Photo Credits: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Many people feel that hip-hop was snubbed. Time Magazine dropped their most influential people list of 2019 and of course there are names on the list very important to the culture. The starts on the list are broken down into five categories; pioneers, artists, leaders, icons and titans. Some familiar…
Photo Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Spotify First they hacked his IG and now they rob him. All while he’s locked up! Talk about adding insult to injury… So yesterday we reported that Soulja Boy’s Instagram had been hacked and the hackers were requesting $1,000 TMZ reported that his Agoura Hills California home was burglarized.…
photo credit: Power 106 l Getty Images This week we prepared to take one last “Victory Lap” with Ermias Asghedom, known to the hip-hop community as Nipsey Hussle, as we laid to rest the Los Angeles rapper. Although we normally have all of the trending stories that has us all glued to our timelines, we…
photo credit: Neilson Barnard l Getty Images It looks like we can expect new music from Drake and J. Cole sometime soon. Cole joined Drizzy at his last performance at London’s O2 arena for his Assassination Vacation Tour. During the show, the Toronto rapper surprised fans with a Cole “Middle Child” performance before the two rappers exchanged…
photo credit: Santiago Bluguermann l Getty Images Kendrick Lamar, among others, penned a beautiful tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle. The note was in the funeral service’s program for all to read, along with tributes from J. Cole, YG, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, and more. In the letter, K Dot recalls the moments spent with Nip…
photo credit: Vivien Killilea l Getty Images The hip-hop community and the city of Los Angeles are still in deep mourning at the news of the passing of our family. The death of Nip left people all over Los Angeles with great sorrow but during his Celebration of Life Memorial Service, artists and fans gathered…
Photo Credit: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images In a new interview with Billboard, 21 Savage and his managers, attorneys, and close friends discusses his ICE arrest back in February. “The worst thing was sitting in there not knowing what was going to happen, or when it’s going to happen,” 21 explained of his 10 day detainment. “Whenever…
Photo Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” is the #1 song in the country and is finally getting some recognition from the Billboard charts. After Billboard initially took down “Old Town Road” from their Country chart the backlash that they received garnered Lil Nas just the attention…
Photo Credit: Power 106 This week we’re switching it up y’all! Bryhana has decided to highlight a Liftoff artist every week on her playlist leading up to #THELIFTOFF concert on May 18th. This week is the T-Pain edition! T-pain favorites: “I’m N Luv (Wit A Stripper)” and “I’m Sprung”. Tracks that make ya booty werk:…
Photo credit: Getty / Paul Morigi Rep. Karen Bass announced just last week that she would be heading to Congress to honor the late rapper, Nipsey Hussle and his humanitarian work in his community. She tweeted, “I will be heading to the House Floor next week to formally enter Nipsey Hussle’s contributions to South Los…