Kendrick Lamar and Drake are set to go head to head in a key category at the MTV VMA’s. The nominations for the awards were announced with Kendrick up for 10 different gongs while Drake has just the one nomination. With $ome $exy $ong 4 U almost entirely shut out at the awards, Drake and Kendrick…
Metro Boomin‘s new mixtape A Futuristic Summa is not expected to chart inside the top 20 of the Billboard 200. Based on early tracking, the project is set to sell just 22,000 equivalent units in its first week, meaning it will not crack the top 20 and will easily be Metro’s worst debut on the…
Kendrick Lamar has announced that he is adding more dates to his Grand National tour. Co-headlined with his longtime friend and collaborator SZA, they will be performing two extra dates on the Australian leg of the tour. The two stadium shows will be in Melbourne and Sydney on December 4 and 11 respectively. They also…
Drake‘s latest single “Which One?” has failed to score a high ranking debut on the Billboard Hot 100. A collaboration with British rapper Central Cee, the second single from his upcoming album Iceman failed to even crack the top 20, landing at just 23. The song was initially tracking for a top 10 debut but…
Salt-N-Pepa slam UMG as the pioneering rap duo sue the record label for control of their master recordings. The female MC’s filed a lawsuit against the music giant back in May in which they allege UMG is violating federal copyright law by denying them the copyright to their music after a certain amount of time…
Young Thug has been praised by his lawyer, Brian Steel, who called the rapper a “hero”. Steel represented Thugger during his lengthy and controversial RICO trial with the two appearing to form a close bond. Speaking in a brief social media clip, Steel, who later went on to counsel Diddy, said: “Since your trial, Jeffery,…
Fivio Foreign has been released from prison following his conviction for terroristic threats. The drill star was sentenced on August 1 and received time served plus three years of probation following a guilty plea. He had already spent nearly 200 days behind bars after being arrested in January. Fivio originally faced up to 20 years…
Nicki Minaj has got into a heated social media spat with NFL legend, Dez Bryant. After Bryant, who is represented by Roc Nation, called out Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, over the way he runs the team and contract negotiations, Minaj inserted herself into the row. She wrote on X: “How about we play a…
Diddy has again been denied bail as he awaits sentencing for his conviction of engaging in transportation for prostitution. In his highly publicized trial last month, the music mogul was acquitted of the most serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering while being convicted of the lesser offence. Each count carries up to 10 years…
A$AP Rocky has jabbed longtime friend, Tyler, The Creator, calling him a “bitch” while performing at Lollapalooza. While on stage at the music festival, Rocky said while laughing: “Shout out to my brother Tyler, he still a bitch. He was on here the other day. Fuck you Tyler.” Rocky also recently said that the Odd…