Category: music
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50 Cent and J Cole Planning New Albums for 2023?
Based on some of their recent social media activity, it looks like both 50 Cent and J Cole could be planning to release new albums this year. 50 Cent took to social media to congratulate his longtime friend and collaborator Eminem on a tremendous 2022 in music, and threw some interesting hints in his post.…
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Joe Budden Hints at ‘Everyday Struggle’ Return During Rory, Mal Firing
Joe Budden hinted at the return of ‘Everyday Struggle’ during the latest installment of ‘The Joe Budden Podcast.’ During the episode, where he infamously fired his long time cohosts Rory and Mal, Budden explained that his relationship with Akademiks caused a rift between him and his friends. “[Rory] was questioning my friendship and my character…
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Is Drake No Longer the Hottest Rapper in the World?
I was wrapping up college in 2009 when I heard about this Lil Wayne protege that was making waves throughout the mixtape scene. I didn’t care for Lil Wayne’s run at the top since it cut 50 Cent’s a bit short, and I always felt that Weezy’s content was void of any real story or…
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Christian Rap is ‘One of the Most Dysfunctional Communities,’ Says Ruslan
Christian YouTuber thinks the CHH world is really dysfunctional.
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Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Snitching Made Him Bigger Than Ever
When 6ix9ine first rose to prominence in late 2017, early 2018, I absolutely detested him and everything he stood for. To me, an avid hip-hop fan since the early 1990s, he was a kid with rainbow hair and tattoos playing the role of a gangster. But anyone with half a brain should have known the…
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Drake’s Budget Is Unlimited on Universal Music, Says Company CEO
Drake can pretty much request anything he wants in terms of budget from his current home, Universal Music Group. The company’s CEO Lucian Grainge spoke with HipHopDX at a Grammy after party last week and was asked by the outlet how much Drake would be allotted when it came to budget requests. His answer fell…
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Dame Dash Says ‘Big Pimpin’ Saved Jay-Z’s Career
Dame Dash looks back on his music video days with some regrets and made an interesting confession regarding that era when speaking with The Breakfast Club at the end of last month. Dash alluded to his former label Roc-A-Fella having trouble selling records after the enormous success of Jay-Z’s third album Vol 2: Hard Knock…
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Drake Could Receive an Advance Worth Over $250,000,000
Record label veteran and hip-hop business aficionado Steve Stoute believes Drake, who already has an impressive net worth, is about to receive the biggest monetary advance in music history from either a record label or streaming company. Drake, who’s currently signed directly to Universal Music, must be set to renegotiate his contract or broker a…
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5 Times The Grammys Got It Wrong With Best Rap Album Category
If you’re a hip-hop fan, then watching the Grammys can be a very frustrating experience since the board seems to be very tone-deaf when it comes to the young genre of music. We all have our favorite albums, and hip-hop is arguably the most debated genre amongst its very cult-like fans. It’s probably the only…