The Wiz is getting so close to premiering on Broadway, but first the national tour is playing in Los Angeles.
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Lil Wayne has said he believes Drake is “hated on” the hip-hop community because he is “light-skinned.”The Louisiana-born rapper appeared on The Richard Sherman Podcast last week. Sherman praised Wayne’s talent-scouting skills, to which the latter credited his mentor and Cash Money Records co-founder Birdman for showing him how to pick great artists.This led the American footballer to ask about Drake – his protégé and one of the first signees on the Young Money/Cash Money label imprint – and why he receives so much criticism in the rap community.“He red,” Wayne replied, “he light-skinned.
“That’s just American history. How I know is, because I’m not light-skinned.
I hated on all [the] light-skinned dudes in school. So yeah, it’s American history, man.”The comment comes weeks after hip-hop legend Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) stated that Drake is not in hip-hop but a “pop” star whose music is “compatible with shopping.” The Canadian rapper has since replied by sharing a video of Method Man describing what hip-hop is.
Dexerto reported that Drake hasn’t forgiven Bey’s comments and called him a “crackhead” under an Instagram post.A post shared by THE HIP-HOP WOLF® (@thehiphopwolf)Joe Budden has been open about his disdain for Drake’s music. Last October, the latter dropped his eighth studio album, ‘For All The Dogs’, before the ‘Pump It Up’ rapper said the album sounded like he was “rapping for the kids, the streams, the accolades ” and not “adult people.”This caused Drake to take a shot back at Budden.
The Wiz is getting so close to premiering on Broadway, but first the national tour is playing in Los Angeles.
Usher delivered a star-studded Halftime Show during the 2024 Super Bowl on Sunday (February 11). However, there were rumors that the lineup was supposed to include Justin Bieber.
Turned down for what?Lil Jon revealed the reason Justin Bieber did not perform during Usher’s Super Bowl halftime show amidst fan speculation and anticipated that the “Baby” singer would join his longtime mentor and collaborator on stage. “We wanted to put Justin in the show, so we had the idea of doing a version of the show with Justin in it,” Lil Jon, who performed alongside Usher on Super Bowl Sunday, told TMZ on Wednesday.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Peacock has ordered a limited scripted series about notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy, Variety has learned. The announcement was made during the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena. The series is inspired by the 2021 Peacock/NBC News Studios docuseries “John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise,” with the scripted series sharing the same name.
Lil Yachty has teased a collaborative album with James Blake called ‘Bad Cameo’.In a new Instagram post, Yachty revealed the surprise album in a video clip, saying: “I think James has worked with a quite substantial amount of hip hop artists, but this project is so left for both of us.“Then, aside from the one picture that James posted, which he doesn’t have many followers actually, I don’t think people know that we know each other exist.”Blake also played a track off the unreleased album at his recent CYMK show – watch the footage below.A post shared by CONCRETE BOY BOAT^ (@lilyachty)Unreleased one from James Blake and Lil Yachty, debuted at CMYK last night
Dwayne Johnson is hitting back at a reporter.
Lil Yachty has performed a new collaboration produced by Fred again.. – watch the footage below.On February 8, the superstar DJ announced a surprise rave to be thrown at NYC’s Knockdown Centre hours before the party began. Fred again..
the viral, allegedly leaked X-rated video of him engaging in a sexual act.During the Nashville stop of his “It’s All A Blur Tour – Big As the What?” tour with J. Cole — and Lil Durk for this performance — Drake, 37, told the audience, “I know y’all probably waitin’ on me to address this, so the rumors are true,” he paused, “My dad is here! That’s what y’all were waitin’ for?” The “Way 2 Sexy” rapper did not elaborate any further about the video.The Post has contacted a rep for Drake for comment.
It’s been quite a while since there has been significant discussion about a Netflix film appearing at Cannes. The reason being that Cannes’ rules claim that a film that plays in competition at the event has to have a theatrical rollout in France.
The wait for Chief Keef‘s perpetually-delayed album Almighty Sosa 2 continues with no end in sight, but today sees the release of a new song from the Chicago rapper, “Say Ya Grace,” a collaboration with Lil Yachty that appears on the new Lyrical Lemonade compilation project All Is Yellow. The song is co-produced by Keef, Carlton McDowell, and Marvy Ayy, and introduces itself right away as an outlier in the handful of songs Keef has released over the past few years.
Lil Nas X has shared a reflective new track titled ‘Where Do We Go Now?’. Check it out below.The new track was written by the rapper and singer as part of his upcoming HBO documentary, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero.Written in collaboration with Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin, the new song sees the 24-year-old take a slower, more introspective approach than usual.
Yungblud has released ‘When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)’, his first single of 2024, featuring Lil Yachty.The track sees the English musician – born Dominic Harrison – confronting metaphysical questions, opening with the lyrics: “Does Heaven have a dealer? Do they sell the love for cheaper than in Hollywood? / As hell is gettin’ colder, I don’t plan on gettin’ older in this neighbourhood“, before culminating in him belting the song’s title over an immense soundscape: “When we die, tell me, can we still get high?”Later in the track, Lil Yachty joins in with mind-bending bars: “If you fall far too deep / Lose yourself in your new life / Head over heels for your new eyes“, the track’s trippy production complementing the rapper-producer’s current psych-rock phase, heralded by his 2023 album ‘Let’s Start Here’.In a press release, Yungblud spoke about intending to collaborate with Lil Yachty since 2019. “When we die (can we still get high?)’ was one of the first songs I wrote when I got to New Orleans to make new music,” he wrote.
Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events The new HBO documentary “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” chronicles the Grammy winner as he embarks on his debut concert tour of the same name. The behind-the-scenes film includes the Grammy winner talking about how his family has come to not only accept his queerness, but embrace his sexuality. He’s even taken his dad to a gay bar.
Ellise Shafer John Cena is in full support of WWE’s recent pact with Netflix to stream “Monday Night Raw” on the platform starting in 2025. At the world premiere of his new movie “Argylle” in London, Cena told Variety that the deal is “good for everybody” and congratulated fellow wrestler Dwayne Johnson — with whom he feuded in the 2010s — on joining the board of WWE parent TKO. “That’s great for WWE, that’s obviously great for TKO.
Tonight, CBS will celebrate the 60th broadcast anniversary of Let’s Make a Deal with a primetime special.
Madison Square Garden residency, telling the crowd, “I have good news. I have bad news. I’ll give you the bad news first.
Billy Joel has announced ‘Turn The Lights Back On’, his first solo song since 2007 and second since 1993.‘Turn The Lights Back On’ is set for release on February 1 via Columbia. It will be available on all streaming platforms as well as a limited-edition 7” vinyl.
Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Billy Joel is back with new music for the first time in 17 years. The singer-songwriter has announced the release of “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first solo song since 2007 and second since 1993.
Yungblud and Lil Yachty have teased that they’re working on an upcoming collaboration.The musicians were snapped together in a new photo which shows the pair situated somewhere in Atlanta, sitting in directors’ chairs in a wooded area.While it’s not clear exactly what they’re working on, neither is a stranger to collaborating with fellow artists.Most recently, Yungblud – real name Dominic Harrison – worked with Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes on his October release ‘Happier‘, which followed his team-up with Avril Lavigne in 2022 on ‘I’m A Mess’.Meanwhile Lil Yachty, whose real name is Miles Parks McCollum, featured on Faye Webster‘s recent single ‘Lego Ring’. He’s also previously linked up with Drake, Flo Milli, Future, Playboi Carti and more.Last year, Lil Yachty dropped his new album ‘Let’s Start Here’, for which he strayed from his usual trap and rap stylings in favour of rock elements, which he said proves “I can do anything”.In an interview with Billboard, his non-rap inspirations ranged from Tame Impala‘s ‘Currents’, Pink Floyd‘s seminal ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ and Frank Ocean‘s ‘Blonde’.“Fuck any of the albums I dropped before this one,” he said, before clarifying: “I came into music in a time where rap was real hardcore, it was real street.
Lil Nas X opened up during a revealing Q&A with his fans online.