Create Music Group bought a minority stake in DistroKid, joining CVC as an investor in the independent music distributor.
Cardi B told a fan she had stopped seeing a therapist, a change from her earlier comments about getting help with work pressure.
FortyCal sued the owner of Pigeons & Planes, claiming it used his Waka Flocka Flame, EsDeeKid and Fakemink clips without permission.
Tiffany Pollard left Philip Regan talking about going home after their "Big Brother" clash turned into personal insults.
Stevie Wonder's former fiancee Carmen Efferson accused him of breaking a home ownership promise amid their eviction dispute.
Omari Hardwick plays a veteran cop who trains young Harry Bosch as MGM+ sets a January premiere for its new crime prequel.
DMC’s management confirmed to AllHipHop that the Run-DMC legend was involved in a Los Angeles freeway accident.
Halle Berry defeated Olivier Martinez's restraining-order request; custody terms stayed in place until another hearing.
The Justice Department said FBI and ICE employees would not monitor polls, while other federal staff would work under limits.
Vince Staples explained why artists pay touring bills up front and how he approached his responsibilities to his live band.
For Earl Adamant Allen, the issues addressed in his music are not abstract. As a crisis worker serving Chicago’s South Side, he encounters the pressures facing individuals and families firsthand. On his new single, “Lead the Way,” the rapper draws on those experiences to call for sustained investment in the next generation. Released October 23, <p>The post ‘Earl Adamant Allen’ Calls for Lasting Community Change on New Single “Lead the Way” first appeared on Raptology.</p>
The artist and creator Dariel Martinez discusses a 2018 car crash, the freedom of improvisation and the ongoing story he is building through music and video. For Zenitram, a freestyle is more than a test of lyrical reflexes. It is a way of making sense of memories that he spent years struggling to understand. Behind <p>The post Artist Interview: Zenitram on His Near-DeathExperience, Freestyle Rap and the Vision BehindZeniTV first appeared on Raptology.</p>
For Harman 2x, the road to recognition has been anything but straightforward. The Punjabi-American rapper and singer from Roanoke, Virginia, has spent years navigating personal setbacks, broken relationships, industry politics and the challenges of finding his place in a culture where he often felt like an outsider. Now, with the October 22 release of his <p>The post Harman 2x Is Done Waiting: The Roanoke Artist Turning Every Lesson Into a Legacy first appeared on Raptology.</p>
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes with believing in yourself longer than anyone has been paying attention. BoogieWho brings that feeling to “B’$,” a melodic rap and R&B record where money troubles and stubborn ambition share the same space. He wants the payoff, but the song spends its time inside the struggle <p>The post BoogieWho Puts a Price on Perseverance With “B’$” first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Miami Gardens artist XRITUAL is building a career around versatility, independence, and turning real-life experiences into music. His sound moves through dark hip-hop, gothic rap, melodic rap, emo rap, psychedelic influences, rock-inspired energy, and other styles that resist easy classification. For XRITUAL, however, the darkness is not an aesthetic for its own sake. It comes <p>The post Artist Interview: XRITUAL Talks Turning Pain Into Music and Carving His Own Lane in South Florida first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Chicago artist Freidrich$ brings drill, acoustic songwriting and outsider hip-hop together on I Am the Prince of Darkness, a new album that is considerably more playful than its title suggests. Freidrich$ has developed an idiosyncratic approach to hip-hop that combines the genre’s language and rhythms with the intimacy and melodic sensibility of indie and twee music. <p>The post Freidrich$ Turns Hip-Hop Sideways on I Am the Prince of Darkness first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Hip-hop history often centers on the cities that produced its biggest commercial movements. Beyond those familiar maps are regional scenes sustained by artists, record stores, mixtape distributors and promoters whose work helped the culture travel. For New Haven rapper Big Wic, formerly known as Wicked, those roles have long overlapped. His latest campaign brings that <p>The post Big Wic Carries Connecticut’s Rap Legacy Forward first appeared on Raptology.</p>
Making a sale feels good. There is a clear result. A customer chooses a product, money changes hands and the transaction is finished. For a business, that can feel like the main objective. But a single sale is only one part of the picture. What happens after the customer leaves? Do they feel confident about <p>The post Why Customer Trust Matters More Than a Quick Sale first appeared on Raptology.</p>
The Japanese independent hip-hop artist explores the tension between wanting success and learning to let go of what holds him back. For Japanese independent hip-hop artist GranMon, ambition and self-reflection are not opposites. He wants success. He wants to perform in bigger venues. He wants his music to reach more people and create a lasting <p>The post GranMon Turns Self-Doubt, Ambition, and Restlessness Into “Kaika” and “Mu no Kyouchi” first appeared on Raptology.</p>
New Jersey rapper Brandin Tyrik connects personal reflection, spirituality and cinematic storytelling across his ambitious three-part album. Brandin Tyrik is building a career at the intersection of hip-hop, professional sports business and narrative storytelling. The New Jersey rapper, Rutgers University graduate and Madison Square Garden employee has released TIME CAPSULE: THE TRILOGY, a conceptual album that presents its story across <p>The post Brandin Tyrik Turns Memory Into a Psychological Thriller on ‘TIME CAPSULE: THE TRILOGY’ first appeared on Raptology.</p>
