Hip Hop News
Everything That Happened At The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards
Source: BET / BET Following the virtual presentation of the BET Awards, the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards went down last night (Oct. 27) in the same manner with the main show, hosted by the 85 South Show’s Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean. Cordae kicked off the show with a powerful freestyle about the importance of voting while Lil Baby and his artist 42 Dugg opened up with the first performance with “We Paid.” The City Girls played in water in catsuits singing anthems “Kitty Talk” and “Jobs” in their first televised performance since JT’s release last year. Mulatto and Gucci Mane took over Magic City in a performance that left you wanting lemon pepper wings while Quavo shook the room for the Woo in a special tribute to Pop Smoke. Hip-Hop legend Master P was honored by Sno...
Beastie Boys, Michael Jackson Get SiriusXM Channels
SiriusXM has announced six new, limited-run artist channels. Starting today, July 15th, at 12 pm ET, you can moonwalk to Michael Jackson, fight for the right to Beastie Boys, rock yourself to Queen, pass the dutchie to Bob Marley, and politely nod to Coldplay songs 24 hours a day. As if these new channels weren’t enough, SiriusXM is bringing back its dedicated broadcast honoring the Purple One himself, Prince. In addition to studio discographies, each channel will be stocked full of live performances, interviews, track-by-track commentaries, and celebrity guest DJs. In particular, The Beastie Boys Channel features playlists from Talib Kweli, Rosie Perez, Michael Rappaport, and more, while the Michael Jackson Channel will be voiced by journalist and author Steven Ivory, who can presuma...
Tory Lanez Sends Shots At August Alsina In Honor of Jada Pinkett Smith
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Tory Lanez is not here for August Alsina‘s loose lips and decided to let him know on record. On Saturday (July 11), Lanez decided to drop his new song inspired by Jada Pinkett’s now-infamous Red Table Talk interview with husband, Will Smith, discussing the then rumored “entanglement” with singer August Alsina. After the jokes began to fly, Tory Lanez weighed in sharing his remix to Lil Baby and 42 Dugg’s “We Paid”, Lanez made sure to announce where his allegiance lies, calling out the Forever and a Day singer for “snitching” about the affair. “Let me start f*ckin’ on Jada, I ain’t gon’ snitch like August,” Tory raps on the beat. “Look at her face like Will…” While he may be sending shots on behalf of the Smiths’ matriarch, on Friday (July 10,) the “I Luv T...
T.I. & Killer Mike Partner To Give Hot Meals & Supplies To Atlanta’s Residents Affected By Pandemic
Source: Freddy O / Radio One Digital Atlanta rappers are stepping up in a big way during this pandemic despite Georgia being the first state to partially re-open. T.I. and Killer Mike teamed up with non-profit PAWkids to serve 500 hot meals and needed household supplies to their most vulnerable neighbors affected by the city’s COVID-19 shutdown. Setting up in the parking lot of Bankhead Seafood, the ATL rap icons stood mask and gloved up with PAWkids volunteers to hand out brown bags and household items to residents of Atlanta’s Grove Park community that raised Killer Mike. “In any crisis, Black people confront dual challenges. We deal with the challenge of racism, and we deal with the crisis itself. COVID-19 is no exception. What we saw today was an overwhelming sense of need, but also a ...
