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Lupe Fiasco Lists His Top 3 Rappers

Lupe Fiasco Lists His Top 3 Rappers

Lupe Fiasco recently had a Q&A session with fans. He kicked it off by responding to someone who asked him about his thoughts on the greatest rapper of all time. He was sure to pick Jay-Z, then clarified his statement by saying that finding the best rapper is “undeterminable.” To me…I think all around factoring…

Ashanti Confirms Collab Album With Ja Rule

Ashanti Confirms Collab Album With Ja Rule

It seems like Jay-Z and Beyonce’s collab album, Everything is Love has inspired another iconic duo, Ashanti and Ja Rule. Ja followed-up on the new project saying: “Iconnic… The Carters… New album is dope!!! @ashanti I think we should do one of these joint albums haha… #fortheculture #iminspired.” Iconnic… The Carters… New album is dope!!!…

JAY-Z Awarded Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Music Video

JAY-Z Awarded Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Music Video

On Thursday morning, Jay-Z was awarded the Grand Prix for Excellence in Music Video for 4:44’s “Smile” at the 2018 Lion Awards. The video reveals the story of Jay’s mother, Gloria Carter, and her struggle to raise her four kids in the Marcy Projects. Jay and his team were able to gain access to shoot…

Nas Doesn’t Feel A Way About Jay-Z and Beyonce Dropping Their Album A Day After Him

Nas Doesn’t Feel A Way About Jay-Z and Beyonce Dropping Their Album A Day After Him

Jay-Z and Beyonce recently dropped their surprise album, Everything Is Love, the day after Nas released his. This ultimately had many fans thinking Nas would feel a way and the legendary beef would once again be reignited. But apparently this will not happen. TMZ reports that Nas is not mad about Everything Is Love being…

Jay-Z Is Puma Basketball’s Newest Creative Director

Jay-Z Is Puma Basketball’s Newest Creative Director

Jay-Z continues to be influential in both the music and business sectors of his career. According to Complex, the New York MC was named Puma’s creative director of basketball operations on Monday afternoon. “We’ve been working with Roc Nation for quite some time,” Adam Petrick, the brand’s global director of brand and marketing said in…

Prince’s Estate Gets Reported Deal With Sony Music

Prince’s Estate Gets Reported Deal With Sony Music

Non-released music can potentially hit your favorite streaming platforms thanks to a new contract with Sony Music. According to Variety, Prince’s estate signed a licensing deal with the record label. No details of the contract are on record as of yet, however, the deal reportedly includes music from the late-singer’s “vault” which could lead to…

Kanye West Surpasses Aretha Franklin’s Record On R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

Kanye West Surpasses Aretha Franklin’s Record On R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

According to Billboard, Kanye’s new studio album, Ye pushed him past Aretha Franklin for the fifth-highest total of top 40 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The publication reports that Kanye’s recent entries has brought his tally to 81, while Aretha has a career sum of 80. Two of Ye’s songs have debuted in the…

Fans Declare Beyonce the New Queen of Rap After Joint Album With Jay-Z

Fans Declare Beyonce the New Queen of Rap After Joint Album With Jay-Z

On Saturday afternoon, Jay-Z and Beyoncé dropped a joint project exclusively through TIDAL. With this, they also unveiled a video for “APESH*T,” which was shot on at the Louvre in Paris, France as they continue their On The Run Tour II. The project is 9-tracks and it’d titled, EVERYTHING IS LOVE, included some rapping by…

Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest Announces New Album “The Last Zulu”

Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest Announces New Album “The Last Zulu”

After several drops from prominent artists like Kanye West, Nas and Jay-Z, it’s clear that Q-Tip wants to be a part of the action. Last Saturday, the A Tribe Called Quest member tweeted, “The last Zulu aka the riot diary #ComingSoon.” The last Zulu aka the riot diary #ComingSoon — QTip (@QtipTheAbstract) June 16, 2018…

Jay-Z Sued Over ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Royalties

Jay-Z Sued Over ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Royalties

Jay-Z is being sued by a man who claims to have helped him land a distribution deal for his Reasonable Doubt album. In his lawsuit against Hov, Raynard Herbert claims that he used his connections to help Jay land a deal at Roc-A-Fella Records, and helped him master the album. Herbert claims that Jay was…

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