Hip Hop

Lil Wayne was among the many rap artists invited to Vice President Kamala Harris’ home for a Hip-Hop 50 celebration on Saturday (September 9). While it’s not exactly the White House, it’s the next best thing—at least for the 400 people invited. Lil Wayne pulled up alongside fellow rappers Jeezy, MC Lyte, Common, Fat Joe,

There are an infinite number of stories that have come out of September 11, a fateful day 22 years ago that changed the world forever. Sgt. Jason Thomas is one of those stories. Thomas is an American Marine who gained national recognition for his heroic actions on September 11, 2001. The attack on the World

Earlier this year, Gunna (born Sergio Kitchens) announced two headlining appearances in New York City and Los Angeles. “The Gift” portion of the concert series took place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on September 9. Gunna’s return to the stage came after the A Gift & a Curse album creator pleaded guilty to a racketeering charge in the

All Photos By Julia Beverly Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed over 400 esteemed guests to her stately residence on Saturday in a historic and vibrant celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop,. This remarkable event, the first of its kind, saw the Vice President acknowledging the profound influence of the genre on

Who knew it? Young Jeezy, when he was still named Lil J, was trying to be a DJ. Jeezy isn’t that young anymore. He was trying to DJ back in the day with artists like “Salt-N-Pepa” and songs like “Planet Rock.” That’s straight up old school! Anyway, this all started in his cousin’s garage. All

As Blueface continues to party well into his mid-20s, his wild lifestyle is getting more and more attention from law enforcement. According to TMZ, the Los Angeles Police Department has been called to the “Thotiana” rapper’s home nine times since May for myriad reasons. Noise complaints are at the top of the list, but the

Wu-Tang Clan and Run The Jewels were tapped as co-headliners for a show in Denver, Colorado on Friday night (September 8). But Hip-Hop fans were also treated to a special reunion between Del The Funky Homosapien, Kid Koala and Dan The Automator—collectively known as Deltron 3030. Taking the stage at 6:30 p.m. local time, the

Even though Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. album was released well over five years ago, artists such as Big Sean, French Montana and Jay Electronica might take offense to newly leaked demos from the project. An unknown source has apparently leaked an early version of “Element” in which K. Dot takes aim at Sean Don and French

Mark Curry seems to think Diddy is on a downward spiral. The Hip-Hop mogul is giving out millions to HBCUs and returning the publishing rights to artists and songwriters from his Bad Boy Records label. But a recent victory in court could signal everything is just fine in Diddy’s world. According to Spirits Business, Judge

MTV announced the return of Nicki Minaj as its emcee for the annual Video Music Awards. The Hip-Hop star will host the festivities and perform for the second year in a row. Nicki Minaj won the Video Vanguard Award at last year’s VMAs. She will perform her new single “Last Time I Saw You” at

AGAIN! Nas is at the top of the Goat pile right now! He’s on a run like NEVER before. This run is unprecedented! Unheard of, for ANY emcee! I love that Nas is doing it this way. I do not know what he is doing it for, but he’s doing it! I have some suspicions,

Cardi B wants to make a sexually charged song with Offset. The Atlantic Records rapper revealed her desire to create a “freaky” record with her husband in an interview with SiriusXM’s Hip Hop Nation. “I do wanna do more songs with him,” Cardi B told host Swaggy Sie. “I do wanna explore. I feel like

Blueface’s mother, Karlissa Saffold, appears to be gently walking back her “Kissing Cousins” accusations regarding her son and Chrisean Rock—the mother of her grandson. To quickly catch everyone up to speed, just one day after Chrisean Jr. was brought into this world via an Instagram Live birth orchestrated by his mother, Saffold hosted an Instagram

Lil Reese is asking for forgiveness. The 30-year-old recording artist took to Instagram to offer an apology for taking part in blatantly demeaning an unknown man. Earlier this week, footage of Lil Reese and others humiliating a homeless person went viral. In the clip, an individual associated with Reese can be seen pouring a liquid

Jimmy Fallon’s leadership on “The Tonight Show” is being questioned for fostering an allegedly hostile and toxic work environment. According to Rolling Stone, 16 individuals—including former and current staff members—claimed the 48-year-old’s behavior ruined their “dream” of working on the late-night show. Fourteen former and two current employees, all opting to remain anonymous, stated that “The

Cordarius Dorsey, one of Young Thug’s co-defendants in the YSL RICO case, was convicted of murder in a separate case in Georgia on Wednesday (September 6). According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dorsey was found guilty of the 2020 shooting of Xavier Turner. Dorsey, also known as YSL Polo, was already serving a life sentence for

The search to find the person who killed Blac Youngsta’s brother, Tomanuel Benson, continues. As previously reported, Benson was fatally shot on the South Side of Memphis at a Valero BP gas station iin August and died around the time paramedics arrived at the scene. At the time, people were tight-lipped about who shot him

Jeezy has made the prestigious New York Times Best Sellers List with his memoir titled Adversity for Sale: You Gotta Believe.  The book charts the 45-year-old Georgia rapper’s journey from the streets to success on the Billboard charts.  His TV host/producer wife, Jeannie Mai Jenkins, announced the good news with an adorable video featuring their