Hip-Hop Legends Reshape Celebrity Power
Hip-hop legends are transforming their celebrity status into successful business ventures globally. Despite negative media portrayals, many black artists are making powerful entrepreneurial moves beyond...
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New Senior Director of A&R at Interscope Records
Caroline 'Baroline' Diaz joins Interscope Records as Senior Director of A&R from Columbia Records. She previously worked on campaigns for YG and 2 Chainz....
Drake Possibly Setting Up For Vegas Residency
Drake hinted at a Vegas residency at Wynn Las Vegas' XS Nightclub, telling fans he'll be back 'all year.' Sources report he's agreed to 12...
Bumbu Unveils “The Bumbu Room” Episode with Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne stars in the second episode of Bumbu Rum's 'The Bumbu Room' series, discussing luxury cars, celebrity debates, and personal topics....
2018 Sets Records for Audio Streaming
2018 shattered music streaming records with 534.6 billion audio streams, up 42% from 2017. Hip-Hop/Rap dominated consumption while Drake swept major awards....
Apple Music Appoints Ebro Darden Global Hip-Hop Head
Apple Music appoints Hot 97's Ebro Darden as global editorial head of hip-hop and R&B while he continues hosting morning show and Beats 1....
Killer Mike’s ‘Trigger Warning’ Netflix Trailer Drops
Killer Mike's Netflix series 'Trigger Warning' drops January 18th. The six-episode subversive comedy documentary explores cultural taboos and challenges societal norms....
Meek Mill’s Breakfast Club Interview: Worth Revisiting
Meek Mill's recent Breakfast Club interview revealed mature insights about his prison experience and criminal justice reform. The rapper discussed how incarceration changed his perspective...
Chubb Rock and SiMan Go National with New Syndicated Show
Hip-hop legend Chubb Rock launches new syndicated radio show with co-host SiMan, airing weekdays 3-7p ET on urban stations nationwide....
Snoop Dogg Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Snoop Dogg received his Hollywood Walk of Fame star on November 19th, becoming the 2,651st honoree. The ceremony celebrated his legendary career spanning 40 million...
XXXTENTACION’S SKINS ALBUM OUT DECEMBER 7
XXXTENTACION's first posthumous album Skins will be released December 7 via Bad Vibes Forever/EMPIRE. New single "Bad" is now available with album pre-order....
JAY-Z and Beyonc� Wrap Up Successful OTR II Tour in Seattle
JAY-Z and Beyonc� completed their OTR II stadium tour in Seattle after 72 shows across 39 cities, drawing over 2.1 million fans worldwide....
New Kids On The Block Mixtape Tour With Salt-N-Pepa
New Kids On The Block announced The Mixtape Tour 2019 featuring Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson and Naughty By Nature for a 53-city North American tour....
Lil Wayne Celebrates 36th Birthday and Tha Carter V Release
Lil Wayne celebrated his 36th birthday and Tha Carter V album release at an epic Los Angeles party featuring celebrity guests like Stevie Wonder, Chris...
ReMastered Documentary Series Debuts on Netflix October 12
Netflix's ReMastered documentary series investigates legendary music mysteries including Bob Marley's shooting, Jam Master Jay's murder, and Sam Cooke's death starting October 12....
BMG Purchases RBC Records, Home to Chief Keef, Waka Flocka
BMG purchases Los Angeles-based RBC Records, bringing Chief Keef, Waka Flocka Flame, and 500+ releases under their banner in major hip-hop expansion....
Kanye West Apologizes in WGCI Interview
Kanye West breaks down during WGCI Morning Takeover interview, apologizing for controversial slave comments and opening up about his mental health struggles....
Jill Scotts Video Review of Jay-Z and Beyonc�s OTR II Tour
Jill Scott delivers a passionate and hilarious video review of Jay-Z and Beyonc�'s On The Run II tour. Her authentic reaction showcases the epic show's...
Robert Glasper on Lauryn Hill’s Antics: No Eye Contact
Robert Glasper reveals Lauryn Hill's demanding behavior during recording sessions, including no eye contact rules and insisting on being called Miss Hill....
What’s Good with Stretch & Bobbito: Season 2
NPR's What's Good with Stretch & Bobbito returns for season 2 on August 15, 2018. The popular podcast features candid conversations with music and culture...
New Video for Drake’s In My Feelings
Drake releases official music video for hit song 'In My Feelings' featuring Phylicia Rash?d, La La Anthony, and Shiggy who started the viral challenge....
R. Kelly Docu-Track Admits, Denies and Addresses Everything,
R. Kelly releases a 19-minute documentary track addressing controversies, calling out John Legend and Steve Harvey while discussing Aaliyah, being broke, and abuse allegations....
Streaming Revolution: Tech Transforms Music
Music streaming evolved from 1993's IUMA to become the industry's largest revenue source. Streaming generated $6.5 billion in 2017 with 53% global growth....
Will Smith Upstaged in #InMyFeelings Challenge
Will Smith dominates the #InMyFeelings Challenge by performing Drake's viral dance on a Budapest bridge, earning over 6 million Instagram views....
Drake’s Scorpion Hits 1B Streams, #1 Album
Drake's Scorpion album makes history as the first album to reach 1 billion streams in one week, breaking multiple records and claiming #1 on Billboard....