Hip-Hop
Nicki Minaj Named ‘Maxim’ Creative Director & Global Ambassador of Sports Gambling Brand MaximBet
Nicki Minaj shared the news Tuesday (May 31) that she’s become the global ambassador for MaximBet, the sports betting lifestyle brand launched by Maxim last year. As part of the collaboration, the superstar rapper will become creative director for Maxim magazine and collaborate with MaximBet on merchandise, events, fan experiences, other partnerships, branding and more. She will also advise MaximBet’s current board of directors. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I don’t think I’ve ever been prouder of a collaboration,” Minaj said in a statement. “Merging business savvy power moves with my natural, creative, sexy, fun, and fashion-forward expression is just so spot on as it relates to this partnership. I’m ready to fully step into my pote...
A$AP Rocky Says He Hopes to ‘Raise Open-Minded Children’ With Rihanna: ‘Not People Who Discriminate’
A$AP Rocky is sharing his thoughts on fatherhood. The 33-year-old rapper, who recently welcomed a baby boy with partner Rihanna, opened up about his relationship with the Barbados-born superstar and discussed the type of father he hopes to be in the summer 2022 issue of Dazed & Confused. “I will always remind my children to never lose their imagination, even as adults, no matter what,” Rocky told the magazine. “I actually love to watch cartoons — I’ve watched like Teletubbies, Blue’s Clues, Yo Gabba Gabba, Peppa Pig and Baby Shark.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The hip-hop artist added that he hopes “to raise open-minded children. Not people who discriminate. And I’m not trying to describe a saint, but realistically, I just want a cool c...
Boston Calling 2022 Recap: Overcoming a Curse of Storms and Cancellations
Editor’s Note: Check out our complete coverage of Nine Inch Nails’ Friday night headlining set here, and see a photo gallery from all three days of Boston Calling 2022 here. Is the 2022 festival season cursed? With many events coming back for the first time in three years, there’s a rash of bad luck running through the landscape. From bad weather to artist cancellations to simply mediocre lineups, few events have been immune to misfortune in the early days of summer. Boston Calling was perhaps hit harder than most — by no fault of its own, mind you. If there’s one thing the annual Memorial Day Weekend event could have done to avoid being caught in this whirlwind of crappy luck it would be not announcing headliners a year in advance. Even without a pandemic, situations change, something fes...
Master P Mourns Death of Daughter Tytyana Miller: ‘An Overwhelming Grief’
Master P took to social media on Sunday (May 29) to share the devastating news that his daughter Tytyana Miller has passed away. She was just 29 years old. “Our family is dealing with an overwhelming grief for the loss of my daughter Tytyana,” he wrote on Instagram. “We respectfully request some privacy so that our family can grieve. We appreciate all of the prayers love and support. Mental illness & substance abuse is a real issue that we can’t be afraid to talk about. With God, we will get through this. #MyAngel.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The rapper’s oldest son Romeo also broke his silence to pay tribute to his younger sister following her death, writing, “We appreciate all of the prayers, love, and support, and although this is s...
Boston Calling 2022 Photo Gallery: Metallica, Avril Lavigne, Nine Inch Nails, & More
Despite looking nothing like the festival that was first announced back in May 2021 — or even what was detailed in January of this year — Boston Calling 2022 did indeed happen, and we have the photos to prove it. Unfortunate circumstances, positive COVID tests, and severe weather warnings meant a number of artists on the original lineup never took the stage. It also meant that Nine Inch Nails performed a rare double-header, topping both Friday and Saturday night. So the festival may not have been exactly what fans were expecting when they first bought tickets, but if you were able to look past all the unavoidable misfortunes, there was still more than enough to make for a successful Memorial Day Weekend event. With performances from Metallica, Run the Jewels, HAIM, Avril Lavigne, Weezer, M...
Cardi B Shares Shocking Video of Yacht Sinking in Ocean While Vacationing With Offset
Cardi B captured shocking footage of a yacht sinking during a Memorial Day weekend vacation with her husband Offset. On Saturday (May 28), the “WAP” rapper gave a wild play-by-play account of the large boat slowly disappearing into the ocean. The dramatic clip was filmed from a luxurious vacation spot with a gorgeous view of the blue sea. “I can’t believe I’m actually watching a yacht sink,” she captioned the video on Twitter. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Cardi is heard screaming throughout the 45-second clip. “It’s sinking! Y’all see that? Oh my God, they can’t do nothing about it. There ain’t no big boat that can save it. It’s gone! Bye-bye.” Luckily, there weren’t any people aboard the yacht as it sank, she noted on her Instagram Story. I...
Kanye West Releases XXXTentacion Collaboration “True Love”: Stream
Ye, aka Kanye West, has dropped his collaborative track with the late Florida rapper XXXTentacion, titled “True Love,” which originally debuted on Donda 2, the elusive Stem Player exclusive released in February. Stream the single below. Originally announced this week by Columbia Records and X’s estate, the track will now apparently belong to both Ye’s Donda 2 and the forthcoming Look At Me: The Album, a companion music compilation for the new documentary Look At Me: XXXTentacion that premiered on Thursday, May 26th via Hulu. There’s been no word yet on whether this spells an impending widespread release for West’s latest album though, and no release dates were given for either project. “True Love” opened West’s Donda 2 listening event in Miami in February and subsequently underwent several...
Director Sabaah Folayan Talks About ‘The Good, Bad and Ugly’ of ‘Look At Me: ‘XXXTENTACION’
On Thursday (May 26), the long-awaited Hulu original documentary Look At Me: XXXTENTACION arrives for ardent supporters of the 20-year-old rapper, who instantly became a voice for troubled youth through his boisterous raps and unbridled passion. Although his Billboard wins — including his Billboard 200 chart-topping sophomore album ? — and artistic temperament were beloved and celebrated by his fanbase, XXXTENTACION’s legal pitfalls and problematic behavior were fuel for media publications who covered his issues extensively. During his career, he accumulated several charges from a pair of incidents involving robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, witness tampering, false imprisonment, and aggravated battery of a pregnant woman. By 2018, he faced 15 felony charges stemm...
M.I.A. Announces Comeback Album MATA, Drops New Single “The One”: Stream
M.I.A. is back! The British rapper has announced her long-awaited sixth album MATA and shared the new song “The One.” Stream the track below. With a vibey hip-hop beat co-produced by T-Minus, Rex Kudo, Charlie Handsome, and Heavy Mellow, “The One” evokes the artist’s breakout hit “Paper Planes.” On the track, she drops swaggering rhymes like, “They be sleeping on the heat/ Yeah so I let em know/ Zoned in dialed in/ Tuned in to the core.” In an interview with Apple Music, M.I.A. explained the record is about “still trying to find truth” and “the battle of the ego versus you finding yourself and you finding the spiritual leader.” Advertisement Related Video The studio set is M.I.A.’s first full-length in the nearly six years since she released 2016’s AIM, and marks the start of her freshly-i...
Rico Nasty Drops Chaotic New Single “Intrusive”: Stream
Rico Nasty has shared her new single, “Intrusive,” and its accompanying music video. Taking listeners on a journey through some of her most disturbing thoughts, the DMV rapper spits over a chaotic beat produced by Ben10k & Danes Blood. “I like putting on my makeup, ready to slash throats,” she raps. “Chokin’ bitches out with spiked chains and rope.” “This song tells the story of intrusive thoughts with some industrial elements,” Rico shared in a statement. “The song is a true [freestyle] for me and takes you for a ride through my mind.” Related Video Rico conceptualized the “Intrusive” video herself and co-directed it with Marco Alexander. Taking a DIY approach, the clip was made with “zero fucks” and features the artist’s glam team as she runs away from them and spreads messages like ...
Lorde Calls Kendrick Lamar ‘The Most Popular and Influential Artist in Modern Music’
Lorde shared an update with her fans on Tuesday (May 24) and couldn’t help but gush over Kendrick Lamar‘s latest album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. “I’m loving Kendrick,” she wrote in her email newsletter to fans. “I cannot get over the most popular and influential artist in modern music displaying a working nervous system, admitting mistakes, trying to process intergenerational trauma and prejudice. I love the way the album opens, the pace and heat of the first few songs, and later ‘Count Me Out,’ the build and strings in ‘Auntie Diaries’… special.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The double LP — the rapper’s fifth full-length — bowed atop the Billboard 200 upon its May 13 release, notching the best first week of 2022 with 295,000 alum ...
All Hail King Kendrick: Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers Debuts at No. 1
Five years passed between Kendrick Lamar’s last album DAMN and his new one, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, and during that time pawns have fallen off the board and knights have jumped around, but the king stayed the king. As Billboard has revealed, Mr. Morale has clinched the top spot in the Billboard Top 200 for the upcoming list dated May 28th. Along the way, Lamar has hit a couple of notable benchmarks. This is his fourth straight album to debut at No. 1, putting him in a tie for 14th place, well behind current record holders Taylor Swift, Kanye West, and Eminem, who each accomplished the feat 10 times in a row. Besides that, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers moved 295,500 equivalent album units in its first week — the most of any album in 2022, beatin...
