It looks like we will have to wait a little longer to watch the Verzuz battle between Ashanti and Keyshia Cole, as Verzuz has postponed this Saturday’s showdown between the two due to the emotional events that took place this week and the rising Covid-19 rates. In a statement released …
Read More »Missy Elliott Reveals That ‘Oops (Oh My)’ Was Not About Masturbation
Yesterday Missy Elliott revealed on Twitter that Tweets 2002 Hit “Oops (Oh My)” was never about masturbation. The song’s collaboration was co-written by the rap icon and featured lyrics that were quite a raunchy reference to masturbation, including “Mmm, I was looking so good, I couldn’t reject myself / I was …
Read More »Baller Alert’s Year In Review: Hottest Songs Of 2020
Music really helped us get through 2020. While almost everything in the world stopped, it was music that was able to prevail. And although there are many artists to thank, we’ve chosen to highlight these top songs and their creators for their entertainment contributions this tough year. Roddy Ricch—”The Box”—Not …
Read More »SiriusXM to Give Howard Stern Extended Contract Worth Up To $120 Million Per Year
The “King of All Media,” Howard Stern, will continue to call the satellite radio giant SiriusXM his home, extending by five years his long-running contract with the organization for his flagship program. For seven additional years, the contract, unveiled on Tuesday, also includes the Stern archive. Financial terms were not …
Read More »Cardi B Becomes First Artist to Win AMA Twice for Favorite Song In Rap/Hip Hop Category
Cardi B continues to prove to us that she is here to stay after she won the award for Favorite Song in the Rap/Hip Hop category at the American Music Awards for the second time, making her the first artist in history to do so. In 2018 she earned the …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Disses Tory Lanez In ‘Shots Fired’ Song Off Her Newly Released Album Good News
If you’ve listened to Megan Thee Stallions‘ newly released album “Good News,” then you probably already came across her song “Shots Fired,” which samples Notorious B.I.G.’s “Who Shot Ya?” Perhaps you thought Megan wouldn’t address the Tory Lanez shooting incident, but you thought wrong. The rapper charges out of the …
Read More »Nas Labels The Black Youth As The ‘Fallen Stars Flying’ On His New Single
Nas reclaimed his title as one of the GOATS, with new music this year. His album King’s Disease executive-produced by Hit-Boy, debuted as Number 5 on Billboard 200. He is also featured on Public Enemy “Fight The Power: Remix 2020” and Statik Selektah “Keep It Moving” Nas’s conscious lyrics force …
Read More »Lil Duval Releases A 2020 Remake of Classic “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
Comedian Lil’ Duval has just given us a new twist on the classic Bobby McFerrin song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” for 2020, featuring T.I. The “Living My Best Life” singer starts the song with a shout out to McFerrin and advises listeners that even though “2020 has had its trouble, …
Read More »Teyana Taylor Explains Why She Released “The Album” On Juneteenth, Says She Shed Tears Many Times During Recording: “I’m Feeling For Our People”
Singer, rapper, and dancer #TeyanaTaylor explains why she released her new album, “The Album,” on #Juneteenth. Juneteenth is the day we celebrate our freedom as Black people. It is the day we commemorate our enslaved Black ancestors being freed in 1865 in Galveston, Texas, after the American Civil War. “The …
Read More »Baller Alert’s Top 10 Smoking Songs To Stay Lit On 4/20
It’s officially 4/20, and what better way to celebrate than with smoking songs? Each year, stoners, marijuana lovers, and cannabis advocates look forward to April 20th, what’s best known as the weed holiday. In cannabis culture, the term 4/20 is slang for “time to smoke,” which means 4:20 pm is …
Read More »Donald Glover Releases New Music While You Were Sleeping, Twitter Reacts
Donald Glover surprised the world when he dropped new music in the middle of the night with what appears to be a new album via Livestream. Glover hasn’t responded to the release, but his management team retweeted the Livestream link. Although Donald Glover or his stage name Childish Gambino isn’t …
Read More »Ballerific Music: Artists To Check For In 2020
New artists emerge on the music scene every year, and gradually new trends and genres are formed, which explains why every decade of music is actually very different. The 2010s was one of the most influential spans in music, and with 2020 here, there’s a few artists who have already …
Read More »Ciara Calls For Families To Jam Out Over The Holidays With New Hit
Following the release of her star-studded single ‘Melanin’ featuring LaLa, Lupita Nyongo, City Girls, and Ester Dean, dancing Sensation #Ciara has joined forces with #BlancoBrown on the remix to his hit single ‘#TheGitUp.’ Ciara took to Instagram to share her excitement for the record by posting a clip, calling for …
Read More »Vevo Dropped The List Of Top 10 Hip-Hop Videos Watched Since 2010
Since the early 2000s, a video streaming service we all know and love as Vevo has been dropping our favorite videos via Youtube or the app in a seemingly exclusive manner. With two months left until 2020, Vevo shared their data with HipHopDX revealing the top 10 Hip Hop videos …
Read More »Baller Alert’s Playlists: Labor Day Edition
Labor Day is all about the working class of people. Those 9 to 5, back-aching, office entering, computer-typing bunch of people that make this entire country livable and moving. Sometimes the best way to get through your day is with the right playlist of songs. Whether you’re actually working on …
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