2017 BuzzAngle U.S. Music Consumption Report Highlights
2017 saw 12.8% growth in U.S. music consumption with audio streaming exploding 50.3% to 377 billion streams. Drake led with 6 billion streams while Despacito...
Tag : hip hop
Wayne Gandy Criticizes Slave Master Mentality
Former NFL veteran Wayne Gandy criticized rapper Common's 'slave master mentality' comments about Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, arguing that modern athletes can't compare their...
The Defiant Ones Arrives on Digital & Home Media
The Defiant Ones documentary about Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine's partnership arrives on digital November 21 and Blu-ray/DVD November 28, 2017....
Cardi B Celebrates Billboard Number 1 with Atlantic Records
Cardi B's 'Bodak Yellow' reaches Billboard #1, making her the first female rapper to top charts in nearly 20 years. Atlantic Records executives celebrate the...
Brilliant! NY’s Hot 97 Goes Back to Tokyo for Summer Jam
Hot 97's Summer Jam returns to Tokyo on November 11, 2017 after last year's event sold out immediately. The hip hop festival adds a new...
Ludacris-Backed Slang N’ Friendz Card Game Breaks Records
Ludacris-backed card game Slang N' Friendz surpasses its $10,000 Kickstarter goal in just 7 days, bringing urban culture to the tabletop gaming market....
DJ ENVY – “TEXT UR NUMBER” FT. FETTY WAP & DJ SLIINK
DJ Envy drops the official video for "Text Ur Number" featuring Fetty Wap & DJ Sliink. The track serves as the lead single from his...
Buttahmans TEDx Talk: Radio Career Disappointment
Radio personality Buttahman shares his TEDxSaintThomas talk about career disappointments and life lessons. The MTV Jams and BET Networks veteran discusses how mindfulness changed his...
Soles For Sale: Impact of 80s Drug Epidemic
New book 'Soles For Sale' examines the devastating impact of the 1980s crack cocaine epidemic on African American communities through the lens of sneaker culture....
RCA’s A$AP Mob Announces AWGEST: The Month Of The Mob
A$AP Mob announces AWGEST, their August takeover featuring A$AP Twelvyy's debut album '12', A$AP Ferg's 'Still Striving' mixtape, and 'Cozy Tapes Vol. 2'....
Dave Chappelle: Live From Radio City
Dave Chappelle kicks off his Radio City Music Hall residency featuring Solange, Erykah Badu, Ms. Lauryn Hill, and more hip-hop stars across 16 shows....
Caroline and Fool’s Gold Worldwide Distribution Deal
Fool's Gold Records partners with Caroline for worldwide distribution as A-Trak drops new single 'Believe' featuring Quavo and Lil Yachty....
Jada Pinkett Smith on Tupac, Drug Past
Jada Pinkett Smith opens up about her relationship with Tupac and reveals details about her drug-selling past while promoting Girl Trip....
Kevin Liles & London on da Track #freestyle50
Kevin Liles and London on da Track partner with Verizon for #freestyle50challenge, a national hip-hop talent competition offering a record deal with 300 Entertainment....
Hip Hop is Now America’s Favorite Music Choice
Hip-hop and R&B have overtaken rock as America's most consumed music genres for the first time, claiming 25.1% of total consumption according to Nielsen....
Meek Mill and Tidal Team Up for A Series of Concerts
Meek Mill partners with Tidal for exclusive pop-up concerts in NYC, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. to celebrate his new album Wins and Losses....
United Talent Agency Signs Jeezy
Rapper Jeezy has signed with United Talent Agency for worldwide representation. The trap music pioneer has sold over 5 million records with three #1 Billboard...
“Wild ‘N Out” Popup in Atlanta
MTV's Wild 'N Out hosted a popup event at Atlanta's Furious Styles barbershop with Chico Bean and Yung Joc, featuring games and $1,000 prizes....
Older people Respond to Jay Z’s “The Story of OJ”
Baby boomers share mixed reactions to Jay Z's powerful "The Story of OJ" song and video, with surprising responses from different generations....
Jada Pinkett Smith on V-103: Tupac Relationship
Jada Pinkett Smith tearfully discussed how her relationship with Tupac Shakur was misrepresented in the biopic 'All Eyez on Me' during a V-103 interview....
Jack Daniel’s Honey Honors Mick Jenkins’ Hometown
Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey partners with Complex Networks for 'Neighborhood Flavor,' featuring Mick Jenkins and other artists in mini documentaries about their hometowns....
Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth YouTube Record
Wiz Khalifa's 'See You Again' featuring Charlie Puth breaks YouTube records, surpassing PSY's 'Gangnam Style' as most-viewed video of all time....
A Ferg, DJ Mustard, Chanel Iman & Sterling Shepard Attended
A$AP Ferg performed at Hennessy's 2017 V.S Limited Edition launch event in NYC, joined by DJ Mustard, Chanel Iman, and Sterling Shepard celebrating artist JonOne's...
Festival d’�t� de Qu�bec 50th Anniversary: P!NK
Festival d'�t� de Qu�bec celebrates its 50th anniversary July 6-16 with P!NK, Kendrick Lamar, Metallica, and Gorillaz headlining Canada's largest outdoor music festival....
Nick Cannon’s ‘Wild ‘N Out’ Breaks Records
Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out breaks MTV records with highest-rated unscripted episode in over two years, featuring Chance the Rapper as guest captain....
