Category Archives: Pop/Hip Hop/R&B

Young Thug Launches New Company Primal to Build Businesses

Young Thug is expanding his business portfolio with the launch of Primal, a new creative holding company focused on building and investing in businesses and intellectual property with artists, athletes and creators. Thug first teased the launch on X earlier this month before making it official with the announcement a day later on Sept. 16. […]

Mo3’s Killer Kewon White Admits to Shooting at Boosie BadAzz

Mo3‘s killer, Kewon White, admits to shooting at Boosie BadAzz after Mo3’s murder, and Boosie reacts. On Thursday (Sept. 24), Cam Capone News shared an interview with White, who was found guilty earlier this month of gunning down Mo3 on a Dallas highway in 2020. During the talk, White confessed to shooting at Boosie when […]

Viral AI Trend Puts Celebs in Quavo & Takeoff ‘Hotel Lobby’ Video

A new viral AI trend is taking social media by storm as it puts celebrities, animals and more inside Quavo and Takeoff‘s “Hotel Lobby” A Colors Show performance. An AI trend is taking a 2022 A Colors Show performance of Quavo and Takeoff, as Unc & Phew, performing “Hotel Lobby” and face-swapping them with celebrities, […]

Young Thug Warns Atlanta Youth Against Gun Violence

Young Thug warns Atlanta youth against gun violence and says, “It ain’t worth it.” According to a CBS Atlanta report, published on Monday (Sept. 21), Young Thug spent the previous weekend mentoring young teens at the Next Level Boys Academy in Atlanta. The organization mentors young teens and adult men with a mission to give […]

OutKast Sues Ovrkast. for Having Similar Rap Name

OutKast sues Ovrkast. for copyright infringement for having a similar rap name and Ovrkast. feels hurt by the lawsuit. On Sept. 16, High Schoolers LLC, a trademark holding company owned by the legendary rap duo, filed the complaint against Ovrkast. (born Silas Wilson), according to court documents obtained by XXL on Tuesday (Sept. 22). The […]

At the soul awards, veterans took the room from the newcomers — Singersroom.com

The trophies went mostly to artists under thirty. The night belonged to three singers who have been working since before streaming existed. One of them performed with a nine-piece band and no click track, held a note for what felt like an unreasonable length of time, and walked off to a standing room. Producers of […]

Ye Unveils Street Renaming for Mother Donda West in Chicago

Ye returns to his hometown of Chicago to unveil a street renaming in honor of his mother, Dr. Donda West. At a street-renaming ceremony on Tuesday (Sept. 22), the Grammy-winning artist honored his late mother by renaming part of 78th Street, located near her former South Shore home, to “Dr. Donda West Way.” In a […]

Slow songs are outperforming uptempo singles on repeat listens — Singersroom.com

Uptempo singles still win the opening week. Over ninety days, ballads are being replayed roughly forty percent more per listener. That gap matters because catalog value is built on repeat listening, not launch spikes. Several labels have started paying advances against ninety-day curves instead of first-week counts. Radio is reacting faster than streaming editorial. Adult […]

Juror Who Helped Acquit Lil Durk Gives First Interview

A juror who sat on the jury in Lil Durk‘s trial sat down for their first interview, explaining how the not guilty verdict was ultimately decided. On Saturday (Sept. 19), YouTuber Ceddy Nash published a two-hour conversation on his Nightly Nash podcast featuring the anonymous juror, who said they were deeply proud of the work the […]