Category : Sports & Entertainment Stories

‘A world full of art is not a bad thing’: Street art festival kicks off in Brisbane

“I like to work with the history of the area and do some research to find out what the buildings are used for and the demographic,” Mitchell said. The Brisbane Street Art Cycling tour takes participants to public works across the city. Credit: Bri...

Boy Blue: Cycles review – a constantly shifting hip-hop high

It will soon be 50 years since hip-hop emerged from the Bronx to become the dominant dance form of the modern world. And it’s 23 years since Kenrick “H20” Sandy and Michael “Mikey J” Asante founded Boy Blue in east London. Over that relatively short...

Remembering ‘DJ Rax’

• We were deeply saddened to learn of the untimely passing of Gary Shelton (better known on-air as DJ Rax), Operations Manager of Cumulus Savannah and Program Director of Urban WEAS (E93) and Urban AC WTYB (Magic 103.9), who died Wednesday, May 1 a...

A Chinese flavour of rap music is flourishing as emerging musicians find their voices

In 2018, the censors who oversee Chinese media issued a directive to the nation’s entertainment industry: Don’t feature artists with tattoos and those who represent hip-hop or any other subculture. Right after that, well-known rapper GAI...

DJ Akademiks Teases Release Of Drake’s Response Diss Tonight

The music world is on the cusp of something huge. Drake has been dropping subtle digs at Kendrick Lamar all week. He’s hade to, frankly. The Compton rapper has been demolishing him on record with two diss tracks in the span of six days. DJHed...

The Competitive Spirit Of The Drake And Kendrick Lamar Rap Rivalry

Whenever a rap feud erupts, it has the power to carve a cultural moment. Hip-hop culture has witnessed this play out multiple times, from the orthodox styled Kool Moe Dee vs Busy Bee battle to today’s polemical Drake vs Kendrick Lamar rivalry....

From the backroads to Brazil, Pike Co. native is painting everything

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) – Pike County native Jordan Justice began his art journey in Elkhorn City as young child, doodling on notebooks and lockers as early as he can remember. That vision grew into something larger over time, as he works to mak...

Lil Baby Signee Gets 17 Years In Prison For Shooting Toddler

Lil Baby signee Dirty Tay has received a sentence of 17 years in prison after a shooting in 2022 that left a toddler fighting for his life. According to court documents obtained by HipHopDX, the aspiring rapper (real name Kentavious Wright) was offic...

Statik Selektah Hits Picture of ‘F*cking Clown’ Akademiks, Says He Doesn’t Know Anything About Hip-Hop

In the last slide, Statik had a picture of Akademiks’ face taped to a punching bag and channeled his late friend Prodigy to give the social media personality a stern warning. “In the words of my man Prodigy, there’s a war going on...

DJ Akademiks And Charlamagne Discuss “6:16 In LA”

The rap world is once again reacting and in some cases over-reacting to the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef. It’s only been a few days since Kendrick dropped “euphoria” and fans are still picking apart all the lyrical detail. This mo...

How Mexican street art inspired Espolòn’s latest tequila edition

TAMPA (BLOOM) – In the bustling streets of Mexico City, where the vibrant pulse of color and culture thrives, Edgar “Saner” Flores found his calling. As a native to this artistically rich metropolis, Saner’s early encounters with graffiti and street...

Odell Beckham Jr. lands in Miami to sign for the Dolphins

Moving to South Beach, Odell Beckham Jr. hopes to have a significant effect on the Miami Dolphins. The NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero have learned that the standout receiver is expected to get a one-year contract worth as much as...

LeBron James Has Already Selected His Lakers Coach to Replace Darvin Ham According to NBA Insider

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to replace head coach Darvin Ham once he is forced to resign from his position following the team’s elimination from the NBA Playoffs. Though there has been much conjecture regarding possible successors since...

Kash Doll Reacts To Kendrick Lamar’s Apparent Name-Drop On “6:16 In LA”

Earlier today, Kendrick Lamar unveiled a new Drake diss track, “6:16 In LA.” The diss follows another called “Euphoria,” which he dropped earlier this week. It’s currently an Instagram exclusive and sees the Compton nat...

Is It Over For Drake? What The OVO Leader Needs To Do!

What is the immediate future of Drake, in light of Kendrick Lamar’s new diss song, “6 AM in LA.” While the question looms, it’s now time to discuss the context surrounding these two artists: Drake hails from Canada, where he has risen to become a gl...