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1974's iconic Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman is one of the sport's all-time bouts. Before the pair squared off for eight rounds (ending with Ali toppling Foreman), local spectators in the crowd chanted their support for Ali, the underdog, in their native Lingala, "Ali Bomaye!" — Translation: "Ali, kill him!" This rallying cry has since bec..
Read MoreThe summer of Nicki Minaj continues. Fresh off a contentious weekend with Cardi B — one that apparently culminated in Cardi throwing a shoe at her — Nicki took to her Queen Radio show yesterday to both address the incident and reveal that a video for "Barbie Dreams" was about to drop. and then the "Barbie Dreams" video did drop. Nevertheless who knew it would feature some of the ..
Read More"This is gonna be a legendary fucking show," Nicki Minaj mentioned at the jump of Queen Radio on Monday afternoon (September 10), before letting out a unbridled cackle. and so started the eighth — and most hotly anticipated — episode of Queen Radio, which came just days right after Nicki got into a heated scuffle with Cardi B at a New York Style Week party. For those who weren't ..
Read MoreMac Miller's untimely death at 26 last week has ushered in a torrent of support, love, and memorializing from his peers in the music world and behind. Notable moments came from his ex-girlfriend Ariana Grande, who posted a striking photo of Mac over the weekend, and also fellow rappers like Chance, Kyle, Wiz Khalifa, Post Malone, and more. At a tour stop in Chicago, as The Fader poin..
Read MoreRapper Mac Miller has died of an apparent overdose, TMZ reported on Friday afternoon (September 7). He was 26. Miller had been open about his struggles with addiction, and was recently charged with a DUI immediately after crashing his vehicle into a utility pole in Los Angeles. Shortly soon following the incident, his ex-girlfriend Ariana Grande wrote a statement about their former t..
Read MoreIt's been a big week for Kanye West. Right after tweeting an apology to Drake for letting their relationship sour, he served because the creative director for the inaugural Pornhub Awards Thursday night (September 6). In this role, 'Ye apparently assisted with the particular design of the trophies for the ceremony, and NSFW merch bearing the likenesses of night's winners is now avail..
Read MoreNicki Minaj is having a summer. She released her fourth album, Queen, in August amid some minor controversies, then took the stage triumphantly at the 2018 MTV VMAs, performing her headline-grabbing "Barbie Dreams." Shortly right after, Nicki popped up on a alternate version of the song "Idol" from global K-pop megastars BTS. And right now, she's back with BTS in the psychedelic graf..
Read MoreAny time we last checked in on the lingering cold war between Kanye West and Drake, it was through the a Chicago radio interview Kanye did last week. "It hits me in a really sensitive place," he mentioned about the perceived tension between the two, which had been agitated by Kanye's close group effort with Pusha T, with whom Drake engaged in a bitter feud earlier this year. Ultimate..
Read MoreEminem surprise-released his tenth album, Kamikaze, last week, and the hugest surprise on it might have been the involvement of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, who sings on the controversial "Fall." Vernon was surprised himself — on Twitter, he distanced himself from the song, in which Em aims a homophobic slur at Tyler, the Creator. Vernon also vowed, "we are gonna kill this track." Days..
Read MoreIn 2016, Chance the Rapper let it be none, "I met Kanye West, I'm never going to fail," throughout his scene-stealing verse on 2016's "Ultralight Beam." Over two years later, Chance and Kanye are right now networking with again on a potential album. Yesterday (August 29), West revealed the reason he's in Chicago to Fox 32 News — "I came by here with Chance to work on his album." T..
Read MoreDrake and Kanye West have been in a drawn-out cold war ever since the release of Pusha T's "The Story of Adidon." The diss track revealed to the world that Drake had a son and since then Graham has been taking shots at Kanye. Recently, at the Chicago stop of the Aubrey & The Three Amigos tour, Drake rapped that "Kanye flopped" adding to the long list of not so subtle shade. Finall..
Read MoreQuavo is a male of many talents. The most outspoken member of Migos has been everything from a star quarterback in high school to one of the most sought out feature artists in music. In a new interview with Hot 97, the Atlanta renaissance man talked his dream collaborators. "I'd like to do a song for Rihanna," he mentioned. "I'd like to dosomething for like a Shawn Mendes, something ..
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