by Andy Bustard
Saba and No ID‘s long-awaited joint album From the Private Collection of Saba & No ID is finally here — check it out below.
Clocking in at 15 songs, the project boasts appearances from a couple of R&B heavy-hitters in Raphael Saadiq and Kelly Rowland, as well as frequent Saba collaborators such as Smino, BJ The Chicago Kid, Jean Deaux and Eryn Allen Kane.
The Chicago rapper’s Pivot Gang crew is also well represented, with MFnMelo, Frsh Waters and his brother Joseph Chilliams making appearances.
Behind the boards, the legendary No ID handles the bulk of the......
by Sam Moore
Cordae‘s debut on Tiny Desk Concert has made a lot of fans happy, but none more so than his mom.
As part of his 20-minute set on the popular NPR series, the DMV rapper performed “06 Dreamin” from his latest album The Crossroads, which sampled a song that his mother recorded in the mid ’00s when she was an aspiring singer.
Bringing the touching track full circle, Cordae brought out his mom, Jennifer Dunston, to perform her sections of “06 Dreamin” in a truly heartwarming moment.
The 27-year-old later commented on the mother-son duet, writing on X: “Brought my momma on to my tiny......
by Sam Moore
Timbaland has revealed that he made some huge hits for JAY-Z and Beyoncé while struggling with substance abuse.
Speaking on The Pivot Podcast, the legendary producer discussed working on Hov’s Magna Carta Holy Grail, Bey’s “Drunk in Love” and Justin Timberlake’s massive The 20/20 Experience while in the throes of his drug addiction.
“It was fun. Those were cool albums, but my best work was done when I wasn’t on drugs. That’s facts,” he said.
“It was just fun, creating. I was doing all of those albums back to back. It was......
by Sam Moore
Shyne is on the outs as Belize’s leader of the opposition after narrowly losing a election.
The former Bad Boy rapper has been Opposition Leader in the House of Representatives and the leader of the Belize United Democratic Party since 2021, and had hopes of becoming the prime minister in this year’s elections.
However, Belize’s general election saw Shyne (real name Moses Barrow) unseated by another candidate within his own party, Lee Mark Chang.
Shyne lost by just 98 votes to Chang.
Following the results of the election, the 46-year-old said in a statement: “The people have spoken. Congratulations to......
by Shawn Setaro
Druski and Odell Beckham Jr. have both been named in a sexual assault lawsuit filed against Diddy.
The comedian and the NFL star were among over a dozen defendants, including Jaguar Wright, named in an amended complaint filed on Friday (March 7) by Ashley Parham and two anonymous plaintiffs.
Parham, by herself, originally filed her suit last October. This updated version adds the two additional plaintiffs, as well as adding, among others, Druski, OBJ, and Diddy’s mother Janice Combs as defendants.
In the suit, Druski and Beckham are accused of raping Parham — Druski of doing so while Diddy......
by Marisa Mendez
Doechii is feeling beyond grateful after her hero, Ms. Lauryn Hill, brought her out to perform a duet of “Doo Wop (That Thing).”
On Saturday (March 8), the Fugees legend surprised the crowd at the Jazz In The Gardens Music Festival by bringing out the Swamp Princess for a rendition of her 1998 classic.
Sharing a video of the performance to X afterward, Doechii sang Ms. Hill’s praises as she gushed about the experience.
“Thank you Miss Lauryn Hill. Thank you,” she wrote. “My heart is so full. She is my hero. This is the greatest honor hip hop could give me. Praise God … my......
by Shawn Setaro
6ix9ine may not be topping the charts like he was in his early career, but he is doing extremely well in one regard: his Platinum and Gold commemorative plaques, seized by the IRS last year and recently auctioned off, sold for higher-than-expected prices.
AllHipHop broke the news that many of the memorabilia items went for more than the estimated price. As can be seen on the full list here, the rapper’s Platinum award for “GOOBA” went for $10,250 — well above the $4-6K estimate.
Similarly, his “BEBE” plaque sold for $19,000 — over three times the estimate; and the one for......
by Marisa Mendez
Lil Wayne and the Hot Boys seemingly could not care less about what Birdman had to say during a recent show – walking right off stage while the Cash Money mogul was in the middle of a speech.
In a video clip that circulated on Tuesday (March 11), Baby can be seen heaping praise on Weezy to the crowd, only to turn around and see the entire Hot Boys crew had already began to exit.
With the mic still in his hand, Wayne can be heard telling him, “Aight. Aight.”
You can view the clip below.
This isn’t the only incident that went down on the Hot Boys reunion tour with Birdman. At......
by Sam Moore
Bill Murray has finally opened up about the wild rumors that he once dated Kelis.
The legendary actor and R&B singer were rumored to be dating in 2023 after they were spotted at a number of music festivals together that summer.
Now, the Ghostbusters star has discussed the speculation for the first time during an interview with Sway in the Morning.
“I met this girl named Kelis. I got great press that I was dating her, which really raised my cred,” Murray joked.
The Oscar nominee added that he had been interested in the singer since he saw her in Ol’ Dirty Bastard‘s video for......
by Sam Moore
2 Chainz is set to continue his prolific start to 2025 by releasing a joint album with Statik Selektah this year.
The Atlanta rapper only just dropped Life Is Beautiful with Larry June and The Alchemist, but is showing no signs of slowing down now that he’s an independent artist.
In an Instagram post this past weekend, Statik confirmed that the pair’s full-length collaboration will arrive before the year is out and that it will feature appearances from Lil Wayne, Westside Gunn, Mary J. Blige, Cee-Lo Green and Larry June, among......
