Soulja Boy has a long list of career firsts, and while he may be the first rapper to have his own gaming console, it looks like he isn’t the first rapper to own Atari. The official Atari Twitter account cleared up Soulja’s comments on him owning the company tweeting out, “We know that CEO of…
Earlier this week, it was announced that Detroit G.O.A.T. Eminem would be portraying the infamous “White Boy Rick” in the upcoming STARZ series BMF. With 50 Cent as executive producer of the show, Em is expected to appear in the Fif-directed episode 107. With 50 sharing the news to social media, not only were fans…
Back in April 2020, both iconic groups Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia were supposed to take on their own independent Instagram live Verzuz battle, but it was quickly diverted with talks of Verzuz creators Timbaland and Swizz Beatz looking to feature the groups on their platforms, but that somehow never happened. Both Bone members…
Although there’s still a delay on the official release of Kanye’s much anticipated ‘DONDA’ album, it looks as though the project isn’t the only commodity that has West fans going crazy. According to new metrics from the Sole Supplier, the demand for Kanye’s YEEZY brand has surged by 347%. While other outlets, like Hypebeast, reporting…
After years of collaborations and appearing on Snoop Dogg’s debut ‘Doggystyle’ album, Tha Dogg Pound’s Kurupt has revealed that he’s been inspired by the legendary Snoop to create his own reality television show. As the “Who Ride Wit Us” rapper has cited Snoop for contributing to building his career, Kurupt recently told HipHopDX that he…
California’s FIRST Latino state Senator Alex Padilla spoke with the KDAY Morning Show co-hosts Cece and Romeo about the historical passing of the recognizing of Hip Hop. Now, Padilla has definitely had his hands full with pressing issues concerning the pandemic, health care, unemployment, and much more, but Padilla also had his hand in representing…
It was only this past April that we lost the incredible talent of Gregory Jacobs, aka Shock G, at the age of 57. The late Digital Underground pioneer will soon be remembered by Oakland this coming August 21, with a city-wide celebration event that will give back to more than 2,000 unhoused community members. Speaking with…
As we all sit and wonder where the much-hyped ‘Donda’ project is, after failing to release for a now third time, it looks like there may be something else to look forward to from Kanye West and Jay-Z. Even though Ye held his second DONDA listening event at the Mercedes Benz stadium out in Atlanta…
Earlier this week, hip-hop celebrated the life and legacy of the late Marcel Theo Hall, most notably known as the great Biz Markie. BET streamed the emotional memorial, in which close friends and artists like Roxanne Shante and Montell Jordan, all shared their touching messages for the late icon. As the rapper sadly passed away…
Over the past few months, the culture of Hip-Hop has a lot to look forward to with the forthcoming rollout surrounding the genre’s 50th birthday. Just this past May Nas, Fat Joe, LL Cool J, Lil Kim, and so many more legends came together to break ground at the Universal Museum of Hip Hop in…