Getty Image It’s been a little under two years since Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” climbed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart and already, the results of the Bronx-born rapper’s glass ceiling smashing are showing themselves. Before Cardi reached No. 1, the last female rapper to do so was Lauryn Hill 20 years before. This time around, it only took two years for another woman in hip-hop to […]

The Netflix series We The People, executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama and their Higher Ground Productions company, aims to be a sort of Schoolhouse Rock for the 99 and the 2000 by incorporating information about the US government with catchy tunes. The series, which is now available on the streaming platform, features original music from Janelle Monáe in the form of “Stronger.” That track can be heard below. […]

Late New York rapper Pop Smoke's name will never die. In light of the news of a posthumous self-titled new album will be dropping, the streets are popping up with signs of it across his hometown. 109 Views Posters have been appearing around New York City with Pop Smoke’s face and a revealing date. Barring any last-minute changes, July 16th is the day fans can look forward to new music […]

Getty Image Rick Ross is the biggest boss in the rap game, but that doesn’t mean he’s invincible. In 2018, Ross was hospitalized for, at the time, reasons unknown. Foreshadowing the release of his memoir Hurricanes on Tuesday, Ross said that consuming codeine is what led to his hospital stay last year. “That mixed with the things I was drinking, the other drugs I was doing, and on top of […]

On July 9, Vince Staples will release his third album Vince Staples by Vince Staples (a self-titled affair). Speaking to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, he opened up about the project. “I was having a lot of conversations with a lot of people around me, and people always say, ‘Oh, you used to always say these stories and this and that, and I don’t notice much about these specific things. Why […]

Atlanta rapper Soulja Boy is demanding more than flowers for what he's done for the rap game. The hip-hop veteran has come forward to announce a new 'first' by suggesting he's the first rap heavyweight to don both blonde hair and Nike Air Mag sneakers. 109 Views Big Draco went to his Twitter page this past extended holiday weekend with a huge statement. While omitting rap stars like Eminem from […]