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Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Ice Cube and more have been announced to join Run-DMC on stage at the upcoming Hip Hop 50 Live concert in New York.In collaboration with Live Nation, the record label Mass Appeal – which is co-owned by New York rap legend Nas – have announced the full line-up for their upcoming one-off celebratory event, headlined by the trailblazing hip-hop group Run-DMC.“On the day it began in the Bronx, where it all started,” reads a description of the concert, which will take place on August 11 at New York’s Yankee Stadium.On Monday (June 5), Mass Appeal revealed the initial line-up for the special concert. Run-DMC spoke to Rolling Stone about their set and what concert-goers can expect.“I am honoured to hit the stage in the Bronx, the birthplace of hip-hop and celebrate all of my heroes,” said Rev Run.A post shared by Hip Hop 50 (@hiphop50)D.M.C continued: “August is hip-hop’s 50th birthday! So up in the Bronx where it all started we will be celebrating this historic moment in history.

to the hip hip, hop-a you don’t stop” all the way back in 1979, on the first rap track to break the Billboard 100, “Rapper’s Delight.” Now, 50 years on, hip-hop shows no signs of stopping soon, just as Mike predicted way back when. What you hear is not a test: depending on how you measure it, hip-hop and rap have now been a part of the culture for half a century.

Alabama Barker has hit back at critics of her fledgling rap career by highlighting her father Travis Barker's extensive connections within the music industry and how he introduced her to the genre. The 17-year-old shared a clip of an unreleased rap song to TikTok last week and after receiving mixed reviews, took to the social media platform once again to defend herself in a since-deleted video.

Lil Wayne ended the final show of his Welcome To Tha Carter Tour early because of the crowd’s supposed lack of enthusiasm.On Saturday (May 13), the legendary rapper was set to end his tour in Los Angeles at The Wiltern Theatre. For anyone who couldn’t make the show in person, they could purchase a livestream of the event for $15.Wayne played for 30 minutes, with signees from his Young Money Records label imprint let Lil Twist, Yaj Kader, and Allan Cubas performing as well.

This past Saturday, May 13, Lil Wayne wrapped up his "Welcome To Tha Carter" tour with what should have been a celebratory moment in Los Angeles. Instead, fans were left disappointed when the rapper's first headline tour in four years came to a close with a show that ended after just half an hour. As fans on social media, as well as HipHopDX, report, it seems that Wayne arrived on stage at the Wiltern an hour later than billed but started his set as expected (including a surprise appearance from special guest 2 Chainz).

New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer. ET has you covered for everything in between.Ed Sheeran leads this week's releases with, pronounced «Subtract,» Sheeran's fifth studio album.

one of the most expertly-curated festivals of the year.And this year’s Something In The Water is no exception.Just a few of the big names the “Happy” singer has invited to his April 28-30 three-day jamboree in Virginia Beach, VA include Wu-Tang Clan, Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi, Lil Durk and Jonas Brothers.There’s still so much more.Lil Uzi Vert, Wale, Nile Rodgers and Chic, Machine Gun Kelly and Mumford and Sons are also set to headline.Heck, even Arcade Fire, Third Eye Blind, Maren Morris, 100 gecs and Skrillex will be there.And “Saturday Night Live’s” Jay Pharoah is on the bill as well.Now that is a lineup.Desperately need last-minute tickets?Well, the good news is you can still grab them.At the time of publication, we found three-day passes going for as low as $279 before fees on Vivid Seats.Considering how many bona fide megastars you get to see over the three-day weekend, that’s a bargain.Still need more information before committing?Here’s everything you need to know and more about the 2023 Something In The Water Festival.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.The festival’s festive poster including all acts set to perform from April 28-30 can be seen below.A post shared by

Capcom has kicked off a surprise Street Fighter 6 beta for PlayStation users, though fans of the upcoming fighting game will need to wait until next week to play on Xbox or PC.The Street Fighter 6 showcase was broadcast last night (April 20), where Capcom revealed it was dropping a demo immediately after the stream ended.“Create your avatar, explore World Tour mode and start fighting,” teased Lil Wayne, who hosted the showcase.While the Street Fighter 6 beta is available now on PS4 and PS5, it won’t arrive on PC or Xbox Series X|S until next Wednesday (April 26).While Capcom has not announced a closing date for the beta, a recent blog post from the studio has confirmed what will be on offer. Both Luke and Ryu will be available as playable characters, while players will also be able to create and control their own avatar — which Capcom noted will carry through to the full version of the game when it launches in June.The beta will also let players try out the beginning of Street Fighter 6‘s single-player World Tour mode, along with One On One fights and a range of tutorials and character guides for newcomers.However, some parts of the game – such as its multiplayer modes and full roster of fighters – will not be available to try out during the beta.

Lil Wayne is back on the road for his first concert tour in four years!

Social media star Hasbulla has become the latest celebrity to rock the Big Red Boot trend. The designer boots have gone viral for looking like cartoon character shoes.

New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer. ET has you covered for everything in between.Charlie Puth leads this week's releases with his new single, «That's Not How This Works,» featuring Dan + Shay and released in conjunction with a short film for the song.

Killer Mike‘s new solo album will feature collaborations with André 3000, Lil Wayne, Dave Chappelle and more.According to a new Instagram post from Radio Milwaukee station HYFIN, the new project is called ‘Michael’ and will feature a number of collaborations.Following a listening party at SXSW in Austin, Texas last week, DJ Kenny Perez shared: “Without a doubt, RUN and embrace it when it drops. The project is journey through his life and he doesn’t hold back.

Thania Garcia As expected, Morgan Wallen’s “One Thing at a Time” sky-rocketed to No. 1 on the albums chart –scoring the biggest opening week numbers of 2023 for any album by units earned and the fifth-largest streaming week ever. The 36-song record, released March 3 via Big Loud/Mercury/Republic Records, opens with the equivalent of 501,000 sales in the U.S. as the largest debut since Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” entered the charts last October with 1.5 million units. Approximately 76% of “One Thing at a Time’s” units come from its massive impact on streaming platforms, according to data by Luminate via Billboard. The super-sized set logged a total of 498.28 million on-demand streams in its first week and became Spotify’s most-streamed country album in a single day by a male artist.

Rolling Loud Festival is dropping into Inglewood, CA’s The Lot at Hollywood Park for three huge, rap-packed days featuring some of the genre’s biggest names like Playboi Carti, Travis Scott and Future.They’ll be joined by fellow headliners like Kodak Black, Trippie Redd, Lil Uzi Vert, 2 Chainz and Lil Baby who are all set to spit over the course of the weekend as well.That’s not all though.Legends like Lil Wayne AND Soulja Boy will be there, too.To be honest, we’re just getting started — over 100 major acts are booked over the course of the three-day extravaganza.We haven’t even mentioned City Girls, Tyga, Don Toliver, Ski Mask The Slump God and Fivio Foreign are also on the bill.And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.Make sure to act fast though.Last-minute tickets are available but just for a short time.While we couldn’t find single-day passes, three-day passes can still be scooped up for $285 before fees on Vivid Seats.All prices were found at the time of publication and are subject to fluctuation.As mentioned earlier, over 100 hip-hop acts are set to perform over the course of the long weekend.Rather than list them all, we recommend you check out Rolling Loud’s expansive poster below.A post shared by Rolling Loud (@rollingloud)After hip-hop Christmas comes a season that doesn’t stop giving.Here are just five of the biggest hip-hop tours you won’t want to miss over the next few months.• Wu-Tang Clan with Nas• Lil Wayne• Legendz of the Streetz with Rick Ross• A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie• FutureWant to see who else is on the road? Check out our list of the 52 biggest concert tours here.

Drake has spoken out about how Lil Wayne got his name wrong when they first met.The pair collaborated on the track ‘Ransom’ in 2008, with the latter rapping about Drake’s email address.“And I think his name was kinda like ‘Drake Drizzy Rogers’ / Or ‘Drizzy Drake Rogers,’ I’m too busy to play father,” Wayne rapped on the song, not realising that Rogers wasn’t actually his last name but his email provider. Drake’s actual name is Aubrey Graham.Speaking in a new interview on the debut episode of Lil Yachty’s A Moody Conversation interview series, Drake explained the the mix up.

Lil Wayne has revealed that he hasn’t eaten fast food in decades, and that it’s been so long since he’s had a McDonald’s meal that he doesn’t know what it smells like.The rapper recently sat down with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe to discuss his upcoming album ‘Tha Carter VI’, at one point sharing more about his diet. “When I was 19 I moved to Miami and my mom is a chef and she was very happy for the move because New Orleans is crazy,” he said, per Complex. “One thing she really wanted me to do was get a personal chef.”“So from the age of 19 to now, I’ve always had a personal chef.

New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer. ET has you covered for all of it. The Jonas Brothers released their newest single, «Wings,» a preamble to their upcoming album, to be released in May.

Lil Wayne has shared a new song called "Kant Nobody" featuring a posthumous appearance from DMX. The song is produced by Avenue and Swizz Beatz, DMX's longtime collaborator. A sample of a DMX interview can be heard at the song's beginning, and his iconic bark punctuates the rest of the track.

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Victoria Beckham smiled as she cosied up to her husband David Beckham and three of their children, Romeo, Cruz and Harper - but eldest son Brooklyn was noticeably absent, amidst ongoing rumours of a feud between his wife Nicola and his mother. The Beckham clan - sans Brooklyn - attended the launch of family friends Dave and Isabela Grutman's new Miami restaurant, Gekko, which also saw a hole host of other celebrities on the guest list.

It may have happened later than planned but Drake reunited with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne for a celebration of the Young Money era on Saturday night (August 6). The trio played a selection of their most loved collaborations, including “HYFR, ”“Moment 4 Life,” “Up All Night,” and “The Motto,” at Toronto's Budweiser Stage.

Lil Wayne is working on his next big project!The «Uproar» rapper officially announced that he's working on — his long-awaited follow-up to his hit 2018 album — in a video posted to social media on Sunday.«What up, y’all, Tunechi here. Thank you.

Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne performed their Young Money reunion show in Toronto last night (August 6), performing a litany of their respective hits for approximately 16,000 fans.Announced less than a month ago, the show rounded out a trilogy of shows Drake hosted for his ‘October World Weekend’, a concert series that the rapper said precedes the worldwide expansion of his music festival, OVO Fest. It was initially scheduled to go down on Monday (August 1), but was pushed back five days after Drake tested positive for COVID-19.The show itself started later than scheduled.

Drake has bounced back from his recent tussle with COVID-19, and as promised, has confirmed a new date for his Young Money reunion concert with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne.The show was initially booked to go down last Monday (August 1), but was postponed just hours out from kick-off when Drake revealed that he’d tested positive for COVID-19. At the time, the rapper said he would reschedule the show “to the SOONEST date possible”, assuring fans that “the moment I test negative I will give you everything I got on stage (except the covid)”.The show will now go ahead tonight (August 6) at its original venue, the 16,000-capacity Budweiser Stage in Drake’s hometown of Toronto.

Drake contracting covid can release a sigh of relief. The rapper announced Thursday that he tested negative and will be performing with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne on August 6 at OVO Fest’s Young Money Reunion.Taking to Instagram to share the announcement, Drake wrote, «Negative test…positive outcome…this was the only date available until the fall and because the family is so solid everybody is flying back in to make it happen for you all…SEE YOU SATURDAY…young moulaaa.»A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi)Earlier this week, Drake announced that his set at the October World Weekend scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to him contracting COVID-19. “I am truly devastated to say that I tested positive for Covid and the Young Money Reunion show scheduled for tonight is being rescheduled to the SOONEST date possible,” the Canadian MC wrote on his Instagram Stories.

Drake announced that his set at the October World Weekend scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to him contracting COVID-19. “I am truly devastated to say that I tested positive for Covid and the Young Money Reunion show scheduled for tonight is being rescheduled to the SOONEST date possible,” the Canadian MC wrote on his Instagram Stories.  “I will keep the city posted and share the new date whenever we have it locked.

announced Wednesday. He was 24.JayDaYoungan, whose given name is Javorius Scott, died from his injuries while a second victim, a close family member named Kenyatta Scott Sr., is in stable condition, the Bogalusa Police Department saidThe Louisiana native was an up-and-coming rapper best known for his songs “23 Island,” “Elimination” and “Opps.” Authorities noted that detectives are conducting interviews and working leads, but no suspects or motive were identified.“We can now identify the victims as Javorius Scott, A.K.A. JayDaYoungan and close family member Kenyatta Scott Sr.,” the Bogalusa Police Department said on Facebook.

Lil Wayne is paying tribute to «Uncle Bob.» Earlier this week, the 39-year-old rapper remembered former New Orleans police officer Robert Hoobler, often referred to as «Uncle Bob,» who died at his home in Old Jefferson, Louisiana, according to. He was 65. In the past, Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., has credited Hoobler for saving his life when he was just 12 years old. Sharing a photo of the former cop, the rapper wrote on Instagram, «Everything happens for a reason.

Content warning: This article discusses attempted suicide.Lil Wayne has paid tribute to Robert Hoobler, a former New Orleans police officer who saved the rapper’s life following a suicide attempt when he was a child.As the New Orleans Advocate reports, Hoobler – who Lil Wayne affectionately referred to as Uncle Bob – was found dead in his home in Louisiana last Friday (July 22). He was 65 years old, and had been dealing with health issues following a car accident and a struggle with diabetes.“Everything happens for a reason. I was dying when I met u at this very spot.

taking to Instagram Live to call the teenager “unbelievably socially unaware and whack.”But one Hollywood publicist said the musician screwed up with the route she took.“Why would she DM a teenager and hope for him to keep a secret? They live on social media and never keep secrets,” said the publicist. “I think it was dumb. You should always be aware of your celebrity status and not put your reputation at risk.

Drake’s recently announced Young Money reunion show.Announced earlier this week, Drake is set to put on a series of shows in Toronto (dubbed the ‘October World Weekend’) ahead of the worldwide expansion of his OVO Fest.Alongside an All Canadian North Stars show and a gig headlined by Chris Brown and Lil Baby, Drake is also putting on a Young Money reunion, with Nicki Minaj and Young Money Entertainment boss Lil Wayne set to appear.However, after tickets went on sale Friday (July 15), fans took to Twitter to complain about the sky high prices.As it stands, resale and “Platinum” tickets for the show at the Budweiser Stage on August 1 are available on Ticketmaster for CA$573 (£370), with the most expensive seat currently costing CA$1480 (£958).“If Ticketmaster really think they could charge me $750 for OVO fest lawn tickets they best be performing on MY lawn,” wrote one fan.@Drake them OvO prices insane my boy no way you can feel comfortable wit charging 750 for general admission— THE ODD BALL (@Mxtra845) July 16, 2022“The prices of the #ovofest tickets…… Drake tell me you’re out of touch with reality without telling me you’re out of touch with reality. Are you even aware of the cost of living in Toronto now,” wrote another.“Drake needs to read the room because who the fuck is paying those prices at a time like this,” said another fan.However, one fan pointed out that originally, tickets were available from CA$120 (£77) and topped out at CA$300 (£194) until Ticketmaster’s surge pricing kicked in.the young money prices are not drake’s fault y’all it’s ticketmaster.

Drake has announced October World Weekend, a series of three live shows taking place in Toronto at the end of the month and the start of August. The three-day event will begin on July 28 with a show promising "All Canadian North Stars" before Lil Baby and Chris Brown play live on July 29.

Jack Harlow put on a star-studded BET Awards 2022 performance, including a guest spot from Brandy on his single ‘First Class’.The Louisville rapper took to the stage at the June 26 ceremony, kicking off his performance of ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You’ cut ‘Poison’ with DJ Drama manning the decks.

Lizzo has dazzled at the 2022 BET Awards, performing ‘About Damn Time’ from her forthcoming album ‘Special’.Her appearance at the event opened with her face projected onto a clock visual and a troupe of gold-clad dancers introducing the song. From there, Lizzo herself appeared, dressed in a gold, disco-ball-like outfit.“You know what time it is,” she said, before launching into a flute solo, and a captivating, uplifting rendition of the viral hit, including moves from its accompanying TikTok dance.“It’s about damn time we have fun,” she added towards the latter end of the song.

2022 BET Awards kicked off Sunday night, and fans got a chance to see some of the biggest names in music perform their hottest hits.Amid the awards and acceptance speeches, Sunday's show saw some truly impressive numbers, from artists like Babyface, Chance the Rapper, Chlöe, Doechii, Ella Mai, Fireboy DML, GIVĒON, Jack Harlow, Joey Bada$$, Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin, Latto, Lizzo, Muni Long, Roddy Ricch and more.ET is following along throughout the night to round up all the incredible appearances as they happen.Check out all the epic performances from Sunday's star-studded BET Awards below.Lizzo opened up the show with a powerful performance of her hit, «About Damn Time.» Beginning her set with an epic flute solo, Lizzo was glittering in gold, wearing a matching disco-ball-inspired outfit. Cascading down a gold set of stairs, while a gold disco ball spun behind her, the «GRRLS» singer danced and sang while the hyped-up audience got out of their chairs and moved and grooved along with her.The 24-year-old emcee kicked off his set with a performance of «Poison.» Harlow rocked a black undershirt and matching black pants on the stage — which mimicked a house party — while he rapped the song from his latest album,. Making a surprise appearance was Lil Wayne, who came out and rapped his verse from the track.

Jack Harlow gave a first-class performance as he took the BET Awards stage for the first time on Sunday.The 24-year-old emcee kicked off his set with a performance of «Poison.» Harlow rocked a black undershirt and matching black pants on the stage — which mimicked a house party — while he rapped the song from his latest album, . Making a surprise appearance was Lil Wayne, who came out and rapped his verse from the track. Kicking things up a notch, the rapper went into his viral hit, “First Class,” which got the audience on their feet. Surrounded by background dancers, the rapper hit his signature two-step as he performed the single.In one of the biggest surprises, Brandy graced the stage and delivered a verse alongside the rapper, before dancing alongside him.The singer's appearance comes after Harlow caught flack around the internet for not being familiar with her music catalog and impact. Harlowkicked off his night with support for his friend, and collaborator, Lil Nas X. The rapper wore a shirt featuring Lil Nas X's face with black Givenchy pants and boots. Lil Nas X reacted to his friend's nod to him on the carpet — following being snubbed from this year's ceremony — on Twitter.  «wow i really love this man,» the rapper responded to a tweet featuring a photo of Harlow from the carpet. Harlow’s performance comes after social media took issue with his nomination in the Best Male Hip-Hop category.