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Whether you love him or hate him you can’t deny Dame Dash’s ability to captivate an audience. He keeps the same energy and then some in a new interview with Iron Mike. As spotted on Hot New Hip Hop Harlem native was the guest on the most recent episode of Hotboxin’ With Mike Tyson. While the very […]

Quavo is currently in Paris attending Paris Fashion Week. Unfortunately, it seems like part of his itinerary has included throwing hands at an after-party.   Details are sketchy so far, but from the video, the Migos rapper was definitely pissed off and letting the fists fly as a result. Per TMZ, Quavo rolled up to […]

Urban One founder and Chairwoman Cathy Hughes began laying the bricks for a company that is now 40 years in existence via Radio One. The ongoing journey will be celebrated in the upcoming Urban One Honors this coming Monday and in a new video, Ms. Hughes shares how she made her dreams form into a […]

Looks like J.Cole is excited to see the project come together, he didn’t wait until midnight to release it. https://twitter.com/JColeNC/status/1217613566779580417 Hard to believe it’s been a year already!? Dreamville dropped Revenge Of The Dreamers III.  The label gave us 12 new tracks. You’ll notice not everyone is from the ‘Ville , but you’ll enjoy the […]

With eSports popularity rising at a ridiculous rate, apparel brands are starting to take notice and are hopping on the wave. adidas has its partnership with the insanely popular streamer Ninja, Puma unveiled its gaming sock, Champion and Foot Locker teamed up to bring eSports gear to retail stores and now its Nike’s turn. Today(Jan.16), […]

When the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards arrive reportedly, we can expect to see a tribute for the late Nipsey Hussle. According to HITS Daily Double, “there will be a major segment paying tribute to Nipsey Hussle,” in L.A. at the Staples Center, the same place where his memorial was held. The site didn’t disclose exactly […]

Earlier this week Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s lawyer filed for a motion to have him serve out his two year sentence in the comfort of his own home due to fear of retaliation for alllll his snitching while behind bars. While we already know how snitches get dealt with behind bars, Tekashi’s former manager turned extorter, Kifano […]

Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman made headlines last month after the pair were connected to President Donald Trump‘s Ukraine scandal, this after evidence suggested the pair worked to undermine Trump’s political rivals. In a complete break with Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani, Parnas gave up a series of details, some of which were corroborated […]

Damon “Dame” Dash has launched a lawsuit against the We TV network because he claims they allowed his son, Damon “Boogie” Dash to drink alcohol on the Growing Up Hip Hop show to help increase ratings. The former Roc-A-Fella executive says that We TV verbally agreed to not give Boogie Dash alcohol but says the […]

Nick Cannon clearly is still feeling some sort of way after Twitter roasted him using the hashtag #RIPNickCannon following a series of diss tracks he released w towards Eminem. Now the mogul/rapper is calling out Marshall Mathers’ fans for riding with their favorite Hip-Hop artist. Cannon let loose on Eminem’s fans on the 3:30 track titled […]

There are only three episodes of Power left, but the show will have many legs thanks to several spinoffs on the way. We already know that Mary J. Blige and Method Man will be starring in Power Book II: Ghost,, which will serve as a direct follow up to Power, which comes to an end […]

Jay-Z and Yo Gotti are honoring their promise to inmates at several Mississippi prisons who are being exposed to deplorable and inhuman conditions by assisting the inmates in filing a law suit against the prison officials. According to TMZ, on Tuesday (Jan. 14) Team Roc, the philanthropic branch of Roc Nation, and its high-powered attorney, Alex Spiro, filed […]