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Twitter debates Pharrell’s ‘GIRL’ album cover

Pharrell debuted his new album, GIRL, via livestream on iTunes Radio last night. And while much of the immediate fan reaction centered on the hitmaker’s new music, soon criticism began to surface regarding the album cover. On the cover, Pharrell and three women are posing in sunglasses and bathrobes. Criticism arose due to the fact that no darker-skinned women are featured.

Omarion and Apryl Jones are not engaged

Congrats, Omarion and Apryl Jones! The 29-year-old singer signed to Rick Ross’s Maybach Music Group released his first single “You Like It” off his summer

Questlove blasts Rolling Stone over Drake cover controversy

Drake lashed out at music publication Rolling Stone after the iconic magazine replaced its Drake cover at the last minute with a tribute cover to Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died of a heroin overdose on February 2nd. Drake criticized Rolling Stone in a series of tweets that were subsequently deleted, but Questlove voiced his support for Drizzy by taking Rolling Stone to task on his own Twitter page.

Jhene Aiko denies Drake rumors: ‘I am not pregnant’

Jhene Aiko’s association with Young Money superstar Drake has been under scrutiny for quite some time now. Fans and gossip hounds have continually speculated on the nature of the pair’s relationship since the start of the year but the recording artists, who collaborated on the track “From Time” have more or less ignored the rampant rumors that seem to be everywhere these days.

Kanye West reflects on ‘The College Dropout’

Kanye West’s critically-acclaimed debut album The College Dropout turned ten years old this week, and numerous media and entertainment outlets looked back on the rapper’s first project with fond memories. As for West himself, he tweeted extensively about what his first album means to him and shared his perspective on the last decade of his career.

Papoose explodes over Remy Ma news report

Papoose has responded angrily to a network’s airing of a feature about his wife, the currently-jailed Remy Ma. Investigation Discovery, also known as The ID Channel, featured the incarcerated rapstress in a piece that detailed her relationship with the woman who she eventually found guilty of assaulting. ID promoted the feature with a series of tweets about the subject.

Companies hacked in 2014

It seems like everyday another corporation reveals that it has been outsmarted by vicious hackers. Starting back in December when Target revealed that over 40

Azealia Banks declares herself the best woman in hip-hop

Azealia Banks has thrown down the gauntlet. The brash emcee from Harlem took to Twitter to voice her opinion on the current crop of female rappers, and she made it clear that she feels that she stands alone and above all competitors. Banks tweeted that she feels that she has seperated herself from other young female rappers by not following trends.