Babyface and Teddy Riley both saw a major increase in streams of the songs they played during their recent “Verzuz” Instagram live battle. Babyface and Teddy Riley’s “Verzuz” battle Instagram live on Monday (April 20th) managed to turn into a big success after several delays, and even led both artists to experiencing a major surge in streams afterward. The legendary producers finally had the chance to face-off over IG live on Monday after multiple postponements had begun putting a damper on the whole affair. It was all worth the trouble, though, especially considering how much traffic the battle brought to both Babyface...
MTV has you covered for all of your quarantine entertainment needs. These past few weeks have been extremely difficult as we are all locked up in our homes, trying to make it through this quarantine unscathed. It’s easy to get anxious during these trying times and we hope all of our readers out there are taking care of their mental health and staying physically healthy as well. When you’re all alone in the house, it’s important to find good entertainment that will help you push through all of the bad things that are going on right now. Well, it...
Steph Curry has only one way of determining which dynasty was better. Throughout the first half of the 2010s, the Miami Heat dynasty with Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James ran supreme. Following the Heat’s run, it was the Golden State Warriors that dominated the second half of the decade. For some, the Warriors are an all-time great dynasty although there are some out there who feel like the Heat were actually a better team overall. Recently, D-Wade and Curry hopped on an Instagram Live session together and had a friendly debate about which dynasty was better. As...
Post Malone gave fans an update on his upcoming album during his live streamed Nirvana tribute concert to raise money for coronavirus relief. Post Malone can’t wait for you to hear his new album, but in the meantime, you can watch him emulate the legacy of Kurt Cobain in a floral dress while he performs some of Nirvana’s greatest hits. On Friday night, the singer/rapper was joined by bassist Brian Lee, guitairist Nick Mack, and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker to pay tribute to the iconic 90s grunge band over live stream while raising money for the World Health Organization (WHO)’s COVID-19 Solidarity...
Havoc of Mobb Deep has released an expanded edition of his and Prodigy’s “The Infamous” with bonus tracks to celebrate the album’s 25th anniversary. Mobb Deep dropped their iconic sophomore album, The Infamous, 25 years ago today (April 25th), and to commemorate its legacy, surviving member Havoc and Sony Music have put out a digital expanded edition of the album. This special anniversary edition of the groundbreaking hip hop duo’s 1995 album includes bonus tracks such as “Shook Ones, Part I (Original Version)”, as well as Infamous Sessions Mixes of “The Money (Version 2)” and “Lifestyles Of The Infamous,” available online now for the...
Nas has more music on the way including a joint project with Hit-Boy & another top-secret album. It looks like we could expect Nas to drop this year as well. Though he’s been consistently dropping records in the last two years with NASIR and Lost Tapes Vol 2, fans haven’t necessarily been satisfied with the rapper’s output. However, he has continued to tease more music in the stash. More recently, he spoke to Ralph McDaniels during the HipHopLovesNY benefit concert where he shared some top secret details about his forthcoming project. “There’s some projects going on. One of them, I was...
An Instagram Gallery dedicated to one of Lil Uzi Vert’s ex-girlfriends, named Brittany. When Lil Uzi Vert first burst on to the scene and solidified his name with his Luv is Rage project, he was dating a girl named Brittany Byrd. Brittany was a fashion school student studying at Parson’s School of Design when she and Uzi first met, so the story goes. She would soon become fodder for many an Uzi song, and not in a vague, is-it-her way but in a specific manner– Uzi mentions her by name. She even became artwork inspiration, appearing as the little pink-haired girl lying...
LeBron James is making great use of his time stuck in the house. It’s been over a month since the NBA was put on hold due to the Coronavirus. Of course, the NBA shut down occurred within minutes after the league found out that one of its players tested positive for the disease. Now, every single player is stuck at home with pretty well nothing to do except for work out and maybe play some video games. As you would expect, LeBron James has been hard at work making sure he is in shape for whenever the season restarts. Last...
Travis Scott’s “Astronomical” performance on “Fortnite” has led to some pretty interesting merch. Travis Scott came through with a massive gift to all of the gamers in quarantine on Thursday as he had his very own performance on “Fortnite” called “Astronomical.” The performance only lasted about 10 minutes and featured a preview of a new song with Kid Cudi called “The Scotts.” As is typically the case with Travis, the artist commemorated his performance with some pretty incredible merch pieces that are now available for pre-order on his website. The merch includes a vinyl, CD, and cassette tape of his “The...
Lil Wayne gave “Young Money Radio” listeners a sneak peek at the deluxe version of “Funeral,” including new songs with Tory Lanez and Jessie Reyez. Lil Wayne kicked off his new Young Money Radio show on Friday night, and the inaugural episode included some sneak peeks at the upcoming Funeral deluxe album. The Young Money founder invited some exciting guests onto his Beats 1 radio show, such as Deion Sanders and New Orleans’ mayor LaToya Cantrell, as well as call-ins from Lil Baby, Travis Scott, Babyface, and more. Wayne also made sure to talk to one of the artists featured on the deluxe edition of his thirteenth...