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No One Is Safe On This Kendrick Lamar Victory Lap

Kendrick Lamar poses for his 'GNX' album cover. “Used to bump ‘Tha Carter III,’ I held my Rollie chain proud / Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down,” Lamar raps on his album’s intro. Love — Lil Wayne WEEZY F November 23, 2024 He’s not the only one who caught an unexpected stray on “GNX.” It seems …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Moment gunmen open fire on rapper Quando Rondo killing his cousin 'in revenge shooting' as Lil Durk is arrested in murder-for-hire plot

Daily Mail

This is the moment gunmen opened fire on rapper Quando Rondo in a failed 'revenge shooting' that left his cousin dead. An indictment filed in Los Angeles claims that the five men charged - Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey and Asa Houston - all have ties to the 'Only the Family' also known as …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kendrick Lamar And Lil Wayne: The 2025 Super Bowl Controversy Explained

Huff Post

Kendrick Lamar performs during the 2023 Governors Ball Music Festival at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on June 11, 2023, in New York City. Taylor Hill via Getty Images Shortly after Lamar’s announcement, Master P shared a statement on Instagram that read, “Salute to @kendricklamar for performing at the halftime show at Super Bowl LIX. Cam'Ron explains the real reason Lil …

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4 months ago

'Greatest moment of the DNC': Over-the-top roll call wows onlookers as Harris nominated

Raw Story

Tuesday's Democratic National Convention roll call to appoint Kamala Harris the party's presidential nominee might have been ceremonial, but it was also a spectacle. "I'm gonna just go ahead and call this moment with DJ Cassidy calling the roll call the greatest moment of the DNC," wrote attorney and SHERO writer Amee Vanderpool. "Georgia brought Lil Jon out for what …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

All of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' accusers - including chefs, proteges and ex-girlfriends - as hip-hop billionaire faces new $30 million lawsuit

Daily Mail

Rap billionaire Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been hit with a bombshell $30million lawsuit, while the embattled hip-hop star is already facing lawsuits from three other women. The latest allegations see producer Rodney 'Lil Rod' Jones claiming he was ordered to recruit prostitutes and have sex with them for the star's pleasure, and has hundreds of hours of video documenting Combs's …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Lil Nas X says he ‘messed up’ with ‘J Christ’ video: ‘I’m not trying to dis Christianity’

LA Times

Lil Nas X said his “J Christ” music video and some of its accompanying content went “overboard” and apologized Monday after being called out by the Christian rap community. Lil Nas X appears to be repentant after upsetting Christian recording artists and fans with his latest song, “J Christ,” whose cover art and music video appropriated biblical imagery and themes …

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1 year, 2 months ago

The Rock's Botched Wax Figure Exposes The White Gaze

Huff Post

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Lil Wayne have both gone viral this week for calling out unflattering artistic renderings of themselves, and the internet is having an absolute field day over it. “You tried tho and I appreciate the effort.” These examples are, unfortunately, part of a long tradition of botched wax figures, which seem to curiously afflict the people …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Kendrick Lamar wins big! Here are BET Hip Hop Awards 2023 winners

Hindustan Times

Kendrick Lamar emerged as the big winner at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards, bagging four wins - Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year and, alongside his creative partner Dave Free, Video Director of the Year. Here's the full list of winners for the award show: Hip Hop Artist of the Year 21 …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Queen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on ‘Rapper’s Delight’ and their early hip-hop influences

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Remember the first rap song you heard? In interviews with more than two dozen hip-hop legends, Queen Latifah Chuck D, Method Man, E-40 and eight others cited The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” as the first rap song they heard. And then when it happened, boom.” QUEEN LATIFAH For Queen Latifah, “Rapper’s Delight” was the first rap song …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Queen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on 'Rapper's Delight' and their early hip-hop influences

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In interviews with more than two dozen hip-hop legends, …

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1 year, 4 months ago

The 50 greatest moments in hip-hop history

LA Times

How to encompass half a century of hip-hop? Like those airbrushed tunes did for hard rock, Vanilla Ice’s bubblegum-rap sensation made hip-hop “more accessible to the suburban audience,” Konowitch says. On Aug 3, 1995, Marion “Suge” Knight, then the chief executive of Death Row Records, used one of hip-hop’s biggest celebrations as an opportunity to sow discord. After aiming to …

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1 year, 4 months ago

A Case For Cocky Black Women In Rap

Huff Post

Illustration: Benjamin Currie/HuffPost; Photo: Getty The Healing Power Of Cocky Black Women In Hip-Hop Rappers like Megan Thee Stallion, Trina and Lil Kim center and empower Black women in a world that mistakes us for side characters. Rap beef aside, when Nicki Minaj’s “Did It On Em” or Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” comes on, all anxiety goes out the window, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

All Rap Is Local

NPR

All Rap Is Local Loading. As he told Red Bull Music Academy later, he would take "some janky-ass stereo system" with dual cassette recorders and make pause tapes out of his dad's jazz collection, taking hours at a time to loop small sections of songs into crude beats. Just as Kool Herc's 1973 back-to-school party generated the sonic boom that …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Ahead of the BET Awards, a look back at how the work helped hip-hop grow and thrive

The Independent

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “After kind of a brief initial hesitancy, the founders of BET really …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Ahead of the BET Awards, a look back at how the network helped hip-hop grow and thrive

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — “Rap City.” “106 & Park.” And even, “Uncut.” From innovative to provocative, BET has played a crucial role in creating several influential programs that helped spread hip-hop to millions of homes across the globe. “After kind of a brief initial hesitancy, the founders of BET really understood how hip-hop was transforming culture overall and specifically Black entertainment,” …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Lil Wayne says he doesn’t remember ‘Tha Carter III’

LA Times

The “F” in Lil Wayne’s nickname Weezy F. stands for a lot of things — free, finisher, follow me straight to my condo. Now, sadly, we might add “forgetful.” In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Lil Wayne admitted he didn’t recall the details of his acclaimed “Tha Carter III.” “I’m going to be so honest with you: I don’t …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Run-DMC, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Ice Cube will headline Hip Hop 50 concert in New York

LA Times

Ice Cube, pictured, and Snoop Dogg will represent the West Coast at Live Nation’s Hip Hop 50 concert at Yankee Stadium in New York in August. Hip-hop legends including Run-DMC and the originator DJ Kool Herc will headline the Hip Hop 50 Live anniversary celebration in New York. Headlining acts also include Lil Wayne and two West Coast rap legends: …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Lil Wayne's ex, daughter get their own show with 'Toya & Reginae' spinoff series on Growing Up Hip Hop

Hindustan Times

Toya Johnson-Rushing and Reginae Carter, the ex-wife and daughter of rap icon Lil Wayne, are set to star in a new spinoff series of WE tv's successful "Growing Up Hip Hop" franchise called "Toya & Reginae". "Toya & Reginae" is set to air this fall exclusively on WE tv and sister steamer ALLBLK, much to the delight of fans who …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Grammys 2023: List of winners

The Hindu

Album of the year ABBA - Voyage Adele - 30 Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti Beyoncé - Renaissance Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days Coldplay - Music of the Spheres Harry Styles - Harry’s House – Winner Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers Lizzo - Special Mary J Blige - Good Morning Gorgeous Best …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Grammy winners 2023: The full list from album of the year to best song and artist

Daily Mail

Beyonce got tearful as she thanked her husband, children, and late gay uncle as she broke the all time record for most wins ever with 32 at the 65th Grammy Awards after arriving fashionably late to a night where Adele and Lizzo also won big but it was Harry Styles who shocked by scooping up the top honor. Tribute: Beyonce …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Q&A: Lil Baby talks new album, Young Thug, rap lyrics

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — While Lil Baby’s new album blares loudly in the living room, the Atlanta-born rapper stands in the kitchen of his $20 million Bel Air home singing to his son, who dances along on FaceTime. I just knew if he transferred all that energy, he was going to grind all the way to the top.” Lil Baby, 27, …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Lil Yachty, 'Poland'

NPR

Lil Yachty, 'Poland' The viral Soundcloud hit is now an official track This #NowPlaying pick comes courtesy of Heat Check. YouTube Here's how I imagine the making of "Poland" went: LIL YACHTY: "You recording?" But the cyber-vibrato on "Poland" reminds me of the goofier Sailing Team days when he was emerging in the wake of Makonnen, KEY and other Atlanta …

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2 years, 3 months ago

MTV VMAs 2022: Worst dressed stars including Chloe Fineman miss the mark

Daily Mail

Chloe Fineman, Tate McRae and Ava certainly made a style statement at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night - but for all the wrong reasons. Worst dressed: Chloe Fineman, Tate McRae and Ava Max certainly made a style statement at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night - but for all the wrong reasons She paired the …

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2 years, 4 months ago

LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow to emcee MTV Awards

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The MTV Video Music Awards later this month will have not one emcee but three, with rap stars LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow all set to anchor the ceremony. LL Cool J is a three-time nominee who won in 1991 for best rap video for “Mama Said Knock You Out,” and was a recipient …

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No One Is Safe On This Kendrick Lamar Victory Lap

Moment gunmen open fire on rapper Quando Rondo killing his cousin 'in revenge shooting' as Lil Durk is arrested in murder-for-hire plot

Kendrick Lamar And Lil Wayne: The 2025 Super Bowl Controversy Explained

'Greatest moment of the DNC': Over-the-top roll call wows onlookers as Harris nominated

All of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' accusers - including chefs, proteges and ex-girlfriends - as hip-hop billionaire faces new $30 million lawsuit

Lil Nas X says he ‘messed up’ with ‘J Christ’ video: ‘I’m not trying to dis Christianity’

The Rock's Botched Wax Figure Exposes The White Gaze

Kendrick Lamar wins big! Here are BET Hip Hop Awards 2023 winners

Queen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on ‘Rapper’s Delight’ and their early hip-hop influences

Queen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on 'Rapper's Delight' and their early hip-hop influences

The 50 greatest moments in hip-hop history

A Case For Cocky Black Women In Rap

All Rap Is Local

Ahead of the BET Awards, a look back at how the work helped hip-hop grow and thrive

Ahead of the BET Awards, a look back at how the network helped hip-hop grow and thrive

Lil Wayne says he doesn’t remember ‘Tha Carter III’

Run-DMC, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Ice Cube will headline Hip Hop 50 concert in New York

Lil Wayne's ex, daughter get their own show with 'Toya & Reginae' spinoff series on Growing Up Hip Hop

Grammys 2023: List of winners

Grammy winners 2023: The full list from album of the year to best song and artist

Q&A: Lil Baby talks new album, Young Thug, rap lyrics

Lil Yachty, 'Poland'

MTV VMAs 2022: Worst dressed stars including Chloe Fineman miss the mark

LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow to emcee MTV Awards