By - A.Williams
The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Tyler The Creator, Ferg, and Gunna.
What a week; we got the announcement of Tyler The Creator’s new album (which may herald the coming return of New Music Tuesdays, alongside Earthgang’s Perfect Fantasy), a new album release date from Leikeli47, and the BET Hip-Hop Awards, with a performance from GloRilla and the return of Yung Miami.
New music this week includes Tyler The Creator’s “St Chroma“:
Ferg’s “Thought I Was Dead“:
Ab-Soul’s “All That” with JasonMartin:
And Gunna’s “Him All Along“:
Here is the......
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Drake continues his redemption tour with another new feature verse, this time on Chino Pacas and Fuerza Regida‘s new single, “Modo Capone.” The title is Spanish for “Capone Mode” and, as he did with Bad Bunny on 2018’s “Mia,” Drake once again sings in Spanish here. Drake’s known for embracing regional and underground musical movements, so it was probably only a matter of time until he delved into música Mexicana.
As it turns out, he fits into the style about as well as he does any other — it helps that his presence here is limited to a single verse, while 18-year-old Chino Pacas and Fuerza......
by Marisa Mendez
Ka, a revered Brooklyn MC who was also a 20-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department, has died unexpectedly at the age of 52.
An announcement was shared to his Instagram page on Monday (October 14).
“We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Kaseem Ryan (1972-2024), the rapper and producer known as Ka, who died unexpectedly in New York City on October 12, at the age of 52,” it read. “Born and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn, Ka lived a life of service-to his city, to his community, and to his music. As a 20-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department, he......
by Sam Moore
Ab-Soul appears to have taken a shot at Drake‘s friend OVO Chubbs while performing a freestyle on Funkmaster Flex‘s radio show.
Chubbs seemingly threw a jab at Drizzy’s detractors on Instagram last week, writing: “Actions Speak Louder Than Words. Y’all Boys Talk To Much.”
The TDE rapper did not take long to respond, appearing on Hot 97 for a freestyle where he spat: “Actions speak loud but so does moments of silence.”
Fans will recognize the Lord Finesse beat from Big L‘s freestyle......
by Tai Saint-Louis
R. Kelly‘s daughter with wife Andrea Kelly has opened up about the sexual abuse she allegedly suffered at her father’s hands in a new documentary about the singer.
On Friday (October 11), TVEI Networks released the first of a two-part expose about Kelly and his relationship with his children titled Karma: A Daughter’s Journey. Per TMZ, the film finds his daughter Buku Abi (born Joanne Kelly), sharing details about an incident she says occurred when she was around the age of eight or nine.
The now 26-year-old claims that she woke up to find R. Kelly touching her and pretended to......
by Andy Bustard
2Pac‘s brother Mopreme Shakur has cast doubt on Diddy‘s long-standing assertion that he had no involvement in 2Pac‘s murder.
Appearing on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Mopreme was asked about the decades-old rumors linking the Bad Boy boss to the 1996 shooting that claimed ‘Pac’s life, citing a controversial 2008 Los Angeles Times article that was later retracted, as well as comments from 50 Cent and Eminem.
Morgan read out Diddy’s statement to the outlet denying the allegations (“The story is a......
by Shawn Setaro
Dr. Dre will have to forget about Dr. Charles Sophy, or at least stay away from him, after a Los Angeles judge issued a restraining order for Sophy against the Hip Hop icon.
Sophy is, as previously reported, suing Dre for $10 million for engaging in a “malicious campaign of harassment” against him after he counseled the Aftermath Entertainment founder and his former wife during their marital problems.
On Friday (October 11), Sophy filed for, and was granted, a temporary restraining order against Dre, citing a year and a half’s worth of alleged threats from the......
by Sam Moore
Westside Gunn has announced the release date for his new album Still Praying.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday (October 1), the prolific Buffalo, New York rapper announced the album’s release date as November 1 and also unveiled the project’s cover art, which features recently deceased professional wrestler Sid Eudy.
Gunn also commented on the upcoming release and how he expects it to birth a new era for Griselda Records.
“THIS IS FOR BIG DUMP, MICHELLE, GDAD, VIRGIL, CHINEGUN, SLY GREEN, KUTTER, SHOTS, BACON, BEHIND THE WALL and BUFFALO!!!!!!”......
by Sam Moore
Snoop Dogg, Fat Joe and other Hip Hop figures have paid tribute to late actor John Amos, best known for his roles in Good Times, Roots and Coming to America.
Amos passed away on August 21 but his death was only announced by his son K.C. on Tuesday (October 1). He was 84 years old.
K.C. said in a statement: “It is with heartfelt sadness that I share with you that my father has transitioned. He was a man with the kindest heart and a heart of gold and he was loved the world over.
“Many fans consider him their TV father. He lived a good life. His......
by Marisa Mendez
Kendrick Lamar and Drake‘s beef “really fucked the game up,” at least according to Hitmaka‘s perspective.
Taking to his Instagram Story on Tuesday (October 1), the producer expressed that in the aftermath of their conflict, aside from Future, he feels the only hot rappers now are women and, in his opinion, no male rapper is going to compete with a woman.
“Kendrick & Drake shit really fucked the game up cause now there’s no BAR/STANDARD,” he began. “Don’t nobody got nothing to aim at or copy off......
