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Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Quavo is being honored at Variety‘s eighth annual Hitmakers celebration. He’s being recognized with the Humanitarian of the Year Award for his work on gun control. “Quavo lost his nephew and Migos bandmate Takeoff in a senseless shooting, and has created the Rocket Foundation to end gun violence – and has […]

John Parra/Getty Images Daniel Hernandez — the rapper known as Tekashi 6ix9ine — is back in custody and due in federal court in New York Tuesday The rapper, 28, was arrested for an unspecified alleged violation of his supervised release. He was released from prison in 2020 and put on supervised release after a 2018 arrest on charges of […]

Scott Kirkland GloRilla is Team Kamala Harris, and she’s explaining why she thinks others should be, too. In a post endorsing the vice president, she shared four reasons why people should vote for her and her running mate, Tim Walz. The first reason listed is “A woman’s right to choose!” She follows it with “Protect the LGBTQIA+ community” […]

Hot Girl Productions LLC Megan Thee Stallion‘s new album, Megan: Act II, is out now, and she’s very pleased by the response thus far. “I was blown away that everybody was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, there are no skips.’ I was like, ‘What?’” Meg says in an interview with Nylon, noting she’d been confused about what music to […]

Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs In 2005, the parents of a 10-year-old boy from LA sought to help their son’s burgeoning career and flew with him to New York to meet people in the music industry. Sean Combs told a consultant the family hired that he wanted to meet with the boy […]

Columbia Records Tyler, The Creator fans have a new project to listen to: the rapper’s released his brand-new album. Titled Chromakopia, it’s comprised of 14 songs and boasts appearances from Sexyy Red, GloRilla, Lil Wayne, ScHoolboy Q, Childish Gambino and more. Daniel Caesar contributed to songwriting, helping to compose lead single “St. Chroma” and “Tomorrow.” Q-Tip is credited as a co-composer for the […]

Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for American Museum of Natural History Legendary hip-hop producer, DJ and sneaker designer Clark Kent passed away Thursday following a three-year battle with colon cancer.  His family confirmed the news Friday, sharing a statement to his socials.  “It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of the beloved Rodolfo A. […]

Def Jam/ UMe DMX‘s spiritual side will be on full display in an upcoming posthumous album titled Let Us Pray: Chapter X. Scheduled to drop on Dec. 13, it will feature the rapper’s prayers soundtracked by the beats of songwriter and producer Warryn Campbell. Warryn also tapped stars from different genres for the album, including Snoop Dogg, Mary Mary, […]

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Lil Durk — born Durk Devontay Banks — has been arrested in South Florida in a murder-for-hire plot, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. He is being held by the U.S. Marshals Service, records show. The Chicago rapper, 32, won a Grammy earlier this year for best melodic rap performance; his […]

Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella Lil Uzi Vert‘s sequel to Eternal Atake appears to be on the horizon. Taking to Instagram Wednesday, the rapper shared the cover art, featuring a group of purple women with glowing eyes, alongside an accompanying video trailer. In the clip, it’s reported that Lil Uzi mysteriously vanished on March 6, […]