Hip-Hop
Tory Lanez Charged with Felony Assault in Connection with Megan Thee Stallion Shooting
Tory Lanez has been charged with felony assault in connection with the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. According to TMZ, the Canadian rapper/singer (born Daystar Peterson) is facing one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and one count of carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle. If convicted, he faces up to 22 years in prison. Lanez was initially arrested in mid-July following in incident in which Megan Thee Stallion was shot in the foot. Megan initially said her injuries were caused by broken glass in Lanez’s vehicle, but she later acknowledged she had suffered “gunshot wounds… as a result of a crime that was committed against me and done with the intention to physically harm me.” For his part, Lanez denies any wrongdoing, and recently released a concep...
Tank and The Bangas Announce Friend Goals EP, Share “Self Care”: Stream
Tank and The Bangas have announced a new EP called Friend Goals. Due out November 20th via Verve Forecast, the six-track, guest-heavy release is being previewed today with the track “Self Care”. The New Orleans-based group are known for their collaborative habits, having this year teamed with the likes of Jacob Collier and Fantastic Negrito. Friend Goals, as the title might suggest, brings together a number of artists Tank and The Bangas have befriended over their career. The follow-up to last year’s Green Balloon LP features guests like CHIKA (“Mr. Insta”), Duckwrth (“Fluff”), PJ Morton (“TSA”), and Pell on the title track. Lead single “Self Care” actually touts three collaborators: Jaime Woods, Orleans Big, and Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph. The track itself is exactly what we need i...
Ledisi Lands First Adult R&B Songs No. 1 With ‘Anything For You’: ‘Always Embrace the Journey’
She further marvels, “My very first No. 1, and on my record label. It means everything. The best part is sharing this moment with my co-writers, Rex Rideout and Jairus Mozee. Watching its steady climb up the charts has taught me to always embrace the journey.” Ledisi first ranked on Adult R&B Songs in January 2005 with “My Sensitivity (Gets in the Way),” featuring Boney James, and has logged 17 total entries on the tally. In that span, only Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Fantasia, Alicia Keys and Jill Scott have tallied more entries among solo women. Before “Anything for You,” Ledisi had climbed as high as No. 2 with “Pieces of Me” in 2011. Next up among her seven top 10s, “I Blame You” reached No. 3 in 2014. “Anything For You&...
Quavo Shares the DM That Launched His Relationship With Saweetie
Nothing says romance like sliding into the DMs. Quavo took to Twitter on Wednesday night (Oct. 7) to share the first message he ever sent to now-girlfriend Saweetie. The screenshot shows an Instagram DM from 2018 in which the Migos rapper sent the “Tap In” star a snowflake emoji in reference to her “ICY GRL” single. Saweetie was clever, responding with a bowl of noodles in reference to the Migos’ hit “Stir Fry.” Quavo was hooked, replying with “u so icy Ima glacier boy,” before Saweetie added, “was hannin then.” 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. ...
21 Savage and Metro Boomin Deliver a Grimy Sequel with the Masterful Savage Mode II: Review
The Lowdown: After the success of Savage Mode in 2016 and Without Warning in 2017, 21 Savage and Metro Boomin return to the scene with their latest collaborative album, Savage Mode II. Although some time has elapsed since they released their last project as a dynamic duo, both have kept plenty busy on their own, providing the streets and clubs with hit after hit. Savage dropped the highly acclaimed I Am > I Was in 2018 while Metro Boomin has crafted a plethora of hits with his signature trap sound. Featuring guest appearances from Drake, Young Thug, and Young Nudy, there’s plenty of reason why Savage Mode II became one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2020 the moment it was announced. The Good: The album begins in cinematic form with the masculine voice of God, none other than A...
Cardi B Is ‘Single, Bad and Rich,’ In Case You Were Wondering
“Stop with the Illuminati s–t… It was just costumes for a tiktok video DAMN!,” she captioned a second snap of her in a revealing, more angelic outfit with glowing white wings and not much else. The posts come after Cardi jumped on Instagram Live on Sept. 18 to thank fans for their support while assuring them that she’s doing just fine. “Every single time that this guy has been so crazy, so f–kd up and it hits the media, I’m always crying, always sad because I don’t like that type of s–t,” Cardi said. “This time, I wasn’t crying. You want to know why? The reason for my divorce is not because of none of that s–t that ever happened before. It’s not because of cheating. I’m seeing people be like, &#...
Jaden Smith Performs ‘Boys and Girls’ on ‘Kimmel,’ Urges Americans to Vote: Watch
Jaden Smith is no longer the Karate Kid. He’s all grown up and the election is on his mind. Jaden dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night for a performance of “Boys and Girls,” set to a backdrop of Black Lives Matter protests and climate change action. Wearing a jacket emblazoned with a rainbow-colored “Vote,” the singer and actor finished his performance with a raised fist. “This is the most important election of our lifetime. Don’t forget to vote.” 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...
Cardi B Loves Being a Mom, But Frickin’ Hates Not Being Able to Curse Around Kulture
There are some things you can and can’t do around a two-year-old. Cardi B is learning this lesson the hard way. The rapper, who is celebrating a global smash with her gleefully NSFW smash “WAP,” tweeted about the downside of relishing her four-letter vocab while trying to single-parent swear police sergeant daughter Kulture. “I can’t even curse anymore, Kulture be like ‘don’t say that mommy don’t say that!!” she wrote. “Like I can’t even say damn.” 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...
Mac Miller’s Final Two Albums to Be Released as Swimming in Circles Vinyl Box Set
Mac Miller’s family has today announced a vinyl box set compiling the late rapper’s final two records, 2018’s Swimming and the posthumous Circles from earlier this year. Due out December 18th via Warner Records, Swimming in Circles brings together the two studio LPs for the first time in a limited edition package. Miller always intended the efforts to be companion releases with a continuous narrative arc. For the new box set, each album will be pressed on double-12-inch vinyl, with Swimming coming on dark blue and Circles on light blue. Housed inside a die-cut outer case, the box also includes a 12×12 booklet featuring archival photographs from the making of the albums, a 24×36 poster, and a six-panel lyric scroll. In conjunction with the announcement, Miller’s family has shared never-befo...
Jay Electronica Unveils Long-Lost Album Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn): Stream
Earlier this year, Jay Electronica finally released his full-length debut, A Written Testimony. Jay has now returned with another much-coveted project: long-lost album Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn). Stream it in full below. Act II follows up on Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) from 2007. The New Orleans-born rapper first announced the album way back in 2012, but years passed without it ever seeing the light of day. However, Jay decided to finally put it out on Monday after a leak began making the rounds online. “i actually tried to block this from coming out, but Allah is the best of planners,” he wrote in a since-deleted tweet, according to BrooklynVegan. The long-lost album amazingly features many of the same guests promised in 2012, including JAY-Z and The-Dre...
Summer Walker Reflects on the Making of ‘Over It’ 1 Year Later, With Unreleased Studio Sessions: Exclusive
Last year, Summer Walker won R&B fans over with her debut album Over It. Headlined by silky singles such as “Playing Games,” “Come Thru” and her Hot 100 top 40 single “Girls Need Love (Remix)” featuring Drake, Walker’s rookie performance went platinum and was lauded by listeners and media. One year later, Walker surprises fans with never-before-seen studio footage of her creating her 2019 heater to commemorate the project’s first anniversary (Oct. 5). The two-minute-long video finds Walker busy in the studio crafting her album alongside her go-to producer/beau London on Da Track and LVRN co-founder Justice Baiden. One highlight includes Walker deftly whipping up her sticky earworm “Body,” which samples 702’s &...
Lil Wayne Reveals New Single “NFL” Featuring Gudda Gudda and HoodyBaby: Stream
Just weeks after dropping his massive deluxe edition of Tha Carter V, rapper Lil Wayne has scored another big release. Today, he’s unveiled his new song “NFL”, which serves as the official soundtrack to Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime. “Ballin’ like we at the Super Bowl/ Scored a touchdown and just spiked this shit/ You know the other team, they don’t like this shit,” boasts the Louisiana-born Lil Wayne. He’s assisted by fellow hip-hop acts Gudda Gudda and HoodyBaby, and the track’s moody production was handled by Boi-1da (Drake, Rihanna) and !llmind (Kanye West, J. Cole). Check out the lyric video for “NFL” below. Thursday Night Football on Amazon kicks off October 8th with a showdown between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears. Editors’ Picks In addition to Tha ...
