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There’s a notion in business that if you aren’t growing, you are dying. It’s a mentality that feels easy to combat, yet everything we experience regarding capitalism, about startups and the stock market, tells us differently, and it infects every aspect of our lives. You’d think culture would be immune, but Americans treat the arts […]

Well, that didn’t take long. On Saturday (4/13) morning, a Drake song tentatively called “Push Ups (Drop And Give Me 50)” surfaced online that found The Boy taking aim at everyone who’s been shooting at him recently. Mainly focused on Kendrick Lamar (in response to his “Like That” verse), the diss track also found Future,

It’s no secret that the hip hop landscape is supersaturated. From Soundcloud echo chambers to hype machines pushing a profusion of poseurs, it can be difficult for audiences to distinguish authentic voices from posturing doppelgangers. But with a unique flow and a mesmerizing lyrical aptitude, rapper Shawn Smith is poised to take the hip hop

Missy Elliott is ready to take it out of this world for her long-awaited tour and she is bringing some friends along for the trek. On Monday (Apr. 8), the rap icon announced her Out of This World: The Missy Elliott Experience tour with fellow rapper Busta Rhymes, singer Ciara, and producer Timbaland. Missy’s first-ever

Music By JBettis420 | April 3, 2024 Sparta Distribution has inked a new deal with the culture’s music leading performance platform, From The Block Performance, as announced today. Under this partnership, Sparta will distribute all the platform’s current and upcoming performances. This innovative move expands on the distribution hub’s mission of representing and nurturing the next generation of

Lil Yachty has come full circle. Before music, Yachty worked as a McDonald’s crew member, during which time, he crafted one of his artistic hallmarks — the signature vibrant red hair that made him stand out when he first stepped onto the scene. Dropping tracks on Soundcloud in between shifts at Mickey D’s, Yachty maintained

After taking things to the the discotheque with 2022’s act i: RENAISSANCE, Beyoncé heads to the dude ranch with her eighth studio album act ii: COWBOY CARTER. “This album has been over five years in the making. It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and

Inspired by real life events, Trard creates music authentic to himself and the experiences that made him into who he is. Miami, Florida native, Trard is a product of the rich musical and creative history of the city in lights. With music in his family lineage through his dad renowned as a DJ, Trard became

It’s all fucked up now. Two properties belonging to hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs were raided by Homeland Security Investigations on Monday afternoon (Mar. 25). ABC LA reports the seize took place at Diddy’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles were part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation by federal authorities in New York.