphis rap star. Young Dolph was shot and killed in November 2021 in Memphis outside of his favorite bakery, Makeda’s Homemade Cookies. Justin Johnson,

DJ Kool Herc was among the class of 13 inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday night (November 3) at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Following an introduction by LL COOL J, DJ Kool Herc walked arm-in-arm with his sister Cindy Campbell to accept the Musical Influence honor. But before he could even

Meek Mill has released countless street anthems. He has also partnered with several billionaires to launch the Reform Alliance, an organization working to change probation and parole laws around the country. One fellow Hip-Hop artist recently shared his thoughts on Meek Mill’s transition between rapping about street life and promoting social justice reform. New Orleans

Earlier this year, William “Fetty Wap” Maxwell II received a six-year federal prison sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. However, the New Jersey-raised rhymer will continue to put out music. 300 Entertainment announced a new Fetty Wap project will arrive before the end of the year. King Zoo will be the first official full-length album

Pardison Fontaine is catching heat from fans who believe he cheated on Megan Thee Stallion following the release of her new single, “Cobra.”  The Grammy Award-winning rapper shared the stunning visuals for her first single as an independent artist Friday (November 3). Watch the video below.   While fans praised her lyrical abilities and vulnerability on

Rapper 50 Cent continues to relentlessly taunt Sean “Diddy” Combs concerning the infamous murder of Tupac Shakur. Duane “Keefe D” Davis was arrested on September 29, and charged with the murder, and since then, 50 Cent has steadily taken aim at Diddy. Tupac Shakur was tragically shot on the Las Vegas Strip on September 7,

Kim Kardashian has revealed her daughter North West prefers Kanye West’s apartment to her mansion. During Thursday’s episode of “The Kardashians,” the 43-year-old reality star discussed her co-parenting relationship with her ex-husband and revealed to her sister Kourtney that North West, 10, prefers the rapper’s place to her opulent California mansion because he doesn’t have

Will Smith will not be able to attend the Academy Awards’ Oscar ceremony until at least 2032, but the legendary actor/rapper will be part of a televised music event presented by the Recording Academy. “A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop” will help close out the year-long celebration of the culture. Will Smith (aka The

50 Cent has scored his first ever diamond-certified song with “In Da Club” two decades after the song was released in 2003.  The G-Unit founder achieved the milestone on Wednesday (November 1) per Chart Data. Fiddy took to Instagram to celebrate the song that served as the lead single from his seminal debut album, Get

A book about the assassination of Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moosewala is about to be adapted into a film and aims to shed light on his death. According to The Statesman, the rights to the book “Who Killed Moosewala?” by Jupinderjit Singh have been acquired by Matchbox Shots. As previously reported by AllHipHop.com, Moosewala was killed

Flavor Flav performed the National Anthem at the Cleveland Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks game on Sunday (October 29), much to people’s surprise. The clip of the Public Enemy legend belting out “The Star-Spangled Banner” went viral and many applauded his gusto. But there were others who were unfairly critical and mean. On Tuesday (October 31),

Lil Nas X has been relatively quiet over the last several months. This week saw the “Old Town Road” hitmaker cause a stir online once again with his 2023 Halloween outfit. Earlier Wednesday morning (November 1), Lil Nas X shared a 21-second video of himself dressed as a bloody tampon. The 24-year-old recording artist could

Diddy had a surprise in store for Warner Bros. Entertainment after claiming they banned him from dressing up as the Black Joker.  His portrayal of the late Heath Ledger’s Joker from The Dark Knight movie was so eerily realistic, Power actor Michael J. Ferguson had no idea who he was when they got into a

Chrisean Rock appeared on Kai Cenat’s mock reality show, “7 Days In,” with a few of her girls. The show’s concept centers on Kai Cenat’s “incarceration” in a fake jail cell with his celebrity guests coming in (on fake charges) and spending the day on lockdown with him. When Rock came on the show and

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the murder of Shani Louk, who Hamas militants kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7. It’s believed she was beheaded. “We are devastated to share that the body of 23-year-old German-Israeli Shani (Louk) was confirmed,” the agency tweeted on Monday (October 30). “Shani who was

Nick Grant, hailing from Walterboro, South Carolina, always stood out in a town of around 5,000 residents. His journey began with a simple challenge from friends who dared him to write a better rhyme than theirs. Nick not only won that bet but continued to dominate his neighbors and classmates, one rap battle at a