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Billboard reveals top R&B/HIP-HOP artist of the decade, starting with Drake

Chad Mauli Dec 4, 2020

As the decade comes to a close, Billboard has revealed its top R&B/hip-hop artists of the 2010s, starting with Drake. The Certified Lover Boy dominated the decade with a whopping 40 top 10 hits, seven of which reached No. 1. He also holds the record for most entries ever on the Billboard Hot 100 with 208. He was followed by the unstoppable Rihanna, who released nine No. 1 Hot 100 hits this decade including “Rude Boy,” “What’s My Name,” “We Found Love,” and “Diamonds,” as well as her Eminem collaborations,…

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TRAVIS SCOTT EARNED OVER $100 MILLION THIS YEAR

Chad Mauli Dec 2, 2020

Travis Scott made bank in 2020. The Houston rapper is on track to bring in more than $100 million in earnings this year, a source in his camp tells Forbes. He amassed his fortune thanks to creating corporate partnerships and branded merchandise, including lucrative deals with PlayStation, Fortnite, General Mills, and McDonald’s. The 28-year-old, who covers the magazine’s 30 Under 30 issue, earned at least $5 million from his endorsement deal with the fast-food giant and another $15 million from sales of his Cactus Jack x McDonald’s merchandise, including T-shirts,…

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50 Cent and NLE Choppa Team up on ‘RAISING KANAN’ Theme Song

Chad Mauli Dec 2, 2020

50 Cent is making more “Power” moves. The hip-hop mogul links up with NLE Choppa and Rileyy Lanez on “Part of the Game,” the theme song for “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” the upcoming prequel to his hit Starz series. Over a sample of Keni Burke’s ’80s hit “Risin’ to the Top,” 50 shows off his vocal chops while reflecting on the ups and downs of the game. 50, whose “Power” theme song “Big Rich Town” with Joe became a fan favorite, previously rapped over the Burke sample on “I’m…

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BAY AREA RAPPER LIL YASE SHOT DEAD AT 25

Chad Mauli Nov 30, 2020

Lil Yase is dead after a shooting near San Francisco. The Bay Area rapper Lil Yase, whose real name was Mark Antonyyo Alexander, was fatally shot on Saturday (Nov. 28). He was 25. According to TMZ, Yase had been hanging out late Friday with his crew in a studio in Marin County, north of San Francisco, when he left around midnight, saying he would return shortly. An hour and a half later, it was reported that Yase had been killed somewhere in the East Bay, which is an hour’s drive…

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6IX9INE AND BOXER GERVONTA DAVIS GET INTO HEATED CONFRONTATION

Chad Mauli Nov 30, 2020

6ix9ine nearly came to blows with boxer Gervonta Davis over the weekend. The “TROLLZ” rapper was at a Miami strip club, throwing out stacks of cash when things appeared to turn ugly. In footage shared by Akademiks, security guards surrounded Tekashi as he started yelling at someone off-camera and angrily tossing money. Davis claims 6ix9ine’s anger was directed at him. The 26-year-old super featherweight champion taunted Tekashi on Instagram. “SnitchK … You get hit for just being around a mf..but who am I!” he wrote on his Instagram Story. Other…

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THE GAME AND LIL WAYNE TEAM UP ON ‘A.I. WITH THE BRAIDS’

Chad Mauli Nov 28, 2020

The Game returns for Black Friday. One year after the release of his album Born 2 Rap, the Compton kingpin links up with Lil Wayne on his new single “A.I. with the Braids.” Over the hard-hitting beat, produced by Mike Zombie, Game pays tribute to NBA legend Allen Iverson and addresses his former G-Unit affiliate 50 Cent. The two seemingly squashed their beef when they ran into each other at a club in 2016. “They wanna know what I whispered in 50’s ear / G-Unit, motherfu**er, the real Ghost is…

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LIL WAYNE DROPS ‘NO CEILINGS 3’ MIXTAPE

Chad Mauli Nov 28, 2020

The trilogy is complete. Five years since the last No Ceilings, Lil Wayne unleashes No Ceilings 3, the third installment in his decade-old series. Hosted by DJ Khaled, the 20-track project finds Tunechi back in mixtape mode, taking on familiar hits including Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later” (“Something Different”), Future and Drake’s “Life Is Good,” JAY-Z’s “Takeover” (“Lamar”), and Pop Smoke’s “For the Night.” Enjoy!! ??— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) November 28, 2020 Weezy also reunites with his Young Money brother Drake on the soulful “BB King Freestyle,” their…

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Roddy Ricch teases new project ‘Love is Barely Real Anymore’

Chad Mauli Nov 27, 2020

Roddy Ricch is not slowing down. Fresh off his five Grammy nominations, “The Box” rapper is readying new music. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday (Nov. 24), Roddy seemingly teased his next project. “Love Is Barely Real Anymore….. otw,” he wrote. Roddy Ricch tweet & deleted his album announcement for ‘Love Is Barely Real Anymore’ ? pic.twitter.com/BC03LEAfiG— king zoo (@adamdskz) November 25, 2020 The tweet has since been deleted, but fans are speculating that “Love Is Barely Real Anymore” aka “L.I.B.R.A.” could be the title of his sophomore album or possibly…

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Drake Has Obama’s ‘Stamp of Approval’ to Play Him in a Movie

Hulda Hicks Nov 26, 2020

Barack Obama is giving Drake his stamp of approval to play him in a movie. In a conversation with Complex’s “360 with Speedy Morman,” the former President was asked about comments Drake once made about playing him in a biopic and how he would feel about Drizzy taking on the role. “I will say this–Drake seems to be able to do anything he wants,” Obama said. “I mean, that is a talented brother. If the time comes, and he’s ready… Drake has–more importantly–my household’s stamp of approval. I suspect Malia…

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Beyoncé Leads Grammy Nominations

Natalia Privalova Nov 25, 2020

Beyoncé is queen of the Grammys. The global superstar leads with nine nominations in eight categories, including Record and Song of the Year for “Black Parade,” her Black pride anthem released in honor of Juneteenth. Beyoncé, who has won 24 Grammys throughout her career, will compete against herself in the Record of the Year category as a featured guest on Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage.” Other top nominees include Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, and Roddy Ricch with six nominations. DaBaby, Justin Bieber, and Billie Eilish follow with four nods, along with…

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21 Savage’s Brother Stabbed to Death

Hulda Hicks Nov 25, 2020

21 Savage’s brother was killed in London. Terrell Davis, a 27-year-old drill rapper known as TM1way, was stabbed to death following an argument with a friend in the South London neighborhood of Brixton on Sunday night (Nov. 22), according to the Daily Mail. Savage confirmed the tragic news on Instagram, sharing a heartfelt tribute to his little brother. “Can’t believe somebody took you baby bro I know I took my anger out on you I wish I could take that shit back,” he wrote alongside a childhood photo of him…

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Lil Baby Wins Artist of the Year at Apple Music Awards

Hulda Hicks Nov 25, 2020

2020 was the year of Lil Baby. After dominating all year long, the Atlanta rapper has been named Artist of the Year at the second annual Apple Music Awards. Baby kicked off 2020 with the release of his album My Turn, which topped the Billboard and streaming charts and was certified double platinum by the RIAA. He followed it up with a deluxe edition and his powerful anthem “The Bigger Picture,” cementing his place as a global superstar. A grateful Baby celebrated the achievement. “I had a lot of proud…

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Anny Star: Young Fresh and Shameless

Marty McFly Nov 9, 2020

The best part of living out loud is not having to apologize to anyone in the process. In doing so, you allow yourself to unleash the inner-voice living dormant inside you for so long. Anny Star may be a freshman to the music scene but has been entertaining audiences through acting and dance for a large portion of her life. Her newfound love for creating music makes expressing her most intimate thoughts easier than ever before. Never having to bite your tongue can be surprisingly refreshing and clearly shows on…

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The BlackSon And BlackCity Are Generating ‘Free Power’

Wimana Nov 6, 2020

Entrepreneurial Mychael Carney helped his poet-rapper sibling, The BlackSon conceive of music as a business. Their BlackCity collective has grown into a model of community-minded and empowered economic self-sufficiency. Rapper The BlackSon and his comrades in the BlackCity collective recognized that they're operating in the shadow of the Nashville music industry's consolidated resources, power and influence. So they chose to look elsewhere, searching for a business model more in line with what they're about: self-sufficiency and the building up of a Black cultural community that's been undermined in myriad ways.…

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King Von, Emerging Chicago Rapper, Dead At 26

Hulda Hicks Nov 6, 2020

King Von, a Chicago rapper who found success in his city before relocating to Atlanta, was shot and killed early Friday morning. A fight in the parking lot of the Monaco Hookah Lounge on Trinity Avenue in the city sparked a shootout between two groups, according to police. He was 26. Authorities are still trying to piece together how the rapper, born Dayvon Daquan Bennett, died, and whether the Atlanta Police Department was involved in his death, or that of two other men who were also fatally wounded. In a…

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Jamie Foxx Mourns Loss of Sister DeOndra Dixon

Natalia Privalova Oct 27, 2020

Jamie Foxx is mourning the loss of his sister. On Monday, the Oscar-winning actor revealed that his younger sister, DeOndra Dixon, has passed away. According to PEOPLE, Dixon died Oct. 19 at the age of 36. A heartbroken Foxx posted a series of photos of him and his sister on Instagram along with a loving tribute. “My heart is shattered into a million pieces… my beautiful loving sister Deondra has transitioned…” he wrote. “I say transitioned because she will always be alive… anyone who knew my sis… knew that she…

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Juice WRLD’s Mother Opens Up About His Drug Overdose

Hulda Hicks Oct 27, 2020

It’s been nearly a year since Juice WRLD’s tragic death. Now his mother is speaking out in her first interview following the loss of her 21-year-old son last December. The medical examiner said he died from an accidental overdose after toxic levels of oxycodone and codeine were found in his system shortly after his plane arrived at Chicago’s Midway Airport. “It was devastating, but one thing I decided early on was, I was not going to hide the fact that he died from a drug overdose,” Carmela Wallace said in…

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Drake Readies ‘Certified Lover Boy’ for January

Hulda Hicks Oct 27, 2020

Fans will have to wait until next year for Drake’s album. In honor of his 34th birthday on Saturday, October’s Very Own shared a trailer announcing a January 2021 release date for his sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy. The minute-long clip finds him recreating the artwork for three of his projects including Take Care, Nothing Was the Same, and his most recent mixtape, Dark Lane Demo Tapes. At the end, the camera pans to an aerial shot of the Certified Lover Boy logo on top of an arena before…

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Juice Wrld’s Second Posthumous Album Is Coming, Says Lil Bibby

Hulda Hicks Oct 23, 2020

Juice Wrld's first posthumous effort, Legends Never Die, was released over the summer and it looks like a second offering is in the works. In a video shared by the gossip blog The Hollywood Fix, Lil Bibby, mentor and close friend of the rapper, revealed that new music from the late Juice Wrld is coming. " Kid Laroi...Juice Wrld next album," the Chicago artist said when asked what he's currently working on. He adds, "I'm talking too much." Bibby closed out the conversation saying, "Juice Wrld next album crazy." Lil…

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50 Cent’s Ex-Girlfriend Chelsea Handler Offers to Pay His Taxes If He Reconsiders Supporting Trump

Hulda Hicks Oct 23, 2020

After aligning himself with President Trump, 50 Cent's ex-girlfriend, Chelsea Handler, has stepped in, in hopes that Fif will reconsider who he's voting for on Election Day (Nov. 3). On Wednesday (Oct. 21), Chelsea Handler, a well-known comedian and actress, offered to pay 50's taxes if he changes his mind about voting for Trump for president next month. In an exchange between the former couple on Twitter, Handler responded to her ex's original tweet supporting Trump. She wrote, "You used to be my favorite ex-boyfriend." In the typical 50 manner,…