by ANDY BUSTARD
De La Soul’s Maseo has broken his silence following the death of Trugoy The Dove.
Maseo, a.k.a. Plug Three, took to Instagram on Monday (February 20) to mourn the tragic passing of his long-time groupmate, who died aged 54 on February 12.
The rapper, producer and DJ took a trip down memory lane as he shared a throwback photo of De La Soul signing their first deal with Tommy Boy Records back in the late 1980s.
Producer Prince Paul, who produced the trio’s lauded first three albums, and Tommy Boy founder Tom Silverman and label president Monica Lynch can also be seen in the picture.
“This is the day......
by MACKENZIE CUMMINGS-GRADY
Black Thought has dropped a captivating new freestyle titled “Love Letter To Hip Hop” in honor of the genre’s 50th anniversary this year.
In the video, which aired on BET, The Roots lyricist traverses the history of Hip Hop completely acapella, weaving in many of the genre’s biggest legends as he explores rap’s evolution over the last five decades.
Along the way, he shouts out Grand Wizzard Theodore, Grandmaster Flash, JAY-Z, Diddy, Kanye West, Lauryn Hill, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, TakeOff and many......
by MARISA MENDEZ
Lil Duval is back with more hot takes on Hip Hop – and this time he’s crediting the Afrobeats genre with potentially changing the culture’s entire landscape.
The comedian took to Twitter on Sunday (February 19) to share his thoughts in a series of posts.
“afrobeats might be the death of hip hop as we know it,” Duval began – which was met with a lot pushback. He quickly followed up with another tweet to explain he wasn’t saying it as a diss.
“I wasn’t saying hip hop is over i said ‘hip hop as we know it’ meaning like evolved into something bigger,” he......
by MARK ELIBERT
50 Cent has revealed 2 Chainz and Ne-Yo have been given roles in the upcoming third season of his hit STARZ show BMF.
The G-Unit boss took to Instagram on Tuesday (February 21) with a pair of posts announcing that the pair will star in the forthcoming season. Several big-name stars have already popped up in the show, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mo’nique, Kash Doll, Yung Miami and Serayah.
“We making big moves for Season 3. Welcome to #BMF @Neyo,” 50 wrote before mentioning the “No Lie” rapper in his next post. “We got @2chainz locked in for #BMF season 3. Just wait, it’s......
by MACKENZIE CUMMINGS-GRADY
LL COOL J is facing a paternity claim after a man alleging to be his biological son has spoken out about being purposefully “hidden” from the public for years.
The young musician named Love Benji uploaded a video to Instagram over the weekend in which claimed to be the biological offspring of the rap legend.
In the viral clip, Love Benji also shared details about an alleged NDA that he was supposedly tricked into signing to prevent his existence from being known. Benji claimed to not be very close with LL COOL J, but said he does send him some money at times.
“It takes a lot of......
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by Andy Bustard
Remy Ma has addressed the time Mike Tyson offered her a car in exchange for sex, admitting the ordeal still “scares” her to this day.
The story first came to light last September when Fat Joe appeared on the boxing legend’s Hotboxin’ With Mike Tyson podcast, where he recalled Tyson attempting to persuade Remy to spend the night with him by promising her a brand new Mercedes-Benz.
“Mike invites me to the house and he says bring Remy Ma with you,” the Bronx rapper remembered. “This is around ‘Lean Back’ or some shit like that. We go to the house, he opens the door butt naked … I’m like, ‘What the fuck......
by Marc Griffin
Diddy’s former bodyguard, a man named Gene Deal, claims that The Notorious B.I.G wasn’t killed in a drive-by shooting. Deal paid a visit to the Art of Dialogue show on Monday (Feb. 13), where he challenged the belief that Biggie met his demise from a drive-by and asserted that the car was awaiting the emcee “all night.” Throughout the interview, the bodyguard vents his frustrations with the “lies” he says are being portrayed in documentaries and interviews.
“It just hurts because they lie too much,” he said. “A lot of that sh*t be lies the way they put it together, ’cause they......
by Michael Saponara
Pharrell has been named the next Men’s Head Designer at Louis Vuitton, a position similar to that once held by the late Virgil Abloh.
The French fashion house made the hire official on Tuesday (February 14), revealing that Skateboard P’s first Louis Vuitton collection will be unveiled next June during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris.
“Pharrell Williams is a visionary whose creative universes expand from music to art, and to fashion – establishing himself as a cultural global icon over the past twenty years,” LV’s announcement read.
“The way in which he breaks boundaries across the......
by Michael Saponara
Fat Joe has called out Billboard and VIBE for leaving Big L off their Top 50 greatest rappers of all time list.
Joey Crack broke down the list in an Instagram Live session earlier this week when he wondered how his Diggin’ in the Crates brethren didn’t make the cut, while other rappers without any hits in their discography were selected.
“Because some of these guys on here don’t got no hits,” he stated. “I know they could rap, I know they could spit, but some of these guys on here don’t got no hits.
“So how do you judge who’s on the Top 50......
