by Gabriel Bras Nevares
Sexyy Red proclaimed herself to be Drake's protégé in response to a fan's comparison between Drizzy, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole.
The interest in "The Big Three" will never die: Drake is loading his new album ICEMAN, his blog era colleague J. Cole just dropped his highly anticipated LP The Fall-Off, and Kendrick Lamar recently became rap's Grammys king. A non-beef narrative that's always been present since their mainstream ascents has been who they will pass their "torches" to in hip-hop. Sexyy Red thinks she is Drizzy's leading protégé, responding to a fan......
by Gabriel Bras Nevares
Faizon Love thinks people give 50 Cent too much credit for G-Unit's film and television endeavors, questioning his true success.
It doesn't matter if you're 50 Cent's hip-hop peer, an entertainment competitor, a politician, or a popular commentator: If you troll him, expect a response. Faizon Love learned this recently after his comments on the BagFuel podcast, during which he criticized 50's business acumen via G-Unit Studios' expansions into film, television, and other forms of media.
Basically, he question whether or not the G-Unit mogul is really making money, can be......
by Gabriel Bras Nevares
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 2: Rapper, Lil Wayne, performs during Day 2 of the Roots Picnic festival 2024, in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Brandon Laws/HotNewHipHop)
"I had a moment in my journey where I had grew a disdain for Wayne," the Vallejo MC opined, as caught by ZADCOZZY on Twitter. The caption reflects some fans' critical speculation that Russell's signing to Jay-Z via a Roc Nation distribution deal influenced these comments. That's because of unfounded conspiracy theories that anyone affiliated with the Roc......
by Zachary Horvath
DaBaby was slated to be in Waka Flocka Flame's position for this Conservative Valentine's Day party, but his team backed out.
Waka Flocka Flame is filling in for DaBaby as he's now the headlining act for a MAGA party today. The Queens rapper is going to perform at the "MAGA is in the Air" event whose host is Conservative content creator/YouTuber CJ Pearson.
Technically it's his group Cruel Kids Table, which is essentially a collective that's for young supporters of the political party. Additionally, it's continuing to push the Republican values into the hip-hop world. In a promotional post for the event......
by Ben Atkinson
Image via Adidas
The Adidas x BAPE World Cup collection featuring Samba, Campus, and Adistar sneakers are available for purchase now.
The Adidas x BAPE "Football Collective" officially dropped on February 7, 2026. This collaboration celebrates the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 with premium streetwear flair. The collection bridges terrace culture with high-end Japanese street fashion aesthetics.
Three footwear silhouettes headline the release featuring BAPE's signature design language. The Adistar HRMY BAPE showcases ABC CAMO green patterns across the entire upper. BAPE's iconic shark-teeth graphic wraps......
by Gabriel Bras Nevares
New predictions regarding first week sales for Kanye West's "BULLY" reportedly stem from pre-saves, pre-orders, and other factors.
Kanye West may have delayed his new album BULLY time and time again in recent years, after an initial and unofficial release online. But it seems like this long wait might still result in a strong first week debut for Ye, according to new projections from HITS Daily Double.
According to the outlet, they expect the new LP to move anywhere between 250K and 275K album-equivalent units in its first week, which would most likely secure a number one debut on......
by Gabriel Bras Nevares
J. Cole is selling his new album "The Fall-Off" directly to fans on his "Trunk Sale" tour, which has created a lot of wholesome moments.
J. Cole graduated from St. John's University in 2007, and almost 20 years later, he's making that history a part of his artistic legacy. For his "Trunk Sale" tour for the new album The Fall-Off, he stopped in New York City (specifically Queens) to return to his alma mater, connect with fans, and sell CDs of the new record.
Cole World caught some compelling clips from this "tour stop" on Twitter, whereas 2Cool2Blog on Instagram shared a clip from Brian......
by Cole Blake
Nicki Minaj has been speaking out about politics countless times in recent months, even firmly supporting Donald Trump.
Nicki Minaj says she doesn't believe the United States ever landed on the moon. She shared her opinion on the infamous conspiracy theory during an interview with Katie Miller, earlier this week. Miller brought up the idea while referencing various other conspiracy theories.
“You know, like other conspiracy theories, did we actually land a man on the moon?” Miller asked, to which Minaj replied bluntly, “No, I don’t think we landed on the moon." She didn’t elaborate on her reasoning for......
by Cole Blake
Despite Drake and Kendrick Lamar's success, Jimmy Iovine says that streaming services are "minutes away from being obsolete."
Jimmy Iovine says that Drake and Kendrick Lamar are among the select few artists who actually profit from the streaming model. He discussed why the process is broken and theorized that it will come to an end in the next few years while speaking with David Senra for a new interview.
He explained: "Those deals are reflective of the iTunes download market, 70-30. That was the same business as the download market. So they just copied that, which is not a great bit model for that. Why? Because you......
