by RUTH HAWKINS
Melle Mel has had a lot to say regarding the state of Hip Hop — both past and present — this time, revealing which rappers he believes were better suited as actors, than rappers.
In the latest segment from his conversation with The Art of Dialogue, the legendary Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five rapper suggested that the secret to becoming a successful actor — much like rapping — is to adopt a persona.
But he didn’t stop there. According to Melle Mel, some of Hip Hop’s legends were better actors than they ever were lyricists.
“I thought 2Pac was a better actor than he was a rapper.......
by Michelle Nati
Kendrick Lamar's net worth is a whopping $75 million. After only a decade in the spotlight, this American rapper, producer and songwriter has been called the voice of his generation.
Lamar's Early Days in Compton
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born on June 17, 1987. Before his birth, his parents moved from Chicago to the Los Angeles area. Named after Eddie Kendricks of the Temptations (who later had a solo hit with "Keep On Truckin'" in 1974), Lamar was a good student who showed an early talent in writing poetry and stories.
Lamar grew up in Compton and saw plenty of violence in his neighborhood. He witnessed two murders by the time he was 10, and many of......
by RUTH HAWKINS
KXNG Crooked has posed a serious question for his former Slaughterhouse groupmate Joe Budden in an effort to uncover why his recent tirade has called for Logic‘s retirement.
On Friday (March 10), Crook took to social media to inquire as to why Logic’s music has struck such a strong nerve with the media personality.
“Why does dude hate Logic’s music so much? Serious question,” he asked of Budden, before admitting there’s a handful of rappers he’d like to see throw in the towel long before the Maryland rhymer.
“It’s some rappers I wish would retire waaaaaayyy before......
by MARK ELIBERT
Jim Jones has crowned Drake the greatest rapper of all time during an interview early this week and he has a solid argument to back it up.
During his conversation with Complex, Capo claimed there’s no one more fitting of the G.O.A.T. rapper title than Drizzy. According to Jones, Drake’s 15-year journey in the Hip Hop game has never been seen before.
“I would say he’s the greatest of all time,” the Dipset member stated. “I would just give that to him. And I mean, there’s a lot of people from the beginning and people that invented Hip Hop, I know. But the greatest of all time,......
by MARISA MENDEZ
Kanye West is reportedly among the people who Elon Musk has been consulting with as he plans to build his own town in the state of Texas.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (March 9) that the Twitter CEO has acquired at least 3,500 acres of land outside Austin, and is planning to construct “a sort of Texas utopia along the Colorado River, where his employees could live and work.”
The area he’s looking to put down roots is near both SpaceX and Boring Co. facilities – the latter of which is Musk’s tunneling company. According to the report, doing so means he’d be able to set some of......
by MARISA MENDEZ
Joyner Lucas has returned with a new track titled “Devil’s Work Part 2,” where he reimagines a world that can reverse celebrity deaths, eliminate social justice issues and overturn pop culture tragedies.
Released on Thursday (March 9), the song will live on Joyner’s forthcoming album, Not Now, I’m Busy. On the track, the songwriter envisions a world that reverses Will Smith‘s infamous Oscars slap as well as Pop Smoke’s death, Tory Lanez’s case with Megan Thee Stallion and more.
“Erase that Will Smith slap and turn him back around/ Or wait ’til......
by ALEXIS OATMAN
T.I. has made it clear there is no longer any beef between him and Boosie Badazz — it was only a miscommunication, according to the Atlanta rapper.
The pair had plans to put out a joint project together, but it got scrapped after Boosie called the Atlanta rapper out for admitting to pinning a gun case on his dead relative before his career took off in the early ’00s.
TMZ caught up with the Atlanta hitmaker this week, where he admitted the beef between him and Boosie was over because it was clear that “someone misspoke.”
“It was a misunderstanding,” T.I. said, before adding......
by ALEXIS OATMAN
Melle Mel has no doubt that Kendrick Lamar and Eminem are talented, but he does question their influence on Hip Hop culture.
In a new interview with The Art of Dialogue, the OG rapper has claimed that while artists like Kendrick and Em have proven themselves as capable rappers, they have yet to impact the game significantly.
The conversation came about while Melle Mel was discussing Billboard and VIBE‘s recent list of the Top 50 Rappers of All Time. Mel said that while the former TDE rapper, who ranked No.2 on the list, might have made some good songs, they “don’t translate......
by TAI SAINT-LOUIS
Chris Rock says Will Smith’s embarrassment over his “entanglement” drama was the true motive behind their now infamous incident at the 2022 Oscars.
According to Variety, Rock didn’t address the slap until about an hour into his new Netflix special Selective Outrage, which aired live on Saturday night (March 4). When he finally did get to the topic, he explained that Will Smith actually inspired the title for the special.
“Will Smith practices ‘Selective Outrage,’” Rock explained. “Everybody who really knows, knows I had nothing to do with that shit. I didn’t......
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