Future has dominated the rap game, though he hasn’t dominated the Billboard charts on his own. But Desiigner, the man who many feel jacked Future’s style, is finding great success on the charts. In fact, Desiigner’s hit single “Panda” has charted higher than any solo track Future has ever released. Music writer Al Shipley pointed […]

Rising up with a name that represented his swagger, Young Greatness was born Theodore Jones in New Orleans, Louisiana. The devastation the Big Easy felt under Hurricane Katrina meant a relocation to Houston, Texas, but it was a quick and easy fit for the young MC. Local heroes like Bun B and Mike Jones began […]

“All Jokes Aside” is out April 6th. DeJ Loaf has been killing it on the feature side of things, but we’ve been waiting on a new project from the Detroit rapper since last summer. Thankfully, DeJ will be gracing us with new music as early as this week, announcing the release of her All Jokes […]

PREME DIBIASI   From birth Preme (born Robert Davis) was deeply rooted in the inner city. Raised in the projects until the tender age of 8, his family stayed rooted in the St. Clair/Superior region. Beginning his musical career in high school, Preme quickly became known after the release of his first song “Boppamatic”. Always fashionable, he took on […]

  TIDAL, the subscription-based music streaming service owned by Rap magnate Jay Z, is looking to venture into the movie and film streaming business, with an eye to rivaling dominant market players Netflix and Hulu, according to Page Six. Citing multiple sources, the publication reports that negotiations with movie industry executives for a partnership to […]

RIPP FLAMEZ   Held from cleveland,OH that loves music, poetry, and tattoos, i do peircings, i never wrote a rap in my life, this is just what i love to do and will continue to even if i never got signed.    

  In another act of representation for his hometown, Drake appears on the cover of SLAM magazine with Toronto Raptors players Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan. The publication calls the cover “historic” for combining the Toronto Raptors’ global ambassador with a team that is poised to be the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed in the NBA Playoffs. […]

PAPER PAULK   Paper Paulk is an honest, outspoken, passionate young emcee straight out of Cleveland, Ohio. With musical influences like Hov, Nas and Big L it is no wonder why he takes pride in lyrical quality and cherishes the art of rap. Paper is a poet for the youth. He said as a kid, […]

MMG’s Fat Trel was reportedly arrested over the weekend for using fake $50 bills at a D.C. casino.   Fat Trel was reportedly arrested on Sunday morning after trying to use “fake” $50 bills while at a casino in Maryland. According to TMZ, the MMG rapper tried to use nine fake $50 bills to gamble […]

YFN LUCCI Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, YFN Lucci grew up listening to the likes of Tupac, the Hot Boys, Ja Rule, Dipset, Lil’ Wayne and Fabolous. Motivated by his older brother and rapper “K,” YFN Lucci discovered his own musical talent at age 16 and started developing his clever pen game. A year […]

Over the weekend, founding member of A Tribe Called Quest Jarobi White posted a wish list of things he wanted for the late Phife Dawg. The list included renaming a section of Sayres Ave in Queens, New York, adding his likeness to a mural in St. Albans Park and renaming St. Albans Park to Malik “Phife […]

JUSTINE SKYE   Just 19 years old, Justine Skye packs the talent of a seasoned veteran at least twice her age. Her debut EP, Everyday Living, helped the Brooklyn kid with the purple-hued hair ink a deal with Atlantic Records, and it all started with a cover of Drake’s “Headlines.” That YouTube video garnered over a hundred […]