Tyler, the Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost won Best Rap Album at the 2022 Grammy Awards. The album featured DJ Drama throughout, as it served as an official Gangsta Grillz release. Drama wasn’t in Las Vegas for the ceremony, instead, he was in North Carolina for his Gangsta Grillz set, which featured Lil Wayne, Jeezy, and T.I. Before taking the stage, Drama sat with Wayno, Gia Peppers, and Rob Markman as a part of Rotation’s live stream of The 2022 Dreamville Festival and they broke the news to him.
Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute (WMI) today announced that seven rising MCs have been selected to participate in a free master class led by legendary hip-hop artist Black Thought from April 4-7, 2022 as part of the Hall’s ongoing series of workshops and master classes for young professional musicians. During the multi-day master class, The Roots front man mentors the MCs in sessions focusing on lyricism, flow, style, and delivery while also exploring the history of hip-hop. DJ and producer Sean C. joins as a special guest, helping to coach the MCs, and leading music industry figures will share insights about building a career. The works, which was originally scheduled for fall 2021—builds off the Hall’s inaugural hip-hop workshop series with Black Thought in February 2020 and follows his April 1-3 residency at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The MCs, who have been recognized as exceptionally talented rising artists in hip-hop, are:
TA3 (Lumberton, New Jersey) Genesis Be (Biloxi, Mississippi) Born Wenzday (East Hartford, Connecticut) Relic The Bully (Chicago, Illinois) Felisha George (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Jrei Oliver (New Orleans, Louisiana) SIYAKA (Brooklyn, New York)
For the culminating event in this season’s hip-hop workshop at Carnegie Hall, the MCs perform in a public showcase, curated by Black Thought. The performance takes place on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weill Music Room in Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing. Tickets for the final showcase are now on-sale. It will also be available for audiences at home to livestream on Facebook, YouTube, and Carnegie Hall’s website. This marks the second time that Black Thought has led a master class at the Hall, following his first workshop in February 2020.
Fivio Foreign has announced his first-ever headlining tour, just days after revealing his debut album B.I.B.L.E, which will be released on Friday, April 8th. The Fivio Foreign Tour takes off on May 6th in Salt Lake City before going to the West Coast for a highly anticipated hometown event at Irving Plaza. Fans can look forward to seeing B.I.B.L.E singles live for the first time.
“I’ve never been on tour, so this is mad exciting for me. I’m excited to go to places I’ve never been and see the reaction from my fans in real life,” Fivio Foreign said of the tour.
You can see the dates below and buy your tickets here.
Fivio Foreign: The Fivio Foreign Tour May 6th – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex (The Grand) May 8th – Denver, CO – Cervantes May 10th – Chicago, IL – Avondale Music Hall May 11th – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall May 13th – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater May 14th – Boston, MA – Big Night Live May 17th – Philadelphia, PA – TLA May 18th – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore May 20th – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall May 22nd – New York, NY – Irving Plaza May 23rd – New York, NY – Irving Plaza May 25th – Atlanta, GA – Believe Music Hall May 27th – Houston, TX – House of Blues May 29th – Dallas, TX – House of Blues June 1st – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre June 3rd – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom June 4th – San Diego, CA – House of Blues June 6th – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
City Girls have made their long-awaited comeback with “Top Notch,” a new track and music video featuring Fivio Foreign. The track blends the City Girls’ brand of sexy Southern hip-hop and gritty East Coast drill. You can hear the new single and see the video below.
This week, NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal was surprised with a lavish birthday event at Steak Market in Atlanta, Georgia, held by the star’s closest friends and family to mark his 50th birthday.
Guests included hip-hop icon Bun B, Southern rap singer 2 Chainz, producer and TV personality Angela Simmons, among others, while they sipped D’USSE bespoke cocktails and D’USSE XO. The basketball veteran was presented with a $50,000 check gift on his behalf to the Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence by DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson during his birthday celebration (Super District 7).
E-40, the multi-platinum hip-hop artist and entrepreneur, has announced the launch of his new ice cream under the “Goon With The Spoon” food brand umbrella, which will be available in select stores and will come in six flavors: Cookie Dough, Bourbon Vanilla, Vanilla Bean, Strawberry, Mint Chocolate, and Salted Caramel.
The famed Bay Area hip-hop musician has been working on the “Goon With The Spoon” ice cream for four years. E-40‘s ice cream was created with solar energy and contains dairy that is free of the artificial growth hormone rBST.
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The news comes six months after E-40 introduced his new food brand, “Goon With The Spoon,” and launched it with a range of packed sausages and burritos. He also partnered with Justin Kinder (of Kinders Meats, Deli, and BBQ) to help launch several different sausage flavors for Goon with The Spoon, including Teriyaki Pineapple Chicken Sausage, Philly Cheesesteak Chicken Sausages, Hot Beef Sausages, Mild Beef Sausages, and Choices (Yum) Sausage Bundle, as well as Turf Burritos, as part of his expansion into the culinary industry.
E-40‘s song repertoire provided the inspiration for the “Goon With The Spoon” brand moniker, as you may know. In songs like “Back in Business” and “I Get Down (with B-Legit),” he rapped about being a “Goon With The Spoon” as an original metaphor to describe his entrepreneurial hustle and ambition.
E-40 is a chef, and his interest in the culinary arts originates from his inner-city upbringing. With his mother working three jobs, E-40 decided to teach himself how to cook and armed himself with the tools and recipes he needed to feed his siblings nutritious meals. He got a job at a high-end restaurant when he was a teenager, where he learned to create gourmet meals like chicken cordon bleu and sauteed mussels with wine sauce and butter, which sparked his love of cuisine to this day.
The ice cream is the latest addition to E-40’s burgeoning food and beverage empire. He launched two new wine varieties, Blueberry and Orangesicle, to his powerful “Earl Stevens Selections” wine brands last month, to add to his extensive portfolio of 15+ still and sparkling wines. In 2013, he released the Function Red Blend, which he called after his hit track “Function,” followed by the Sweet Red, Chardonnay, Mangoscato, Moscato and Tropiscato, among other wines.
The Houston Hottie is continuing to push the needle. Megan Thee Stallion became the first female rapper to take the stage at the Oscars. Thee Stallion performed a verse in the world-premiere performance of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from the film Encanto. Thee Stallion performed alongside Becky G and Luis Fonsi.
“I was so nervous before I went out. And it was the first female rap performance at the Oscars ever!” Thee Stallion told Entertainment Tonight. “It feels like, ‘Yeah, I did that. Now what?’”
I literally was just in Puerto Rico less than 24 hrs ago performing, my dress had just came in last night from India, and that was thee FIRST FEMALE RAP PERFORMANCE at the OSCARS ever ! Im definitely in grind mode
Chris Davis, a former Def Jam Recordings marketing executive, has been named Manager of Product and Strategy for Dreamville Records, just in time for hip hop’s most anticipated event, “Dreamville Fest.” He will assist strategize and implement activations for both established and emerging talent in his new job. Davis plans the label’s marketing initiatives and links companies to artist campaigns. He will play a key role in the development of the Dreamville artist’s work. Davis previously worked on the marketing team at Def Jam Recordings, where he worked on Kanye West’s Donda, DMX’s Exodus, the soundtrack for Coming 2 America, Hit-Boys’ What You Expect, and many other projects.
Dreamville Records is an Interscope imprint formed by Grammy-nominated performer and producer J.Cole and is home to artists such as Bas, Ari Lennox, JID, EARTHGANG, and others. “Working for Dreamville has been nothing short of amazing. I’m truly blessed to be accepted into a family that I’ve been a fan of for over a decade,” said Davis.
Before going to the New York region to pursue his passion for music, the Gary, Indiana native and member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity obtained his MBA from Arkansas State University. His passion for community action and social justice fuels his ambition to advance up the business ladder.
After the smack that was heard around the world went viral, there is new footage that has surfaced showing Jada Pinkett-Smith laughing after her husband slapped comedian Chris Rock.
Actor Michael Rapaport shared the footage on his Twitter. Just when Chris says, “Will Smith just slapped the sh*t outta me,” the veteran actress appears to lean over and laugh as Will casually walked back to his seat. The slap silences the audience as its realized that the slap was not a part of the show’s program.
After much talk about the future of Death Row Records in the hands of West Coast legend and former label signee Snoop Dogg, the talk of the imprint being the first NFT label continues, but one of the label’s biggest album’s is back home.
According to Snoop, “As far as 2Pac’s masters, 2Pac’s masters came back to him last year. But I got a great relationship with his estate, and I’m pretty sure we’re going to be able to work something out … to continue some Death Row 2Pac business now that Snoop Dogg is in control of Death Row. Same with Dr. Dre and The Chronic. I got The Chronic album. I got Doggystyle, Tha Doggfather, Murder Was the Case, Dogg Food, Above the Rim. I got all those records.”
Dr .Dre’s attorney released a statement saying that the Hip Hop mogul owns the rights to his biggest album to date. “There are false reports out regarding ownership by Death Row of Dr. Dre’s The Chronic. Dr. Dre owns 100 percent of The Chronic,” said Howard King.
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