Hip-Hop
At 51, Queen Latifah to Get Lifetime Achievement Award at 2021 BET Awards
While 37 may be awfully young to get a lifetime achievement award, it’s a good thing BET recognized Houston while she was still here to receive her flowers, to use a currently popular expression. Houston died unexpectedly in 2012 at age 48. Prince was also on the young side when he received a lifetime achievement award from BET. He was 52 when he received the honor in 2010. He too died unexpectedly in 2016 at age 57. Neither Houston nor Prince has yet received a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy (though those awards are sometimes presented posthumously, so either may still receive it). Prince lived to see his induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (in 2004). Houston did not live to see her Rock Hall induction (in 2020). The oldest solo artist to receive a lifetime ...
Drake Gives Update on ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Album Release Date
“Oh, yeah, I’ll be there. My album will be out by then,” the superstar rapper said. Certified Lover Boy, Drake’s sixth album, was originally scheduled for release in January. That month, he took to his Instagram Stories to announce that the album would be postponed to a later date. “I was planning to release my album this month but between surgery and rehab my energy has been dedicated to recovery,” he wrote. “I’m blessed to be back on my feet and feeling great and focused on the album, but CLB won’t be dropping in January.” In early March, Drake — who was named Artist of the Decade at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards — held fans over by releasing the three-song Scary Hours 2 project, featuring guest appearances by...
Fans Choose Polo G’s ‘Hall of Fame’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Hall of Fame includes Polo G’s hit song “Rapstar,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this year. The song drew 53.6 million U.S. streams and sold 5,300 downloads in its first week, ending April 15, according to MRC Data. “Rapstar” also topped Billboard‘s Streaming Songs chart, and earned the 22-year-old hip-hop star his first No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. On Saturday (June 12), Polo G was arrested in Miami following his Hall of Fame release party. He was charged with battery on a police officer, resisting arrest with violence and criminal mischief, the Associated Press reports. The rapper was released on bond hours after being booked into jail. Placing second on the past week’s tally with near...
Beyonce Wishes Twins Rumi and Sir a Happy Birthday
Beyoncé wrapped the weekend with a sweet birthday message to her 4-year-old twins. “What’s better than 1 gift… 2,” the homepage of her official website said on Sunday (June 13). “Happy birthday Rumi & Sir.” Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z, who are also parents to 9-year-old Blue Ivy, welcomed Rumi and Sir in 2017. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Polo G Arrested in Miami After Album Release Party
The documents say Bartlett was aggressive as he resisted arrest in downtown Miami. One of the officers said he had ordered him and all the passengers in the car he was traveling in to get out of the vehicle to pat them down for firearms, saying he suspected they carried weapons because they heard a passenger claim the vehicle was bulletproof. The police department said it was reviewing the incident that would include examining all camera footage, saying the arrest was captured on several body-worn cameras. Police spokesman Michael Vega said it also was investigating several threats received against personnel and facilities in response to the rapper’s arrest. The Chicago-based artist had just released his newest album Hall of Fame on Friday. His single “Rapstar” debuted at No. 1 on the Bill...
Nicki Minaj and Her Baby Are a Precious Pair in New Photo Together
Nicki Minaj has shared a new photo of her son, with Mom and baby adorably wearing coordinated outfits. The rapper posted the cute family snapshot on Instagram as part of a series of images of herself posing on a couch on Saturday (June 12). She left ribbon and unicorn emojis in the caption for the pictures. Keeping her baby’s real name private, Minaj has affectionately referred to him as “Papa Bear” on social media in the past. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Polo G Arrested in Miami for Battery Against a Police Officer
Polo G was arrested in Miami early Saturday morning on charges of battery against a police officer, resisting arrest, and criminal mischief. The Miami Herald reports that Polo G was booked into the Guilford Knight Correctional Center around 8:00 a.m. local time on Saturday. He was subsequently released after posting a $19,500 bond. In a video uploaded to Instagram, Polo G’s mother and manager, Stacia Mac, said that police pulled over her son and his younger brother while they were riding in a car following an album release party for Polo G’s Hall of Fame, which dropped earlier on Friday. Related Video “My kids called me in a frenzy saying the police are behind them, 20 cars behind them,” Mac said, adding that “They refused to let me speak to my minor son, who is 16 years old.” It’s un...
Declaime and Madlib Announce Album In the Beginning (Vol. 1), Share “All Over the World”: Stream
Some old hip-hop gems are about to be unearthed. Madlib and Declaime have just announced a new album that’s comprised of previously unreleased songs they recorded together back in the mid-90s. It’s called In the Beginning (Vol. 1) and they’re previewing it with the lead single “All Over the World”, which you can stream below. Looking at the tracklist for In the Beginning (Vol. 1), which spans 13 songs in total, the collection will boast a wide range of vintage material by the two that used to be lost to time on various mixtapes and B-sides. According to a press release, the record serves as a time capsule of sorts — back then, the legendary producer and the underground rapper were neighbors-turned-friends in California — and includes contributions from the Loot Pack and CDP crew members li...
A Closer Look at the 2021 BET Awards Nominees for Best New Artist
Here’s a closer look at the nominees. They’re listed in alphabetical order. Coi Leray: The rapper, 24, has two nominations. She’s also up for best female hip hop artist. Leray has placed two singles on the Billboard Hot 100: “No More Parties” (featuring Lil Durk, No. 26) and “Big Purr (Prrdd)” (featuring fellow nominee Poo Shiesty, No. 69). Coi is featured on YSL’s “I Like,” a track from Slime Language 2, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in May. Leray was Billboard’s R&B/hip-hop rookie of the month for April. As Neena Rouhani noted in a Q&A that announced that designation, “Despite the infancy of her career, the multi-faceted performer has already collaborated with a plethora of fellow charting rappers, including Gunna, DDG and Yung Bleu.” In addition, Leray has released ...
100 Years After Tulsa Race Massacre, 2 Albums Are ‘Unveiling & Spreading the Truth’ Through Music
Being released in conjunction with New York-based Isotopia Records, headed by Constance Hauman, 1921 … The Black Wall Street Music Project was executive produced by Fred Jones, Thornell Jones Jr. and Guy Troupe. Partners in the project include The Hille Foundation, Osage Casinos and Spirit Bank. Jones is the founder of One Tulsa LLC, whose divisions encompass broadcast, digital and print media, marketing, artist management and philanthropy. Jones, who envisioned the music project three years ago, has close ties to the Tulsa Race Massacre. His grandmother Maggie Jones was in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 25 miles away from Greenwood, when the riot started. “I remember my grandmother saying they could see the smoke as the city burned for three days,” says Jones. “The massacre was about money and the e...
Migos Roll Up in Vintage Rolls-Royce in New ‘Avalanche’ Music Video: It’s ‘a Masterpiece’
“How would I describe this album?” Offset begins. “It’s a level-up, you know what I’m saying, a masterpiece.” That’s when Quavo chimes in, “We took it back to the roots, took it back to the bando, took it back to the Northside.” Quavo kicks off the tune rapping about his childhood, when the young star-to-be was raised by his single mom, “Papa was a rollin’ stone, but now I got rollin’ stones in the bezel/ Mama at home all alone, hustlin’, tryna keep this s— together.” The Billboard chart-topper then says proudly, “If I go back to the past, my n—-s ain’t know we’d be rockin’ Coachella.” In the next interview segment, the rapper explains his lyrics, saying, “The term ‘rolling stone’ related to me because we just felt like we’re the Rolling...
Polo G Unleashes New Album Hall of Fame: Stream
Polo G has released his new album, Hall of Fame. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below. The 20-track project boasts features from Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, the late Pop Smoke, Young Thug, and Roddy Ricch. Other notable contributors include Lil Durk, DaBaby, Rod Wave, and G Herbo. In a Complex interview, Polo reflected on his mindset for the album and beyond. “My motivation is knowing that I always want more for myself, and that there’s always a level up to keep improving,” he explained. “I know that I definitely ain’t reached my ceiling yet, and I know that I’ve got room for improvement on a lot of shit. So I just stay locked in knowing that, and knowing where I want to be 10 years from now: tapped into fashion, and looked at as one of the big names in fashion and an even bigger na...
