Tag Archives: hip-hop

Lil Wayne has dropped a new video for “NFL,” a song played during Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime. It features Gudda Gudda and and HoodyBaby, who also appear in the visual. In the Eif Rivera-directed clip, Gudda Gudda and HoodyBaby are seen in a locker room that is empty, …

UPDATE (2/3/21):Migos have dropped their lawsuit against their former attorney Damien Granderson, Varietyreports. Their malpractice complaint, filed in July 2020, claimed they were “cheated out of millions of dollars.” The complaint was dismissed with prejudice on Wednesday. *** Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos are suing their longtime attorney, Damien Granderson, for …

The latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast revisits a wide-ranging 2015 cover-story interview with Ice Cube, where he looked back at the origins of “Fuck Tha Police” (which is currently seeing surging streaming numbers in the wake of worldwide Black Lives Matter protests), went deep on his childhood …

In 2017, the Los Angeles promoter Andrew Lojero had an idea for a new jazz concert series. Along with A Tribe Called Quest DJ-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad and prolific R&B and hip-hop composer-producer Adrian Younge — the duo behind throwback soul project the Midnight Hour and the Luke Cage soundtrack …

With today’s unveiling of the 2020 Grammy nominations, high-profile snubs like Taylor Swift and BTS have attracted the most attention. But there’s plenty more to look for among the field of nominees. Here are 12 noteworthy takeaways. 1. Two artists racked up nominations in the four major categories — a …

Paulo Londra was just 13 when he first saw Eminem in the 2002 film 8 Mile. That same year, he began freestyling in the plazas of Córdoba, Argentina. Now, at the age of 21, Londra is nominated for Best New Artist at the 20th Annual Latin Grammys. “I came from …

While some deeply misplaced Outkast comparisons and overly hyperbolic Rap Twitter praise may have soured some on Earthgang, a Young Thug feature — in this case on the duo’s “Proud Of U” — is always enough to make me relent. Thug is experiencing a long-awaited commercial boom thanks to the …

When Missy Elliott walks back into the room, nearly 15 years after her last album, every knee must bow. She’s the kind of genius who can work on her own eccentric terms, and the whole world agrees to play along because, well, what other Missys have we got? There’s never …

Tyler, the Creator has enlisted Solange, YG and Brockhampton to perform at his eighth annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, taking place November 9th and 10th at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium. Other performers include H.E.R., Thundercat, Willow Smith, 21 Savage, Blood Orange, DaBaby, Juice WRLD, Earl Sweatshirt, Clairo, The Internet, FKA …

Aspiring producers often aim for the home-run placement — getting a beat to Rihanna or Kanye West in the hopes that a star’s blessing will change their circumstances overnight. The producer Bizness Boi, known for his work with R&B singers and a smattering of rappers, takes a very different approach …