Pitchfork is a Plague in Hip Hop
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Since about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, my timeline has been one long séance.
For a year, Kendrick's solo overseas stadium stops in Australia and Latin America, the ones without SZA, got announced as sold out, over and over.
A late-night habeas filing doesn’t free anyone.
I wanted to update and connect the facts of my article from last year with the information we have today so this is a LONG ONE but ladies and gentlemen...we fuckin got her...its only a matter of time!
The music industry has always run on unspoken rules, but behind the velvet ropes of modern hip-hop, silence is no longer an organic phenomenon—it is a engineered commodity.
I want to reference back to this article I wrote a year ago detailing Demoree’s account on her mother, Rocnations CEO Desiree Perez.
Tupac Shakur once said in a 1992 interview, reflecting on wealth and responsibility: “If I know I got $3,000 in my pocket I feel like it’s wrong to give that person a quarter, or a dollar, it’s wrong.” He wasn’t performing empathy for cameras.
When Nas recently praised Kendrick Lamar as the “North Star” of hip hop, saying only he has the vision to remind us of what we lack, I nearly dropped my phone.
Cardi B and Offset have finally put their marriage to rest—or so the public thinks.
(And why it’s slowly eating itself alive)
Over the last several days, the rap game has been forced to watch Nicki Minaj and Cardi B reignite their years-long feud — this time nastier than ever, with children being mentioned, threats thrown around, and even addresses being dropped.
In recent weeks, Nicki Minaj has set social media ablaze—again.
“She didn’t just commit a crime against her daughter and son-in-law.
“If she’s willing to put her own daughter through hell, what would she do to you?
For over a year now, Tory Lanez has sat behind bars after being convicted for the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion.
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial has laid bare a tangled web of relationships, power, and pain, with his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura at the center of the storm.
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial has unveiled a sordid world of control, coercion, and debauchery, with his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura’s testimony exposing the chilling details of their decade-long relationship.
Halle Bailey and DDG’s post-breakup drama has taken a dark turn, with the singer and actress securing a domestic violence restraining order against the rapper following allegations of multiple physical attacks.
In a shocking turn of events, rapper Tory Lanez was reportedly stabbed in an incident that has left fans and authorities searching for answers.
In a shocking and deeply disturbing update, Tory Lanez’s official Instagram page confirmed that the rapper was stabbed 14 times in a violent attack that left both of his lungs collapsed.
In a shocking turn of events, rapper Tory Lanez—currently serving a 10-year sentence in California’s North Kern State Prison—was reportedly stabbed earlier today during an altercation with another inmate, according to sources close to the facility.
Halle Bailey has long been the epitome of grace and charm—a modern-day Disney princess who stole hearts as Ariel in The Little Mermaid and built a career on her angelic voice and wholesome image.
In a world where hip-hop was once vibrant, welcoming, and alive with cultural expression and debate, one group has managed to suck the joy out of it like a Dyson set on high: Kendrick Lamar’s fans.
If controversy were an Olympic sport, Ye (formerly Kanye West) would be the undisputed gold medalist—multiple times over.
In the ever-entertaining world of hip-hop delusion, Yung Miami (Caresha) has decided to roll out her latest identity: not a rapper, not an entertainer, not even a City Girl… but a “personality-style rapper.”
The Breakfast Club has officially turned into a reality show at this point, except instead of scripted drama, we’re getting live, unfiltered workplace tension aired out on the radio for millions to hear.
It’s been a tough week for Jess Hilarious, but if you’ve been paying attention, it’s been a tougher year for the Breakfast Club audience—because we’ve been forced to sit through her checked-out, uninterested, Instagram-scrolling era while Lauren LoRosa quietly snatched her seat right from under her.
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Annual Crashout Awards, where we break down the biggest self-sabotaging, ego-driven, and downright reckless moments of the year.
Playboi Carti is marketed as a hip-hop artist, collaborates almost exclusively with hip-hop artists, and is dissected under the lens of hip-hop criticism—but the moment you actually listen to his music, you realize something doesn’t quite add up.
In an era where surprise album drops have lost their luster and streaming has all but killed the anticipation of physical releases, Playboi Carti’s upcoming album I AM MUSIC has managed to create a cultural event that feels like something out of the golden days of midnight releases.
In recent times, a concerning trend has emerged where certain public figures openly express disdain towards heterosexual men, perpetuating a form of misandry that mirrors the very prejudices they claim to oppose.
In the evolving landscape of Hip-Hop identifying the next artist poised to ascend to the heights of legends like Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and J Cole requires a meticulous examination of talent consistency, and cultural impact.
The conviction of Tory Lanez in the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion remains one of the most controversial legal battles in recent hip-hop history.
In a shocking twist that has sent ripples through the hip-hop community, disturbing tweets allegedly attributed to rapper and content creator Scru Face Jean have surfaced, exposing what appears to be a deeply troubling fascination with underage girls and the exploitation of intoxicated women.
In a significant legal victory, rapper A$AP Rocky was acquitted today of all charges related to a 2021 shooting incident in Hollywood.
In a stunning turn of events, Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE)—the powerhouse label behind some of hip-hop’s biggest stars—has become embroiled in a legal battle that could shake the industry to its core.
In 2024, the hip-hop community witnessed a significant collaboration between Future and Metro Boomin, culminating in the release of their joint album We Don't Trust You on March 22, 2024.