Hip-Hop

CupcakKe Plots Second Leg of 2024 North American Tour

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2024

Chicago-born rapper CupcakKe came storming back earlier in 2024 with 'Dauntless Manifesto,' her first full-length album in six years. She's...

Tyler, the Creator Announces New Album 'CHROMAKOPIA'

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2024

Tyler, the Creator appears to be teasing a new project called 'CHROMAKOPIA.' He shared a brief teaser video on social media, showing video...

Watch the First Trailer for Megan Thee Stallion's 'In Her Words' Documentary

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2024

Megan Thee Stallion has been through a lot, and done even more. In the last year alone, she has hosted the VMAs, released her first album as...

Maritime MCs Rap for a Better Future: "It's Really Special to See East Coast Hip-Hop Move Like This"

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2024

Even as Gilbert Sewell lay on his deathbed, he still found ways to inspire his grandson, Tristan Grant. Grant, who raps under the alias Wolf...

Danny Brown Is in the Studio with Toronto's 8485

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2024

Who had this on their 2024 bingo card? Toronto hyperpop artist 8485 (a.k.a. Eighty) — of Exclaim! New Faves and Class of 2022 fame — is in...

Ka Dead at 52

PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2024

Beloved Brooklyn underground rapper, producer and firefighter Ka (née Kaseem Ryan) has died. He was 52. The news was shared via Ka's...

Pharrell Williams's LEGO Doc 'Piece by Piece' Is Phun for the Whole Phamily

Directed by Morgan Neville

PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2024

For a guy who has produced entire albums of grimy coke raps and was in that gross "Blurred Lines" video, Pharrell Williams has maintained a...

Diddy Sex Trafficking Trial Date Set for May 2025

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2024

A trial date has been set in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking case. Per the Associated Press, the trial is set to begin...