by MICHAEL SAPONARA
Coi Leray is proud of how far she’s come in the music game, so much so that she’s crowned herself the queen of versatility when it comes to her generation of rappers.
The 26-year-old isn’t afraid to speak up when it comes to her place in Hip Hop and receiving the flowers she feels she deserves. Leray hailed herself as the queen of versatility in a tweet on Thursday (July 13). “I’m the queen at versatility in my generation fasho,” she wrote.
The Neighborhood Talk reposted Coi Leray’s bold declaration and fans flooded the comments telling her to pump the brakes while pointing to the likes......
by BERNADETTE GIACOMAZZO
Joe Budden has joined the conversation around the Keke Palmer and Usher drama, joking about the butt cheeks seen — and heard — ’round the world.
The rapper-turned-podcast host took to his eponymous podcast on Monday (July 10), and revealed that he didn’t understand what all the fuss was about in the first place.
“Keke Palmer took her little hot ass. She took her grown adult hot ass to Vegas with a little see-through sequence ass-out outfit,” he said. “I’ma light the streets up tonight. She left her man home. Left lunch money on the end......
by KARAN SINGH
Logic has one of the busiest minds in Hip Hop, and his latest endeavor is an unlikely collaboration with Morrisville’s own Asher Roth.
The former frat-rap star joined Luke Bailey on a new episode of the Fly Fidelity podcast, during which he discussed coming up in the blog era and switching lanes as an artist soon after his breakthrough.
The episode went live on Sunday (July 9) and featured Asher revealing an exciting new detail about a project he is currently working on: his upcoming EP will be produced entirely by Logic.
To those familiar with the 37-year-old MC’s work following his “I Love......
by RUTH HAWKINS
N.O.R.E. has shared a laugh with Akon over the fake watch the latter once gifted French Montana for his birthday.
“Are you ever going to give French a watch so he can stop telling this story?” N.O.R.E. asked the “Locked Up” rapper in a teaser for their upcoming Drink Champs interview that was posted to Instagram on Tuesday (July 11).
“Listen, me and French got got that day,” Akon responded, revealing he purchased a watch for himself that same day, which also turned out to be a fake. “I’m the one that lost money. I bought two new watches — one for me......
by KARAN SINGH
Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion are among the A-listers who will be performing at this year’s Global Citizen Festival in New York City.
On Tuesday (July 11), Global Citizen announced that it will be returning this autumn. The free, ticketed event is part of the organization’s larger “mission to drive critical efforts to End Extreme Poverty NOW: For the Planet, For Equity, For Food, and For Jobs.”
The single-day gathering will feature five artists: Ms. Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Conan Gray and Stray Kids. It will take place at Central Park’s Great Lawn on September 23.
In......
by MICHAEL SAPONARA
Cordae is officially a dad after he and tennis star Naomi Osaka have now welcomed their newborn baby girl into the world.
According to PEOPLE, Cordae and Osaka are now parents after the four-time Grand Slam champion gave birth to their daughter in Los Angeles. A source relayed that the parents and their baby girl “are doing well.”
According to TMZ, it’s also been reported that the Grammy-nominated rapper revealed that he became a dad during a recent concert north of the border in Calgary.
Osaka and Cordae have been tight-lipped about the child’s birth date and name so far. “We......
by RUTH HAWKINS
Russ has shown he’ll stop at nothing — even disrupting his performance — to ensure his fans are safe when enjoying his music live.
On Thursday (July 6), the “What They Want” rapper, who was performing on the Coca-Cola Stage at Calgary Stampede in Canada, abruptly stopped his show to intervene in a tussle off-stage, between a female fan and security.
“What y’all doing?” said Russ, who can be heard interrogating the security guards as they slammed the concert-goer against a wall.
“Yo, yo, that’s a female bro. What’s wrong with you?” he continued questioning those......
by BERNADETTE GIACOMAZZO
T.I. has officially added “comedian” to his resume, making his televised stand-up debut in Kevin Hart‘s upcoming Comic View reboot.
Variety (via Yahoo! Entertainment) was the first to break the news on Friday (July 7), when they revealed that Hart began taping the event on July 6 (his actual birthday), and will conclude taping it on Sunday (July 9).
The event, which will be hosted by Mike Epps, will be taped at the Resorts World in Las Vegas, NV, and will feature the Rubber Band Man strutting his comedic stuff alongside seasoned stand-up performers like Bresha Webb, Tommy Davidson,......
by MARISA MENDEZ
Erykah Badu has given her fans a cheeky look at her time on the road as she continues her co-headlining Unfollow Me Tour with Yasiin Bey.
On Tuesday (July 4), the neo-soul pioneer took to Instagram to show fans what her derrière looks like from the back while performing. On the following slide, she jokingly posted a strawberry with the same curvy shape. “Unfollow Me Tour 23,” she captioned the post.
The tour kicked off last month in San Antonio, TX and will go through New York, Atlanta, Nashville and other cities later this month before wrapping in Dallas on July 23.
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by MICHAEL SAPONARA
Cardi B has been compared to JAY-Z and Drake by Charlamagne Tha God when it comes to her impact on female Hip Hop.
The Breakfast Club co-host joined Big Loon’s It’s Up There Podcast, where he credited Cardi with spearheading the trend of established women rappers jumping on songs with emerging artists.
“Cardi shifted that in the culture,” Charlamagne said. “Cardi made it to where you the O.G., you the person who made all the money, sold all the records, but you have no problem putting your arm around that next person.
“Cardi did for female rap what......
