Hip-Hop
Lil’ Kim to Release ‘The Queen Bee’ Memoir This Fall
“I’m excited to finally get to tell my story after all this time,” the rapper told People, who first shared the news. “Many people have thought they knew the story of Lil’ Kim, but they have no idea.” The Queen Bee, written by Lil’ Kim and author Kathy Iandoli, will detail the Grammy-winning star’s life and 30-year career, from her teenage days in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, her relationship with the Notorious B.I.G., her time in M.A.F.I.A and subsequent solo takeoff. Pre-Order the memoir in Kindle and hardcover here. 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 rewar...
Researchers Find That Hip-Hop Music Leads To Better Surgical Procedures
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: FatCamera / Getty Hip-Hop music is known to move souls as well as body parts whenever played at high volumes, but did y’all know it can also affect how surgeons perform surgical procedures? Not in a negative way either. According to Daily Mail, researchers found that when Hip-Hop music is played at operating theaters while medical students were performing their operating procedures, it led to more efficient outcomes than one would expect. As part of the experiment, researchers from Germany looked at the effect that music would have on THE surgeons’ performances and used four genres of music as part of their tests: Classical, Rock, Hip-Hop, and Radio music. For their study, the German team monitored 82 medical students as they performed laparoscopic exerci...
DJ Khaled Announces ‘Khaled Khaled’ Album Release Date
He promised the album cover next and he delivered, sharing the art on Instagram. “This my name. This is my legacy. This my COVER. Time to bring MORE LIGHT,” Khaled captioned the post. “I have a gift for the world. I can’t wait to share it with you. Let’s talk tomorrow, are you available?? I couldn’t post any pictures of this gift I had to sign an NDA.” The cover art features Khaled alongside his two sons: Asahd and Aalam. On Monday, he announced Khaled Khaled was “99.1% DONE” in a one-minute clip featuring a choir singing behind him as he preached the good news about his forthcoming LP. “Khaled Khaled is coming. It’s special. I worked my whole career, I worked my whole life, and I’m just getting started,” ...
Earth, Wind & Fire, Ludacris & More to Be Honored at 2nd ‘Saluting Our Culture’ Virtual Event
On June 6, Café Mocha Radio will stream their 2021 Salute THEM Awards show. The ceremony will honor individuals selected by Café Mocha in the areas of music, television, film, fashion and dance. The honorees are Sly Stone, June Ambrose, Jamal Josef, Earth, Wind & Fire, Bille Woodruff, Dr. Bobby Jones, Patrice Rushen, Ludacris and Darlene Love. The Salute THEM Awards will be co-hosted by Yo-Yo, Café Mocha Radio host and Grammy-nominated rapper, and Broadway actor Saint Aubyn (Ain’t Too Proud). It will stream from the new National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, taking attendees on a historical journey of Black music curated by the museum. In celebration of Black Music Month, the event will be the second show in Café Mocha’s “Saluting Ou...
Mykki Blanco Announces New Mini-Album, Shares “Love Me” featuring Jamila Woods, Jay Cue: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-27T16:13:28+00:00“>April 27, 2021 | 12:13pm ET Rapper Mykki Blanco has announced their new mini-album Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep. It’s out June 18th, and you can catch a preview with new single “Love Me” featuring the incandescent songwriter Jamila Woods and Mykki’s real-life brother Jay Cue. Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep isn’t just Blanco’s debut with Transgressive Records, it’s also their first project since 2016’s Mykki. It was produced by FaltyDL, with additional contributions by Hudson Mohawke, God Colony, and Physical Therapy, and features guest work from Blood Orange, Big Freedia, Kari Faux, Bruno Ribeiro, and the aforementi...
Young Thug and Gunna Post Bail for 30 Low-Level Offenders
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-26T16:03:45+00:00“>April 26, 2021 | 12:03pm ET Atlanta rappers Young Thug and Gunna did a good deed on Friday by reuniting 30 men and women being held in Fulton County Jail on minor offenses with their families. According to WSB-TV, Thug and his mentee posted bond for the inmates, who were imprisoned because they didn’t have the money. “This is where we’re from,” Thug (born Jeffrey Williams) told WSB-TV. “We just woke up and went to the jail with the lawyer and you know, DAs and the prosecutors, you know, the bonding companies and just got as many people as we can out. About 20 or 30 people.” Gunna (born Sergio Kitchens) added, “You never know what somebody been through. There wa...
Rapper Tray Savage’s Accused Killer Denied Bail
Jackson’s private attorney, Thomas Hallock, had argued against denying his client bail, explaining that Jackson was cooperative with authorities and left Chicago only after his grandmother’s death from cancer last fall, the Chicago Tribune reported. But Judge David R. Navarro granted the prosecution’s no bail request, adding that Jackson faced natural life in prison if convicted of killing Young, who had been signed to Chief Keef‘s Glory Boyz Entertainment imprint. Prosecutors said in court that Jackson and Young were affiliated with the same street gang faction but gave no indication what prompted the shooting. Authorities said the men briefly “interacted” with each other from their vehicles before they drove away in different directions. Prosecutors said both vehicles lat...
Diddy Feels ‘Incredibly Blessed’ After Second Oscar Win
The Bad Boy boss was a producer of the best live-action short winner “Two Distant Strangers” on Sunday night (Apr. 25). As of Sunday night (April 25), Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs has as many Oscars as Brad Pitt. The Revolt Media chairman was in a celebratory mood after the 93rd Academy Awards when the film he executive produced, Two Distant Strangers, won the Oscar for best live-action short. “I’m incredibly blessed to WIN MY SECOND OSCAR as a producer for UNDEFEATED and…. @TwoDistantFilm !!” tweeted Diddy alongside a video of him and his team watching actor Riz Ahmed make the Oscar announcement on a big screen in a studio together. “Words can’t describe how I feel right now winning alongside my brothers @JoeyBadass @VanLathan @Travon @iJesseWill...
Christina Milian Gives Birth to Third Child, Second With Matt Pokora: ‘Meet Our Healthy Baby Boy’
She added, “Now it’s party of 5 baby! Thank you my @mattpokora for being the best partner/dad/ best friend a woman could ask for. You’re a king in my eyes.” Kenna is Milian’s second child with the French singer-songwriter, with whom she shares 14-month-old son, Isaiah. She also has a daughter named Violet, 11, whom she shares with ex-husband The-Dream. Pokora also took to Instagram to share an adorable black-and-white photo of himself embracing his new son. “Our little Kenna is doing well and her mom, once again, has been amazing,” he wrote in French. “Everyone is in great shape.” Milian announced her third pregnancy in December 2020 with a swoon-worthy sunset beach shot of Pokora kneeling down to kiss her baby bump, and another of their son Isaiah...
Fans Choose The Weeknd & Ariana Grande’s ‘Save Your Tears’ Remix as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Earlier in the week, both superstars teased an audio snippet of their breathy vocals harmonizing the lyric, “I don’t know why I run away,” on the song from The Weeknd’s Billboard 200 No. 1 album, After Hours. The remix later dropped with an animated clip featuring The Weekend and Grande. “Save Your Tears” is currently sitting at No. 5 on the April 24-dated Billboard Hot 100 and just topped the Pop Airplay chart last week. The “Save Your Tears” remix is The Weeknd and Grande’s third collaboration in seven years. He previously appeared on the “off the table” duet featured on Grande’s 2020 album, Positions, and “Love Me Harder,” from her 2014 sophomore release, My Everyt...
Family & Friends Pay Tribute to DMX in ‘Celebration of Life’ New York Memorial Service
DMX had a larger-than-life influence on his community. It came as no surprise that the entire perimeter of Barclays was blocked off and packed several hours prior to the event, only to let an enormous monster truck — carrying a bright red casket that was reportedly DMX’s — arrive on the scene. Doors for the memorial opened at 2:00 p.m. ET, with only family, friends and media in attendance, though a live stream was available on DMX’s YouTube channel for supporters around the world to tune in. His funeral service will be held Sunday at 2:30 P.M. ET and will be broadcast live on BET and the network’s YouTube channel. At 6:20 P.M., a bone-chilling silence finally swept the stadium, so quiet the sound of a single can of soda cracking open would echo across the enormous venue. More t...
DMX’s Daughter Delivers Moving Song at Memorial, Where Friends Nas, Eve & Swizz Beatz Speak
Ahead of the memorial at the Barclays Center, more than 1,000 people, including members of the Ruff Ryders motorcycle club, had formed a procession from Yonkers to Brooklyn, the New York Times reports. A monster truck that held a dark red coffin and that was inscribed with “Long Live DMX” led the procession. As the event began, the Sunday Service choir provided spirited musical tributes, and continued to do so throughout the evening. DMX’s family and friends, including several of his children, took the stage to give speeches — and even perform songs — in honor of the Earl Simmons they knew and loved. One of his young daughters delivered her own re-worked take on “Slippin’.” She turned it into a moving testimonial to her dad, who’s helpe...
