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When Zimbabwean-born twin brothers Shingi and Munche Murare, who comprise the rap duo eleven7four, landed in New York City last year, they had no idea their trip that could ultimately change the trajectory of their lives. A couple of months prior, the twins went to a music festival in Auckland, New Zealand, where they met…

On Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, Lil Wayne released his latest album, Funeral. The New Orleans-based rapper is currently on a press run to promote the new release and recently did an interview with “Drink Champs.” During the interview, Lil Wayne shared that he often is unaware of certain rappers. He shared that he had an…

Rap star Offset declared he is sick and tired of inhaling the funky fumes of fellow rappers who struggle with hygiene habits. In an interview with HypeBlast, the Migos group member went off on hip-hop heads who emit odious odors through their pores. Offset begs them to hose themselves off with all deliberate speed and…

For the past 20 years, Tupac Amaru Shakur (2Pac) and Christopher “Notorious BIG” Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls) have been listed at or near the top of most rap pundits’ list of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time. That doesn’t change with hip hop mogul Clifford “T.I,” Harris, who took his time to…

During the course of Cardi B’s short but meteoric musical career, the rap raven has carefully cultivated a confrontational reputation as a femme fatale who will feud with anyone at any time. The most conspicuous example of this fact was the brawl involving Nicki Minaj at last year’s New York Fashion Week. But now Cardi…

Music mogul Jay-Z has been excoriated ever since he publicly announced his Roc Nation company had negotiated a deal with NFL Commissioner Roger Godell. Most are irked that the deal does not include guaranteed employment for exiled NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, 31. Most analysts believe Kaepernick is a better player than a majority of the…

While some rappers have vowed to never set foot in the country of Sweden becuase of the treatment of jailed emcee A$AP Rocky, talk show host Wendy Williams said no one should avoid the country at all. Yes, Williams wants A$AP Rocky to go free and, yes, she believes he was baited into losing his…

If it seems that more rappers have been arrested in 2019 than ever before, there may be a reason for this besides their notoriety. According to the New York Post, the NYPD has a special unit dedicated to the surveillance of some of the top Black rappers and urban parties. The unit, called the Enterprise…

Nipsey Hussle was murdered at the age of 33, shot six times in front of his L.A. store — The Marathon Clothing — and we find ourselves mourning yet another rapper who has been taken away from us much too soon as a result of gun violence. Gun violence isn’t exclusive to rap music or…

Kanye West is a step closer to releasing his anticipated album. He has been working on his new album with Lil Wayne, Migos and Timbaland in Miami. The 41-year-old has recruited the hottest talent in hip-hop for his new project, also working with 2 Chainz and up-and-coming rappers Tee Grizzley and YNW Melly. TMZ reports that the…

It seems as if the entire hip-hop community is joining wayward spouse Offset in begging Cardi B to get back with her estranged husband. Cardi, 26, left jaws agape earlier this month when she declared via Instagram that she was leaving her husband of one year after multiple instances of cheating. There are even reports…

Pusha T speaks out after watching the long-standing feud between two rappers. Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly have been warring ever since the latter hit out at the “Bad Things” hitmaker on the track “Not Alike” on his surprise LP Kamikaze, and though some fans have speculated that it’s a PR stunt after it was revealed…

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It is always fascinating to see which artists are making boss moves within the ubiquitous genre of hip-hop, along with those who are playing the game right and end up on the annual Forbes Cash Kings list of highest-paid rappers. No one can tell you anything when your name is plastered all over the internationally renowned financial…

Here’s a harsh reality as it relates to the music industry: no matter how talented one is, there will always be artists who never receive their just due. Perhaps more egregious than any other musical subgenre, this behavior runs rampant in hip-hop, where a current crop of tattoo-faced industry trolls have somehow convinced the world…

The video for Nicki Minaj’s Biggie-nodding “Barbie Dreams” is officially here. Directed by Hype Williams, the colorful visual arrives in support of Minaj’s Queen album. Adding to the intrigue, the video was dropped just hours after Minaj’s expletive-laden tirade against rap foe Cardi B on her latest Queen Radio installment. Drama aside, the real story…

Life has a way of taking us through twists and turns. Yung Gwapa turned his life around after a stint in jail. The Atlanta-based rapper took his talent from the streets to the studio, and has worked with big-name artists such as Migos, Blac Youngsta, Skippa Da Flippa, and Future through word-of-mouth promotion of his…

Eminem quietly dropped a bomb on the culture with his new album Kamikaze, his best work since the 2004 album The Eminem Show. The lyrical onslaught being displayed on Kamikaze will have people wondering if Eminem is on a deliberate career suicidal crash taking on so many critics at once, especially as a veteran emcee approaching 46 years…

Soul singer Eric Benét took a sledgehammer to the sensibilities of some rappers and social media users when he posted a meme with a scathing denunciation of certain rappers and their lyrical content. Benét’s post calls out those rappers who mostly speak negatively in their music about women and glorify materialism, drugs and violence. From his perspective,…

By: A.R. Shaw

Kanye West’s listening party in Moran, Wyoming has caused a backlash. Following the ye album release party at Diamond Cross Ranch, the owners of the facility has implemented a ban on rappers, according to The Blast. The owners of the ranch said that Kanye was initially suppose to be finished with the listening party…