Hip-Hop
Watch Saweetie & Justine Skye Headline Samsung & Billboard’s Songs of the Summer Concert Now
The concert — presented by Samsung and powered by Billboard‘s Songs of the Summer chart — is free for Samsung Galaxy owners, while non-Galaxy owners can pay $10 to stream it. Galaxy owners can redeem a code from the Samsung Members app to watch the show on their device, while non-owners can purchase a ticket and then stream it from their device or cast to their TV. The concert will be available to watch through midnight ET on Sunday, July 18. The Songs of the Summer virtual concert wraps up the Summer of Galaxy, which kicked off when Samsung teamed up with Billboard to offer Galaxy owners early access to the annual Songs of the Summer chart, among other perks. Click here to watch the concert now. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we ...
Normani and Cardi B Join Forces on New Song “Wild Side”: Stream
Normani has enlisted Cardi B for her new single, titled “Wild Side.” Watch the Tanu Muino-directed music video, choreographed by Sean Bankhead, below. “Wild Side” is Normani’s first solo single since 2019’s “Motivation,” which netted the Fifth Harmony member a Platinum plaque. She first teased a snippet of the track on social media back in February. In a statement, Normani spoke about teaming with Cardi for their first musical collaboration. “I had already been in rehearsal for about three weeks preparing for the video when Cardi heard the record for the first time,” she recalled. “She really showed up for me and brought this record to life by simply doing what Cardi does best. I lovethat woman down and I’m forever grateful.” Advertisement Related Video On her Instagram story, Cardi gushed...
Pop Smoke’s New Posthumous Album Faith Features Kanye West, Dua Lipa, and More: Stream
Pop Smoke’s second posthumous album, Faith, is out this Friday via Victor Victor/Republic, and the late rapper is being honored with a star-studded array of featured guests. The tracklist to Faith includes contributions from Kanye West, Dua Lipa, Pusha T, Kid Cudi, Pharrell, Lil Tjay, Future, 21 Savage, Migos’ Quavo, Takeoff, Swae Lee, 42 Dugg, Rick Ross, Kodack Black, Bizzy Banks, and more. As for the album artwork, it’s a portrait of the late rapper that highlights his tattoo of the word ‘faith.’ Check out both artwork and tracklist below. Pop Smoke, a key figure in Brooklyn’s drill scene, was shot and killed during an attempted home invasion in February 2020. He was 20 years old. His first proper album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, arrived the following July after his dea...
Normani Releases ‘Wild Side’ Feat. Cardi B: Watch
Normani fans, rejoice: The songstress released her all-new single “Wild Side,” featuring Cardi B, and an accompanying music video on Friday (July 16). The exciting collab comes nearly one year after Normani appeared in the music video for Cardi and Megan Thee Stallion’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “WAP.” “I had already been in rehearsal for about three weeks preparing for the video when Cardi heard the record for the first time,” Normani said in a statement. “She really showed up for me and brought this record to life by simply doing what Cardi does best. “I love that woman down and I’m forever grateful,” the singer added. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a datin...
Kevin Abstract Taps Slowthai and $not for New Single “SLUGGER”: Stream
Kevin Abstract has just released a new single called “SLUGGER” featuring Slowthai and $not. Plus, it comes with a music video directed by the BROCKHAMPTON rapper himself. Stream it after the jump. Produced by Romil Hemnani, Al Hug, and Kevin Abstract, the song is a bombastic and bold number that sees him trading verses with his fellow rappers and friends. As usual, both he and Slowthai demand your attention on “SLUGGER” with ease, spitting lines with the dexterous ease of their usual flow. Listening to Abstract do his thing, it’s easy to understand why Shia LaBeouf was inspired to write a movie about him — well, almost. “SLUGGER” is Abstract’s first solo release since dropping two EPs back in 2019: the three-track release ARIZONA BABY and a six-song collection dubbed Ghettobaby. The latter...
How Did Eazy-E Die? New ‘Mysterious Death of Eazy-E’ Series Investigates
Throughout The Mysterious Death of Eazy-E, the late rapper’s daughter Ebie Wright, her mom Tracy Jernagin and hip-hop journalist Jasmine Simpkins search to find answers to longstanding questions surrounding Eazy’s death. Eazy-E died at age 31 after he was diagnosed with AIDs. However, some speculate that there may have been foul play involved. Prior to his March 26, 1995, death, Eazy-E had co-founded Ruthless Records alongside Jerry Heller. It was a subsidiary of parent company Comptown Records Inc. The Mysterious Death of Eazy-E is executive produced by Ebie and Jernagin, DJ Skee, Thao Dipolito, John Halterman, Tom Forman, Jon Beyer, Jeff Dawson, Lauren P. Gellert, David Stefanou and Lauren Lazin. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for...
TOBi Is “Off the Drugs” in New Song with Mick Jenkins: Stream
Born in Nigeria and raised in Canada, TOBi is a rapper on the rise. He’s now teamed with Mick Jenkins for a new meditation on intoxication, “Off the Drugs.” This is not a confessional track or an ode to sobriety, and in fact, the woozy guitars and giddy horns ensure that “Off the Drugs” would sound great while high as a kite. The song opens with one of our favorite legal potions, as TOBi raps, “Caught me slippin’, I was sippin’ bourbon/ Unfamiliar feelings, it’s that liquid courage.” Throughout the song, he also gets buzzed off the bag, ripped off romance, and just plain stoned. “When off the drugs,” he sings, “Show me some love/ On a good trip and I hope it never end/ High as a ceiling fan and I got the spins.” For his part, Jenkins rolls through and rolls up, spinning together ...
Marshmello Snags Production Credit on “Space Jam 2” Song by 24kGoldn and Lil Wayne
The Toon Squad are making a resounding comeback as Space Jam: A New Legacy, a sequel 25 years in the making, hits theaters this weekend. The movie’s star-studded soundtrack hit streaming services early, with artists such as John Legend, LIL UZI VERT, Big Freedia, SAINt JHN all contributing to the effort. The album also includes a stealthy production credit for Marshmello. The masked hitmaker has kept his foot on the gas after the release of his recent album Shockwave, lending his smooth production stylings to 24kGoldn’s “Control The World” featuring Lil Wayne. Mello keeps it clean with a punchy hip-hop production that keeps melody to a minimum. Backed by the simple strum of an acoustic guitar, the track positions the quick-witted verses of ...
Nelly’s ‘Dilemma’ Video Joins YouTube’s Billion Views Club: ‘Super Dope’
Nelly is in the club. The St. Louis rapper’s 2002 smash “Dilemma” became the latest video to rack up more than one billion views on YouTube. The third single from the MC’s sophomore album, Nellyville, memorably features Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland on the hook — as well as an iconic sample of Patti LaBelle’s 1983 song “Love, Need and Want You” — but it’s the lovestruck Benny Boom-directed visual that you likely remember the most. Filmed on the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley, the video for the rap ballad opens with the St. Lunatics helping new neighbor Rowland move into a new house with– oh no! — her boyfriend as Nelly looks on with love in his eyes. Undeterred by her da...
Jack Harlow Opens Up About Knowing His Place as a White Man in Hip-Hop
“I feel blessed to have a voice in this period because, one, I’m not a street artist, and two, I’m not Black,” the Louisville, Ky.-based MC told Footwear News. “The only thing keeping me here right now is that level of authenticity, of being myself.” He recalled his previous conversations with his friend and fellow Kentucky rapper Nemo Achida, who is Black, about the state of hip-hop following the resurgent Black Lives Matter movement last summer. Harlow has joked about the white kids being invited to the party before in his single “Tyler Herro,” when he raps, “I brought a gang to the party with me/ Five white boys, but they not *NSYNC.” But he believes the genre is now headed toward a direction that brings the focus back to the Black co...
Pop Smoke’s Second Posthumous Album Finally Has a Title
The Brooklyn native, né Bashar Barakah Jackson, died on Feb. 19, 2020, at age 20. Ahead of his death, Smoke released the fan-favorite mixtapes Meet the Woo and Meet the Woo 2. The latter debuted on Feb. 7, 2020, just two weeks before Pop Smoke was killed in a home invasion in Los Angeles. Released on July 3, 2020, Pop Smoke’s first studio album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and has charted for 52 weeks. It also gained international success, hitting No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums tally, where it charted for 45 weeks. Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon also charted in Greece, Germany, Australia and Italy. Ahead of his death, Pop Smoke starred in Eddie Huang’s drama film Boogie,...
Cardi B & Offset Celebrate Daughter Kulture’s 3rd Birthday With Wild Princess-Themed Party
From there, Kulture is seen walking alongside her dad through a colorful balloon-lined tunnel into the neon-lit party room, where she’s greeted by characters dressed in fairytale costumes and lots of her overjoyed pint-sized friends. A good time was had by all, as party-goers danced, played games and enjoyed delicious food and desserts. Things seemed to get more wild as the evening progressed. In several videos, Cardi and Offset are seen getting steamy on the dance floor, while other guests chug Hennessy and show off their twerking skills. “What the f— going on,” Cardi is heard yelling at one point. Earlier in the day, the 28-year-old rapper shared a sweet throwback photo on Instagram of Kulture as a newborn. “Forever my little baby,” she captioned the a...
