Last night while Young Thug was performing at SXSW conference in Austin, the mother of his 14-year-old son Kyvion was murdered at a local bowling alley in Atlanta. The incident happened at the well known Metro Fun Center where Jackson’s mother Sherina said LaKevia was attending her best friend’s birthday party and was apparently shot […]
Dealing with the challenges of getting discovered and finding a way into the music industry has gotten a lot easier over the years thanks to social media and the internet. Unsigned and independent artists looking to push their music out to the masses have multiple platforms (YouTube, SoundCloud, streaming services) to share their art while […]
Follow The Beat On Twitter: Rap-A-Lot’s Jas Prince and his crew of 50 people took over SXSW. Reportedly, Tekashi didn’t even perform for the show he was headlining by WorldStarHipHop. -Farlin Ave (@farlinave) Source: DJ Akademiks The Latest:
One of the best things about SXSW is the all the great spots to eat in Austin. One of my go-to spots is called Gourdoughs, it’s basically burgers with donut buns. It’s completely amazing. https://www.instagram.com/p/BKgvaQoBPNS/ So this year I decided to bring my friend, Rapsody here to enjoy some food and talk about her SXSW […]
“Mike Brown didn’t rob the f*cking store,” said Jason Pollock, the director of Stranger Fruit, at a panel discussion at SXSW. On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old was shot and killed by a police officer, which created (another) media firestorm about Black men and police. In one of the many reports, Brown […]
Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter V" has been tied up in Cash Money mess for awhile.
SXSW 2017 has sadly come to a close, but that won’t stop us from looking back at what is known to be one of the most exciting and diverse festivals in the world. With such an eclectic event comes an incredible array of art, music, film, and — best of all — food. We explored the […]
Lil Wayne‘s beef with Birdman seems like it won’t die down anytime soon. Just days after Rick Ross called out the Cash Money head honcho on his track “Idols Become Rivals,” Wayne is taking yet another shot at Birdman for trying to control his career and being disloyal. During his set at the 2017 SXSW music […]
The R&B songstress sang a jazzy version of "What About Us".
