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The girl from the Bronx is still breaking records wherever she goes. Cardi B set a new rodeo attendance record with 75,580 fans. The rodeo officials stated that she topped the previous mark by three people, which was formerly set by Garth Brooks on March 18, 2017.  The 26-year-old Grammy …

Nicki Minaj just dropped the new video for “Hard White” from her ’Queen’ album, and fans are speculating that the visuals include a hard diss to #Drake. The video, which features Minaj in a dark castle surrounded by dancers painted in all white, also features a quick flash of a …

Yes, we said “empowerment.” Though the audio of “Money” shared the clear message that Cardi B doesn’t play about her bag, the music video delivered an even more powerful message. So many aspects are to be admired about the Jora Frantzis-directed project.  One being Cardi’s blatant way of never letting anyone …

Talk about a pleasant surprise! R&B singer #Jojo, who is famous for her 2004 hit single “Leave (Get Out), has re-emerged and given us 30-somethings a great Christmas gift…remastered versions of both her “Jojo” and “The High Road” albums! After the singer won a legal battle against her former label …

Missy Elliott has the songwriting ability to create a hit about damn near anything; one of the reasons she has been nominated for the prestigious 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame class.  She‘s known for her eccentric style and extremely creative lyrics which has always made her one of music’s best …

Spotify celebrated its 10th anniversary recently and the music streaming giant decided to crunch some numbers on the most popular artists and songs on its platform. To no surprise, Drake came out on top as its most-streamed artist of all time, beating out Eminem, The Weeknd, Rihanna and Ed Sheeran. BUT, …

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ PDiddy is making his own list of people he sees as examples of Black Excellence with his hashtag Black 100. For the past few days, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has been highlighting other successful members of the Black community in posts using the hashtag “Black 100.” What his followers …

Nearly five years since the premiere of their record-breaking VH1 biopic, “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story,” the iconic group is giving fans another intimate glimpse into their historic career with Netflix’s “Once in a Lifetime Sessions.” The streaming platform’s new eight-part music docu-series, which also features episodes with Moby, Oasis and …

Aaliyah was one in a million.  It’s been 17 long years since the tragic passing of young pop icon, Aaliyah, following a 2001 plane crash that claimed the singer’s life, along with eight others. Though Aaliyah is no longer with us, her influence lives on. A trailer blazer of the …

Drake is now the first artist to ever cross the 50 billion mark for streaming across all global streaming platforms. The new record comes shortly after it was confirmed the Canadian rapper gained a billion streams in a week – breaking one-day records on both Apple and Spotify. The news …

A couple of weeks ago, SZA took to Twitter in a series of now-deleted tweets to announce that her voice was “permanently injured.” She tweeted, “Tonight was the test. That settles that. I just wanna be left alone, my priorities are f*cked up. They been f*cked up. I need space, goodbye.” …

Wayne just broke free from Cash Money Record’s chains and is already making money moves, as he’s looking to trademark the name “New Dirty Bastad.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to documents obtained by The Blast, Young Money Entertainment has just applied to trademark “New Dirty Bastard” for use in record production, music …

#KendrickLamar is facing backlash after calling out a white woman for singing the n-word while on stage at his concert, as critics believe the woman was set up. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On Sunday (May 20), Lamar invited a white woman on stage in Alabama to sing along to his 2012 hit …

After the release of her highly acclaimed album “A Seat at the Table,” Solange recently sat down with Billboard to discuss what she’s been up to since then. Solange revealed that while she is definitely still writing music, she’s “not interested in entertainment at this moment.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ “This cycle of …

Music mogul L.A. Reid, former CEO of Sony Music Entertainment’s Epic Records, is now making a comeback to the music biz. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to the New York Post, Reid has teamed up with Charles Goldstuck, former executive chairman of TouchTunes Interactive Networks, to launch Hitco, a music, and publishing …

On January 17, 1992, the hip-hop crime film “Juice” was released in theaters. Starring hip-hop legend, Tupac Shakur, Omar Epps, Jermaine Hopkins, and Khalil Kain, “Juice” was the epitome of hip-hop culture. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ From Q’s (Epps) DJing skills to their 90s street style, the film was a classic coming …

– Blogged by @climb_this_hill Everybody has their favorites, but there are a few projects out there that we can listen to all the way through, over and over.   What’s a road trip without music? Guesstimating that you’re traveling anywhere from at least 10 hours or more, you’re going to …

The Grammys are right around the corner and Tuesday morning the nominations for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on “CBS This Morning.” Songstress Andra Day revealed the nominees for four of the categories: record of the year, song of the year (awarded to the writers of the song), …

On Oct. 1, 1991, legendary hip-hop group, Public Enemy, released their fourth album ‘Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black’.   In true Public Enemy fashion, the album is filled with provocative lyrics that encourage a sociopolitical agenda. One thing fans could never deny is Public Enemy’s ability to remain true …

23 years ago to date, rapper Craig Mack released his debut studio album, ‘Project: Funk da World’. As the second album release on Bad Boy Records, released just one week after The Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Ready to Die’, Mack’s album was a major success eventually reaching Gold-RIAA sales.   The album’s …