J. Cole’s “Immortal” is the latest of his feature-free tracks to secure a platinum plaque. At this point, it feels redundant to say that J. Cole has gone platinum, once again, with no features. Yet the Dreamville rapper continues to do exactly that, proving yet again that he’s one of the most commercially ble rappers in the game — by far. Having twenty-two solo gold and platinum plaques to his name, the proof is in the pudding. Now, Cole has officially upgraded an existing gold into a platinum, this time with his 4 Your Eyez Only single “Immortal.” Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Originally...
Meek Mill’s girlfriend, Milan Harris, who recently gave birth to their son, tricked her Instagram followers into thinking she and Meek were engaged. Meek Mill‘s girlfriend, Milan Harris, may have just given birth three weeks ago, but she’s still got time to pull pranks on her Instagram followers for a good cause. On Thursday (May 21st), Milan took to her IG stories to seemingly shut down alleged claims that she was trying to hide her relationship with Meek from the public. While the fashion designer is rather private about her romance with the rapper, the response seemed to come out of nowhere. “Okay!”...
Travis Scott came up with the most clever way to promote his new pair of Nike Air Max 270 sneakers. At this point, Travis Scott fans will buy anything that the rapper decides to hawk as his official merchandise. The successful hitmaker is a king of the merch game, getting thousands of youthful fans decked out in the latest Astroworld offerings. Clearly, La Flame has a keen eye for design, teaming up with Nike and Jordan Brand for a number of hyped collaborations thus far. His next sneaker will be the Nike Air Max 270 and, as the release date...
DJ Khaled and Drake appear to be gearing up for an imminent release, if the mogul’s latest IG post is to be believed. DJ Khaled is on a rampage. Perhaps emboldened by the sight of his gargantuan plaque collection, it would seem as if the affable mogul has decided to lay the foundation for another one. And what better way to guarantee instant sales than lining up some new Drake vocals, a partnership we haven’t seen manifest since Grateful’s “To The Max.” We’ve already heard it from the source — “Up next: New Album in the works,” wrote Khaled, a few days...
50 Cent”s girlfriend, Cuban Link, damn-near caught her man slippin’ on his phone. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Jamira “Cuban Link” Haines have been together for approximately one year and, at this point in their relationship, there is not much semblance of privacy for either of them. With the quarantine keeping them both home full-time, they could easily be starting to grow tired of each other. Thankfully, it doesn’t look like that’s the case. This week, Cuban Link shared a new video with her boyfriend 50 Cent, attempting to catch him slippin’. Without the ability to mess around with...
Doja Cat was the first of the artists mentioned in Lana Del Rey’s controversial letter to respond to the songstress, but fans don’t quite know what she’s saying. Doja Cat pulled a post-and-delete on Lana Del Rey’s open letter to “the culture,” in which the alt-pop singer singled out Doja among other female artists for getting away with certain lyrical content that she hasn’t previously been afforded the freedom to explore. After posting the letter on Thursday (May 21st), Lana received a massive wave of backlash. She seemed to be insinuating that while she had received criticism over the years for supposedly...
Dave East was spotted in handcuffs last night in New York, and he has since responded by calling out the NYPD. Last night, a video was circulating online showing rapper Dave East being placed in handcuffs by the police. The reason for his detainment has been confirmed as a report claims he received a citation for marijuana possession and disorderly conduct. According to NBC New York, the rapper, whose real name is David Brewster, was in the backseat of a vehicle that was pulled over after the driver reportedly failed to signal a turn. The driver was reportedly compliant with...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: South Central’s Bino Rideaux is a product of Los Angeles’ strong hip-hop lineage. We chopped it up about his major-label debut, “Outside,” being apart of Nipsey Hussle’s musical legacy and fatherhood. The duality of Los Angeles has been explored in pop culture through many lenses. Someone like Post Malone, for example, released an album called Hollywood’s Bleeding. An album that chronicles Post’s complicated relationship with Los Angeles prior to making the move to Utah, out of all places. Even with the flashing lights and camera, dolled up models and Hidden Hills mansions, there’s a dark side to Hollywood...
Gunna officially introduces the world to his alter-ego on his new album “WUNNA.” Prior to the world turning to shit, YSL Records rapper Gunna released his new single “SKYBOX,” hinting that a complete body of work would be on the way soon. Unfortunately, his timing just didn’t pay off as, several days after, a mysterious virus started taking over the world and causing us all to put our plans on pause. Gunna’s own plans to release his new album were placed on the backburner as safety and health became a primary concern. After months of teasing the album, it...
Vivan Lal, a multi-skillful R&B/Hip-Hop artist has announced the release of his new EP called No Better Love. The highly anticipated album included a beautiful collection of five well written songs as the young artist introduces himself to the music scene. Through his music the 20 year-old American Indian descent has shown the world his strengths and capabilities in music with No Better Love. Vivan Lal was inspired to create his debut EP by musicians like Michael Jackson, Usher, Drake, and Chris Brown who played a huge role in his life growing up. From a young age, Vivan...