Photo Credit: Paper Magazine YouTube 300 Entertainment and Atlantic Records executives are calling for broader legal reforms like New York’s ‘Rap Music on Trial’ bill. 300 Entertainment CEO Kevin Liles and Atlantic Records COO Julie […]
300 Entertainment’s Kevin Liles and Atlantic Records’ COO Julie Greenwald have launched a petition rallying against the use of rap lyrics as criminal confessions. Entitled “Rap Music on Trial: Protect Black Art,” the petition highlights how […]
Eminem made a surprise appearance during Pete Davidson’s rap music parody on Saturday Night Live over the weekend. As part of the season finale on Saturday evening, the comedian paid tribute to show creator Lorne […]
Play video content TMZ.com Bobby Shmurda is dancing for joy … literally, now that the New York State Senate has signed off on the “Rap Music on Trial” bill. The newly proposed law prevents cops […]
Photo Credit: Albany.org The New York State Senate has passed a bill to prevent prosecutors from ‘putting rap lyrics on trial.’ The bill passed the NY Senate by a 38-23 vote in favor of Senate […]
Photo Credit: Paramount+ After more than 25 years since its original run, Yo! MTV Raps will be returning this month on Paramount+. True to its original iteration, the series’ return will feature live performances, interviews, lifestyle content, […]
Tyler, The Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost is no stranger to accolades, but now it’s earned one that lovers of physical platforms will surely be impressed by. The album, fresh off of its […]
Drake needs no introduction. As one of the biggest names in rap music across the globe, the star has amassed a net worth of over $150 million. Not only is his net worth insane, but […]
Thirty years ago this week, Pavement released its debut album, “Slanted and Enchanted”; seven years after that, the band dropped its fifth and final LP, “Terror Twilight.” The two records bookended one of the greatest […]
Eminem is widely regarded as one of the best rappers of all time. One TikTok has reminded us of that, displaying a hidden message in the Real Slim Shady revealed by a process called “backmasking”. […]
Duke Deuce has dropped the new song “Running Out of Love” with Dante Smith. The song shows a different side of the Memphis rapper, who’s outfitted in a black bandanna, black shades, and black studded […]
Two years ago at the California African American Museum in downtown Los Angeles, three titans of East Coast rap converged for a roundtable: influential “Paid in Full” rapper Rakim; Public Enemy’s cofounder Chuck D; and […]