The Grammy nominations are nearly upon us, and in honor of that, as Uproxx’s resident rap expert, it seems that it makes the most sense for me to talk about the Best Rap Album category. Here’s the thing: there’s almost no suspense to parse here; Kendrick Lamar and Clipse are locks for Best Rap Album […]
YoungBoy Never Broke Again‘s MASA Tour has reportedly grossed over $70 million. On Thursday (Oct. 30), box scores reporter Touring Data shared the stats for YB’s first tour in five years. According to the blog, YB’s Make America Slime Again Tour is projected to be one of the 10 highest-grossing rap tours in U.S. history. […]
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Gale has launched a new era following her 2023 album Lo Que No Te Dije. Today (October 30), her latest LP, Lo Que Puede Pasar, is out, along with a video for “Perspectiva.” The video is built on a few extended shots, of Gale making her way through a home as she […]
Jackboy shares Kodak Black‘s old interrogation video from 2015 and reignites their long-standing beef. On Wednesday (Oct. 29), Jackboy shared a series of clips showing Yak being interviewed by police following the rapper’s arrest in October of 2015. In the clip, Kodak is in an interrogation room being questioned. “I’ll tell you whatever,” the rapper […]
Ever since MF DOOM‘s passing five years ago, the only photos you can get of the late masked rapper on Getty almost all feature him wearing some form of New York Knicks gear. Which is usually kind of sad (having to recycle so many pics is a sad reminder of what we’ve lost), but today, […]
Skrilla has everyone screaming “6-7.” His 2025 single “Doot Doot (6 7)” has birthed one of the year’s most viral trends that even he didn’t see coming. Currently in the middle of his Z Tour, Skrilla chops it up with XXL about the phrase that’s been taking over the internet, getting a cosign from YoungBoy Never Broke […]
Initially launched as a one-off event in an airplane hanger back in 1999, Iceland Airwaves, the world’s most northern music festival takes place each year in downtown Reykjavík. This year the fest will once again showcase global and local talent, in venues around the city, from historical churches to record stores and museums. From November […]
Lil Durk is being accused by a confidential witness of putting bounties on six other people to have them killed. On Monday (Oct. 27), the prosecution in the Chicago rapper’s case responded to a motion filed by Durk’s legal team about suppressing certain evidence during the trial. The response references a confidential informant who claims […]
PinkPantheress gets into the spooky season with her Halloween-themed video for “Noises” featuring JT, from PP’s Fancy Some More? remix album. In the video, which alternates between haunting color and bone-chilling and black-and-white, the two stars hole up in their house on a dark and stormy night, while being stalked by shadowy figures and pelted […]
Joey Bada$$ recently revealed the true reason why he canceled his Dark Aura Tour with Ab-Soul and Rapsody. On Oct. 22, the Brooklyn, N.Y., rapper sat down for an interview with the Earn Your Leisure podcast’s Black Out With Ian & Rashad. During the talk, Joey was asked why he nixed his tour. “I thought about […]