by Marisa Mendez
will.i.am is launching a new radio service that will allow listeners to interact with AI-powered DJs and customize their entire listening experience.
Built under his tech company FYI and titled RAiDiO.FYI, the service will go beyond music and allow for conversations about news, sports, weather and more. People can already start listening for free with the FYI app on all smartphones.
Talking to Billboard about the new venture, will said: “The request line has always been always been awesome for radio with when the callers get to......
by Sam Moore
JAY-Z has announced a shake-up at Roc Nation as the record label has merged with Equity Distribution.
Equity was previously the distribution arm of the company, but they are now merging to form one single entity called Roc Nation Distribution, according to Billboard.
Despite the apparent change in focus, with Equity working with independent artists who wished to maintain ownership of their masters, Roc Nation will continue to sign new talent and strengthen its roster.
The merger will see one notable departure from Roc Nation, with co-president Shari Bryant stepping down from her role after five years with the......
by Will Schube
Pras Michel has seemingly blamed his Fugees bandmate Lauryn Hill for the group’s recent tour cancelation, noting that the “cat’s out the bag.”
TMZ spoke with the rapper on Friday (August 9) and he seemed to place the fault solely on Hill’s shoulders.
He said: “I saved her reputation for 20 years by not telling my side of the story but oops … cat’s out the bag.”
Hill has yet to respond to Pras’ claims.
Hill lashed out at the media while breaking her silence on the last-minute......
by Sam Moore
Olympic breakdancer Raygun has spoken out after going viral following her widely ridiculed performance at the 2024 Games in Paris.
The Australian athlete, whose real name is Rachael Gunn, failed to score a single point during the competition but defended her performance from online mockery.
“What I wanted to do was come out here and do something new and different and creative — that’s my strength, my creativity,” she said to ESPN.
“I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best, the dynamic and the power moves, so I wanted to move differently, be......
by Andy Bustard
Elliott Wilson has revealed how he helped JAY-Z and Drake mend fences following their rift in the mid 2010s.
During the latest episode of HipHopDX‘s The Bigger Picture, the veteran Hip Hop journalist said he encouraged the two rappers to reopen their line of communication and hash things out after their relationship had soured.
“I got them back together, I got them to talk,” Wilson said. “Around the time when Drake was doing the tour with Lil Wayne and they had a show in Queens, Drake came backstage and hugged me and was like, ‘I......
by Tai Saint-Louis
MC Lyte has offered some new insight into her personal life, opening up about her divorce, finding new love, and even the validity behind the rumors about her sexuality.
The iconic Brooklyn rapper appeared on The Breakfast Club on Thursday (August 8), amid a press tour supporting both her forthcoming album 1 Of 1 and a special event in Brooklyn that saw her receive a key to the city.
Near the end of the hour-long conversation, Charlamagne tha God asked Lyte how she felt about her business being discussed in public, referring to the coverage around her divorce, which......
by Will Schube
Nipsey Hussle‘s brother, Blacc Sam, has opened up about what happened in the final moments of the rapper’s life in a rare new interview.
In the a conversation with Big Boy on his Off Air Series on Friday (August 9), Sam, born Sam Asghedom, shared what he was told about the minutes leading up to the tragedy, along with a theory on what Eric Holder was thinking when he pulled the trigger.
“Somebody come to the shop, they know we in the doorway,” he began. “When Hussle pull up, we in the doorway. You’re gonna see me with a hoodie on and I got a pistol on......
by Tai Saint-Louis
JAY-Z has taken the proper steps to ensure that whoever ends up acquiring Dame Dash‘s shares of Roc-A-Fella Records understands what will happen to the biggest asset included in the sale.
In a legal document uncovered by TMZ Hip Hop, Hov’s attorneys have notified the courts that once the legendary imprint’s ownership of the copyright on Reasonable Doubt ends in 2031, those rights will revert to “one Shawn Carter/”JAY-Z.”
The copyrights in question cover not only the rapper’s classic debut album and it’s title, but also each......
by Will Schube
Lauryn Hill and the Fugees have abruptly pulled the plug on their U.S. tour, just days before it was scheduled to begin.
On Tuesday (August 6), the dates were removed from Ticketmaster and Live Nation, with ticketholders also receiving cancelation and refund notices.
An explanation for the cancelations has yet to be given and neither Hill nor the Fugees have commented on the matter.
The 18-date tour, part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of Hill’s debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, was set to begin on Friday (Auugust 9) in Tampa, FL.
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by Marisa Mendez
Nelly was arrested this week for possession of four ecstasy pills, as well as driving without insurance, but he has since been released.
According to TMZ, the “Country Grammar” rapper was pulled over in a suburb just outside of his hometown of St. Louis early Wednesday morning (August 7). He was released a short time after.
His mugshot shows bloodshot eyes, but is otherwise nondescript. You can view it below.
The rapper has not released a statement regarding the incident as of this writing.
Nelly arrested in hometown for possession of......
