Say goodbye to white male rocker privilege. For once, white male rockers are in the minority among the new class of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. After years in which they’ve made up […]
Chance the Rapper is willing to collaborate with Peppa Pig to make his daughters happy. During an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday, host Seth asked the rapper whether his daughters Kensli, […]
Five years ago, Kodak Black enlisted the legendary LOX MC Jadakiss for the Florida rapper’s Mother’s Day tribute “Mama.” During an appearance on The Breakfast Club, Jada was asked if artists ever request that he redo a guest verse, something the Notorious […]
Getty Image Rap has a long history of teen stars — the creation of the genre is largely credited to a group of New York teenagers throwing house parties in the Bronx — and the […]
Fashion’s biggest night is back. The 2023 Met Gala kicks off this evening and is certain to bring out the biggest stars and the fiercest looks. The theme for the year is “Karl Lagerfeld: A […]
Whether you typically gravitate toward songs with a danceable beat and catchy lyrics or you prefer something more mellow and chill, it’s always fun to listen to new artists. After all, you never know which […]
Jack Harlow’s “They Don’t Love It” made the visual leap on Monday. The track, which appears on Harlow’s recently rolled out Jackman project, has received attention thanks to a key line in which the White […]
2023 is likely to feature a ton of coverage surrounding the 10th anniversary of Chance the Rapper’s beloved mixtape Acid Rap, the milestone-commemorating revisiting of which will see key track “Juice” finally being made available […]
The Restoring Artistic Protection Act (RAP Act), a bill first introduced last July to protect artists from the wrongful use of their lyrics against them in criminal and civil proceedings, has been re-introduced to Congress […]
Photo Credit: Raph_PH / CC by 2.0 At his latest show, Tyler, The Creator reveals that he put a clause in his will prohibiting posthumous album releases after his death. Tyler, The Creator revealed during his show […]
Kendrick Lamar’s The Big Steppers Tour is now the highest-grossing tour in hip-hop history. According to Touring Data, Kendrick’s nationwide trek has earned $110.9 million in revenue from 929,000 tickets sold across 73 shows. Big […]
Run the Jewels rapper Michael “Killer Mike” Render had a lot to say this week about free speech, and he did it in a keynote address during a gala in New York. “I need us […]
Photo Credit: Recording Academy At the Recording Academy’s Annual Grammys on the Hill event, the RAP (Restoring Artistic Protection) Act was reintroduced into Congress after failing to gain traction in 2022. Recording Academy leaders and […]
Jack Harlow is less than a year removed from his last album and only a month away from his film debut. So, perhaps that makes it a perfect time for him to announce a surprise […]
A few years ago, if you were an artist in need of a recording studio to create your next big hit, the process for searching and booking that space was kind of antiquated. You’d have […]
The last time LL Cool J went on an arena tour in 1996, Bill Clinton was in office, Beanie Babies were crazy popular and the internet was still in its infancy. Now, in 2023, he’s […]
Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina” is breaking yet another record. The iconic song is the first reggaeton hit to be included in the prestigious National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. “Gasolina” is among 25 new […]
Halsey splits from boyfriend Alev Aydin, seeks full custody of son Listen to this article Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism. The singer and film producer share one-year-old son Ender Ridley […]
Hip-hop heads, rejoice: LL Cool J is about to embark on his first headline arena tour in 30 years, and he’s bringing a particularly stacked crew along with him. The rapper has curated the “F.O.R.C.E. (Frequencies […]
50 Cent trolls Irv Gotti yet again. On Monday, the mogul took to his Instagram to joke about Gotti as he shared a blog post from Fucious TV of Nelly and Ashanti’s flirtatious reunion onstage […]