Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images After Offset set the tone for modern-day rap groups as a member of Migos, he began to forge his own path in hip-hop as a solo artist. There’s one person in particular Offset says helped him to make the jump to a solo career: Tyler, the Creator. “It was a year ago, at the Roc Nation Brunch,…
Chris Walter/WireImage Nearly 15 years after his death Michael Jackson‘s music still reigns supreme. The music video for his 1983 #1 hit “Beat It” just entered the Billion Views Club on YouTube, making it the King of Pop’s third video to achieve the milestone. “Beat It” joins “They Don’t Care About Us” and “Billie Jean,” which now has 1.4 billion views. …
Johnny Louis/Getty Images Apple Music will host a livestream of the Brent Faiyaz London concert Wednesday night. The performance begins at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET and will become available to stream on Apple Music beginning an hour later, at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m. ET. The show is part of the European leg of Brent’s F*ck The World, it’s a Wasteland…
Majors, Good – Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images Majors, 34, faces misdemeanor assault and harassment charges stemming from an incident in March with his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. Majors has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could serve up to a year in prison. Majors entered criminal court early Wednesday in a long black coat and sunglasses accompanied by…
Johnny Nunez/WireImage Congratulations are in order for rapper Rah Digga, who recently tied the knot with her partner Troy Weeks. “Alas, WE HAVE ARRIVED!!!” the rapper, born Rashia Fisher, captioned a wedding photo on Instagram The image of her and Meeks, sitting in a Rolls Royce dressed in all white, is from a second of two weddings Rah said the couple shared. She first said…
Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for MTV It’s like being told by a sports coach that you’re not good enough yet to play the game, but the moment you’re finally given a chance, you score all the points. That’s the way Victoria Monét described her feelings of being turned down as a performer at the 2023 Video Music Awards…
Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Latto‘s idea of bringing together a few women in hip-hop for a rap cypher came to life with XXL‘s Cypher Lab. The “Big Energy” rapper called on Flo Milli, Monaleo, Maiya The Don and Mello Buckzz to join her in a ring where they each exchanged rap lyrics over sounds by Pooh Beatz. In her XXL cover spread, she said she chose each rapper because #1,…
Theo Wargo/Getty Images Not long after news broke that Diddy would be stepping away from his role as chairman of his media company and network, REVOLT, 50 Cent is throwing his hat in the ring as a potential buyer. The rapper offered up a not-so-substantial amount of money with hopes Diddy would hand the company over to him. “I’ll buy…
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Serena Williams is saying that it’s “ok to not be ok.” In a post she shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, the tennis legend said, “I am not ok today,” but it’s okay if you’re not having the best day. “No one is ok every single day,” she said. “If you are not ok today I’m…
Def Jam Records Lady London might be a fresh face in mainstream hip-hop, but she’s no stranger to success. The Bronx native chatted with Billboard about her new debut album, S.O.U.L., signing with Def Jam, and a plethora of other life and career topics. Here’s a few takeaways from the Q&A session: -She graduated from Howard University with a masters degree and had been…