In August 2020, Instagram influencer Aliza Jane appeared on No Jumper, the massively popular podcast whose content bounces from hip-hop to current events to, more recently, the odd appearance by alt-right polemicists. During her episode, Jane discussed alleged sexual encounters with multiple members of the Phoenix Suns basketball team, and said R&b singer Trey Songz held her in a hotel against her will and urinated on her. Songz denied all of the allegations, but the comments went viral, causing Jane, she says, to lose her job and get kicked out of her parents’ home.
- 6/1/2023
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
On Monday, rap raconteur DJ Akademiks announced a partnership with rising media platform Rumble to live-stream exclusively on the platform three to five days a week. In a statement, Akademiks expressed, “I look forward to being one of the first to bring music and cultural conversations to a platform like Rumble. There have been many bad decisions at larger platforms where they haven’t put creators first, and they are disconnected from the community. I feel now is an inflection point for streaming platforms. I couldn’t be more excited...
- 4/12/2023
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
It’s 5 p.m. early in April, and there’s already a crowd of teens in blood-splattered clothes lining the sidewalk around Antiguo Hotel Reforma, the once glorious art-deco monolith where Argentine rap star Dillom is set to take the stage for his first ever Mexico City show. The gory attire has become a sort of uniform among his devoted fanbase, who scream-sing and mosh wildly at each of the rapper’s heart-pounding concerts. Inside the dilapidated hotel-turned-eerie art space, a production manager leads Dillom and I into a ripped-up guest room to chat,...
- 4/11/2023
- by Richard Villegas
- Rollingstone.com
Following the unexpected death of Takeoff, one-third of the prolific rap trio Migos, figures throughout hip-hop, and the entertainment industry at large, have taken to social media to memorialize the late musician. The rapper, born Kirsnik Khari Ball, was shot and killed in Houston early Tuesday morning at age 28, Rolling Stone confirmed.
Gucci Mane, who recently collaborated with Takeoff and his uncle and bandmate Quavo on the song “Us vs. Them,” shared a photo of the rapper on Instagram, saying he was heartbroken over the news.
“This broke my heart Rest In Peace @yrntakeoff,...
Gucci Mane, who recently collaborated with Takeoff and his uncle and bandmate Quavo on the song “Us vs. Them,” shared a photo of the rapper on Instagram, saying he was heartbroken over the news.
“This broke my heart Rest In Peace @yrntakeoff,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
“What young people want from pop culture isn’t what old people want from pop culture,” New York Times pop music critic Jon Caramanica observes in Justin Staple’s documentary “American Rapstar.” The film charts the rise of a generation of lo-fi rappers buoyed by the advent of online streaming platform SoundCloud, founded in 2007. Smokepurpp, Lil Xan, and Bhad Bhabie are among the (living) talking heads, while deceased rappers XXXTentacion and Lil Pump also get a spotlight as the feature dives into the substance-abuse epidemic plaguing the scene — from popping Xanax to the more serious, very often fatal fentanyl. Director Staple’s film introduces a lot of big ideas, mostly successfully, from indicting Big Pharma for encouraging pill addiction to the generational divide between the hip-hop artists who came of age in the early 1990s to today’s primarily internet-driven base. While a straightforward documentary in the classic sense, it...
- 10/14/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
There’s one thing we’re still sure of: Robin Thicke’s odious “Blurred Lines” is high on the list of the worst songs ever made. And for that matter, Leah Kate’s nursery-rhyme-biting, Olivia Rodrigo-aping TikTok irritant “Twinkle Twinkle Little Bitch” is definitely this year’s contribution.
But in 2022, where all canons have been exploded and all taste strictures overturned, it’s hard for anyone to be as confident as, say, the defunct magazine Blender was when they created a much-discussed worst-songs list in 2004, topped by Starship’s “We Built This City.
But in 2022, where all canons have been exploded and all taste strictures overturned, it’s hard for anyone to be as confident as, say, the defunct magazine Blender was when they created a much-discussed worst-songs list in 2004, topped by Starship’s “We Built This City.
- 8/19/2022
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
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Anitta and Murda Beatz are officially dating. The 29-year-old Brazilian pop star posted an affectionate snap of her and the 28-year-old Canadian DJ and producer on Instagram in honor of Brazil's Valentine's Day on June 12. Then, on June 16, a source told E! News that the pair are dating and "spending a lot of time together."
Anitta is a singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and TV presenter. Her first hit single was 2013's "Show das Poderosas," and from there, she went on to release a number of successful albums. She's collaborated with several artists, including Major Lazer, Maluma, and J Balvin, and in April, she released her "Versions of Me" album to positive reviews.
Related: This Is What Anitta Wants You to Learn (and Unlearn) From Brazil
Meanwhile, Murda Beatz is a DJ, songwriter, and producer who has produced songs like Travis Scott's "Butterfly Effect...
Anitta and Murda Beatz are officially dating. The 29-year-old Brazilian pop star posted an affectionate snap of her and the 28-year-old Canadian DJ and producer on Instagram in honor of Brazil's Valentine's Day on June 12. Then, on June 16, a source told E! News that the pair are dating and "spending a lot of time together."
Anitta is a singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and TV presenter. Her first hit single was 2013's "Show das Poderosas," and from there, she went on to release a number of successful albums. She's collaborated with several artists, including Major Lazer, Maluma, and J Balvin, and in April, she released her "Versions of Me" album to positive reviews.
Related: This Is What Anitta Wants You to Learn (and Unlearn) From Brazil
Meanwhile, Murda Beatz is a DJ, songwriter, and producer who has produced songs like Travis Scott's "Butterfly Effect...
- 6/16/2022
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
Since 2009, three longtime friends — rapper Alec “Despot” Reinstein, comedian Ashok “Dap” Kondabolu, and rapper Aleksey “Lakutis” Weintraub — have brought the sensibility of Howard Stern to covering emerging hip-hop. Like Stern’s iconic radio program, their long-running underground radio show Chillin Island is hard to describe if you aren’t already a listener. It’s chaotic, nonsensical, and sometimes a tad problematic. In a culture that feels overwhelmingly polished, it’s also one of the more essential cultural products of the past decade. Which probably explains why HBO is turning Chillin Island into a TV show,...
- 12/14/2021
- by Jeff Ihaza
- Rollingstone.com
Lil Yachty is sharing off his love for the luxe life as part of a new eBay series called, “Old School Meets New School.” Launching today on eBay’s social media pages, the series kicks off with a conversation between the flashy rapper and style legend Iris Apfel. The two get together for a chat about clothing, watches and crafting a signature look — whether through beaded braids or oversized glasses.
Yachty, whose personal style captures a young generation’s love for streetwear, vintage finds and non-binary grooming, tells Rolling Stone...
Yachty, whose personal style captures a young generation’s love for streetwear, vintage finds and non-binary grooming, tells Rolling Stone...
- 8/26/2021
- by Oscar Hartzog
- Rollingstone.com
It’s been a wild couple of years for Montero Lamar Hill, better known as rapper and singer Lil Nas X. He first rose into prominence with his smash hit “Old Town Road,” which became the biggest song of 2019 in the US, spending a record-breaking 19 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The song is, as of March 2021, certified 14x platinum by the RIAA, the most of any song ever. Then Nas followed it up with “Panini,” which peaked at number-five on the Hot 100 and was a moderately big hit, albeit not even half as big as “Old Town Road.”
Whether Lil Nas X would be recognized by the recording academy that year was a little uncertain. Would he follow the footsteps of one-hit wonders like Magic! and Lil Pump and get completely shut out? The likeliest scenario seemed to be that he would net one to three noms.
Whether Lil Nas X would be recognized by the recording academy that year was a little uncertain. Would he follow the footsteps of one-hit wonders like Magic! and Lil Pump and get completely shut out? The likeliest scenario seemed to be that he would net one to three noms.
- 4/6/2021
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
Stanley Tucci has been a professional actor for nearly 40 years. He’s earned three Emmy Awards, been nominated for an Oscar and a Tony, held his own with Meryl Streep twice and stolen scenes in everything from tiny indies to giant blockbusters. And then, in his words, “I made a cocktail on the internet.”
It wasn’t meant to go viral; it wasn’t even intended for public consumption. It was about a month into lockdown, and Tucci’s wife, Felicity Blunt (sister of Tucci’s “The Devil Wears Prada” co-star Emily Blunt) suggested he make a video for her to share with her co-workers at the U.K. agency Curtis Brown. “It was just meant to be something in-house, to sort of cheer some people up,” Tucci says. So the actor called on the skills he developed bartending before he achieved fame and fortune, and mixed up the perfect Negroni.
It wasn’t meant to go viral; it wasn’t even intended for public consumption. It was about a month into lockdown, and Tucci’s wife, Felicity Blunt (sister of Tucci’s “The Devil Wears Prada” co-star Emily Blunt) suggested he make a video for her to share with her co-workers at the U.K. agency Curtis Brown. “It was just meant to be something in-house, to sort of cheer some people up,” Tucci says. So the actor called on the skills he developed bartending before he achieved fame and fortune, and mixed up the perfect Negroni.
- 1/28/2021
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Late in Justin Staples’ brief exploration of the sub-genre known as “SoundCloud Rap,” New York Times pop music critic Jon Caramanica opines that “what young people want out of pop culture isn’t what old people want” when explaining how the community couldn’t care less about the history of rap and hip-hop. Instead, SoundCloud Rap is perhaps closer aligned with the culture around the anarchic, boundary-less, no-wave punk movement of the early 1980s.
American Rapstar is by no means a definitive look at the genre, or even an individual artist. To be a comprehensive assessment, it might need to be a shapeless, paradoxical narrative like Ramez Silyan and Sebastian Jones’ Everybody’s Everything––the biography of the late Lil Peep. Framed by two authority figures, Caramancia and a childhood psychologist, American Rapstar presents a somewhat more academic view of a genre born in the basements of broken homes in...
American Rapstar is by no means a definitive look at the genre, or even an individual artist. To be a comprehensive assessment, it might need to be a shapeless, paradoxical narrative like Ramez Silyan and Sebastian Jones’ Everybody’s Everything––the biography of the late Lil Peep. Framed by two authority figures, Caramancia and a childhood psychologist, American Rapstar presents a somewhat more academic view of a genre born in the basements of broken homes in...
- 11/30/2020
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Donald Trump called rapper Lil Pump “Lil Pimp” during a Michigan rally Monday evening, just before welcoming him to the podium for a speech. Pump has decided to embrace the error by changing his Instagram name to “Lil Pimp Maga 202020,” as well as captioning his posts of the rally with the name “Lil Pimp.” […]
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- 11/6/2020
- by Bry LeBerthon
- Uinterview
Despite the suspense which is hanging in the air tonight of another four years of President Donald Trump — especially with swing states Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania still not called — The Daily Show host Trevor Noah struck a rather upbeat and playful tone during the Election Night special Votegasm 2020: What Could Go Wrong? (Again).
Four years ago, a downbeat Noah said he was “sh*tting” his pants over Trump’s then-surprise triumph over Hillary Clinton, adding that “(it) feels like the end of the world. … I genuinely don’t know how America can be this disorganized or this hateful.”
But on Tuesday night, Noah was at ease trading quips with Roy Wood Jr., who couldn’t tell his bottle of tequila from his bottle of urine. Yes, confusing times.
In noting that New Jersey just legalized marijuana, Noah exclaimed, “If Trump wins again, all drugs should just become legal. We...
Four years ago, a downbeat Noah said he was “sh*tting” his pants over Trump’s then-surprise triumph over Hillary Clinton, adding that “(it) feels like the end of the world. … I genuinely don’t know how America can be this disorganized or this hateful.”
But on Tuesday night, Noah was at ease trading quips with Roy Wood Jr., who couldn’t tell his bottle of tequila from his bottle of urine. Yes, confusing times.
In noting that New Jersey just legalized marijuana, Noah exclaimed, “If Trump wins again, all drugs should just become legal. We...
- 11/4/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Soundcloud musician turned mainstream rapper Gazzy Garcia, better known as Lil Pump, has announced his support for President Donald Trump‘s reelection campaign after going on an Instagram Live rant, lambasting Joe Biden‘s proposed tax plan. Lmao Lil Pump Just Endorsed Trump pic.twitter.com/SNnjzLmBqq — Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) October 26, 2020 In a move mirroring 50 Cent’s […]
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- 11/3/2020
- by Kenny Santos
- Uinterview
No matter who wins on Tuesday night, the past four years will leave a lasting impact on politics, government, culture and many other corners of society.
On a special Election Day edition of the Deadline podcast Potus 2020: Battleground America, director-writer Adam McKay joins us to talk about post-election scenarios.
Listen below:
The Vice director already gamed out a dream ending for Donald Trump in Vanity Fair, one that has the president not leaving office ever, but he tells Deadline senior editor Dominic Patten and political editor Ted Johnson what needs to be done if Joe Biden wins. McKay believes that not only is there the challenge of the economy and the pandemic, but the need to restore faith in all corners of the federal government. McKay also talks about what he did for Election Night in 2016 — and why this year will be far, far different.
Also, we have a...
On a special Election Day edition of the Deadline podcast Potus 2020: Battleground America, director-writer Adam McKay joins us to talk about post-election scenarios.
Listen below:
The Vice director already gamed out a dream ending for Donald Trump in Vanity Fair, one that has the president not leaving office ever, but he tells Deadline senior editor Dominic Patten and political editor Ted Johnson what needs to be done if Joe Biden wins. McKay believes that not only is there the challenge of the economy and the pandemic, but the need to restore faith in all corners of the federal government. McKay also talks about what he did for Election Night in 2016 — and why this year will be far, far different.
Also, we have a...
- 11/3/2020
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Lil Pump, for whatever reason, has come out as a Donald Trump supporter for this election cycle. Ahead of November 3rd, the president thanked the rapper by welcoming him up onstage at a late-night rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan — and forgetting his name.
“I love your sound,” Trump told the crowd by way of introducing Lil Pump. “I love your music. And speaking of sounds, music, and other things — one of the big superstars of the world — Little Pimp. There he is. How is it going? You wanna come up and say something?...
“I love your sound,” Trump told the crowd by way of introducing Lil Pump. “I love your music. And speaking of sounds, music, and other things — one of the big superstars of the world — Little Pimp. There he is. How is it going? You wanna come up and say something?...
- 11/3/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Eminem has officially endorsed US presidential candidate Joe Biden.
The 48-year-old rapper has reportedly given Joe Biden permission to use his classic '8 Mile' track 'Lose Yourself' for a new campaign ad on the eve of Election Day.
This is the first time, Eminem aka Marshall Mathers has allowed his song to feature in a political advertisement.
The singer also shared the new ad on Twitter with the message, “One opportunity… #Vote”.
One opportunity... #Vote https://t.co/sCUhq4dvAN
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) November 2, 2020
The 45-second spot's title, "One Opportunity", is inspired by the lyrics of 'Lose Yourself' and features black-and-white footage of people voting. The clip also features clips of Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, campaigning in Eminem's home state of Michigan.
Sharing the same video on his social media, Joe Biden, 77, referenced the song's lyrics by writing, "We have one shot. One opportunity. One moment.
The 48-year-old rapper has reportedly given Joe Biden permission to use his classic '8 Mile' track 'Lose Yourself' for a new campaign ad on the eve of Election Day.
This is the first time, Eminem aka Marshall Mathers has allowed his song to feature in a political advertisement.
The singer also shared the new ad on Twitter with the message, “One opportunity… #Vote”.
One opportunity... #Vote https://t.co/sCUhq4dvAN
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) November 2, 2020
The 45-second spot's title, "One Opportunity", is inspired by the lyrics of 'Lose Yourself' and features black-and-white footage of people voting. The clip also features clips of Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, campaigning in Eminem's home state of Michigan.
Sharing the same video on his social media, Joe Biden, 77, referenced the song's lyrics by writing, "We have one shot. One opportunity. One moment.
- 11/3/2020
- by Omkar Padte
- GlamSham
Puri’s “Coño” is a hard-nosed dance hit, the type of bass-heavy, reggaeton-leaning missile that could play in a drunken, sweaty club on four different continents. While the track initially came out in 2017, it has been an in-demand selection for TikTok videos recently — the most popular song on the app during the first week of July, according to the analytics company Chartmetric.
But if Puri walked into a mall overrun with avid TikTok users and started to do the “Coño” routine, it’s unlikely that anyone would recognize him as the man behind the song.
But if Puri walked into a mall overrun with avid TikTok users and started to do the “Coño” routine, it’s unlikely that anyone would recognize him as the man behind the song.
- 7/17/2020
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
Post Malone, Travis Scott and A$AP Rocky will headline the 2020 lineup of Rolling Loud Festival’s flagship Miami event, which takes place May 8th through the 10th at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, Rick Ross, Big Sean, Megan Thee Stallion, Swae Lee, Juicy J, A$AP Ferg, Tyga, Young Thug, Gucci Mane, T-Pain, Yg, Playboi Carti, Lil Yachty, Young M.A, Lil Baby, Rico Nasty, DaBaby, Action Bronson, Curren$y, Trippie Redd, Gunna and Lil Pump also lead the three-day event.
Other performers include Lil Tecca,...
Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, Rick Ross, Big Sean, Megan Thee Stallion, Swae Lee, Juicy J, A$AP Ferg, Tyga, Young Thug, Gucci Mane, T-Pain, Yg, Playboi Carti, Lil Yachty, Young M.A, Lil Baby, Rico Nasty, DaBaby, Action Bronson, Curren$y, Trippie Redd, Gunna and Lil Pump also lead the three-day event.
Other performers include Lil Tecca,...
- 1/28/2020
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
At around 10 a.m. on Christmas Eve, Roy Lamanna, who runs a music tech company named Vydia, got a call from Kanye West’s management team. West had promised to release an album titled Jesus Is Born on Christmas Day; the project was almost complete, but now the rapper needed a distribution partner that could move Jesus Is Born quickly and cleanly onto streaming services.
Transferring files from Kanye’s hard drive to Spotify’s sounds easy, but in practice requires preparation and coordination. Massive, red-tape-laden major-label structures aren’t...
Transferring files from Kanye’s hard drive to Spotify’s sounds easy, but in practice requires preparation and coordination. Massive, red-tape-laden major-label structures aren’t...
- 12/31/2019
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
Lil Pump posted a video sharing some bloopers from the video shoot of his latest song, “Coronao Now.” Get Lil Pump Tickets Here! The video he released on Instagram shows the rapper being bitten by a snake. In the clip, the rapper is quickly attacked by the snake before shaking it off. The snake trainer […]
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- 11/10/2019
- by Rebecca Shea
- Uinterview
An unfortunate reptile was forced to get a mouthful of Lil Pump this week, after an animal scene in one of the rapper’s music videos apparently went awry. Pump—probably best known for his song “Gucci Gang,” and also for that time he got completely fucked up by a snake, right now—posted a video of the incident on his…...
- 11/9/2019
- by William Hughes on News, shared by William Hughes to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Bad Bunny followed in the footsteps of Kanye West by performing at the 2019 Pornhub Awards in Los Angeles.
The Latin trap singer, who was the first performer announced at this year’s ceremony, appeared alone onstage against a revolving neon backdrop where he performed “200 Mph” from his 2018 debut album X 100pre.
Kali Uchis also appeared at the Orpheum Theatre where she delivered a sensual performance of “Loner” from her 2015 album Por Vida.
Ty Dolla $ign hit the stage in a gold puffer coat with a medley of his 2019 collaboration with...
The Latin trap singer, who was the first performer announced at this year’s ceremony, appeared alone onstage against a revolving neon backdrop where he performed “200 Mph” from his 2018 debut album X 100pre.
Kali Uchis also appeared at the Orpheum Theatre where she delivered a sensual performance of “Loner” from her 2015 album Por Vida.
Ty Dolla $ign hit the stage in a gold puffer coat with a medley of his 2019 collaboration with...
- 10/12/2019
- by Ilana Kaplan
- Rollingstone.com
It's over between Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx. E! News has confirmed that the Dawson's Creek alum and the Oscar winner, who first sparked romance rumors in 2013, are going their separate ways. A source tells E! News that the duo has not been together since May. This split news has emerged just days after Foxx was spotted holding hands with singer Sela Vave outside of a nightclub in West Hollywood. The musical duo has not commented on their relationship status, but they were photographed leaving Lil Pump's 19th birthday celebration together at Bootsy Bellows on Friday, Aug. 16. It was just months ago that Holmes, 40, and Foxx, 51, appeared to be going strong. The private pair...
- 8/19/2019
- E! Online
Jamie Foxx made headlines this weekend when he was spotted with an woman named Sela Vave outside a West Hollywood nightclub on Friday night. The notoriously private 51-year-old actor, singer and record producer and the model and fellow singer attended Lil Pump's 19th birthday celebration at Bootsy Bellows. They were photographed holding hands as they left the celebrity hotspot around 2 a.m., according to TMZ. Fox wore a white Balenciaga hoodie and black jeans, and Vave sported a metallic mini dress. Vave is Foxx's newest recording artist, a source told People, adding, "She's just a girl he's helping out, a young singer." Foxx and Vave have not...
- 8/17/2019
- E! Online
Toronto rapper Nav and Meek Mill enlisted all their friends for a glitzy yacht party in the video for their collaboration, “Tap.” The clip was shot in Miami and features Meek and Nav performing the punchy cut while surrounded by an array of other rappers including Gunna, 21 Savage, Rick Ross, Lil Pump and Young Thug. Meek Mill also helped make the video in collaboration with Xo Records head Amir “Cash” Esmailian.
“Tap” appears on Nav’s new album, Bad Habits, which was released in March and became the musician’s first Number One album.
“Tap” appears on Nav’s new album, Bad Habits, which was released in March and became the musician’s first Number One album.
- 6/13/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
It's good to be one of Travis Barker's kids ... he pulled out all the stops for his daughter's birthday party, throwing an Epic rager for hundreds of her friends with special appearances by tons of celebs!!! Alabama Luella Barker, daughter of the Blink-182 drummer and former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, turns 14 Christmas Eve ... but she usually opts for an early birthday party in May, and Daddy always comes through with a blowout bash at his Calabasas estate!
- 5/26/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Lil Pump already seems very familiar with the weed industry, but now he's Tcob when it comes to Cbd and Thc ... as the face of a new cannabis company. The "Be Like Me" rapper is adding to his resume by teaming up with the brand, Smoke Unhappy ... which just launched this past week. We're told he'll not just serve as a brand ambassador ... but as a partner in the company with creative and marketing input.
- 5/24/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Lil Pump loves throwing his money around ... so much so, he had racks of cash falling from the sky while getting iced out at one of his fave jewelers!!! Strip clubs are so passe. We're told Pump went on an insane shopping spree at Icebox in Atlanta ... racking up a huge tab and making it rain, before literally swimming in the money. Lil Pump's tour stopped in Atl last week, on his way down to his Rolling Loud gig,...
- 5/24/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
But, check out the clip ... Pump -- who went shirtless with a red fur coat for the night -- couldn't care less. He admits the video he posted wasn't his first time pushing the limits while he's at a gas station. He also told us he's baffled by the typical response to the video, which goes something like ... "What's wrong with you?" Tbh, Lil Pump, having seen plenty of explosive gas station videos on the news ... we're wondering the same.
- 5/23/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
James Harden enlisted the Gucci Gang to get over that crushing playoffs loss to the Warriors ... partying his face off with Lil Pump and Smokepurpp in Miami!! The Beard's Houston Rockets just got booted from the postseason after losing to the Dubs in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Friday ... and naturally, Harden jetted to South Beach for some well-deserved R&R. The Miami rappers -- along with Adrien Broner -- showed off their ice...
- 5/14/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Lil Wayne bailed on Rolling Loud after festival security insisted on frisking him. Wayne was set to headline the Audiomack Stage in Miami but pulled the plug after security was unrelenting, insisting that he go through a "mandatory" security check. Wayne reached out to fans on social media, apologizing, but standing firm ... "I do not and will not ever settle for being policed to do my job." He then told the fans they could still...
- 5/12/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Music producer and DJ Diablo -- who works with Lil Xan and Lil Pump -- is now under a 5150 hold after threatening to take his own life with a social media post that frightened his famous friends. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... after Diablo posted the suicide threat Wednesday morning, someone called cops, who showed up at his doorstep to check on him. Police put Diablo in handcuffs, and after taking him to the station...
- 5/9/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
4:05 Pm Pt -- We got the full rundown of all the big names at the Service, and the list is massive. Along with those already mentioned ... Justin and Hailey Bieber, Lil Pump, Willow and Jaden Smith, 2 Chainz, Tame Impala, Donald Glover, Kid Cudi, Jerrod Carmichael, Jermaine Dupri and Idris Elba were all in attendance. Marcus Hyde, Kim and Kanye's photog who was seriously injured in a car crash in October, was also there.
- 4/22/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
French Montana mixes the macabre and the stylish with his video for new single “Slide,” featuring Blueface and Tjay. The clip, which Montana directed with Spiff TV, finds the rappers hanging out in a warehouse filled with colorful fog, hydraulic-lifted cars and dancers decked out in vintage suits and psychedelic skull masks inspired by Mexico’s Day of the Dead holiday.
The song — which hinges on a looped synth pattern, heavy auto-tune and a left-field sample from Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s 1992 classic “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang” — is...
The song — which hinges on a looped synth pattern, heavy auto-tune and a left-field sample from Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s 1992 classic “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang” — is...
- 4/18/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
- 3/29/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Rich the Kid still subscribes to the mantra "if ya got it, flaunt it" ... armed robberies be dammed. The rapper scored this incredible spinning chain after dropping a whopping $425,000!!! Celeb jeweler Eliantte was commissioned to do the one-of-a-kind mastery. The entire piece features 250 carats of all Vs diamonds. There's also the glitzy Cuban link chain. So, why'd Rtk drop as much money as your average Joe drops on a modest home? It's to celebrate the release of his new album,...
- 3/21/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
On Sunday’s Patriot Act, Hasan Minhaj explored the influence of streaming on hip-hop — from the rise of Soundcloud rap to emcees sparking political movements.
Rap, Minjah explained, is the most-consumed genre in the U.S., accounting for eight of Nielsen Music’s top 10 albums of 2018. “It even reached the Upper East Side,” he joked, referring to the massively popular Hamilton musical. “Isn’t that mind-blowing? Hip-hop had to go all the way around the world and get repackaged as a history lesson by a theater nerd just so it could be accepted.
Rap, Minjah explained, is the most-consumed genre in the U.S., accounting for eight of Nielsen Music’s top 10 albums of 2018. “It even reached the Upper East Side,” he joked, referring to the massively popular Hamilton musical. “Isn’t that mind-blowing? Hip-hop had to go all the way around the world and get repackaged as a history lesson by a theater nerd just so it could be accepted.
- 3/11/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
French Montana tears through his sinister single “Nervous” in the latest installment of Vevo’s Official Live Performance series. Micah Bickham directed the video, which was filmed in the Bronx, where the Moroccan-born rapper grew up. The clip boasts a glitchy, red-lit aesthetic that complements the bruising drums and sneering synths that anchor the beat by producer Harry Fraud. “If I catch 25, it was worth it,” French Montana spits, with his hype-man in tow, “Get the fuck from around me if you nervous.”
“Nervous” appeared on French Montana’s three-song Ep,...
“Nervous” appeared on French Montana’s three-song Ep,...
- 3/5/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The Academy Awards spotlight and a late sales surge helped A Star Is Born‘s soundtrack reclaim Number One on the Billboard 200, ending Ariana Grande’s two-week reign.
Following its Best Original Song win for “Shallow” and Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s Oscars performance, A Star Is Born sold 128,000 total copies – up over 150 percent from the previous week – to retake the top spot, Billboard reports.
Even after the Oscars, Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next was still forecasted to remain at Number One. However, a late sales surge spurred...
Following its Best Original Song win for “Shallow” and Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s Oscars performance, A Star Is Born sold 128,000 total copies – up over 150 percent from the previous week – to retake the top spot, Billboard reports.
Even after the Oscars, Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next was still forecasted to remain at Number One. However, a late sales surge spurred...
- 3/3/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Lil Pump and Lil Skies are hitting the road for a tour together this spring, which hits 17 U.S. cities. The tour kicks off on April 19th in Seattle, Washington at Wamu Theater.
The tour follows the release of Lil Pump’s sophomore album, Harverd Dropout, which features the singles “Racks on Racks” and “Butterfly Doors.” The trek will wind its way through major cities on the west coast, Midwest and east coast before heading south and then culminating on May 22nd at The Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles,...
The tour follows the release of Lil Pump’s sophomore album, Harverd Dropout, which features the singles “Racks on Racks” and “Butterfly Doors.” The trek will wind its way through major cities on the west coast, Midwest and east coast before heading south and then culminating on May 22nd at The Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles,...
- 2/27/2019
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
It was just days ago that Lil Pump dropped the new single Harvard Dropout and now he may be headed there. However, it doesn’t look like anyone from the ivy league school knows about those plans. On Monday, Lil Pump’s record label announced that he would be heading to Cambridge, Massachusetts to attend the Harvard graduation and give the commencement speech. The thing is, Harvard already has Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel slated to speak at the event scheduled for May 30 at the Tercentenary Theatre. Rumblings that Lil Pump was set to give the Harvard commencement speech started when […]
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- 2/25/2019
- by Shaunee Flowers
- Monsters and Critics
J. Cole must know a good taxidermist. Who else would cut off three SoundCloud rapper’s heads and mount them on a wall with gold plates reading, “Your Favorite Rapper,” “This Could Be You” and “Ask For A Feature?” An insane person in the surrealist world of the “Middle Child” video, that’s who.
Directed by Mez, “Middle Child” is a monument to the Dreamville rapper’s bold proclamation, “I’m the greatest right now.” The outlandish visual features a journey through dark woods filled with dead bodies and a...
Directed by Mez, “Middle Child” is a monument to the Dreamville rapper’s bold proclamation, “I’m the greatest right now.” The outlandish visual features a journey through dark woods filled with dead bodies and a...
- 2/25/2019
- by Charles Holmes
- Rollingstone.com
Lil Pump is off the hook in his Miami airport criminal case in which he had a showdown with cops ... just days after TMZ published body cam video showing a cop getting in his face. Pump's attorney appeared in a Miami court Monday morning where the State Attorney dropped the disorderly conduct case against the rapper ... this according to Pump's attorney, Kenneth Weisman. TMZ broke the story ... Pump was busted back in December after he...
- 2/25/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Lil Pump had an intense showdown with Miami cops -- shouting back and forth -- moments before they arrested him for misdemeanor disorderly conduct. TMZ's obtained police body cam footage from the rapper's December arrest before his flight outta Miami. You can see an incredibly frustrated Pump repeatedly tell cops a bag that smelled of weed, according to Tsa, was definitely Not his. In the video, you can also see Pump's manager mount the same defense ... but clearly,...
- 2/21/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Lil Pump is at the center of two-and-a-half minutes of sheer ridiculousness in his new video for “Racks on Racks.” The clip, directed by Brthr, finds the rapper spitting bars like “Eighty degrees, still wear a Gucci fur coat” and “I could buy you coke, but can’t buy you food” in the desert surrounded by airplane fuselage, giant monster trucks, women firing flame cannons and more.
The track is set to appear on the rapper’s upcoming album, Harverd Dropout, out February 22nd. “Racks on Racks” follows Lil Pump’s controversial single,...
The track is set to appear on the rapper’s upcoming album, Harverd Dropout, out February 22nd. “Racks on Racks” follows Lil Pump’s controversial single,...
- 1/31/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The music of XXXTentacion, the 20-year-old Florida rapper who was fatally shot in a robbery last June, surged on the U.S. music charts after his untimely death. As a result, other often better-known rappers have appeared to capitalize on the late songwriter’s buzz with so-called “tributes.” Lil Pump’s “Arms Around You” featuring XXX, Swae Lee and Maluma became a Billboard Hot 100 hit. Kanye West released a feature on XXX’s song “One Minute.” These are popular, catchy songs. But the awkward truth is that these artists mined...
- 1/23/2019
- by Charles Holmes
- Rollingstone.com
Lil Pump's thirsty, and now he's got sodas from all around the world to quench his thirst ... thanks to his very own, one-of-a-kind vending machine. The "Butterfly Doors" rapper's been showing off his new customized soda dispenser from Exotic Pop, which is a prototype that comes with an Apple TV installed ... so he can rock out while he pops out. Charleston Wilson, the owner of the Houston-based beverage company, tells TMZ ... Pump started hitting...
- 1/23/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Kanye West became hip-hop establishment because he was never willing to conform to other artists’ styles. But in the last few months, the 41-year-old visionary reversed course, skewing his own sound by ingratiating himself to the SoundCloud generation. In some cases, it’s been commercially successful (albeit creatively bankrupt) like “I Love It” featuring Lil Pump. And in other cases, flat-out disturbing, like his XXXTentacion collaboration “One Minute.”
But on Ynw Melly‘s “Mixed Personalities,” West’s vision is realized. The song, from its Cole Bennett-directed visual to its overtly processed vocals,...
But on Ynw Melly‘s “Mixed Personalities,” West’s vision is realized. The song, from its Cole Bennett-directed visual to its overtly processed vocals,...
- 1/18/2019
- by Charles Holmes
- Rollingstone.com
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