It’s been almost two years since rapper Nipsey Hussle has passed, and just a few days since his estate announced the Marathon Live experience. Fans were super excited when it was announced yesterday that Nipsey Hussle and Jay Z are dropping their collab from the ‘Judas and the Black Messiah‘ …
Read More »Nipsey Hussle’s ‘The Marathon’ Live Album Experience On YouTube Live
Nipsey Hussle’s Estate has finally announced the details of The Marathon live album experience after the teaser that took place in December last year. According to sources, you will be able to watch the virtual experience on YouTube Live on Feb. 5 Oki Doki’s animation studio posted on Instagram, “Celebrating …
Read More »Andre 3000 Trends On Twitter After Fans Give Him His Flowers For Verse On Beyonce’s ‘Party’ Single
Andre 3000 is currently trending on Twitter as fans debate who had the better verse between him and J.Cole on Beyonce’s 2011 hit song “Party”; to this day, both Grammy-nominated versions of the single are still being celebrated. While some fans said Cole’s verse was their favorite, the majority of …
Read More »The Anticipated Ashanti vs. Keyshia Cole Verzuz Battle Has Been Postponed
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 …
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