Category: Entertainment

Beijing’s Underground Hip Hop Life

Beyond the Forbidden City and the metropolis of Beijing is an underground hip hop scene, ruled over by a guy called Nasty Ray. Sanne Zurné and Kees van Unen meet him If...

Travis Scott Unleashes Three New Songs

On the heels of an arrest for inciting a riot at his show in Arkansas this past weekend, Travis Scott unleashed a trio of new tracks on his Soundcloud late Monday night...

A Candid Conversation About Rap Culture’s Pervasive Disrespect Against Black Women

How do you cope when your social feed reflects how much the world devalues you? The unrelenting fight against anti-blackness and misogyny is exhausting. In 2010, queer...

Chance The Rapper’s hip-hop praise party

“I want to thank you Lisa for giving birth to a young man who is giving birth to a new era in music – thank goodness,” R&B star Maxwell told the crowd at...

ABC Reveals Why ‘Scandal’ Is Ending With Season 7

Goodbye, Gladiators! Scandal is ending after season 7, and ABC revealed that it was creator Shonda Rhimes who decided Olivia Pope’s story should wrap up. According to...

Beyoncé tops 2017 BET Awards nominations

Beyoncé is the leading nominee for this year’s BET Awards, the network announced Monday morning. The pop star, who is the most nominated and winning artist...

Jay Z signs $200M touring deal with Live Nation

Jay Z has signed a $200 million, 10-year deal with tour promoter Live Nation. The rap icon announced the deal Thursday. It continues his relationship with the world’s...

MANNIE FRESH REGRESTS WHAT CASH MONEY DID TO HIP-HOP CULTURE

When Juvenile declared in his twerk-famous classic “Back That Azz Up” that Cash Money Records was taking over for the ’99 and the 2000s, he meant every word. The...

Floyd Mayweather Says He’s Ready to Buy NBA Team

Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced on Instagram on Thursday, “It’s about time for me to buy an NBA team,” while sharing a picture of his...

Migos May Be Rap’s Hottest Trio, But One Name Is Rising Above The Rest

Rap group Migos have been a well-known trio in the hip-hop genre for a few years now, but in just the past six months or so, the three artists that make up the act...