Hip-Hop
Cardi B’s 3-Year-Old Daughter Kulture Now Has Birkin Bags From Both Mom & Dad
Cardi B and Offset‘s 3-year-old daughter Kulture now has an Hermès Birkin bag from both mommy and daddy. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper made some serious money moves when she gifted Kulture a yellow Birkin with a bedazzled rainbow design on the front, which she posted on her Instagram on Tuesday with the caption, “Me & my best friend for life.” Michelle Berk, CEO of Privé Porter, a private reseller of luxury handbags specializing in Hermès products, told Page Six on Thursday that Cardi called her after Kulture spotted a small rainbow purse at Claire’s and begged her mother for it. But the “I Like It” artist thought her daughter shouldn’t settle for less and decided to cop her a designer version that took more than 100 hours to ...
Trippie Redd Reveals Star-Studded Track List For ‘Trip At Knight’ Album
Drake, Lil Durk and Juice WRLD are featured on the collection. Trippie Redd announced the track list for his upcoming Trip At Knight album on Wednesday (August 11), revealing features with Drake, Lil Durk and Juice WRLD, among others. The rapper promised to reveal the release date if he got to 200,000 comments, but in the meantime fans were freaking out, with one calling it the “album of the f—ing year” and another predicting “this finna go crazy.” Several singles from the follow-up to February’s deluxe Neon Shark vs. Pegasus project have already dropped, including “Miss the Rage” with Playboi Carti and “Holy Smokes” with Lil Uzi Vert. Among the other guests on the album are: SoPaygo, Ski Mask the Slump God, XXXTentacion...
Injury Reserve Announce Sophomore Album By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Drop “Knees”: Stream
Injury Reserve have shared the news that their highly-anticipated sophomore album is on its way. By the Time I Get to Phoenix is slated for release September 15th, and is preceded by lead single “Knees.” By the Time I Get to Phoenix will serve as the group’s follow-up to their 2019 self-titled debut, as well as the first release after the tragic passing of co-founder Stepa J. Groggs, who died in June 2020 at the age of 32. The majority of the upcoming LP, however, was completed prior to Groggs’ death, and includes many of his musical contributions. On “Knees,” Ritchie with a T sing-raps a pleading hook of, “My knees hurt when I grow/ And that’s a tough pill to swallow/ Because I’m not getting taller/ Please is there anywhere I could grow,” over five minutes of producer Parker Corey’s ...
Kanye West’s Latest ‘Donda’ Event Is Most-Watched Apple Music Livestream Ever
West held a first Donda listening event on July 23 and since then has been living at Mercedes-Benz Stadium while putting the finishing touches on Donda, his 10th studio album. Between the two listening parties, West made considerable tweaks to the album, adding and removing features and entire songs, so it remains to be seen what the definitive version of Donda will sound like once the album is released. After numerous delays, Donda is expected to be released in the coming weeks. The second event on Aug. 5 also pulled in $7 million in revenue from in-person merchandise sales, sources say. That number matches the revenue for the first drop from Yeezy x Gap, West’s new collaboration with the Gap, which former Gap CEO Mickey Drexler told Yahoo Finance generated $7 million overnight when ...
Inside Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Event, 4 Out of 40,000 Fans Got COVID-19 Vaccine
Before the event, the stadium remained active in its attempts to get fans vaccinated. On Aug. 4, the venue announced a two-hour pop-up for Atlanta Falcons fans looking to attend that weekend’s team open practice. The Mercedes-Benz Stadium rep informs Billboard that “about 30” vaccines were distributed for the Falcons Open Practice and that they “will continue to have vaccines available for Falcons games this NFL season.” From January to June, the sports and entertainment stadium has served as a community vaccination site for Atlanta residents. On Saturday, a mobile vaccination clinic operated for four hours ahead of Garth Brooks’ concert at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium, and only 35 of the more than 70,000 concertgoers took advantage of...
Of 7 Female Collabs Ever Nominated for VMA Video of the Year, Which is Your Favorite? Vote!
The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards announced nominations on Wednesday (Aug. 11), and for the first time in the show’s history, two female collaborations are vying for the coveted video of the year accolade. “WAP” by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion and “Kiss Me More” by Doja Cat featuring SZA are both up for the honors this year, competing against “Popstar” by DJ Khaled featuring Drake (starring Justin Bieber), “Bad Habits” by Ed Sheeran, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” by Lil Nas X and “Save Your Tears” by The Weeknd. Besides “WAP,” other all-female collabs that were nominated for video of the year and also hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 includ...
Lil Nas X Would Rather Not Speak on Homophobia in Rap: ‘It’s More For My Own Safety’
He doesn’t know for sure if the video inspired the stranger to go after him, but he felt like it “couldn’t be a coincidence.” Rapper Jack Harlow, who appears in the “Baby” video, praised Lil Nas for “giving a voice to a lot of people and kids who could use one. I think the community he represents could use someone who’s succeeding on a mainstream level — where it can feel like, ‘Yo, you can be No. 1. You can be the greatest.’ I really recognize what he’s doing and I admire him. I admired him long before we met.” Lil Nas X, 22, also got props from pop icon Elton John, who dubbed the rapper a “bold and brave provocateur who’s making amazing and inspiring music. He’s pushing the boundaries of urban music by wholeheartedly embrac...
Billboard Explains: How R&B/Hip-Hop Became the Biggest Genre in the U.S.
Since 2017, R&B/hip-hop has been the dominant music genre on the United States Billboard charts, becoming bigger than pop and rock and coming to define modern popular music. And its reign hasn’t let up since, with new smashes and superstars created every year. So how did it happen? How did R&B/hip-hop pull into first place on the charts? The latest episode of Billboard Explains breaks down exactly how R&B/hip-hop became the biggest genre in the U.S., by looking at its early influence, innovative evolutions and explosion in the streaming era. You’ll hear commentary from Billboard hip-hop editor Carl Lamarre on why exactly the genre is leading pop culture. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins wit...
Eminem’s Ex-Wife Kim Scott Hospitalized Following Suicide Attempt
Eminem’s ex-wife, Kim Scott, was hospitalized following a suicide attempt on July 30th. TMZ reports that police and EMS were called to Scott’s home in Michigan for a welfare check. She was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment and a psychological evaluation, and has since been released. After meeting in high school, Scott and Eminem initially married in 1999, but divorced in 2001. They later remarried in 2006 only to separate again later that year. They have one biological child together, Hailie Jade, who was born in 1995. They also share two adopted children. Advertisement Related Video Scott has long battled addiction and mental health issues. She previously attempted to take her own life in 2001, and again in 2015. The couple’s relationship has inspired numerous Eminem s...
50 Cent Says DaBaby Will Bounce Back: ‘Remember They Canceled Chris Brown 5, 6 Times?’
The response has been swift, with the hip-hop star dropped from a spate of music festival lineups including Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, Austin City Limits, Day N Vegas, iHeartRadio Music Festival, Music Midtown Festival and a concert organized by Working Families Party. And DaBaby’s ill-advised comments have been criticized by a string of artists including Elton John, Madonna and Dua Lipa, who worked with the hip-hop star on “Levitating.” 50 Cent doesn’t believe the damage done to DaBaby’s career will be long-term. In an interview with E!’s Nightly Pop, the “In Da Club” star brushed off the controversy and put it down to baby steps. When asked by co-hosts Morgan Stewart McGraw, Nina Parker and Hunter March whether he’ll bounce back, Fiddy said, “Yeah, he will. As long as he keeps his con...
De La Soul Announce Their Full Catalog Is Coming to Streaming Services This Year
At long last, De La Soul are bringing their back catalog to streaming services. The group recently acquired the rights to their masters, finally giving the hip-hop luminaries the opportunity to make their music digitally available on their terms. “Our catalog will be released this year, we are trying to work hard and diligently along with the good folks up at Reservoir. We sat down and we got it done pretty quick actually — maybe in two weeks’ time tops,” said Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur on Instagram Live. “Music will be released [in] 2021 on all streaming platforms — we’re trying to get the whole catalog out there. There’s a lot of back work that needs to be done, so that’s why it’s taking a little time to get that out.” Watch the full announcement below. Earlier this week, Tali...
R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: IAMDDB, Young Nudy, Joy Crookes & More
Jenevieve, “Résumé” There’s nothing more to say after Jenevieve’s newest track, other than she is on a roll this year with knockout singles. Her fifth single of 2021 — following June’s “Midnight Charm” — the Florida-born artist sings over vibey guitar about her lasting fingerprints left on the person she’s moving on from. Jon Vinyl, “Void” “Let’s let the serotonin flow,” JON VINYL proclaims in one of the warmest, most welcoming tracks of the year. The Toronto artist’s vocals sit perfectly in the pocket of his tight-knit rhythm section, in what marks his third single of the year. Sans Soucis, “On Time For Her” Soucis’ feather-light vocals layer in a drone that loops over and over as she reminds herself of the person she most needs to support: herself. An edgy bass moves th...
