Hip-Hop
Lil Yachty Arrested for Driving More Than 150 Mph
Lil Yachty is facing reckless driving charges after being caught driving more than 150 mph on an Atlanta interstate last week. According to Atlanta’s WSB-TV 2, Yachty was pulled over in his white Ferrari on September 11th. He was subsequently arrested, charged with reckless driving and speeding in excess of maximum limits, and booked at the Atlanta City Jail. Back in June, Lil Yachty crashed another one of his Ferraris on the same interstate and sustained minor injuries. Witnesses say the road was wet and Yachty was speeding at the time of the crash. Lil Yachty’s most recent album, Lil Boat 3, dropped in May. Related 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 Beautifu...
Kodak Black Asks Donald Trump to Commute His Prison Sentence
Kodak Black has sent a petition to Donald Trump asking him commute his prison sentence (via TMZ). In August of 2019, the rapper pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges in Florida. He was sentenced to 46 months in prison, and his time served has been shockingly eventful. Early on, he put a prison guard in the hospital after grabbing his testicles in a drug-addled fight. Afterwards, he was moved from a Miami correctional facility to a maximum-security Kentucky prison. Then, this past April, he pleaded guilty again, this time to gun possession charges in New York. That sentence will be served concurrently with his other charges. Last week Black sued the Federal Bureau of Prisons, alleging abuse by Kentucky prison guards — including a “gang beating” involving correctional officers “flicking”...
Kamala Harris Names Tupac the “Best Rapper Alive”
When asked who she thinks is the “best rapper alive,” Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris named the (officially) deceased artist 2pac. This suggests that two decades of underground research have just been proved correct — dear readers, Tupac Shakur is alive! The government lied to us, but they couldn’t keep it secret when 2pac himself told the truth! Wake up, sheeple! Wake up! she hasn’t listened to rap music in a while and whiffed on a softball question. Senator Harris made this revealing remark in conversation with CNN’s Angela Rye and representatives of the NAACP. When the syllables “2pac,” were uttered, Rye quickly interrupted with, “He’s not alive!” Harris laughed the laugh of a terrified stooge who has just disappointed her Illuminati masters, and said, “I know, I kn...
Action Bronson Unveils New Album Only For Dolphins: Stream
Action Bronson has unveiled his new album Only For Dolphins. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. The album marks Bronson’s sixth full-length record overall and follows 2018’s White Bronco. Spanning 12 songs, the project boasts guest bars from Meyhem Lauren, Hologram, and Yung Mehico, as well as production provided by The Alchemist, Harry Fraud, DJ Muggs, and Daringer, among others. However, perhaps the LP’s most notable contributions come from an unlikely, non-human source: scattered throughout are giddy dolphin cackles. In a press statement, Bam Bam attributed his obsession with the aquatic mammals to their intelligence. “The dolphin is one of the most intelligent creatures ever created on whatever planet we’re on,” he said. “They have their own way of communicating. They have nu...
Fans Choose Zayn’s ‘Better’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Zayn‘s latest song “Better” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Sept. 25) on Billboard, choosing the 27-year-old singer’s mellow R&B ballad as their favorite new music release of the past week. “Better” brought in 91 percent of the vote this week, beating out new music by Travis Scott (“Franchise”), SuperM (“Super One”), Jennifer Lopez and Maluma (“Pa’ Ti” and “Lonely”) and others. “Better,” co-written by Zayn, is slated for his upcoming third album, which is described in a release as his “most personal project to date. With total creative reign on his third album, Zayn is making the music he has always wanted to.” The accompanying video, direc...
Polo G Reveals New Single “Epidemic”: Stream
Earlier this week, Polo G made his TV debut on The Tonight Show. Now, he’s returned with “Epidemic”, his first single since dropping The GOAT back in May. Despite its suggestive title, today’s offering is not about the coronavirus outbreak. Instead, the Chicago rapper focuses on another widespread occurrence that continues to take lives, especially within his own community: gun violence on the streets. “Every day a gamble with your life, all we know is risk,” Polo G rap-sings on the track, which is produced by Tahj Money, DMAC, Londn Blu, and Karltin Bankz. Later, he vows to be more careful for the sake of his family. “Promise to my son that the streets won’t get no more of me/ Remember every line from that obituary poetry.” Editors’ Picks Frequent collaborator Ryan Lynch d...
Kanye West Teases New Song ‘Believe What I Say’: Listen
Kanye West has shared a snippet of a new song called “Believe What I Say.” The rapper and presidential hopeful took to Twitter on Saturday (Sept. 26) to post a 38-second clip of the track, which samples Lauryn Hill‘s 1998 hit “Doo Wop (That Thing).” The tweet was accompanied by a video shot on a boat. “You ask him to feel protected/ And still feel protected,” West raps on the song. “Just one time for the record/ Just one time for the record/ Don’t agree with the message/ Don’t agree with the methods.” Last week, the rapper waged a one-man war against the music industry, tweeting that he’s “not putting no more music out till I’m done with my contract with Sony and Universal.” In an exclusive interview with Billboard, West said he’s curre...
Rick Ross and Tory Lanez Beef Over ‘Daystar’ Album, Breonna Taylor Protests
Rick Ross and Tory Lanez are sparring on social media following the release of Lanez’s new album, Daystar. On the album’s lead song “Money Over Fallouts,” the 28-year-old Canadian rapper and singer, whose real name Daystar Peterson, denies claims that he shot Megan Thee Stallion in the foot after a Hollywood Hills party in July. “Gotta see a couple questions: how the f–k you get shot in your foot, don’t hit no bones or tendons?” Lanez raps on the track. “Megan people tryna frame me for a shootin’ … Knowin’ I ain’t do it but I’m comin’ at my truest.” Ross clearly wasn’t impressed by the Daystar project or the fact that it was released one day after a Kentucky jury brought no charges against...
Song of the Week: Travis Scott Flaunts His Business Acumen on “FRANCHISE”
Young Thug and Travis Scott (photos by Philip Cosores), M.I.A. (photo by Ben Kaye) Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify New Sounds playlist. Sometimes a rapper becomes bigger than the game. Travis Scott got there before he turned 30. Let’s do the rundown: owns his own record label, Cactus Jack Records; founded his own annual music festival, Astroworld; collabs on sneakers with Nike that are so popular that some stores won’t carry them for fear of being bombarded by Scott’s fans; and has his own meal featured at participating McDonald’s restaurants. That’s without mentioning the 45 million in album sales, six Grammys, and a Billboard Music Award. A lot of rappers have gold grills and drop ...
Lil Peep’s Hellboy Mixtape Hits Streaming Services for First Time
Four years ago today, Lil Peep’s Hellboy mixtape was released on SoundCloud. Now, to celebrate its anniversary, the late emo rapper’s estate has made the project available on streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify for the very first time. Hear it in full below. “Bunkered in a loft on Skid Row”, the original 2016 collection consists of a total of 16 songs, including hit single “Girls”. Guest bars and additional production were provided by the MC’s friends and colleagues, such as Smokeasac, Xavier Wulf, Lil Tracy, Young Cortex, and KirbLaGoop. Staying true to his emo rap status, Lil Peep (real name Gustav Elijah Åhr) incorporated samples of Bright Eyes, Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge, The Story So Far, and Mike Kinsella throughout Hellboy. The mixtape also featured samples of Underoath, Av...
Reason Pops Off on New Song “Sauce” Featuring Vince Staples: Stream
While some people might prefer a plain life, Reason is living for the “Sauce” on his new song featuring Vince Staples. “Sauce” is a summery track, perfect for driving along the California coastline with the windows down and the volume up. It’s built over a relaxed piano refrain, stunting drums, and a subterranean bass. During the chorus, Reason raps the way a schoolkid skips, with a couple syllables to gather momentum followed by a moment of suspension. “I might slip, I don’t fall, if I slip, I might crawl,” he spits. As he’s been doing his whole career Vince Staples steals the show with an exuberant guest verse. Here, he takes aim at the police. “Hit the block, chip the bars, yuh/ Catch a pig, Randy Moss, yuh/ I don’t rock with the police none/ Don’t ditch the Glock when the police ...
Here’s Who Kamala Harris Thinks Is the ‘Best Rapper Alive’
For Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Tupac “lives on.” That’s why she deemed him the “best rapper alive” during the NAACP’s virtual convention Friday (Sept. 25). CNN‘s Angela Rye, who moderated the event, then reminded the California senator that has been dead since 1996. “I keep doing that,” Harris laughed in response. “Listen, West Coast girls think Tupac lives on. I’m with you,” Rye agreed, before asking the VP nominee to pick another rapper. While Harris admitted there are “so many” rappers she likes, she also expressed that there are others “I would not mention right now because they should stay in their lane.” Kamala Harris asked, who’s the best...
