The Queen of Rap is headlining Rolling Loud New York. On Tuesday, the hip-hop music festival announced the uber-stacked lineup for their September festival, with Nick Minaj, A$AP Rocky, and Future headlining the three-day event at Queens’ Citi Field. With Minaj at the helm, the Sept. 23 lineup will see …
Read More »Exclusive: Video Undercuts DaBaby's Self-Defense Claim in 2018 Killing
F our years ago, DaBaby signed a deal with Interscope Records that would change his life. Just 11 weeks prior, he had taken one. At the time, the rapper was a few years shy of global fame, whether for a steady stream of chart-topping songs and Grammy nominations, various brawls, …
Read More »Here's Every Artist Who Appeared at Kanye West's 'Donda 2' Listening Party
Kanye West assembled a star-studded — and controversial — cast of collaborators for his Donda 2 listening party Tuesday evening. The highly choreographed and often chaotic event at Miami’s loanDepot Park Stadium closely mirrored that of West’s Donda listening party, which took place in Chicago last year. Joining West in the sprawling, …
Read More »DaBaby Sued by DaniLeigh's Brother Over L.A. Bowling Alley Altercation
UPDATE (2/18/2022): DaBaby says the bowling alley battery lawsuit filed against him by DaniLeigh’s brother shows he was set up and should not face criminal charges. The rapper’s lawyer, Drew Findling, says in a statement to Rolling Stone that Brandon Bills, the plaintiff in the civil action, had a history …
Read More »DaBaby Dropped From Day N Vegas Festival Due to Homophobic Comments
Day N Vegas is the latest music festival to boot DaBaby off of their lineup following controversy over the rapper’s homophobic remarks onstage at Rolling Loud in Miami last month. Festival organizers announced the news Monday on Instagram alongside the new lineup poster, showing that Roddy Ricch will be replacing …
Read More »Watch DaBaby Conduct 'Rockstar' in Diamond Gloves at the 2021 Grammy Awards
DaBaby and Roddy Ricch took “Rockstar” to glamorous new heights at the 2021 Grammy Awards on Sunday. DaBaby, decked out in an all-white suit with Chanel pins and diamond gloves, simultaneously performed the track while conducting singers dressed like Supreme Court justices. Roddy Rich joined him onstage for his verses …
Read More »Dua Lipa, DaBaby Dance in a Disco Elevator in 'Levitating' Video
Dua Lipa has shared the video for “Levitating,” her latest single from Future Nostalgia and its remix album Club Future Nostalgia. Directed by Warren Fu, the visual stars Dua and DaBaby as they dance and rollerblade around a giant disco-themed elevator. As more and more people join the club, the lift …
Read More »DaBaby, Quavo Travel Through Time Warp in 'Pick Up' Video
DaBaby — never one to take a vacation — has followed up his VMAs performance with a new video, “Pick Up,” featuring Quavo of Migos. The Reel Goats-directed clip begins with DaBaby opening his new folding smartphone and disappearing into a time warp, where he encounters cavemen and cavewomen in …
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