DJ Khaled has dropped a new single, “Supposed to be Loved,” which features Lil Baby, Future, and Lil Uzi Vert. The pulsating, upbeat track sees the collaborators rapping about loving someone the way they’re supposed to be loved. “Happy release day I’m celebrating wit my family! Everyting I do is …
Read More »DJ Khaled Announces New Album With Threatening Yet Motivational Trailer
Hip-hop’s most relentless motivational speaker DJ Khaled has announced his 14th studio album, Til Next Time. The first release from the album, titled “Supposed to be Loved,” will arrive on Friday with a guest lineup of Lil Baby, Future, and Lil Uzi Vert. The album itself doesn’t yet have a …
Read More »See DJ Khaled, DMC, and Melle Mel Talk Hip-Hop's Roots in New Educational Video
A panel of hip-hop innovators — DMC, Melle Mel, DJ Khaled, and the Black Eyed Peas’ Taboo — reflect on the genre’s roots in a new video posted by TeachRock, the nonprofit educational resource Stevie Van Zandt has launched to bring music history lessons to classrooms. Khaled discusses how seeing …
Read More »DJ Khaled Goes Nuts as His Son Asahd Performs Their Songs at His Graduation
Asahd Khaled is embarking on a new scholastic adventure — and his father couldn’t be happier. On Thursday, DJ Khaled shared footage of the 6-year-old’s graduation on his Instagram. Khaled’s singular voice boomed as he cheered for Ashad while he crossed the stage with his small class in front of …
Read More »Bonnie Raitt Unexpectedly Wins Song of the Year for 'Just Like That' at Grammys 2023
Bonnie Raitt took home the award for Song of the Year for “Just Like That” at the Grammys. “This is just an unreal moment,” Raitt said in her speech. “Thank you for honoring me, the only academy that surrounded me with so much support and appreciates the art of songwriting …
Read More »Jay-Z Hits Grammys Stage for First Time in Nine Years to Perform 'God Did'
Jay-Z took to the Grammy stage for the first time since 2014 tonight, closing out DJ Khaled’s “God Did” performance with his lengthy, much-talked-about verse on the Grammy-nominated track. Jay-Z joined Khaled, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, John Legend, and Fridayy for his first performance of “God Did.” The outdoor performance …
Read More »Grammys 2023: They Still Can't Get Rap Right
The Grammys have a checkered relationship with rap, from not airing their major rap categories on the official Grammy telecast to infamous snubs like Macklemore over Kendrick and confusion over the actual parameters of rap that came to a head this fall with Nicki Minaj and Latto. There were fewer …
Read More »Nipsey Hussle's Killer Asking Judge to Reduce Murder Conviction, Cites Verdict 'Inconsistency'
Nipsey Hussle’s admitted killer is claiming jurors delivered a contradictory verdict back in July, so he’s filing a new motion asking that his premeditated murder conviction be reduced to voluntary manslaughter, his defense lawyer tells Rolling Stone. Eric Ronald Holder Jr., 33, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday for …
Read More »Astros Manager Dusty Baker on Smoking a Joint With Jimi Hendrix, Loving DJ Khaled, and Other Wild Tales
When the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees take the field for Game One of the American League Championship Series tonight, Johnnie B. Baker Jr. — affectionately known as “Dusty” because, as a child, he loved to play in the alluvial dirt of Riverside, California — will be there. …
Read More »With Kim Kardashian Fined $1.3 Million for Crypto Promotion, Which Other Celebs Could Be in Trouble?
With the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announcing that Kim Kardashian will pay $1.26 million for illegally promoting a junk crypto investment, there’s an obvious question in the air: which blockchain-loving celebrity will be next? Kardashian’s charges stem from a post shared on her Instagram Story in June 2021. “ARE …
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