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The good kid, from a upset city is currently a Pulitzer Prize winner. Today (April 16), two days removed from the one year anniversary of Kendrick Lamar's DAMN., the album was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for music. The win is a historic moment for music and hip-hop. DAMN. is the initial non-classical or jazz album to win a Pulitzer. Lamar is also the initial rapper to win the awa..
Read MoreIt looks like we have a release month and potential title for Drake's next album. Today (April 16), The Toronto rapper took to Instagram to post two teasers that seem to hint at his latest project. In one photo, Drake is wearing a black bomber with the script "Scorpion June Twenty Eighteen By Drake." The second photo shows a Scorpio medallion, which most likely ties back to Drake's h..
Read MoreOn Friday (April 13), Kanye West made his miraculous return to Twitter. Last May, Kanye deactivated his Twitter and Instagram accounts, yet re-activated the latter as segment of Kim Kardashian's Valentine's Day gift. Over the weekend, Kanye made sure his tweets covered a wide length of topics including, tattoo ideas and his preference Saint Pablo merch. Nevertheless, he also began t..
Read MoreJuicy J is humble. He has ample reason to brag, however yet still, he's humble. In 2018, the Billboard charts and radio are filled with interpolations of, samples of, and homages to Three 6 Mafia, the Memphis categorize he helped noticed in 1991. G-Eazy, A$AP Ferg, and Future all lifted lyrics from Juicy's "Slob On My Knob" to chart-topping success. Rae Sremmurd's "Powerglide" as a ..
Read MoreKid Cudi, Dwayne Johnson, and Billy Corgan walk into a bar. Soon after several beers along with a jolly old time, Dwayne Johnson asks Scott if he'll lend his talents to the Rampage soundtrack. Scott smells exactly what The Rock is cooking. Then looks at the lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins and says, "Not without my man Billy." That isn't how "The Rage" came about, although one ca..
Read MoreOn Thursday (April 12), Nicki Minaj premiered two new songs — "Barbie Tingz" and "Chun-Li" — on Beats 1, and in common Nicki style, each track featured a host of subliminals. In an accompanying interview with Zane Lowe, the Queens rapper opened up about the origins of her tension with fellow MC Cardi B, and gave fans a potential hint about who she could be referencing on wax. "Th..
Read MoreTyler, the Creator has been in a giving mood. In March, he dropped "OKRA" and gave props to Valee soon after being influenced by his fashion. Last night (April 11), Tyler determined to show love to Trouble, Drake, and Mike Will Made It by adding a verse to "Bring It Back." Over the unconventional beat, Tyler's pitched-up voice raps about his lucrative shoe deal with Converse, flexes ..
Read MoreBefore the Bodak, Cardi B was another aspiring performing arts student who moonlit as a Little Monster. In a viral video, a young Cardi can be seen covering Lady Gaga's 2009 hit "Bad Romance," throughout a talent show at Renaissance High School For Musical Theater and Technology. In an interview with MTV News correspondent Gaby Wilson, Cardi B opens up about how her grandmother encour..
Read MoreThe human experience is an outlandish and elusive force to understand. In fact, Kanye West and Jay-Z remembering a similar time in two fully different ways. In a 2002 MTV News interview, a young Kanye is ecstatic as he specifics playing his beats for Hov. "I remember it was Beanie Siegel's birthday and I came and played like a bunch of soul beats," Kanye mentioned. "We had soul beats..
Read MoreNicki Minaj is returning. The Queens rapper took to Instagram to announce she's dropping two new songs on Thursday (April 12). The opening single is titled "Barbie Tingz" and features Minaj dressed in a Victorian gown looking dismayed as she is surrounded by four girls in matching masks. The second single is named "Chun-Li" and sees Nicki cosplaying as the famous Street Fighter. "C..
Read MoreJimmy Fallon's job may not be safe. Last night (April 9), Cardi B made history because the first co-host on The Tonight Show and she didn't disappoint. The Invasion of Privacy rapper upstaged a willing and in-awe Jimmy at every turn. She joked about Trump, confirmed she is going on the Bruno Mars tour (baby in tow), and filled the set with enough adlibs to prepare a Migos album blush...
Read MoreWhile Meek Mill remains locked up, his team continues the “Free Meek” campaign with the release of his new video for “1942 Flows,” a reflective track from last year’s Wins and Losses. The poignant clip starts with a fictional scene of Meek leaving prison and confronting a horde of reporters. He speaks candidly about his so-called freedom, saying, “I feel like a compliment..
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