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Gloria Carter, the mother of Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, revealed that coming out as a lesbian to her son inspired him to record “Smile” off of his 13th studio album, 4:44. “I just finally started telling (JAY-Z) who I was. Besides your mother, this is the person that I am. This is the […]

Gloria Carter Opens Up About Being A Part of ‘4:44;’ ...

September 7, 2017 in Entertainment tagged 4:44 / Hip-Hop / Jay-Z / Rap by William Carter

Rightfully so, Missy Elliott now has a petition circling around her to get a confederate moment replaced for a statue in her honor. “Missy is all of us” and represents “everything the Confederacy was not.” – Nathan Coflin, Petition Creator The confederate statue in located in Elliott’s hometown of Portsmouth, […]

Petition To Replace Confederate Statue With A Missy Elliott Statue ...

August 21, 2017 in Entertainment / Social tagged Hip-Hop / Missy Elliott / R&B / Virginia by William Carter

2017 is truly the year of Cardi B, her reign is coming, and she’s demanding the spotlight with her music. “Bodak” is the highest charting song from a female rapper since Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” took the number 2 spot in 2014. Just two weeks ago, Cardi’s “Bodak Yellow” was number 28 on […]

Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” Reaches #8 on Billboard Hot 100, ...

August 14, 2017 in Music tagged Bodak Yellow / Cardi B / Hip-Hop / Rap by William Carter

Over the years, I’ve grown into a Hip-Hop head, and in a world of subpar rappers; real rap is appreciated. Chaz French, a D.C. born rapper definitely delivered on his debut album. “True Colors” does exactly what the title suggests, show French’s true colors. Not only are the lyrics intelligent and […]

#AlbumReview Chaz French – “True Colors”

August 3, 2017 in #AlbumReview / #NewMusic tagged Chaz French / DMV / Hip-Hop / Rap / True Colors by William Carter

Gucci Mane dropped “Droptopwop” a little over a month ago, and he’s already giving us more new music. Gucci Mane released his latest single, “Tone It Down,” with Chris Brown last month, but it just made it on the radar recently. The flute-heavy single was produced by Yung Burg. “Huh, pull up, […]

#NewMusic Gucci Mane – Tone It Down (Feat. Chris Brown)

July 30, 2017 in Uncategorized tagged Chris Brown / Gucci Mane / Hip-Hop / R&B / Rap / Trap by William Carter

JAY-Z‘s new “4:44″ album was only released lon Friday, June 30th, 2017, but the LP has already been certified platinum, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The music industry just recently started counting streams into Gold and Platinum album/single accomplishments, and for an album to go platinum, it has to have […]

Jay-Z’s 4:44 Album Now Platinum, Now Has The Most Platinum ...

July 5, 2017 in Entertainment tagged 4:44 / Hip-Hop / Jay-Z / Rap by William Carter

Dave East is done with the back and forth. and returns with some new heat with “No Back and Forth.” East is currently working on his debut album, after dropping his latest mixape, “Kairi Chanel”, last September. East performed at The Dew NBA 3x tournament in Brooklyn last week, and spoke with “VIBE” about his forthcoming […]

#NewMusic, Dave East – No Back And Forth

July 5, 2017 in #NewMusic tagged #NewMusic / Dave East / Hip-Hop / Music / Rap by William Carter

Trina, The Baddest, teamed up with R&B Superstar (and one of her best friends), K. Michelle for their new single. “If It Ain’t Me.” A song that samples a legendary diva, Ms. Patti Labelle. The two music geniuses teamed up, sampled a legend, and made it their own. The two sampled […]

#NewMusic Trina – If It Ain’t Me (Feat. K. Michelle)

June 16, 2017 in #NewMusic tagged Hip-Hop / If It Ain't Me / K. Michelle / Patti Labelle / R&B / Rap / Trina by William Carter

“Mask Off,” from Future’s self-titled album, will undoubtedly remain one of the biggest songs of 2017. He just released an official remix with Kendrick Lamar a few weeks ago, and now Remy Ma has decided to throw her own spin on it, wondering who will be her next victim. You can […]

#NewMusic Remy Ma – Mask Off Remix

June 8, 2017 in #NewMusic tagged #NewMsuic / Hip-Hop / Mask Off / Rap / Remy Ma by William Carter

Meek Mill has been on a hot music streak recently, first, releasing “Meekend Music,” then “Glow Up,” and now “Whatever You Need.” Different from the previous single, “Whatever You Need” takes the R&B route. Featuring Chris Brown and Ty Dolla $ign, the song focuses on being with a woman, loving, sexing, and […]

#NewMusic – Meek Mill – Whatever You Need (feat. Chris ...

June 1, 2017 in #NewMusic tagged Chris Brown / Hip-Hop / Meek Mill / Music / Rap / Ty Dolla $ign by William Carter

While Nas‘ upcoming album might almost be done, he has now teamed up with his good friend and music icon, Lauryn Hill. Their U.S. outing kicks off in Chicago on Sept. 7 and wraps in Vancouver on Oct. 11. Tickets for the forthcoming trek go live on June 2 on Live Nation. However, Citi […]

#ThisJustIn Nas & Lauryn Hill Set To Go On Tour ...

May 30, 2017 in Music tagged Hip-Hop / Icon / Lauryn Hill / Legends / Music / Nas / Rap by William Carter

Starting in 1999, Murder Inc. had tremendous success being the backing force behind Ja Rule’s emerging career, along with R&B singer Ashanti. Initially, Murder Inc. was partnered with Def Jam, which came after Irv Gotti helped Def Jam land deals with Jay Z and DMX. Gotti is back at it again, […]

Irv Gotti Relaunches Murder Inc. With 300 Ent.

May 30, 2017 in Music / Uncategorized tagged Ashanti / Hip-Hop / Irv Gotti / Ja Rule / Murder Inc. / Music by William Carter

Following the release of her song “I’m Better” earlier this year, Missy Elliott has released a remix, featuring fellow rap queens Lil’ Kim, Eve, and Trina. The “Im Better” remix came as a surprise to fans alike. The remix is currently only available on Youtube, but the lyrics and wordplay with each of […]

Missy Elliott Taps Fellow Rap Queens Lil’ Kim, Eve, Trina ...

May 24, 2017 in #NewMusic tagged Eve / Female Rapper / Hip-Hop / Lil' Kim / Missy Elliott / Rap / Trina by William Carter

Music aside, Nicki Minaj has been doing a lot of great things for people, most recently, her offering to pay of college loans and tuition on twitter and planning on launching a program for it. Minaj can now add helping an entire village to her list of charitable deeds. In a […]

Nicki Minaj Has Been Quietly Donating Money For Years To ...

May 22, 2017 in Social tagged Charity / Hip-Hop / India / Nicki Minaj / Queen / Rap by William Carter

After releasing “Meekend Music” celebrating his 30th birthday, Meek Mill just released a new tracked called “Glow Up.” Early this morning (May, 22nd, 2017), Meek released the single “Glow Up,” produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E. “Glow Up” was released after Meek Mill released a snippet of another song on his Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUX061ugIUH/?taken-by=meekmill [Pre-Chorus] […]

#NewMusic Meek Mill Is Ready To “Glow Up” With New ...

May 22, 2017 in #NewMusic tagged Glow Up / Hip-Hop / Meek Mill / Philly / Rap by William Carter