Category : Music

Shyne Claims He Was Paid $50K For Prison Bid

Shyne is making the media rounds to promote his new documentary The Honorable Shyne, and in his latest interview he recalls two shocking Diddy-related moments: a time when he spat in the mogul’s face, and an occasion, years later, when Diddy paid him...

Watch Mustard Troll Drake During DJ Set at Camp Flog Gnaw

Mustard continued his 2024 victory lap by trolling Drake during his 2024 Camp Flog Gnaw set on Sunday (Nov. 17) in Los Angeles. The West Coast superproducer played the first few seconds of “Crew Love” off Drake’s Take Care before making a smooth...

Shyne Says Diddy Only Paid Him $50K After Taking the Fall for 10 Years in Prison

The war of words between Shyne and Diddy continues. Appearing on The Breakfast Club, Shyne revealed that he once attempted to spit in Diddy’s face when he visited him in jail. Additionally, he said that Diddy gave him $50,000 as an attempt of reconc...

Who invented vinyl scratching?

(Credits: Far Out) Mon 18 November 2024 16:50, UK Many record collectors would wince at the thought of scratching their precious vinyl, recoiling at the image of that impossibly fine needle being dragged back and forth over their most prized po...

Diddy Accused of Breaking Rules in Jail, Trying to Contact Witnesses and Telling Family Members to Carry Out Social Media Campaign to Sway Jury Members

Cop Your XXL Merch Now Diddy is being accused by the prosecution in his criminal case of reportedly obstructing justice from jail by contacting potential witnesses. Prosecutors Say Diddy Obstructing Justice On Friday (Nov. 15), the prosecution enter...

What De La Soul’s Big Mistake Cost Hip-Hop

In 1991, only one album into its career, De La Soul tried to pull off an unusually audacious move. The hip-hop trio’s 1989 debut, 3 Feet High and Rising, was a dense but accessible bricolage of dad-rock samples and flip-it-and-reverse-it nursery-rhy...

Students experiment with clean graffiti project

East Carolina University students merged artistic expression and environmental responsibility in a clean graffiti project at Jenkins Fine Arts Center. Instead of painting on the sidewalk, Dan Elliott’s students laid down stencils they created and t...

De La Soul’s Mistake and Hip-Hop’s Lost Opportunity

Has Banksy returned? New graffiti by mystery artist

A very bright orange fox has been painted onto the bottom of Caversham Bridge, on the corner by the Thames footpath. The mysterious artist has painted the animal, which is orange with pieces of white fur on it’s chest, over the weekend...

DJ Ironik and more bring hip-hop, R&B, and amapiano to Burnley

Rapper: Jail changed me!

Zain ‘Ziggyx4’ Allie has a new style of rap. FAST-RISING hip-hop sensation Ziggyx4 says jail has changed him. Growing up in the violent streets of Manenberg, Cape Town, the rapper, whose real nam...

John Breiner Explores Graffiti and Community in “Vanishing Playgrounds”

Local artist John Breiner gave a talk to Marist College students on Friday, Nov. 1, titled “Vanishing Playgrounds,” which focused on the thriving graffiti scene that once existed in Poughkeepsie, New York. Hosted by English professor Moira Fitzgibbo...

DJ Cash Money Aims To Put Philly Hip-Hop Pioneers Back In The Spotlight

Roughly 104 miles north of the Bronx—the New York City borough that birthed Hip-Hop—lies Philadelphia, home to DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Bahamadia and The Roots. It’s also where DJ Cash Money honed his skills as a prolific turntabl...

Artist proud of Greenwood pupils who took responsibility for anti-social actions

After the incident, the students joined Tragic to work on a restorative youth work project, painting a mural at the centre. The artist said: “Thanks to the Irvine Locality Partnership and the Irvine Locality Team, I have been able to de...

The Source |Today In Hip-Hop History: Ice Cube Released His Third LP ‘The Predator’ 32 Years Ago

On this day in 1992, gangsta rapper turned actor/filmmaker Ice Cube released his most successful solo album The Predator. Released months after the 1992 Los Angeles riots, this album follows the same tone that existed in Ice Cube’s music from his so...