Hip-Hop: Celebs Rumors

Drake is performing live in North Carolina.On Sept. 22-23, the “Passionfruit” rapper will headline at Charlotte, NC’s Spectrum Center along with special guest 21 Savage as part of his ongoing ‘It’s All A Blur Tour.’And if you want to see Drizzy in the Queen City, it isn’t too late to scoop up last-minute tickets.The only problem is it will cost you.At the time of publication, the best price we could find on tickets was $246 before fees on Vivid Seats.If you want to get closer to the action, floor seats start at $502 before fees.Still, it’s hard to put a price on hearing over 45 songs live.Yes, at a recent show, Champagne Papi really performed 46 tracks (!) — way, way more than your average headliner’s career retrospective for those keeping score at home — to ensure fans got their money’s worth.Want to go to the show before Drake’s onto the next city?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Drake’s Charlotte ‘It’s All A Blur’ concerts.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best upper-deck, lower-level and floor seat prices for Drake’s two Charlotte shows can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Doja Cat to next-level stardom — earning her a Grammy Album of the Year nomination and a win for the SZA-assisted “Kiss Me More” — it almost set her up for the sophomore slump, even though it was her third LP.But the 27-year-old rapper and singer — born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini — had already avoided that before her fourth album, “Scarlet,” dropped on Friday. She hit No.

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NF has “Hope.”The 32-year-old rapper just announced a second leg of shows as part of his 2023 ‘Hope Tour.’Now, the sprawling North American tour will spill into 2024 when NF aka Nate Feuerstein performs at arenas all over the U.S. from May 8 through June 8.And if these shows are anything like the explosive concerts from the first round of the tour — as seen on Instagram — fans are in for a treat.Best of all, if you need tickets ASAP, we’re here to help make that happen.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Sept.

2 Chainz's 2013 album B.O.A.T.S. II: #METIME opens with a vision of catastrophe — he can't find the cash he left in his pants.

Tory Lanez has begun his 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020, courtroom journalist Meghann Cuniff reports. Lanez was transported to North Kern State Prison in Delano, California at 10:22 a.m. on Tuesday (September 20) according to records viewed by Cuniff; he will reportedly remain there temporarily before being transported to a different, permanent location.

The Alchemist, MIKE, and Wiki are sharing music ahead of their collaborative release later this week. "Mayor's A Cop" is the first single from the album, Faith Is A Rock, which they announced last week.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have introduced their new baby boy Riot Rose to the world in a new photo spread for Vogue. In July, Rocky shared a song called "RIOT (Rowdy Roddy Pipe'n)," a possible hint at the name of the baby who would be born in July.

iHeartRadio Music Festival lineup is truly bonkers.Taking place at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on Sept.

The return of Big Pooh and Phonte’s rap duo Little Brother in 2019 was one of the rap world’s most unexpected and welcome surprises that year. They could have rested on the laurels of their classic albums The Listening and The Minstrel Show (released in 2003 and 2005, respectively), but 2019’s May The Lord Watch, their fourth full-length, offered reinvigoration where many rap veterans would have been content to coast.

The return of Big Pooh and Phonte’s rap duo Little Brother in 2019 was one of the rap world’s most unexpected and welcome surprises that year. They could have rested on the laurels of their classic albums The Listening and The Minstrel Show (released in 2003 and 2005, respectively), but 2019’s May The Lord Watch, their fourth full-length, offered reinvigoration where many rap veterans would have been content to coast.

On the evening of July 26, Nigerien Army spokesman Colonel Major Amadou Adramane appeared on national TV flanked by nine solemn-looking soldiers in fatigues. Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum had, Adramane said, been ousted and detained: “The defense and security forces...

D12 have announced a UK tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their second and final studio album ‘D12 World’.Kicking off in December, the Detroit hip-hop collective will make their way across the Atlantic Ocean to play the O2 Ritz in Manchester on the 6th. From there, D12 will then make stops in Birmingham, London, Bristol and Cardiff. The final show of the tour will take place on December 12 in Southampton.Tickets will go on general sale on Friday, September 22 at 10am local time.

Life Is Beautiful Music Festival drops into Las Vegas, NV’s Life Is Beautiful Grounds from Sept. 22-24.Over the course of the three-day weekend, many of the biggest names in music like The Killers, Kendrick Lamar, Odesza, The 1975 and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will entertain audiences on the Grounds’ five stages.They’ll be joined by icons like Nelly, Bebe Rexha, Khalid, Flume and Kim Petras at the tenth annual Life Is Beautiful.Plus, novelty acts like Jabbawockeez, Blue Man Group, Tape Face, Piff the Magic Dragon and Magic Mike Live are bringing the heat as well.There’s still so much more too — in total, 75 acts will perform over the long Vegas weekend.And if you haven’t scooped up your tickets yet, there isn’t a better time than the present.At the time of publication, three-day passes are available for $381 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $153 before fees.Need to get in on the action?Here’s everything you need to know and more about the 2023 Life Is Beautiful Festival.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all single and multi-day passes for the 2023 Life Is Beautiful Festival can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

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PC Music has announced the line-ups for its 10th anniversary shows in New York, Los Angeles and London.The live performance series will kick off later this week in New York City and is set to celebrate the milestone for the record label by holding some exclusive live sets from numerous artists.The label was developed by A.G. Cook a decade ago and has gone on to have a wide impact on the landscape of pop music.

Eminem has made a surprise appearance at his “best friend” 50 Cent‘s show in Detroit, Michigan as part of his ‘The Final Lap’ tour.Taking over the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Michigan on Sunday night (September 17), 50 Cent – real name Curtis Jackson – brought his long-time friend Eminem – real name Marshall Mathers – and the duo performed ‘Patiently Waiting’ and ‘Crack A Bottle’.Before heading off the stage, Eminem showed love to 50 by sharing a few words to the crowd in his home state. “Detroit, make some noise for one of the best friends that I’ve ever known, 50 Cent!” he said.

the pioneers who launched the Bronx-born culture in the ‘70s and ’80s. And rightly so.However, one ’90s game-changer — the artist formerly known as Puff Daddy — has been strangely MIA from the festivities, such as the epic Hip Hop 50 concert, held at Yankee Stadium in August.

Rod Wave dropped his sumptuous fifth studio album “Nostalgia.”The record, which seesaws from slinky club bangers to soulful piano ballads — sometimes within the same song — shows that the 25-year-old rapper is fully in control of his craft.And if you want to hear him perform his new tracks as well as singles from his number one albums “Soulfly” and “Beautiful Mind” live, you can make that happen in the very near future.Rod Wave is embarking on his ‘Nostalgia Tour’ from Oct. 19 through Dec.

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Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Mitski's The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We, Vagabon's Sorry I Haven't Called, and Ralphie Choo's Supernova.

Sexyy Red is enjoying a breakout year, the kind where every move seems to propel an artist to an even higher level. Her Hood Hottest Princess project dropped in June and features both the viral "Pound Town" and "SkeeYee," which is climbing the Billboard Hot 100 right now.

A judge has denied Tory Lanez's motion for bail, according to courtroom reporter Meghann Cuniff. Tory Lanez is currently appealing his felony conviction in the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion; he was sentenced to 10 years in prison in August.

Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard tragically passed away in 2004, he left rather large shoes to fill.Who could possibly replace one of the most iconic, unique and electric voices in Hip-Hop?Thankfully, his son, Young Dirty Bastard aka Bar-Sun Jones, was ready and raring to go.“I basically got assigned to Wu-Tang when I was around 17,” Jones told the New York Post in an exclusive interview. “My first tour, they came to Atlanta and were like, ‘Yo, come on stage’ and I didn’t know what the heck I was doing at the time.”“I went up and killed it. And ever since then, I just kept going.”17 years later, Jones is still going strong with Wu-Tang who are gearing up for their ‘N.Y.

Much has been made over hip-hop’s supposed decline in 2023, but if you look past what we conventionally define as “rap,” the genre’s influence is all over the charts. Nowhere is that more evident than the meteoric rise of regional Mexican folk, a sound that’s steeped in over a century of musical traditions while refreshingly open to the new.

Drake has suggested that both SZA and Yeat will appear on his new album For All The Dogs, which is due out next week. On Wednesday night Drake shared a trailer for the upcoming Nike NOCTA Glide on Instagram.

After Voir Dire, his surprise full-length album with Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist is gearing up for yet another collaboration. It’s called Faith Is A Rock, and features N.Y.C.

Grammy winner Raphael Saadiq.The prodigy bass player and vocalist has been a driving force behind the many smash records of Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Beyoncé and Stevie Wonder, to name a few.

Sean "Diddy" Combs has spoken up about his decision to reassign the publishing rights back to artists and writers on Bad Boy Records. In the latest Billboard cover story, the hip-hop mogul explained that he made the decision mid-2021, but it took him the last couple of years to finalize the deal. "I was put in a position where I felt like I had to look in the mirror," he told Billboard.

Megan Thee Stallion has pulled out of this year’s Global Citizen Festival.A statement was shared by Global Citizen Festival on their official X/Twitter account that read: “Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, Megan Thee Stallion will no longer be available to perform at the 2023 Global Citizen Festival.”The rapper’s announcement of departure came 11 days before the day of the fest. Global Citizen Festival 2023 is set to take place at the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park on Saturday, September 23.Other acts set to headline are Ms.

Young Thug is at a tipping point, maybe a permanent one — for his own music career and for Young Stoner Life, the label he built from the ground up in his hometown of Atlanta. In the spring of 2022, the rapper — full name Jeffrey Lamar Williams — was charged alongside 27 of his alleged affiliates with 56 violations of Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. He’s been cast by prosecutors as the criminal mastermind of Young Slime Life, a gang prosecutors claim was active from 2012.

A$AP Rocky and his lawyer Joe Tacopina are being sued by A$AP Relli for defamation, Rolling Stone reports. The lawsuit stems from the aftermath of Relli being shot in 2021. A year later Rocky was arrested and charged with two counts of assault over the incident.

In the early 2010s, Jeffrey Lamar Williams — the Atlanta rapper known as Young Thug — began building an empire. He founded the YSL collective out of his home in the Jonesboro South projects, enlisting friends, family members, and acquaintances.

Music Midtown Festival.On Sept. 15-17, the three-day extravaganza is bringing big name stars like Billie Eilish, The 1975, Pink, Guns N’ Roses and Lil Baby to Atlanta, GA’s Piedmont Park.Other acts on the impressive bill include Pitbull, Incubus, Flume, Niall Horan and The Rose.Want to jump in on this star-studded edition of Music Midtown?It’s not too late.At the time of publication, the cheapest three-day general admission pass we could find was $184 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $111 before fees.Sound good to you?If that’s the case, we’ve got all the details you’re looking for and more about the 2023 Music Midtown Music Festival right here.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best single and multi-day passes for the 2023 Music Midtown Festival can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Blueface is reportedly being investigated by the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services after bringing strippers around his young son.

Kendrick Lamar fans are criticizing a Polish game show called Your Face Sounds Familiar for featuring a contestant who performed “HUMBLE.” in blackface and braids.