Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa did numbers over the weekend with their Black Star Line Festival. According to HotNewHipHop, over 50,000 individuals were in attendance. At this same festival, T-Pain, Erykah Badu, Jeremih, Tobe Nwigwe, and Talib Kweli rocked the stage. Before the…
Rapper King Von, 26, Killed in Atlanta Nightclub Shooting
Chicago Drill rapper King Von (born Dayvon Daquan Bennett) has died at age 26 after being shot at an Atlanta nightclub. The rapper was reportedly hospitalized in critical condition early Friday morning following a shootout at the Monaco Hookah Lounge…
Justin Bieber and Chance the Rapper Take it To Church in “HOLY”: Watch
Justin Bieber and Chance the Rapper have reunited on a new record named “HOLY” and it arrives with a Colin Tilley–directed music video (also notorious for “WAP”). The pair take it to church in this gospel-charged single about a perfect…
Netflix Approves Pharrell Williams Gospel Docu-Series ‘Voices of Fire’
Netflix is pairing up with Pharrell Williams on a new, unscripted series. The mega-streamer has ordered docu-series, Voices of Fire, that will explore the singer’s hometown community of Hampton Roads, Virginia as it builds on Williams efforts to curate, “one…
Chance The Rapper Will Star In ‘Sesame Street’ Movie
Collider reports that Chance The Rapper will star in the Sesame Street movie. According to the site, he’ll be playing the Mayor’s aide. Additionally, the Sesame Street movie “is expected to boost a strong ensemble of diverse stars, a la Disney’s 2011 movie The Muppets.” Chance will…
Chance The Rapper Cancels The Big Tour
In September, following the birth of his second child, Chance the Rapper opted to push back the dates for his Big Tour in order to spend time with his family. On Sunday (Dec. 15), he announced a full cancellation instead.…
Full Line Up For Pharrell’s Something In The Water Festival Released
Pharrell has always had a passion for recognizing the influence and appreciation of educators. So on Thursday morning (Dec. 12) the entire lineup for Something in the Water Festival was announced by the principals at 12 high schools in the Virginia Beach district.…
Chance The Rapper Partners With Chicago Students For “I Love You So Much” Music Video
A select group of Chicago Public School students were enlisted to learn coding and create projects seeing themselves as superheroes. The coding project has since been turned into a computer video game and now it will double as the “music…
Chance The Rapper Drops New Music Video
As an independent artist Chance the Rapper has been able to freely and successfully execute his plans for music however he desires, and on Friday (Oct .11) he took full advantage of that. Doing something that most have never done or seen, Chance…
DaBaby Finally Announces New Album Release
“I definitely am the best rapper alive, mark my words. Me and Billboard are going to have a great relationship.” – DaBaby Earlier this year in January, after signing with Interscope Records, Baby Jesus told Billboard that he’s “trying to have them change my…