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At the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival, rapper, actor, and activist Common teamed up with Aspen Music School students for an impromptu performance, freestyling over Toto’s 1982 hit “Africa.” In a spontaneous session, Common guided the students to loop two measures from the song while his percussionist, Mark Colenburg, added a beat. Common performed the freestyle […]
NPR music feature writer Sheldon Pearce explores the “whirlwind rise” of Dallas artist 4batz and what it “means for the genres he lies between.” 4batz’s video for “act ii: date @ 8” went viral on TikTok in 2023. By January of this year, he caught the attention of Kanye West, and by March 2024, he […]
Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” has set a new Spotify record for the most single-day streams of a rap song, surpassing the previous record held by Drake and Lil Baby with “Girls Like Girls.” Released on May 4, 2024, following Lamar’s “Meet the Grahams,” the track quickly became a viral sensation, accumulating over […]
Kid Cudi has publicly expressed his admiration for Andre 3000, calling him the greatest rapper of all time during an episode of “GOAT Talk” on Complex with Tony Hawk. Cudi, who regards OutKast’s “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” as his all-time favorite album, believes a new rap album from Andre could significantly impact the music world. He […]
In a recent interview with the Breakfast Club, Ja Rule talked about he would have Lil’ Kim on his rap Mount Rushmore. Ja Rule said: “It’s tough. Because it’s eras, you know what I mean? But if I just had to do four. … You would have to put Jay on there. I would put […]
This year’s groundbreaking artist Lil Nas X was announced as GQ’s Man of The Year. In his interview with GQ, X, who is best known for his bold music and outfit choices, shared his thoughts and predictions for what he thinks the rap industry will soon look like. Lil Nas X stated: “The whole landscape […]
Set Your DVR for Monday (Oct. 18) at 10 p.m ET on ABC. That when Real Queens of Hip-Hop: The Women Who Changed The Game is set to air. Documenting the role of women in the birth and growth of Hip-Hop, Real Queens of Hip-Hop. Narrated by Salt of legendary rap group Salt-N-Pepa. What have […]
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is a man of many talents, from football to professional wrestling, to acting and entrepreneurship, and dipping into the realm of rap. The Rock has featured his new interest and skill, with his rap debut on Tech N9ne track “Face Off,” which dropped yesterday. The Rock spoke out on his new […]
The 25th anniversary of the The Fugees Album “The Score” has led to all three members returning to the big stage. Diaspora Calling and Live Nation, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras Michel will be go on a 12-city international tour. “The Score” One of the best-selling albums of all times and was one of the “The […]
Snoop Dogg recently released his music video for “Gang Signs” and it features a cameo by a certain longtime pop star, Madonna. The famed singer was so excited over the appearance, she took to Twitter to tweet; Was so much fun to show up in @SnoopDogg video for his new song Gang Signs! 🐐 🐐!! […]