Hip-Hop

Murder Inc. Records Co-Founder Irv Gotti Sued for Sexual Assault and Battery

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2024

Irv Gotti — the co-founder of Murder Inc. Records, has been sued for sexual assault and battery and the intentional infliction of emotional...

Pitbull Headlining Halftime Show at 2024 WNBA All-Star Game

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2024

Move over, Air Bud — Pitbull is headlining the halftime show at the 2024 Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star Game...

Nas Was Less Than Legendary at Ottawa Bluesfest

RBC Stage, July 14

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2024

Released 30 years ago, Nas's near-perfect debut, 'Illmatic,' quickly cemented the New York rapper's place among the greatest MCs. However...

Shad Returns to Laurier to Teach "Hip-Hop to the World"

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2024

Shad is notorious for his sharp, well-contextualized approach to rap politics that could certainly be described as academic. Fittingly, the...

Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Is Becoming a Global Anti-Canada Anthem

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2024

Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" has emerged as something of an anti-Canada anthem. It dealt the knockout blow in Kendrick's feud with Drake...

Wiz Khalifa "Didn’t Mean Any Disrespect" to Romania in Smoking Weed on Stage

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2024

Wiz Khalifa has apologized to Romania following his brief arrest in the country over illegal drug possession. On Saturday night (July 13)...

Don Toliver Maps Out 2024 North American Arena Tour

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2024

Don Toliver delivered his new album 'HARDSTONE PSYCHO' last month, and has now announced a North American arena tour with Teezo Touchdown...

French Montana Pulls Beta Move, Brings Andrew Tate on Stage

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2024

It costs zero dollars to shut your mouth and not alienate your fanbase, but French Montana doesn't seem to know that. The rapper decided...