Kanye West is writing a philosophy booked called Break the Simulation, he toldThe Hollywood Reporter. The rapper discussed the project, which will be about art and spirituality, in conversation with his interior designer, Axel Vervoordt. “I’ve got a concept about photographs … about human beings being obsessed with photographs – …
Read More »Cardi B Talks Career, Pregnancy: 'I'm Not Having a Baby With a Deadbeat'
Cardi B spoke candidly about a lot of firsts on Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning on Monday. The 25-year-old rapper discussed her first full-length album,Invasion of Privacy,andher firstpregnancy, which she confirmed days prior while performing – for the first time – onSaturday Night Live. “I just wanted this for …
Read More »See Jay-Z Praise Snoop Dogg, Eminem in David Letterman Interview Preview
Jay-Z explains that it takes a good voice and good flow to be a great rapper in a preview from his upcoming interview with David Letterman on My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. “You can have a great voice, and you can just almost say anything,” Jay-Z tells the former …
Read More »Pitbull Details Commitment to United Nations Clean Water Initiative
Pitbull discussed improving access to clean water in a statement announcing his partnership with the United Nations. The Cuban American rapper will work with the international organization on its newWater Action Decade 2018 – 2028initiative. In lieu of appearing at U.N. event on Thursday, Pitbull released what would have been …
Read More »Moses Sumney Talks Defying Genres, Romantic Myths on Audacious Debut LP
Listen to any playlist of smash hits from the last century and you’ll probably hear the word “love” within 10 minutes – romance and its pursuit have been popular music’s number one topic since the Songs of Solomon were published, if not earlier. But the young singer Moses Sumney’s debut …
Read More »Meek Mill Receives Up to Four Years in Prison for Violating Probation
Meek Mill received a sentence of two to four years in prison after the Philadelphia rapper violated his probation with a pair of arrests earlier in the year. The rapper, born Robert Williams, was arrested in March following a fight at a St. Louis airport, although those charges were dropped. …
Read More »See Pharrell Denounce White Nationalists in Urgent 'Hip-Hop Honors' Speech
Pharrell Williams condemned white nationalism and urged viewers to take action against racism during a rousing speech at VH1’s Hip-Hop Honors: The 90’s Game Changers, which paid tribute to artists like Master P, Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Williams did not specifically reference the clashes that took place in Charlottesville, …
Read More »Watch Lil Uzi Vert's Unnerving 'XO Tour Llif3' Video
Lil Uzi Vert celebrated his newly anointed Number One album in the country Monday by dropping his new video for “XO Tour Llif3,” the breakout hit off the Philadelphia rapper’s chart-topping Luv Is Rage 2. Directed by fashion designer and Kanye West collaborator Virgil Abloh, “XO Tour Llif3” is a …
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