Cardi B dismissed the rumors of feuding with Nicki Minaj and enthused about the wide range of collaborators – including Chance the Rapper and SZA – on her newly issued debut LP, Invasion of Privacy, in a new interview withApple Music’s Beats 1 Radio. The loquacious Bronx emcee denied Internet …
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The titular duo from Rick and Morty embark on a trademark inter-dimensional adventure – with a Quentin Tarantino-style twist – in Run the Jewels‘ new animated video for “Oh Mama.” The clip promotes the rap duo’s appearance at the first-ever Adult Swim Festival, scheduled for October 6th and 7th at …
Read More »Watch Meek Mill's Cousins Recall Rapper's Horrific Arrest
Meek Mill was arrested on January 24th, 2007 – one day after a member of Philadelphia’s Narcotics Field Unit (NFU) claimed to see the rapper selling crack to an informant. According to three of Meek’s cousins, who shared a house with the emcee, the arrest was horrifically violent. “When I …
Read More »Watch Rise of Migos-Mania in New Doc on Rap Trio's Breakout Success
Atlanta rap trio Migos chronicle the wild success of their Number One debut album,Culture,in a new Tidal documentary. The film positions Culture as the start of Migos-mania. “A year ago today we released Culture,” explains Kevin Lee (Coach K), who runs the trio’s label, Quality Control, with Pierre “Pee” Thomas. …
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On a clear December afternoon, friends, family and fans gathered to honor the late Lil Peep in Long Beach, New York. One 19-year-old fan named Tim explains why he got a tattoo honoring the singer-rapper on his lower left rib cage.“I have pretty bad anxiety and depression,” he told Rolling …
Read More »Big K.R.I.T. Talks Ambitious, Blues-Soaked Double Disc Return
In 2013, Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. was one of the most celebrated rapper/producers on Earth: signed to Def Jam, shouted out as Kendrick Lamar’s competition on his “Control” verse and regarded as the future-minded heir to the bass-heavy “country rap” pioneered by UGK. His second album, the following year’s Cadillactica, …
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