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Via | HipHopDX It’s getting harder and harder to believe Drake and Rihanna aren’t a couple. Last night, Drake presented RiRi with MTV’s Video Vanguard Award at the VMAs and gushed about her in his introductory speech. “She’s someone I’ve been in love with since I was 22 years old,” Drizzy says to the crowd while […]
After leading the pack with 11 nominations, Beyoncé won big at the 2016 MTV VMAs last night (August 28). Queen Bey won eight trophies at the annual affair, including Best Female Video for “Hold Up” (so no need for Kanye West to intervene this year) and Breakthrough Long Form Video for Lemonade. Beyoncé’s lead single for […]
Via | HipHopDX Lil Yachty is in a lane of his own. However, the self-proclaimed “King of Teens” recently admitted to Billboard that he “honestly couldn’t name five songs” by Hip Hop icons Tupac Shakur or The Notorious B.I.G. The rapper later added: “But if I’m doing this my way and making all this money, […]
Via | HotNewHipHop Future, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj & Ariana Grande are all scheduled to take the stage at this weekend’s MTV Video Music Awards. It looks like this weekend’s MTV VMA’s are about to be pretty lit with performances. A couple days, Future announced that he would be taking the stage for his very first […]
Via | MattyWillz Beatutiful, Boring or Weird? Watch Frank Oceans ‘Nikes’ Video Frank Ocean truly has a cult-like following, perfectly exemplified by the visuals in his latest video ‘Nikes‘. Whether or not you appreciate those visions are, well, up to you. I’m a newcomer to the Ocean party. I think his style is dope, but […]
Via | MattyWillz Frank Ocean is definitely getting to the money. The pressure is rising for major record labels. Frank Ocean finally released his highly anticipated project Blonde a few days ago (8/20), and it’s expected to land at the No. 1 spot when Billboard releases the sales for the week on Monday. Why is this so […]
Via | HotNewHipHop Three million records sold! Def Jam announced Monday that Desiigner‘s “Panda” has officially gone triple platinum. After being released last December, “Panda” made rapid gains in popularity and became ubiquitous in a matter of weeks. In April, it became the first hip hop song since Wiz Khalifa‘s “See You Again” to reach […]
Via | HipHopDX HOUSTON, TX – According to TMZ, Houston rapper Paul Wall, the man responsible for 2005’s No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Grillz,” is taking his generosity to a whole other level by offering every single gold, silver or bronze medal winner a gold grill in celebration of their impressive victories at the […]
Via | HipHopDX LOS ANGELES, CA – It seems like Birdman can’t catch a break. Four months after his “respek” Breakfast Club video went viral, and he was mocked by both peers and fans, Birdman and his Cash Money imprint are soon to be out of millions of dollars. If they chose to pay, of […]
Via | HotNewHipHop LOS ANGELES, CA – Consequence dropped by Power 106 this week and discussed his role as a ghostwriter in the rap industry. While he considers it taboo to “out” who he’s written for, he does reveal he had a hand in writing the chorus on Jay-Z’s 2003 The Black Album cut “Encore.” […]
Via | HipHopDX After several delays, a Drake beef, a strenuous promotional tour and a couple of hit singles, Tory Lanez finally released his debut album, I Told You, today (August 19) as it has been scheduled for some time now. Unfortunately for the hot Toronto upstart, the Ghost of Frank Ocean Past also decided today […]