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Lil Wayne continues to give back to his fans with the I Ain’t Shit Without You Tour documentary, released exclusively with TIDAL on Thursday (Jan. 17).

In a snippet from the documentary tweeted by TIDAL, Wayne says matter-of-factly, “I ain’t shit without my fans. Plain and simple. I’m an artist that got big off putting out free music. That’s how I always did it. I…

Rihanna has already proven her mastery at dominating most consumer markets, from her sportswear collaboration with Puma to her inclusive beauty line and body-positive lingerie collection, and now the 30-year-old pop star is trying her hand at something new: her own luxury fashion label.

According to WWD, the “Wild Thoughts” singer is…

Gladys Knight will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at this year’s Super Bowl.

The seven-time Grammy Award-winner says she’s proud to use her voice to “unite and represent our country” in her hometown of Atlanta.

The 74-year-old and the Pips were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Her hits include “Midnight Train to Georgia” and “That’s What…

Soulja Boy thinks he’s the “Godfather of rap.”

In a wide-ranging interview with the Breakfast Club on Wednesday morning, the Atlanta emcee gave himself the title and took responsibility, at least partially, for the success of Drake and Migos.

After blanching at the idea of Drake being the biggest rapper alive, the 28-year-old loudly claimed, “Stop playin’ with…

R. Kelly’s “goons” confronted Dave Chappelle over an infamous “Chappelle’s Show” skit, according to the comedian’s former writing partner.

During an interview with “The Breakfast Club” on Tuesday, the show’s co-creator, Neal Brennan, described the embattled singer’s reaction to a sketch that poked fun at his legal troubles in the form of a fictitious music video…

After unleashing a mouthful over at the G.O.O.D. Music camp with Kanye West and Tyga, Soulja Boy returned to his Instagram Live wargrounds to take aim at MMG heavyweight and Dreamchasers leader, Meek Mill.

The Chicago-born, Atlanta-raised rapper-turned-social-media-sensation feels left out in the cold by the music industry, he ranted in a string of Instagram…

News that Travis Scott would be performing with Maroon 5 at the Super Bowl first leaked out in December, but three weeks passed before the performance was officially announced. That announcement only came after Scott announced that he and the NFL would donate $500,000 to the non-profit social-justice organization Dream Corps. The move was clearly intended to blunt the…

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie staked his first Number One album as the New York rapper’s Hoodie SZN sold 58,000 total copies… but only 823 traditional copies.

Hoodie SZN accumulated 83 million streams over the past week, which when converted into streaming equivalent albums (SEAs) allowed a Boogie Wit Da Hoodie to ascend to Number One after two weeks in second place,…

The “Love on the Brain” singer is suing her dad, Ronald Fenty, and his company called Fenty Entertainment, for exploiting her name for his own gains, The Blast reported.

According to court docs, Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, claims her father and another man, Moses Perkins, created the…

After nearly a year-and-a-half in jail, Mystikal could be released on bail later this week.

Attorneys for the rapper, whose real name is Michael Taylor, told TMZ over the weekend that thanks to help from his family and friends and an expected new record deal, he could be out by the end of the week.

According to Mystikal’s legal team, the deal, plus money raised…

Norway is investigating allegations over whether streaming numbers were inflated at Tidal, a subscription-based music and video streaming service owned by rapper Jay-Z.

The investigations follow ongoing reports by Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv that the music streaming service had inflated its listening numbers of artists such as Beyonce and Kanye West. “Tidal…

The NYPD will meet with a woman who has accused R. Kelly of sexual assault and infecting her with genital herpes – and who now says the singer is trying to intimidate her into silence, attorney Gloria Allred said Monday.

The women’s rights attorney made the announcement at a press conference alongside Faith Rodgers, who last year sued the singer for “mentally,…

Lil Uzi Vert may not be done with music after all, but he is frustrated by it.

Days after he claimed he was quitting music, the 24-year-old posted a video to social media (via Hot New Hip-Hop) saying he wants to release music but his label won’t let him.

After claiming he’d been trying to put out something new, Uzi said, ”You think I don’t wanna drop music? You…

Before 2018 came to a close, Soulja Boy made a bold proclamation: He had the biggest comeback of the year. On Thursday night, Soulja doubled down on his statement and even skewered Tyga in the process during a session on Instagram Live.

“N---as up in here talking about Tyga. Tyga? Tyga?! Huh?" a vexed Soulja said after fans dubbed Tyga the comeback artist of 2018.…

Illinois officials say a concert in Springfield that was to be hosted by R. Kelly cannot take place in the wake of new sexual misconduct allegations against the R&B star.

Illinois Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Denise Albert told the Chicago Tribune that the application for the Spring Break Jam in April was denied Thursday because of security concerns…

Big Boi and Travis Scott will join Maroon 5 in this year’s Super Bowl halftime show.

Maroon 5 had been the widely reported halftime show act since September, but the NFL officially announced the band as its headliner Sunday. The league says Maroon 5 will feature guest artists including Big Boi, the Atlanta-based rapper from Outkast, and Scott.…

Rapper Lil Uzi Vert posted an Instagram story on Friday evening saying that he has quit making music.

“I wanna take the time out to say I thank each and every one of my supports, but I’m done with music,” he wrote on the post. “I deleted everything. I wanna be normal… I wanna wake up in 2013.”

Fans immediately took to social media to register their distress…

Missy Elliott is making history as the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, whose 2019 class also includes legendary British singer Cat Stevens and country-folk icon John Prine.

The organization announced the new group of inductees Saturday. Other inductees include Tom T. Hall, who Johnny Cash called his “all-time favorite songwriter”; Jack…

Drake is a man of wealth and, yes, excess, worth more than $100 million in published accounts.

Very late Thursday night, he hinted strongly he’s a man of XS, too.

“Vegas! When I came back, I thought it’d be back at T-Mobile Arena or some (stuff),” he said during a 30-minute foray of his richly streamed music at XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas. “But I’ll be…