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Lets take ’em back. Verzuz celebrates Mother’s Day weekend with a female R&B soundclash between SWV and Xscape. On Saturday (May 8), Sisters With Voices’ Coko, Taj and Lelee joined the So So Def quartet Tameka “Tiny” Harris, Kandi Burruss, and LaTocha and Tamika Scott for a performance of their classic R&B tunes. Live from

Meek Mill celebrated his 34th birthday on Friday, but there was one person not on the guest list. The Philly rapper was in Miami during his “Meekend” takeover, which kicked off with a huge party at LIV Nightclub. While the guest list was long, the club hosting the bash made sure that 6ix9ine wasn’t invited.

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Summer Smash Festival 2019 / Summer Smash Festival Slowly but surely, music festivals are roaring back this year with some exciting events already announced. Adding to the growing tally, Lyrical Lemonade and SPKRBX’s Summer Smash Festival will make its return to Chicago with a three-day event featuring some of Hip-Hop music’s

Loyalty no option. Tee Grizzley gets his sneaks covered in blood in his Built For Whatever‘s new video featuring Lil Durk. Directed by Ben Marc, Tee Grizzley and his occupants are caught in middle of a fatal drive-by, while Durkio reflects on the street life from the crib. [embedded content]

Mac Miller’s family is speaking out against an unauthorized biography on the late rapper. On Friday, Miller’s estate and his mother, Karen Meyers, released a statement bashing Paul Cantor’s upcoming book, Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller. “This book is not authorized or endorsed by Malcolm’s family and has been written by a

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pascal Le Segretain / Getty The murder of up-and-coming rapper Pop Smoke, Bashar Barakah Jackson, just over a year ago was already jarring, but the latest detail of the circumstances makes it extra painful. Reportedly, the “Dior” rapper was robbed of his diamond-studded Rolex before he was shot and killed by

Drank. Hot off the release of his Still Taking Risks mixtape, Quando Rondo pours up with his gang in the project’s new video. Directed by Rich Ported, the Atlanta rapper gets loose with a few cups of lean, a whole lot of money and wilds out with his crew at a few local night spots.

More details have emerged in the murder of Pop Smoke. Over one year after the Brooklyn rapper was fatally shot during a home invasion, a preliminary hearing was held in Los Angeles on Thursday (May 6) during which the first witness, Det. Christian Carrasco, took the stand. According to the LAPD detective (via the New

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Ever since being released from prison, Bobby Shmurda‘s been living his best life copping new clothes, ice, white women, and now some ink that pays homage to two beloved family members and a historical icon that will surprise many. According to TMZ the “Hot N*gga” rapper got

Hello Brooklyn. Young M.A and Fivio Foreign spit game for the hotties with “Hello Baby”, their new collaboration produced by Mike Zombie In set lit in red and blue, the two Brooklynites turn up with their cliques by a couple of Lambos and a bevy of scantily-clad eye-candy. Can’t have ’em, baby. “Hello Baby” follows

The wait is over. After much anticipation, J. Cole returns with the first offering from his upcoming sixth studio album The Off-Season. On “i n t e r l u d e,” the Dreamville boss warms up for the main event with a two-minute teaser, which he produced with T-Minus and Tommy Parker. “This shit

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rodin Eckenroth / Getty The rumored Black Superman movie is picking up more steam. JJ Abrams is already attached to this long-rumored project. Still, he won’t be sitting in the director’s chair when it’s time to start filming because, according to The Hollywood Reporter, it would be “tone-deaf,” during the age

Cole season has begun. Ahead of the release of The-Offseason on May 14, J.Cole gets warmed up with the album’s “Interlude”. On the soulful banger co-produced by himself, T-Minus and Tommy Parker, Jermaine raps his come up, status in the game, and bigs up great Pimp C and Nipsey Hussle. [embedded content]

8 mins ago Music Videos DJ Khaled keeps the visuals coming. After dropping four videos off his 14-track album Khaled Khaled, the We the Best mogul unleashes yet another one for his Migos and H.E.R. collaboration “We Going Crazy.” In the wild clip, directed by Joseph Kahn, Khaled finds himself stranded on a mythical island after

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: picture alliance / Getty Well, this was unexpected, but it makes total sense in today’s age of social media. Billboard and Twitter have united to form a first-of-its-kind chart called Billboard Hot Trending. In a statement from Billboard, the publication dedicated to all things music, said the chart would shine a

Another one. DJ Khaled continues the epic run of visuals off his Khaled Khaled album with “We Going Crazy”, his latest featuring H.E.R. and Migos. Directed by Joseph Kahn, H.E.R. crashes ashore on a tropical island and chants her carefree vocals along the beach, in a waterfall, and in the exotic jungles. Khaled even brings

Love Renaissance showcases its starting lineup in a new cypher for RapCaviar x Spotify Singles. The LVRN collective—6LACK, Westside Boogie, OMB Bloodbath, BRS Kash, NoonieVsEverybody, and producer Kitty Ca$h—come together to perform an original freestyle. In the video, which was shot in Atlanta, the crew sets up shop at a local bank while taking operations

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CURTIS COMPTON / Getty Garrett Rolfe, the white Atlanta police officer that was fired after shooting and killing Black man Rayshard Brooks, is now officially back at his duties albeit with some restrictions. Rolfe was reinstated but will not be allowed to possess a service weapon nor will be in uniform

Press play. Jay Critch lets the cassette deck roll with his new, Critch Tape. Playing at a whopping 23 tracks, the Brooklyn rapper brings his cocky “Talk” for its lead single and keeps his guard up for the follow-up,”I’m Buggin“. The project also includes Fivio Foreign (“Out The Dirt”), Lil Tjay (“With Them”), Drakeo The

6 seconds ago News LeBron James is revealing the one-of-a-kind gift he received from JAY-Z. The NBA superstar showed off a special package of D’USSÉ 1969 Anniversaire Cognac that his “brother” JAY-Z delivered to his house. In the unboxing video, which he uploaded to Instagram Stories, King James is extra careful as he removes the orange