Featured Blog Posts – February 2023 Archive (172)

Artificial intelligence now has the ability to mimic Kendrick Lamar's voice almost perfectly, and Young Guru says that's cause for concern not just in the music biz, but for all mankind. The venerable studio engineer, who's worked on the bulk of Jay-Z's award-winning albums, sounded the alarm by posting video of a dude rapping bars into an…

Sirius XM and Pandora Music brought back their famous playback series at their new office in Atlanta, Georgia. The event highlighted a conversation with Jermaine Dupri and Curren$y, moderated by Torae. Dupri discussed his life and musical legacy. He opened up on the significance of tracks “Welcome To…

G Herbo was messing around with a birth simulator he was the latest guest on Kai Cenat's live stream and was eager to flex his toughness until he felt the power of the initial setting rupturing his insides. Herbo first described the feeling as "tingly" as he attempted to use his past labor room experience to guide him…

J. Cole gave fans chills Tuesday with the ultra star-studded lineup for his 2023 Dreamville Festival because it includes himself, Drake, Usher and Burna Boy as top headliners The elusive North Carolina rapper only uses social media to get straight to a point and this one was directing fans to the fastly…

The internet has practically burst into flames after a fake dating rumor was seemingly made as a joke one that pinned Pete Davidson and Ice Spice as an item. The fake rumor is the latest to grab people's attention, and it's becoming a growing trend Twitter clearly ran with it, albeit missing the "this is satire" warning with many freaking…

Hip-hop heads have been debating for weeks about a new all-time greatest rapper list that has JAY-Z  at #1 but now Lil Wayne has entered the chat and he says he's the G.O.A.T. Weezy said as much this past week during an appearance on Zane Lowe's Apple Music podcast show, where the topic of Billboard 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time which they…

Maino recently choked the YouTube prankster who took a joke too far during what appeared to be an interview. Maino apparently thought he was being interviewed by the YouTuber named Buba100x, but it seems that the popular YouTuber had other things in mind. The YouTuber, who has 564k followers, was being interviewed when he asked the rapper about his expensive…

Michael B. Jordan linked up with Calvin Klein for a underwear campaign The actor is the new face of the famed clothing brand's Spring 2023 collection, posing for a series of photos where he's stripped down to nothing but a pair of boxer-briefs (in a variety of colors, it seems) and looking chiseled in all black and white, a classic CK aesthetic. and the…

1501 Certified Entertainment honcho Carl Crawford is admitting errors in dealing with Megan Thee Stallion, and wants all fences mended going forward Carl and his newly installed 1501 President Kai "Verse" Tyler as their label enters a new chapter without the H-Town hottie. Carl openly admits, as an ex-MLB star, his competitive drive is high but his knowledge…

Drake is looking back at his entry into Lil Wayne's Young Money Records camp with fondness considering their relationship hit the ground so fast, they didn't even get properly introduced  During his Turks and Caicos convo with Lil Wayne Drake admitted Wayne first thought his name was "Drizzy Drake Rogers" when he rapped it on one of their collaborations the…

Cardi B is getting her 15 days of community service done one by one and it looks like part of that load was designated toward NYC cops more specifically The rapper popped into the NYPD Police Academy in Queens Friday for what seems to be a formal appearance she set up with some higher-ups in the force part of which was caught on camera as officers in…

Kodak Black is wanted by cops in Florida this after he allegedly violated his bail conditions by failing a drug test earlier this month a judge signed off an arrest warrant in Kodak's name Thursday which just got filed in Broward County court yesterday. In the paperwork, it says Kodak is to taken into custody if any sheriff's deputies encounter him. The…

Bleu DaVinci is digging into the history of the Black Mafia Family, and one story concerns Gucci Mane. Davinci reveals Gucci was turned down by Big Meech due to his reputation. “Gucci’s a street n-gga. He just be outside all the time and sh-t,” DaVinci said. “Gucci was like a part-time jack boy, part-time dope dealer, part-time rapper. Gucci was a slash man.…

Young Scooter is back to the music, dropping off a new diss to YSL. The song’s title has not been revealed or a release date has not been dropped but the message is clear. I can’t talked to Spider, I can’t call him Slime Half the Slimes told, yeah they dropping dimes, Had to drop something for the hood cus the streets crying, Shit I’m already rich I ain’t…

The Universal Hip Hop Museum and Video Music Box brought together prominent Hip Hop heads to celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop fashion. The Universal Hip Hop Museum–which opens in 2024–partnered up with the Video Music Box and the Mayor’s Office of the City of New York to kick-off the 50th Anniversary celebration of Hip Hop culture with “The Drip: 50 Years of…

Boosie Badazz said he refuses to accept his daughter’s lesbian lifestyle. The rapper’s 21-year-old daughter Iviona, a.k.a. Poison Ivi, came out on Instagram, causing Black Twitter to announce her coming out was his “karma.” Boosie has denounced personal choices made by Dwyane Wade‘s child Zaya Wade and aspiring rapper Lil Nas X. Boosie said he refused to…

Chance The Rapper just released an alternate video for his single “YAH Know” as a celebration of Black revolutionaries who have been trailblazers in history. The new video opens with a message that reads: “This Black History Month we want to celebrate some of the most important progress we have made as a People. This video highlights some revolutionaries and…

Rihanna was photographed this week in a full-length fur coat, which PETA tells us is almost certainly made of the real deal and now the animal rights org wants RiRi to make some fashion changes. PETA fired off a letter to Rihanna's team saying they noticed her fur coat, then pled their case for switching to faux fur and offered up a faux fur coat. PETA's…

Kodak Black was hanging with his clique and a unsuspecting person attempted to get into their inner circle, only to be accosted and robbed of his digital designer jeans for getting too close. Not satisfied with that level of humiliation, Kodak then aimed his gun at the guy's junk and demanded he take off his boxers to inspect the guy's d**k size. Someone in…

Stephanie Mills The R&B vet hit "The Breakfast Club" Friday to address her recent interview where she boldly declared Beyonce classifies as a rapper, while Diana Ross is the "epitome of glamour Rather than backpedal, Stephanie doubled down explaining, in her eyes, Beyonce's last few albums have been more in the "hip hop" lane and no one Bey included can…