Six people were reportedly stabbed during a Migos concert at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany, N.Y. on Friday, March 6, according to TMZ. The police discovered the first two victims shortly after being called to the scene before 1 a.m. Two more victims were taken to the hospital. The last two victims were found […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two people were injured after being shot Saturday at a Charlotte nightclub where rappers T.I., Young Jeezy and Yo Gotti were advertised to appear, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police spokesman said. The Charlotte Observer (http://bit.ly/1DEONZ0 ) reported that a popular club at the N.C. Music Factory complex was hosting a “CIAA Weekend Takeover” […]
DJ pioneer Jam Master J of Run-DMC was born on January 21, 1965. He was murdered in 2002 in a New York stuio. We pay tribute to him through photos.
Republicans aren’t as seriously concerned about courting African Americans as they claimed to be during last year’s mid-term elections. We know it — and they know it. In yet another racially-charged and stereotypical statement directed at black people by a high-profile Republican leader, Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor and a possible 2016 presidential candidate, […]
Christmas-themed Hip-Hop songs have been around since the late ’70’s when Kurtis Blow dropped his “Christmas Rappin'” single in 1979. That paved the way for other songs of the same ilk, including Run-D.M.C.’s classic “Christmas In Hollis” track. Blow released his holiday single ahead of getting signed to Mercury Records. The Harlem rapper was […]
North Carolina-born rap star J. Cole‘s 2014 Forest Hills Drive debuted atop the Billboard 200 — selling more than 360,000 units in its first week while de-throning Taylor Swift‘s 1989. Cole’s popularity clearly has grown over the course of releasing three number one studio albums. He managed to top the charts without much promotion or any […]
Can anyone believe this? It’s pretty hard to believe. Nas has been nominated for 13 Grammys, but considered one of the greatest rappers of all time, he’s never won. At the VH1 premiere of “The Tanning of America” — a documentary focused on how hip-hop culture helped shape modern-day America, he talked about his snubs […]
Signing to a major record label is enough to get anyone to celebrate, but according Dr. Boyce Watkins, Bobby Shmurda didn’t do anyone any favors with his reaction to signing with Epic Records. HipHopWired.com referenced a video released recently by WorldStarHipHop.com that shows Shmurda breaking out his “Shmoney Dance, among others, after signing his deal […]
Young Jeezy and Kendrick Lamar may be attracting attention from fans with the remix to Jeezy’s single “Holy Ghost,” but the song is garnering a different type of look from Bishop T.D. Jakes. MadameNoire.com reports the pastor’s legal team will be taking legal action against the song for the unauthorized use of his popular sermon […]
Thanks to the sale of his little headphone company, Dr. Dre’s annual salary has stomped on and vaporized the competition on Forbes’ new list of highest paid hip hop artists…aka The Cash Kings List. The 49-year-old veteran producer/rapper earned an obscene $620 million in pre-tax earnings for the 12 months between June 2013 and 2014. […]
The documentary, Nas: Time is Illmatic about the iconic debut album, Illmatic from Nas will be released in select theaters nationwide for one-night only on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. The doc will be released in Los Angeles and New York City on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 and then, to iTunes, on demand and through other VOD providers […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lonnie Lynn, known to hip-hop fans for his soulful spoken-word poems on rapper son Common’s albums, has died. Lynn died at age 71 on Friday, Common said in an interview Monday in Los Angeles. He gave no further details. Lynn was a star high school basketball player in Chicago and played […]
