Google News - HotNewHipHop

Cardi B Explains Jet Ski Photo With Offset: "I Just Needed To Get F-cked"

Contrary to previous reports, Cardi B has asserted that her latest rendezvous with Offset in Puerto Rico was not the result of any reconciliation, but rather a transactional interaction when she and her ex were photographed on a jet ski in the Caribbean nation. On Saturday, Cardi took to Instagram to clear the air and give the backstory behind the photogrpah. According to the "Money" rapper, the jet ski instructor tricked Cadri into letting him take her picture “Let me tell you something about the jet ski nigga, right?” she says in the video. “ The instructor or whatever the fuck he is — he...

today

Drake's Shirtless Fitness Flex Drives His Fans Wild: Boxing & "Relentless Behaviour"

Michael Steele/Getty Images Drake's fans were clamoring for a full view of his chest after he shared a peek of his owl tattoo. The Canadian star fulfilled these desires through social media by posting a fitness update. Apparently, Drizzy has been hitting the gym and was feeling himself enough for a quintessential mirror selfie displaying his progress. The man's abs were in full view on his Instagram story. He attributes his trimmed down silhouette to "relentless behaviour." He captioned the picture while giving props to @ipushpounds and Jorge Blanco for adding "boxing to the program." While...

today

Cardi B & Offset Reunite On A Jet Ski In Puerto Rico

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images It looks like the "Take Me Back Cardi" campaign paid off in the end. According to TMZ, Offset and Cardi B were spotted together again in Puerto Rico earlier today. It's unsure whether Cardi B and Offset have made amends, but they did look boo'd up earlier today while they were spotted jetskiing in Puerto Rico. Cardi and Offset were reportedly there with friends. From what it seems like, Offset's efforts to win back his wifey has worked out. Eyewitnesses said they were laughing and playing together in the waters. However, there hasn't been any confirmation that...

yesterday

Bow Wow Reveals Why He Is Excluded From B2K Reunion Tour

Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic B2Khave recently announced they're coming together to please their fans with a reunion tour. The group's members Omarion, Fizz, Boog, and Raz B, will be taking the road for the Millenium Tour next year, along with other artists. Although Bow Wow has been linked to B2K, as their trajectories of fame heated up about the same time, the rapper will not take part in the string of shows. Despite his history with the group, more specically with his collaborator Omarion, Shad Moss says that the project simply wouldn't be a good fit for him as a Hip Hop artist. Moss seeme...

today

Instagram Gallery: Kevin & Dreka Gates' Most In-Love & Devoted Posts

Image via @drekagates Instagram Maintaining a thriving relationship within an industry characterized by infidelity and near-constant public scandal is no small feat. While the revolving carousel of celebrity make-ups and break-ups consistently provides eye-catching headlines and tabloid readership, there's no denying the difficulty of falling (and staying) in love while firmly planted in the public eye. Unlike many of his peers, rapper Kevin Gates has successfully been able to hold down one woman, Dreka Gates, for over 13 years of dating and three years of marriage. With their loyalty to on...

today

Offset's Mistress Summer Bunni Tells All In Video Interview: Watch

Theo Wargo/Getty Images After claiming that Cardi B was attempting to block her tell-all interview, Summer Bunni has managed to come forward with details about her relationship with Offset. The aspiring artist who came onto the public's radar due to the scandal clarifies how the situation began, the way in which it became public and the state of her communication with both rap stars. View the full clip below. According to the former mistress, her connection with Offset was initially based in a friendship that eventually became sexual. The Migos member spotted her as she was leaving an event...

today

Kanye West Acknowledges Ice Cube & Too Short As GOATs

Amanda Edwards/WireImage, Roy Rochlin/Getty Images, David Becker/Getty Images Kanye West tweets are so infamous, people literally frame them on their walls. The rapper's feed has been steady on the grind of making headlines for the unabashed claims it contains. Although the content varies, most of the social media activity that rises from the mass into the public's radar usually leans towards the controversial or even the negative, Ye often tweets about things and people he enjoys. His most recent shoutout goes to Ice Cube and Too Short. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images Yeezy kept his acknowledgme...

today

Disney Could Face Legal Action From Kenyan Band Over "Hakuna Matata" Trademark

Andrew Burton/Getty Images While an outpour of anticipation and excitement have come attached to the live remake of The Lion King, Disney is also facing renewed backlash over the use and trademark of the Swahili "hakuna matata" phrase. In 1994, the company trademarked the phrase and now many have once more issued an outcry over what is perceived to be cultural appropriation and exploitation with opposition citing that Disney cannot trademark something it did not create. Now a new element has been tossed into the mix as Kenyan band Them Mushrooms have prominently come forward by asserting th...

2 hours ago

LeBron James Dines With Anthony Davis, Amidst Tampering Allegations

Kevin Mazur/Wire Image A report from Yahoo Sports seems to indicate that on Friday night after the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans by a score of 112-104, LeBron James treated his opponent Anthony Davis to a late night meal. All this comes off the heels of chatter within NBA offices about the effects of tampering. We ran a report yesterday which states that many general managers around want the NBA to sanction LeBron James for his overt "recruitment" of Anthony Davis, and that was before they learned of their alleged dinner date. For what it's worth, Anthony Davis has openly...

today

Will Ferrell Feared "Elf" Would Ruin His Film Career

Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Will Ferrell's no stranger to iconic comedy roles, but one of his most recognizable stints almost made him second-guess his career when he was taking on the role of Buddy in 2003's holiday classic Elf. In the flick, Ferrell portrays a human who was raised by Santa's eves in the North Pole and travels to New York City to locate his birth father, played by James Caan. It was while stopping by The Late Late Show With James Corden that he reflected on the times shooting the film: "The first two weeks of shooting were kind of all the exteriors in New York. So, still ...

5 hours ago

Altria Saves JUUL e-Cigarette Company With $12.8B Investment

Scott Olson/Getty Images In its latest move into expansion within the realm of alternatives to traditional cigarettes, Altria, the maker of Marlboro, has injected a $12.8 billion USD investment into JUUL, the popular e-cigarette company that, just weeks ago, was facing major setbacks that came as a result of stricter Food and Drug Administration regulations that were attempting to curb the alarming rate at which children and teenagers were using e-cigarettes. Scott Olson/Getty Images JUUL was ordered to stop the sale of its flavored pods and had to put a halt on all social media campaigning...

4 hours ago

The "Very Spidey Christmas" Album Actually Exists: Listen

A week after the arrival of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, and just in time for the holidays, Sony has dropped off a special compilation Christmas project, outfitted with yuletide tracks performed by the various Spider-Men featured in the comic book character's latest film. In the actual movie, there's a joke about Spider-Man launching his own Christmas album and in the interest of consistent branding, we've been gifted with one IRL. Only packaged into five tracks total, you'll catch Shameik Moore's Spider-Man opening things up with his own take on "Joy To The World," before finding com...

one hour ago

Penn Badgley Speaks On Lack Of Inclusion In Hollywood

Mike Pont/Getty Images In a new interview with Pink News, actor Penn Badgley spoke up about diversity, or lack thereof in Hollywood and the strides that the entertainment industry still has to make in order to be sure that marginalized communities are represented and represented well. In the sit-down, the 32-year-old explained his strife with white actors and actresses portraying marginalized characters, effectively taking opportunities from actors who are members of such communities. "If anybody exists at any kind of intersection of oppression beyond the box of white male, I'd say let's ma...

2 hours ago

Jordan Peele Had Lupita Nyong'o Watch 10 Horror Films For Role In "Us"

Mike Coppola/Getty Images .Jordan Peele is currently redying the arrival of his Us film, the highly-anticipated follow up to his Get Out directorial debut. The new flick will star Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Tim Heidecker, and Elisabeth Moss in another horror setting that Peele promises is set to be more clear cut for the genre than Get Out, “For my second feature, I wanted to create a monster mythology,” he tells Entertainment Weekly. “I wanted to do something that was more firmly in the horror genre but still held on to my love of movies that are twisted but fun.” With Nyong'o taking on...

today

Jermall Charlo Wants To Box Canelo Alvarez After Tonight's World Title Bout

Steve Marcus/Getty Images The Charlo Twins really don't get enough press, considering the lengths to which they've taken their Gemini act within the sport of boxing, and more specifically the light middleweight division, where both Jermell and Jermall hold World Titles. There's no doubt, Jermell and Jermall are two separate entities. While they may look identical, work in the same division, let alone the same field, it is Jermall who wants to step outside the bubble on both their behalves. And he wants to do it with bold maneuver: by moving up a class in weight and challenging the reigning ...

today

Kawhi Leonard Still MAD Kevin Durant Called Him "A System Player" In '14

Mark Blinch/NBAE via Getty Images ESPN's Brian Windhorst recently sat down to record an episode of Basketball-themed podcast The Hoop Collective, where he spoke about Kawhi Leonard's disposition towards opposing NBA players, Kevin Durant in particular. Listen here when you have a moment. If you recall, KD actually referred to Kawhi Leonard as a "system player" after the current-Raptor won the 2014 NBA Finals MVP award as a San Antonio Spur. The "system" pejorative refers to better-than-average players whose play is elevated by elite coaching and structural elements. I think we can all say t...

today

Eric Reid Says He Was Fined $20,000 On A "Legal" Play

Justin Berl/Getty Images In his latest slam against the NFL, Eric Reid has accused the league of yet another instance of collusion by alleging that they pinned him with a hefty fine of $20,054 for a hit in the Panthers' Monday matchup against the New Orleans Saints. It was at the end of the second quarter that the safety made contact with Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas as he went out of bounds. Reid would soon upload footage of the play, calling it legal and noting that no flag was thrown on the play. With the clip, he wrote the caption, "Adding to the file." The "file" refers to the c...

4 hours ago

Coca Vango Drops Off "Jugg Baby" Project

This year, Atlanta-bred rapper Coca Vango made quite the impression with his breakout "Sauce All On Me" track, a catchy edition that properly led us into the arrival of the emcee's most recent Jugg Baby project. Hosted by DJ Holiday, the effort comes equipped with twelve tracks total with the likes of Project Pat, LightSkinKeisha, Jazze Pha, Icewear Vezzo and Snap Dogg all making an appearance. "This been a good year for me," Coca Vango wrote while promoting the new mixtape. "I been recording a lot of new music while"Sauce All On Me" been going up the charts [...] I love it that I’m stayin...

3 hours ago

Rihanna Confirms Her Next Album Will Arrive In 2019

Caroline McCredie/Getty Images By now, the running joke surrounding the whereabouts of Rihanna's album is just as common as those "come to Brazil" queries found in your favorite artist's comment section. While she was taking to her Instagram stories to relay her slight exasperation with the onslaught of questions, she was also sliding into the comments on her page to answer the burning question, confirming that her ninth studio album would indeed be arriving in 2019. It's yet another step closer to the long-awaited effort. Earlier in the week, Rih's vocal producer Kuk Harrell decided to tea...

today

Suge Knight Credits 2Pac's Ex-Wife With The Rapper's '95 "Unretirement"

Chad Buchanan/Getty Images In a newly published jailhouse Q&A with Suge Knight, Jesse Surratt asked the iconic Death Row CEO about a series of things associated with Tupac, his incarceration, and conversation fodder related to the East-West heyday. If you just woke from a coma, it's worth noting a few points before we begin: 1) Tupac Shakur is allegedly dead, 2) Suge Knight is facing nearly 30 years in prison for murder in the 2nd degree, by way of a motorized vehicle. In the above interview, Suge Knight credits Tupac's ex-wife Keisha Morris with convincing him to visit the monolithic rappe...

yesterday

Al Sharpton Criticizes Travis Scott's Decision To Perform At Super Bowl

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Reverend Al Sharpton has offered up his own thoughts when it comes to Travis Scott's pending performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. TMZ caught up with the famed civil rights activist for his words on the news, and he revealed that he wasn't too pleased with Scott's involvement in the NFL show, citing Colin Kaepernick's treatment and the league's overarching opposition against players who take a knee during the National Anthem. "I think anyone that goes into the halftime show is in effect directly violating those that want to raise the question that the NF...

today

21 Savage, Kodak Black & Rep This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist

Cindy Ord/Jerritt Clark/Roy Rochlin/Getty Images The FIRE EMOJI playlist is back to full capacity, no thanks to any one person. As per usual, our FIRE EMOJI is dedicated to "the week that was in hip-hop," to the limits our editorial staff is willing to weed out bad from the good releases, no stones left unturned. At the top of the week, Kodak Black gifted us with a full body of work, from the far reaches of his soul, and I don't use the S-word as flippantly as a poet in full-verse, so bear with me. The soul-stirring cuts on Dying to Live are more digestible when you're giving the album a co...

today

NBA Youngboy Punches Concertgoer Who Tries Snatching His Chain "In Vain"

image via HNHH Friday night, YoungBoy Never Broke Again was in South Carolina giving the Gullahs a peak concert experience when things turned ugly fast. It all went down in the "general admission" section of the audience while NBA was piggybacking his bodyguard with the mic in his hand. As you'll see in the clip below, while this was occurring a fan snuck from behind them in an attempt to snatch NBA's chain, except it didn't go to plan and he ended up with a knuckle sandwich for his trouble instead. See for yourself. In my experience, it's usually the bouncer/protection/enforcer getting the...

today

Jerry Heller's "Straight Outta Compton" Lawsuit Dismissed

Paras Griffin/Getty Image In 2016, former N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller passed away, but the lawsuit he filed against Universal Pictures, the studio that brought the group's biographical Straight Outta Compton film to life, continued on. Now, the suit has been dismissed by a judge in California with a lack of proof on Heller's side being cited as the primary reasoning. A year before his death, Heller sued Universal for $110 million, claiming copyright infringement for the use of his name and likeness without permission, alleging that his portrayal, performed by Paul Giamatti, painted the role...

today

Soulja Boy Versus Nintendo Is The "Ender's Game" Of Rap Feuds

rew Angerer/Mark Davis/Getty Images Whatever this escalating conflict between Soulja Boy and the Nintendo corporation boils down, I stand by my appreciation for both sides in terms of their "Golden Era" output. Hate it or love it, Soulja Boy pushed the rap game into parts unknown when he debuted in the mid-to-late 2000s. As a child, the Super Nintendo-Famicom system, and its successor the N64, made the Nintendo corporation a household item no less important than an ironing board or a lint-roller. So to see Soulja and corporation (not a music label) squabble over publishing rights in 2018 is...

today

Joyner Lucas Is Fed Up: Challenges "Lazy Media-Types" To Be Better

It wouldn't be appropriate for me to take a dig at Joyner or anyone, before assessing the situation. Yesterday afternoon was the moment Joyner Lucas spoke his piece about the regrettable encounters he's had with "shoddy" journalists since bubbling up. The following Tweets are pretty straightforward; he doesn't throw anyone under the bus, except for Peter Rosenberg who was reportedly fiddling on his phone during an in-studio interview with Lucas this past year. In some respects, it's almost as if he's just using the Twitter platform as an open-call to journalists to better their practices, w...

today

Offset & Cardi B Allegedly Reconcile For Their Daughter's Sake

Johnny Nunez/WireImage Cardi B made a public announcement of her breakup with Offset a couple of weeks ago which sent fans into a tailspin. It is now being reported that the couple has reconciled, though this phase in their relationship might only be temporary. According to E! News, the rap stars are coming together to offer their daughter a warm holiday season. Offset had made a public apology by crashing his partner's Rolling Loud set, a grandiose display that was not received as he had hoped. A source close to the couple said that although Cardi was "not pleased" by the gesture, she "und...

today

Kodak Black's "Dying to Live:" The Most Emotional Bars

Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images Kodak Black’s Dying to Live is naturally a record that leaves you thinking and feeling things. Easily one of his best attributes is his ability to convey themes of paranoia, neglect, anger and terror with the easiest turn of a phrase. Less about "BARS" in a punchline or quotable sense, but rather a man who can provide an impressionistic sense of where he’s at in life; a surprisingly resonant one at that, despite how chaotic and unreal his own life often becomes in the public eye. It's hard to call Kodak a relatable figure, but his music manages to humanize him in ...

today

21 Savage, Project Pat & ScHoolboy Q Pay Homage To Three Six On "good day"

The selection of a DJ Paul-esque beat is but only one instance where 21 Savage pays homage to classic material on I Am > I Was. Unlike on "a&t" which also samples from the bag, "good day" does more than conjure up old spirits. You'll notice that Project Pat takes a seat next to his younger contemporaries, hitting 'em up stylish with a humorless spiel on the topic of funeral arrangements, on "good day." This all occurs in sequential order, right after ScHoolBoy runs his own scrimmage in the intro verse and a Lord Infamous (RIP) vocal sample taken from "Damn I'm Crazed" clears the air. 30 Roc...

today

Ramriddlz Previews New Album With "Ramraja"

Ramriddlz's is squeezing out one last offering before we head into the new year and has come through with his latest "Ramraja" track. Produced by NIL$ and Ram's go-to Jaegan, the track is yet another bashment-ready selection from the Mississauga-bred artist. Per usual, you'll find Ramriddlz as he issues lines that highlight his preferred taste in women and good gas. The new cut officially serves as a preview to Ramriddlz's forthcoming RAMREAPER album, due for arrival in 2019. The last time we got a full-length effort from Ram was with last year's Sweeter Dreams. This year, he's led up to RA...

today

Lil Uzi Vert Is "Ready" To Make Music With Fellow Eccentric, Dennis Rodman

Dennis Rodman kicking with Lil Uzi Vert on a musical tip - on appearances it makes too much sense. Make it so, make it so. So, it turns Rodman fell in love with hip-hop after attending Rolling Loud where he group selfie'd his rendezvous with Quavo, and iconoclasts Lil Yachty, and Mike Tyson, who is himself a fan of contemporary hip-hop I would imagine. So naturally Dennis Rodman had the bright idea to DM his favorite new gen rapper with a solicitation to collaborate, and Lil Uzi Vert even responded favorably, prompting the ex-NBA star to share a screenshot with the masses. As you can see, R...

today

Cardi B Rumoured To Have Requested $1 Million For Super Bowl Performance

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Maroon 5 is set to welcome Travis Scott onstage during their Superbowl Halftime show. The band had seemingly struggled to find artists who were willing to be featured during the set because of the controversy surrounding the NFL. Cardi B was one of the artists who had been in talks with her "Girl Like You" collaborators, but she will not be participating. A source close to the negotiations claimed that, “Cardi B is standing tough and holding out. She doesn’t want to do it unless they roll out the red carpet for her.” Her demands included a "staggering fee of up...

today

Details Of Nicki Minaj's Boyfriend's Cold Blooded Manslaughter Case Surface

Neilson Barnard/Getty Images The obsession with Nicki Minaj's new relationship continues. The Barbz were shocked when they learned that Minaj was dating Kenneth Petty, a man who has done hard time for manslaughter. TMZ broke the story, and now they've returned with even more information about the killing. While the details behind Petty's sex offender status are still murky, we now have a clear vision of the shooting that took place in 2002 which landed Petty behind bars. According to TMZ, sources within law enforcement claim the killing was over "bullshit." Petty drove to the crime scene wi...

today

Orlando Brown Invokes Michael Jackson To Explain His Snake Eyes

Kevin Winter/Getty Images Orlando Brown has been through the ringer the past few years. From getting Raven Simone tatted on his neck, revealing the ink to the world in his mugshot after being arrested for breaking into his friend's restaurant; to being filmed in sweatpants and bare feet, carrying a box of wine like a briefcase, Brown has been down-and-out, to say the least. Enter Dr. Phil. Brown's friend brought him to the show, saying that he did so "because Orlando, he has a mental problem and he's burnt so many bridges no one wants to deal with him. If you can't help he does not have a c...

yesterday

JoJo Plans Second Issue Of Debut Album With Revamped Tracks

JoJo fans got excited for the release of new music from the singer earlier this year. Producer Bryan-Michael Cox shared a photo of himself and the "Leave (Get Out)" artist chilling in the studio alongside Jermaine Dupri. Since then, Jo has confirmed the impending drop of a new project that will bring some new flavor to her 2004 debut. Fans will revisit the chart-topping project with revamped versions of some of the tracks. This comes as a welcome surprise since the self-titled project is not currently available via online streaming platforms. The evolution of her vocal chops and artistry wo...

today

03 Greedo Links Up With His Compadre Runway Richy For "Unapologetic"

His track is proof of enrollment right there; 03 Greedo remains as productive an artist as he was before incarceration. By germinating all over the West Coast rap scene, Greedo has managed to keep his name afloat, even in the musical output of artists on the other side of the country such as Runway Richy, an ATL-bred rapper with ties to producers like FKi, Southside, Metro Boomin, and Zaytoven. Which in itself begs the question: how did he manage to link up with Greedo in the first place. The truth is, Runway Richy just as crafty and industrious as his co-conspirator on "Unapologetic." Ther...

today

Jeremih & Tebby Embody Chemistry On "Medicine"

Tebby released a new bop entitled "Medicine," a follow-up to her previous pop offering, "Feel Alright." The young artist swerves into R&B territory with this Jeremih-featured duet which appears on her forthcoming EP, Love Is The Remedy, executive produced by Grammy Award-winning duo Cool & Dre. The newcomer was excited to mix things up with her Jeremih collaboration. "Medicine started in my friend's studio in The Bahamas a little over a year ago. It was the first song I wrote for Love Is the Remedy. "Medicine" is about chemistry - the kind of chemistry that defies gravity, leaving you feeli...

today

Jaylen Brown Puts Giannis Antetokounmpo "On A Poster" With Dunk-Flex Combo

Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Giannis Antetokounmpo walked away from last night's game against the Boston Celtics with a smirk on his face, because he and his teammates prevailed, and because stat-chasing is foolish pride. But conversely, had he walked away crestfallen, I'd understand his position. Gettingyammed on by a smaller opponent is pretty emasculating, no matter the circumstances, and Giannis Antetokounmpo is indubitably a prideful person. It all went down in the 4th quarter with the game well out of Boston's grasps, the score 97-80 for Milwaukee. Terry Rozier has the ball on the perime...

today

21 Savage's "I Am > I Was:" The 5 Best Features

Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Tis the season where men are made, boys are born, and women are netted in the type of silk reserved for dignitaries. The "featured artists" that appear on 21 Savage's I Am > I Was are as big league as they come,give or take a few noticeable absentees. For I Am > I Was, 21 Savage rolled out a plan, and the label complied, covering all the expenses associated with the illustrious guest list. The run-through you are about to read might seem a little spellbinding at first, but hear me out. This is the unofficial "official" list to trump all other lists projecting the ...

yesterday

Demi Lovato Upset By Rumors: "I’m Happy & Clean"

Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Demi Lovato has yet to break down the events that led to her hospitalization. She has expressed gratitude to her supporters as well as the medical professionals who have helped the singer push through her difficulties this year but Demi has yet to completely open up. While she readies herself for that moment, Lovato insists that some of the stories that have been reported about her simply aren't true. The "Sober" singer hopped on Twitter to address the matter. “I love my fans, and hate tabloids. Don’t believe what you read. People will literally make up stuff to s...

today