Hov is among the 24 nominees for the 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame, becoming the first rapper ever to be nominated for the honor.

The portrayal of Dr. Dre in Michel’le‘s highly anticipated and controversial film, “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Me,” ignited a lot of conversation about his abusive behavior toward women. While it is common knowledge that some of the men of N.W.A and that era in general were notorious women abusers, not every female artist had […]

Headkrack, like many of us at one time or another, considered himself someone who was rooting for rapper Azealia Banks. He is withdrawing his support for her, however, after she made some headlines for getting kicked out of Russell Crowe‘s party. While she maintains that she was harassed, witnesses insist that she was the one […]

Last night, the 2016 BET Hip-Hop Awards aired a star-studded a very politically charged show. Hosted by DJ Khalid, the evening featured the traditional BET cypher with some from the cast of “Empire,” and some explosive performances that spoke specifically to the present state of black America. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! T.I. closed out […]

343] Rapper Tory Lanez explains why he hasn’t had to cut anybody off since his career took off. He also details what truly makes him happy, especially when it comes to his music. He talks what his goals are in reaching audiences with is music, and who he’s really making his songs for. Sign Up […]

I guess nobody is safe from shots from Drake this year?! It seems as if Drake has now set his sights on NBA baller Matt Barnes at his recent concert at the Forum in LA. Drake came out in a Derek Fisher Jersey and mad a slick comment via his instagram page. Take a look […]

Gucci Mane wasted no time getting back into the swing of things after his release from a prison sentence that lasted a little over three years. After his highly anticipated and celebrated release, he dropped an album, with another one on the way, as well as a memoir. Sign Up For Our Newsletter![sailthru_widgetfields=”email” sailthru_list=”Rickey Smiley […]

It’s been about a year since Tory Lanez, rapper behind the number one hit “Say It,” first came to the studio to visit “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show!” He talks about the cinematic quality of his album, and talks about his city of Toronto in comparison to life in the United States. He remarks on the […]

Rappers have public beef all the time, but when it comes to female emcees, things tend to get a little shady.

The heartfelt post comes just days after Bow Wow announced his retirement from music to focus on TV and movies.