by BERNADETTE GIACOMAZZO
Mannie Fresh has sold his game-changing catalog to Reservoir Media — but the exact terms of the deal and the fee have not been disclosed.
Music Business Worldwide has confirmed that the former in-house producer for Cash Money Records sold his entire catalog including both publishing and recorded music rights.
“It’s great to be joining up with Faith Newman and the entire Reservoir team. I’m grateful for their support, and I know they’ll take care of my music,” he said to the outlet.
“I was born and raised in Louisiana and witnessed Mannie’s meteoric rise from a local......
by BERNADETTE GIACOMAZZO
Pusha T has given this year’s Coachella audience something to remember him by thanks to his blistering set on Day One of the California festival.
On Friday afternoon (April 14), the Clipse rapper took to the Main Stage in an all-white get-up as the crowd screamed at the top of their lungs. Delivering the opening bars from “Let The Smokers Shine The Coupes,” he stepped out in front of a huge “Welcome to Cokechella” sign hung at the back of the stage.
Swagger wasn’t in short supply and the audience went wild during King Push’s set, which followed Doechii’s and came ahead of Becky G,......
by ANDY BUSTARD
Black Thought and Yasiin Bey are set to reunite for a new collaboration that the former has hailed as a “timeless classic.”
The legendary Roots lyricist shared more details about his forthcoming solo project Streams of Thought Vol. 4 in an interview with The FADER.
The album — produced entirely by 14KT — is shaping up to be a star-studded affair with features from Rick Ross, J.I.D, Redman, Pharoahe Monch, Fabolous, Big K.R.I.T., Curren$y and Tobe Nwigwe.
But Thought is particularly excited about his song with the artist......
by MICHAEL SAPONARA
Rory and Mal have continued their back-and-forth with Joe Budden and trolled their former podcast co-host by turning his words into merchandise.
The New Rory & Mal hosts debuted the “Bare Minimum Boys” t-shirts on Tuesday (April 11) playing off the Billionaire Boys Club model, which was sparked by Budden branding his former podcasting partners with the label because of their alleged lack of work ethic.
Rory, who was fired from the Joe Budden Podcast in 2021, took the gloves off for the latest New Rory & Mal episode where he exploded on Joe Budden.
“Outside of maybe......
by MACKENZIE CUMMINGS-GRADY
Will Smith has been spotted filming the fourth installment of the Bad Boys franchise, and new photos show the actor/rapper having a great time on set.
The photos, which TMZ shared here, show the 54-year-old actor smiling from cheek-to-cheek while on set in Atlanta as he pats the backs of co-workers. The photos are the first update to arrive after Smith and Martin Lawrence first revealed plans for a Bad Boys 4 back in January.
Sony Pictures confirmed to Variety that Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are both on board to direct Bad Boys 4. The most recent film in the series,......
by MARISA MENDEZ
Blueface wants the women who have OnlyFans accounts to know that he thinks they’re prostitutes – but specifically only the women.
The “Thotiana” rapper took to social media with his thoughts on Tuesday (April 11). In a video, Blue explained that because they’re having sex on camera and getting paid through subscriptions, that by definition makes them prostitutes. But apparently not the men though, because “only women can be prostitutes.”
“I don’t know who [needs] to hear this, but if you having sex on OnlyFans – you are a prostitute,” Blueface began his video PSA.......
by MICHAEL SAPONARA
Rick Ross, Fat Joe and The LOX have joined forces to provide the soundtrack to the forthcoming NBA playoffs with the aptly-titled “The Game” — check it out below.
Sponsored by the sports gambling company DraftKings, “The Game” arrived on Wednesday (April 12) with the play-in tournament in full swing. The rap titans put their love of basketball on wax with many of the hard-hitting bars being hoops-inspired.
“There’s nothing like the feeling of being in the building/ All of a sudden the good guys turn into the villains/ Pure satisfaction inside of the action/ See it in the games,......
by ANDY BUSTARD
Eazy-E was approached to be a part of Death Row Records before Dr. Dre, according to Keefe D.
Keefe, a childhood friend of Eazy and the uncle of 2Pac’s alleged killer, Orlando Anderson, made the revelation during an interview with VladTV.
The Compton native and former gang member explained that he had a friend who was in prison with Death Row co-founder Michael “Harry-O” Harris, who one day asked him to set up a phone call with Eazy.
“They called and asked me to hook them up on a conference call with Eazy-E. So I called, they talked to Eazy and they asked him, do he want to run their......
by MACKENZIE CUMMINGS-GRADY
Rory and Mal have reacted to their former co-host Joe Budden being ranked as Complex’s No.1 Hip Hop Media Personality, referring to their former boss as a “cat burglar.”
In the latest episode of their New Rory & Mal podcast, the duo sifted through Complex’s list, which went live on April 3, and referred to their former host as a “thief” and “cat burglar” due to their financial issues with Budden that ultimately ruined their time on his podcast.
“The thief!” Mal exclaimed. “The cat burglar. Big integrity......
by RUTH HAWKINS
Jim Jones has weighed in on the Top 50 rapper debate (again), claiming that one MC in particular, Pusha T, is undeserving of a spot on the list.
During a recent episode of the Rap Caviar Podcast, the Dipset capo ruffled some feathers as he chimed in with his thoughts regarding Billboard and VIBE‘s 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list, which placed the Clipse rapper at No.29.
“What has he done that puts him in the greatest rappers of all time besides talk about coke that he probably didn’t get himself?” Jones questioned the other panel members.
While he did give Pusha T his flowers as a......
