by Andy Bustard
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Drake enlisted help from Dipset and 21 Savage as he took fans on a “journey” through his career at the first of two shows at Harlem’s Apollo Theater.
During his intimate set at the iconic venue on Saturday night (January 21), which had been pushed back numerous times due to TakeOff’s death and “production delays,” the 6 God ran through hit singles and deep cuts alike as the stage transformed from his childhood bedroom to a record label boardroom.
Attendees included Kevin Durant, Odell Beckham Jr. and Ice......
by Ruth Hawkins
Run-DMC has announced their final concert which will coincide with a new documentary.
In a recent interview with Rock the Bells, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels revealed the iconic group will be closing the curtain on live performances with their last ever show at New York’s Madison Square Garden this spring.
“Run-DMC is over,” he said. “The only way Run-DMC gets back together is if The Beatles get back together. Can that happen?”
“The final show that we are ever going to do is going to be at Madison Square Garden in April,” DMC continued. “It’s going to be the last episode of......
by Mackenzie Cummings-Grady
Flo Rida has won his multi-million dollar lawsuit against Celsius Energy Drink, which the hitmaker accused of cutting him out of a business deal.
In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box earlier in January, Flo said he believes he popularized the product after he was asked to be the beverage’s brand ambassador back in 2014.
“Well this started back in 2014. I was asked to be the brand ambassador for Celsius,” Flo explained. “I mean, this was a young company out of the state of Florida, and myself, I thrive on health. Since being in ninth grade, all I did was love fitness knowing......
by Michael Saponara
Boosie Badazz has made his stance clear that he believes there’s no place for snitches in Hip Hop.
The Baton Rouge native reached out to Funk Flex on Instagram in an attempt to persuade the Hot 97 DJ to reinstate his ban of 6ix9ine’s music on his show.
“STICK TO IT FLEX WE NEED THIS [BAN] ALL THEM RATS,” Boosie commented on an Instagram post from SayCheeseTV on Monday (January 16).
Boosie’s plea comes after Flex announced he’ll be spinning 6ix9ine’s songs due to the “trend” of current rappers cooperating with authorities, saying the......
by Michael Saponara
Tierra Whack has let it be known who she thinks ultimately sits on the throne in Hip Hop, giving the title to Eminem.
The G.O.A.T. debate is a subjective one that’s been going on for decades, but the Philly native felt it was necessary to remind her followers over the weekend that Slim Shady still holds the title belt as the best to ever do it.
On Sunday (January 15), she tweeted: “Eminem still the best rapper ever whether you can relate to him or not.”
Whack felt the vitriol of many followers who clapped back with their own picks for the best rapper ever while others flocked to the Detroit legend’s......
by Marisa Mendez
MC Lyte‘s divorce from John Wyche has officially been finalized, and the rapper will keep her music catalog thanks to a prenup.
On Monday (January 16), The Blast got hold of the official divorce documents. Along with her catalog and “other creative property, including royalties in connection to her creative works,” Lyte will keep everything she went into the marriage with.
“MC Lyte keeps her clothing, jewelry, watches, and personal effects in her possession, custody, or control, and earnings and accumulations before the date of marriage, during the marriage, and post-separation, her Subaru, financial......
by Mark Elibert
Gunna has been the target of several memes on social media which poke fun at his rap peers unfollowing him on Instagram.
Ever since taking a plea deal in the YSL RICO case and stating that the collective is a record label and also allegedly a gang, Gunna has been dragged on social media for snitching. Rappers have been unfollowing him on Instagram, including Meek Mill and Lil Baby, which has given people more ammunition to crack jokes.
The latest round of jabs come in the form of memes that show several companies, real and fictional people unfollowing the rapper. “Joe Biden has unfollowed Gunna on......
by Mackenzie Cummings-Grady
Funk Flex has promised to start putting 6ix9ine’s music back into his rotation as a result of the “trend” of rappers copping plea deals.
Flex’s point was made in relation to a recent Instagram post from the rainbow-haired rapper, which saw him catching some Z’s on a private jet while snuggling up with a lap full of money.
6ix9ine’s caption detailed his exact arrival time in New Jersey and said the only person he’d be arriving with was his 140-pound cameraman. Other posts on his Instagram carousel saw 6ix9ine flexing some expensive cars as......
by Mackenzie Cummings-Grady
DJ Jazzy Jeff has opened up about his near-fatal battle with COVID-19, revealing he was one of the first people in the country to catch the virus.
In an interview with AllHipHop, the legendary DJ said he got ill right when the world shut down in March 2020 after performing a set in “the nation’s first hot spot.”
“I was one of the first people to get sick, and I almost didn’t make it,” he said. “I got sick the day the world shut down. That was the day it hit me. I actually did a ski resort in Ketchum, Idaho, which was the nation’s first hot spot. I came home......
by Mackenzie Cummings-Grady
Logic has shared a new song titled “Wake Up” after special vinyl pre-orders of his new album sold out in a single minute.
The new project, titled College Park, is set to drop on February 24, and Urban Outfitters announced a special “varsity green vinyl” to celebrate the Maryland rapper’s first independent album. The brand then confirmed on Twitter it was limited to a mere 500 copies and that all copies were sold out in one minute.
Ahead of the release, Logic also linked up with frequent collaborator Lucy Rose for his new single “Wake Up, marking the pair’s......
