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By Dontaira Terrell With empowering, female-centric rhymes that have ushered in a new wave of hip-hop dominance, Kash Doll has traditional herself as a pioneering force in the industry. Place on Earth and raised in one of the roughest neighborhoods in Detroit, the rapper speaks candidly in her music about the personalized struggles she's faced. On "KD Diary," the first track of her a..
Read MoreJuice WRLD's been hit with an enormous lawsuit by pop-punk musical group Yellowcard, who claim that "Lucid Dreams," Juice WRLD's breakout 2018 single, copies melodic elements of their 2006 song "Holly Wood Died." The case is set to the tune of a whopping $15 million. And also financial compensation, the musical group is looking for co-ownership of the song and royalties as well. http..
Read MoreNicki Minaj is officially a partner! She hit Instagram with the news yesterday (October 21) with a video of caps with "bride" and "groom" monogrammed on the fronts plus a caption of the date with emojis surrounding it. There really are also some cool mugs to add to the wedding swag, so if this is all that's in the video then imagine what else is off-camera. Her first post-rap-retirem..
Read MoreYoung Thug and Gunna were the musical visitors on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (October 20) and, as a substitute opposed to winging it with just themselves for a steamy (literally) efficiency of their group effort "Hot," they brought along members of the Temple University Diamond Marching Musical group for a Drumline-esque show of brass (and woodwind) pizazz. Bo..
Read MoreThe search for the ever-elusive "bop" is hard. Playlists and streaming-service suggestions can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn't discriminate by genre and could include anything — it's a snapshot of what'..
Read MoreTwo years back, Liam Payne dropped his first solo single, "Strip Down." Fans have been ready for his debut album ever since, and all that materialized was a EP each year later. Nevertheless right now, the wait is over. Payne's studio debut, LP1, is currently set to drop on December 6. It's the ideal Christmas gift and button to wrap up this decade. https://twitter.Com/LiamPayne/statu..
Read Morein the event you close your eyes and squint a little, G-Eazy looks like the Joker, sans-clown makeup. He's tall and imposing and his face generally holds a deadpan expression like he's recently been reanimated from the dead. Yet on the rare occasions that he does smile, it's an intimidating, almost alien-like curl that makes you feel like you shouldn't be seeing this happen. You can..
Read MoreAt this point, what words can be used to describe the MTV Video Vanguard Award-winning-Missy Elliott and her music? Creative, imaginative, and legendary, are also easy, much also typical. She's constantly pushing the envelope with each song and video, habitually coming from the left field no matter where she begins at. She opens a portal to a mysterious new dimension in her new video ..
Read Morein the event you get hired somewhere, in this economy, it's probably–no, definitely– in your best interest to maybe, um, not engage in criminal activity? Dominic Fike doesn't seem to understand that in his new video for "Phone Numbers." He is a swindler extraordinaire, using his uncanny ability to get a job at any company of his choosing to act as a front for his dastardly d..
Read MoreThe possible Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2020 has been reported today (October 15) and the first-time nominees include Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G (it's his first year of eligibility), Nine Inch Nails, and more. We have up until January to find out who gets inducted. Fans can get voting underway over on the Rock Hall website. furthermore to the aforementioned legends, ..
Read MoreThe year of 1975 is at the center of YBN Cordae and Anderson .Paak's new period piece video for "RNP." Wearing Soul Train-esque wigs and (probably) paying homage to the over-the-top coolness of blaxploitation films like Shaft, the two rappers are New York City's finest basketball players that aren't in the NBA. They're also best companions who have each other's backs as they work t..
Read MoreTravis Scott's new single "Highest in the Room" has officially become the highest on the chart. On Monday (October 14), Billboard announced that the tune has debuted at the top of its Hot 100 chart. It's his second No. 1 single after the Drake-assisted "Sicko Mode" that appeared on last year's Astroworld. So whenever he gets his second leading single, "Highest in the Room" becomes..
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