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Rich Polk/NBC JT of the rap group City Girls opened up in a recent interview with Angie Martinez. The rapper appeared on Angie’s IRL Podcast, where she discussed her journey from childhood to being the woman and star she is today. While on the topic of being strong-minded in the industry and perfecting her craft, she revealed some advice she got from Nicki Minaj. […]

Prince Williams/FilmMagic Ja Rule is sharing his thoughts on the Top 50 Greatest Rappers list published by Billboard and Vibe. Taking to Twitter Thursday, he wrote, “There ain’t 50 rappers dead, alive or waiting to be born better than me… #ICONN #Vibes.” “@billboard congrats to everyone on the list well deserved,” he continued, “but check my resume… #ICONN #Vibes.” As reported, Billboard and Vibe created the […]

Terence Patrick/CBS Since releasing his debut album 20 years ago, 50 Cent says his music has already garnered the amount of sales he once desired. “I’ve done what I wanted to do in the [sales] capacity,” he says in his first solo cover story for Billboard. “I’ve sold over 35 million records. Not singles — albums.” Now he gets […]

Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Black Music Action Coalition Quality Control Music, the label behind Migos, Lil Baby, City Girls and Lil Yachty, has been acquired by Scooter Braun‘s HYBE. Billboard reports CEO Kevin “Coach K” Lee and COO Pierre “P” Thomas sold the label and its parent company, QC Media Holdings, to the South Korean music company in a deal worth $300 million in cash and stock. “P […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images Less than a month after revealing the gender of their baby, Gucci Mane and wife Keyshia Ka’ior have welcomed their newborn girl. The parents introduced Iceland Ka’ior Davis via Instagram, noting she was born February 8 at 7 pounds, 6 ounces. “I’m so thankful that my baby girl is here and she so pretty and healthy,” Gucci wrote alongside a photo […]

Courtesy P Music Group, Inc. Babyface is back with a new song, his first solo single since 2015’s Return of the Tender Lover. Released Thursday, “As a matter of fact” also marks the release of his first track under the P Music Group Label. The song, co-produced by Tommy Brown, finds him singing about the emotions experienced when falling […]

CBS/Recording Academy Jay-Z may have 24 Grammys to his name, but he’s had moments where he felt slighted by the Recording Academy. For that reason, the rapper now looks at Grammy nominations as a marketing strategy. “I remove myself from the process and hope they just get it right,” he said in an interview with TIDAL. “It got […]

Francis Specker/CBS Questlove is getting criticized about the Grammys hip-hop tribute, despite LL Cool J‘s warning ahead of the show that it wouldn’t include every artist from the genre. Taking to Twitter Monday, The Rootsstar addressed some of the questions in an attempt to make it clear that he doesn’t play “erasure games.” “general ?s answered about last night: (some are […]

Stewart Cook/CBS Drake has explored rapping over various kinds of beats over the years, and apparently Grandmaster Flash is a fan. Speaking to Billboard on the Grammys red carpet, he praised Drizzy for his talent and versatility. “He is probably the only rapper, and I want to speak on his talent because he’s a great rapper, but he’s the only […]