Rick Ross and Meek Mill have dropped their new video for “Lyrical Eazy,” the latest single off the rappers’ upcoming collaborative album Too Good to Be True, out next month. The two rappers have been teasing their joint LP since September when they shared their first team-up, “Shaq & Kobe.” …
Read More »Rumble's Deal With Akademiks is a Sign of The Hip-Hop World's Right-Wing Impulse
On Monday, rap raconteur DJ Akademiks announced a partnership with rising media platform Rumble to live-stream exclusively on the platform three to five days a week. In a statement, Akademiks expressed, “I look forward to being one of the first to bring music and cultural conversations to a platform like …
Read More »What's The Philly Anthem Heading Into Super Bowl LVII? We Asked Locals
Last month, Philly rapper Lil Uzi Vert led their Philadelphia Eagles onto the field during their NFC conference championship game against the San Francisco 49ers. The team trotted onfield to their December hit, “Just Wanna Rock,” a Jersey Club-fueled banger that’s taken the mid-Atlantic sound global and become the unofficial …
Read More »Meek Mill Granted Pardon By Pennsylvania Governor
Meek Mill had a lot to celebrate after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf pardoned him for drug and weapon possession charges from 15 years ago. On Thursday, Mill shared a photo of Wolf’s official pardon, which expunges the charges from his criminal record. “Thankyall. I’m only gone do more for my …
Read More »Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, John Legend Sign 'Protect Black Art' Open Letter Defending Creative Expression
Dozens of musicians, music industry executives, legal experts, and more added their signatures to the “Art on Trial: Protect Black Art” open letter defending creative expression and protesting the use of rap lyrics as a means of criminalizing Black artists. The letter refers to the current incarceration of Atlanta rapper …
Read More »PnB Rock Tributes Pour in From Drake, Meek Mill, Nicki Minaj, and More After Rapper's Sudden Death
Drake, Nicki Minaj, Meek MIll, and many more shared tributes after Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock was shot and killed in Los Angeles Monday, Sept. 12. Drake shared a photo of himself and PnB Rock on Instagram Stories, while Quavo tweeted, “R.I.P. PNB Rock sending prayers to his family.” Denzel Curry, …
Read More »Watch Meek Mill Celebrate in Stylish 'Middle of It' Video
Meek Mill has released a new video for “Middle of It.” The song, featuring Vory, appears on the rapper’s surprise released Quarantine Pack EP, which dropped in November. Meek Mill self-directed the visual alongside co-directors Lonewolf, Will Ngo and Gio Bandero. The clip finds the rapper celebrating with his crew, …
Read More »Meek Mill Talks Jay-Z's Kanye West Lyric, Criminal Justice Reform
Meek Mill addressed Jay-Z‘s headlining-generating “What’s Free” verse during a recent CNN interview, explaining that the guest rapper wasn’t shaming Kanye West for frequently wearing one of President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hats. On the track, which appears on Mill’s recently issued fourth LP, Champions, Jay-Z rhymes, “No red …
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