Today we celebrate the 67th birthday of Hip Hop pioneer Russell Simmons! Since the founding of Def Jam Recordings in 1983, Russell Simmons has been an instrumental part in the advancement of Hip Hop culture. Over his illustrious career Russell has launched the careers of multi-platinum artists (LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, and Public Enemy to […]
Swizz Beatz now finds himself in the middle of one of the world’s largest current corruption scandals. Moreover, according to court documents reportedly obtained by AllHipHop, authorities filed a lawsuit in New York on Wednesday (October 2) accusing him of receiving $7.3 million of stolen funds from Jho Low and his associates amid the 1MDB […]
Kansas City, Missouri emcee Joey Cool making his 8th studio LP a double-disc effort. Starting out as a long-time affiliate of local independent hip hop powerhouse Strange Music dropping a total of 4 mixtapes & a studio album on his own until Tech N9ne decided to officially sign him to the Snake & Bat in 2017, he then dropped an eponymous sophomore album the […]
Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what’s out and also what’s hot, so XXL decided to make things much easier for you. Instead of sorting out nearly everything that released this week, we’ve narrowed […]
The cause of death for Rich Homie Quan has been revealed by medical examiner’s office in Georgia. The rapper died from a drug overdose which was from a lethal combination of fentanyl, alprazolam (Xanax), codeine and promethazine. The rapper’s death was ruled an accident, the medical examiner said Wednesday. Rich Homie Quan (real name Dequantes […]
I did not know a bludgeoning could happen with only words. But that is what happened on Thursday. Jaguar Wright and Star (yeah, THAT Star from the Star & Buc Wild show) went all the way left yesterday, and it wasn’t pretty. What should’ve been a regular ol’ interview turned into a straight-up war of […]
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz / Russell Simmons Russell Simmons ran to Bali to escape possible legal ramifications for being a creep, but he damn sure can’t escape paying what he owes to three women the money that’s owed to them. Spotted on Variety, court records revealed that Simmons owes three […]
Producer Hitmaka thinks that Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s beef has made the rap game worse. The producer hopped on his Instagram Story to express his opinion and explain his stance on the matter. “Kendrick & Drake shit really fucked the game up cause now there’s no BAR/STANDARD,” he wrote. “Don’t nobody got nothing to aim […]
The messy history of pioneering New Jersey hip-hop trio Fugees has just gotten messier. In the wake of a string of canceled reunion tours and Pras Michel’s conviction for money laundering, Pras has filed a lawsuit against Lauryn Hill, accusing his bandmate of fraud. According to Billboard, Pras’ lawyers filed the lawsuit in Manhattan federal […]
Matthew West and Brandon Lake received top honors at the 47th annual ASCAP Christian Music Awards, which were held at The Electric Jane in downtown Nashville on Sunday (Sept. 29). West was named Christian music songwriter of the year. Lake won Christian music songwriter/artist of the year. This is the sixth time West has been […]
