by ROBYN MOWATT
“The way I put this film together is how J Dilla puts together beats.” Referring to his soon-to-be-released second film as a director, a remake of the ‘90s cult classic White Men Can’t Jump, Calmatic is joined alongside the film’s lead stars, Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow, as he talks about the movie following a screening of it at NYC’s AMC Lincoln Square. It’s a fitting statement for someone who’s loved hip-hop since he was a kid, the genre not only influencing his artistic sensibilities but being his gateway into becoming a sought after music video — and now, feature film — director.
Growing up......
by MARISA MENDEZ
Benny The Butcher will be dropping a new album with Hit-Boy later this summer, but he’s letting fans know ahead of time – expect to hear a whole new sound.
The Buffalo native took to Twitter to let his followers know how he’ll be coming this round on Saturday (May 20). Instead of a whole album full of hard-hitting boom bap beats like he came to fame on, he’ll be switching up the sound on some of his songs – as he feels the lane has become too crowded.
“NO…my album won’t be loaded up with boom bap beats…I did that already,” he wrote. “the sound watered down......
by ANDY BUSTARD
Nas and Fat Joe are among the Hip Hop hoops fans who have paid tribute to Carmelo Anthony after the basketball legend announced his retirement.
Melo bid farewell to his decorated playing career in a video posted to social media on Monday (May 22), which he captioned with the message: “Thank you #STAYME7O.”
A versatile forward known for his prolific and crafty scoring ability, the 38-year-old spent 19 seasons in the NBA, during which he was named an NBA All-Star 10 times and won the league’s scoring title in 2013.
After being drafted by the Denver Nuggets third overall in 2003 NBA draft, Melo......
by ANDY BUSTARD
DJ Envy has taken his car show rivalry with Rick Ross up a notch by pulling the MMG mogul’s longtime foe, 50 Cent, into the feud.
Following several exchanges on social media over their competing car shows in the coming weeks, The Breakfast Club co-host attempted to rile up Rozay on Sunday night (May 21) by posting a photo of him hanging out with his good friend Fif at a restaurant.
In his Instagram caption, Envy quoted Drake’s sneering verse from Rick Ross’ 2012 hit “Stay Schemin'” while reclaiming the Florida rapper’s “Beige Rage” insult as a......
by DIMAS SANFIORENZO
Jim Brown, the legendary NFL running back, actor and civil rights advocate who would have later have his reputation partially marred by numerous violent encounters with women, died on Thursday evening in Los Angeles. He was 87.
The Brown family announced the news on Brown's Instagram page. Monique Brow, the hall-of-famer's wife, wrote a note saying:
"To the world he was an activist, actor, and football star. To our family, he was a loving and wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. Our hearts are broken..."
Brown, who played for the Cleveland Browns, was one of the NFL's first great superstars. He played from 1957 to 65, winning the MVP during his last year.......
by JAELANI TURNER WILLIAMS
FROM MISSY ELLIOTT TO LIL KIM, THESE ARE THE FEMALE RAPPERS IN THE 2000S WHO PLACED THEIR STAMP ON HIP-HOP FASHION USING PURE AUTHENTICITY.
Hip-hop might be male-dominated, but it’s women who set the trends. Since the genre’s iteration in the late 1970s, groundbreaking female rap pioneers like Salt-N-Pepa, J.J. Fad, MC Lyte, and Queen Latifah all contributed to hip-hop’s fashion origins, flaunting Africa medallions, leather bombers, and aviator sunglasses. Nearly two decades later, the streetwear origins of hip-hop would crossover into......
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Conway The Machine’s impact on rap has become undeniable. Alongside his Griselda brethren, Westside Gunn and Benny The Butcher, the trio spent the 2010s chiseling away at the rap game, drenching the market with dozens of projects in the hopes of shaping it in their grimy, glacial image. But by 2020, their plan had worked maybe a little too well. Conway, in particular, had become known for his menacing delivery and ominous bars. His struggle with Bell’s palsy, resulting from an attempted assassination in 2012, had given him an abundance of street credibility,......
by DIMAS SANFIORENZO
Jamie Foxx is out of the hospital and recovering, according to his oldest daughter Corinne Foxx.
Corinne shared the update on her Instagram story, adding that Jamie was just playing "pickleball yesterday." She also added that they have a "work announcement" coming next week. The update seems to be a result to the escalating media coverage centered around the health of Jamie Foxx, who is now 55. Last month, Corinne announced that Jamie "experienced a medical complication" while he was in Atlanta filming Back In Action, an upcoming Netflix action-comedy movie with Cameron Diaz and......
by ILL WILL
Lil Wayne has left a bad taste in the mouths of fans who attended the final date of his Welcome To Tha Carter Tour, after he canceled the show mid-performance.
On Saturday (May 13), Weezy rolled into Los Angeles, California for a concert at The Wiltern Theatre in Koreatown — and for anyone who couldn’t make the show in person, it was being live-streamed for a $15 fee.
Due to kick off at 9 p.m. PDT, Lil Wayne didn’t hit the stage until past 10 p.m — much to the disappointment of fans. “At the wiltern Los Angeles lil wayne concert. Supposed to go on at 9pm its 10:10 now and no lil......
by Maurice Cassidy
The alleged son of Jay-Z, Rymir Satterthwaite, has filed a motion to the Supreme Court amid a 10-year paternity dispute. Satterthwaite has accused Jay-Z of avoiding a paternity test and has been fighting for answers for over a decade. The case has been ongoing since 2011, with Satterthwaite alleging that Jay-Z had an affair with his mother in the early 1990s. Despite multiple attempts to have the rapper take a DNA test, he has yet to comply.
Satterthwaite’s legal team has claimed that they have evidence proving that Jay-Z is his father, including testimony from witnesses who were present during his mother’s relationship with Hova. However,......
