Hip Hop

Alicia Keys calls out the music industry’s systemic exclusion of women, revealing only 2% work in the business and launching initiatives to change it. Alicia Keys just put the music industry on blast for being exactly what she called it: a boys’ club that’s locked women out of the room. In an interview with The

D4VD faces mounting industry pressure after being charged with murder and sexual abuse of a minor, prompting streaming platforms and collaborators to take action. D4VD faces mounting pressure from the music industry after being charged with first-degree murder and the sexual abuse of a minor. The charges stem from the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas

‘I should have known to never take this job.’ A woman raised concerns about working conditions after posting a TikTok about a three-day bartending job in Austin, Texas, for the Lenovo suite at Formula 1, where everything seemed to go wrong. On April 16, bartender @boosboozemobilebar posted a TikTok about the chaotic conditions of working

Antoine Fuqua questions whether Michael Jackson actually committed the acts he’s accused of, citing skepticism about abuse claims. Antoine Fuqua spent millions reshaping his Michael Jackson biopic after discovering a clause that forced him to cut the film’s entire opening act. The director’s original vision opened with police raiding Neverland Ranch in 1993, depicting Jackson

Kanye West made a quiet visit to the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Beverly Hills as his European tour completely fell apart. Kanye West showed up at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Beverly Hills Monday night, and the timing couldn’t be more telling given everything that’s been happening with his career lately. The visit came just

Jabyrion Crumbley stays locked up after a judge denied bond for the teenager accused of killing Big Boi’s uncle in 2025. Big Boi‘s family got hit with devastating news when a Fulton County judge locked down the teenager accused of murdering his uncle in a senseless road rage shooting that shattered the entire family. Jabyrion

Lil Tjay’s keeping his mouth shut about the Offset shooting and focusing entirely on his new album dropping May 1. Lil Tjay walked out of a Florida jail two weeks ago with a lot of things he couldn’t say, but one statement he made crystal clear. The Bronx rapper was arrested on disorderly conduct charges

Diddy’s $100 million swing at NBCUniversal misses badly as a New York judge dismisses every claim in the defamation suit. Diddy lost his $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal in a New York courtroom, and the ruling reads like a complete and total beatdown from start to finish. Judge Phaedra F. Perry-Bond dismissed every claim

Drake has the whole world frozen! And a streamer is the coldest! Kishka this is your lucky day! Drake just turned a frozen spectacle, and now everybody’s asking if this “ICEMAN” rollout is genius marketing or FAKE. What started as a mysterious ice installation in downtown Toronto ended up looking like a scene out of

Another rapper signed to Gucci Mane comes home from jail. Hopefully it goes better than Pooh Shiesty. Foogiano has been released from prison. The Gucci Mane-signed rapper served time after being convicted in a 2021 firearm case in Memphis. The rapper, once a fast-emerging voice underGucci Mane’s 1017 imprint, had been completely out of the

Drake’s ice block treasure hunt ends with Twitch streamer Kishka discovering the May 15 Iceman release date and walking away with thousands in cash. Drake turned his album rollout into a full-blown treasure hunt that had Toronto fans climbing ice blocks with blowtorches and pickaxes just to crack the code. The 6 God buried the

Questlove went in skeptical but left convinced after the Michael Jackson biopic delivered an emotional portrayal that focused on humanity over perfection. Michael Jackson biopic reactions surged asQuestlovepraised the film’s emotional depth inMichaelahead of its U.S. release Friday because it reveals the man behind the myth. The early response from Questlove, a devoted follower of

Drake has Toronto in a frenzy by hiding his “Iceman” release date inside frozen blocks of ice that fans are desperately trying to melt. Drake turned Toronto into an Arctic mystery zone, stashing hisIcemanalbum release date inside massive ice blocks and watching fans lose their minds as they tried to crack the code. The Canadian

Bill Ackman submitted a $64.4 billion takeover bid for UMG, targeting the label home to Taylor Swift, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar. Bill Ackman just made a move that’s about to shake up the entire music industry with a $64.4 billion takeover bid for Universal Music Group. Pershing Square Capital is offering shareholders $10.85 billion in

Queen Latifah’s returning to host the 52nd American Music Awards in Las Vegas, bringing legendary energy to the stage. Queen Latifah is stepping back into the spotlight to lead the 52nd American Music Awards on May 25 from Las Vegas, marking her triumphant return to the stage three decades after she first co-hosted the ceremony

Tarah Jade gained viral traction with “Mmmm Hmmm…,” amassing millions of streams and sparking label interest as her breakout momentum surged. We’ve recently discovered a brand new artist who is making a lot of noise throughout the music scene online. She goes by the name of Tarah Jade. She’s gotten our attention after the release

Jay Park drew huge crowds to BBC/ICECREAM’s ComplexCon Hong Kong booth, where APORRO jewelry turned the activation into a culture flashpoint. Jay Park doesn’t do quiet entrances. When the Korean-American artist pulled up to ComplexCon Hong Kong with LNGSHOT, his new four-member boy group, the BBC/ICECREAM booth went from busy to uncontrollable in seconds. The

Blondy from The Sequence, the first all-female hip-hop group, has passed away with cause of death still unknown. Blondy from the pioneering Hip-Hop group The Sequence has passed away, with the cause of death not yet revealed. The news was confirmed by her bandmate Cheryl “The Pearl” Cook, who shared the devastating update with the

A man was convicted of murdering Lil Jbo after a jury deliberated for less than an hour, bringing justice to the rapper’s family. Lil Jbo got justice on Monday when a North Carolina jury convicted the man accused of shooting him nearly three years ago. Chamberlain Oxendine, 27, was found guilty of second-degree murder in

50 Cent’s bringing his entire life story to Hulu in a three-part documentary that traces his rise from Queens to becoming a global entertainment titan. 50 Cent is bringing his life story to Hulu in a three-part documentary that’ll trace his entire journey from the streets of Queens to becoming a global entertainment powerhouse. The