Today (Nov. 9) marks a very special day for hip hop culture, as it marks the 30th anniversary of the release of two of the greatest albums in history: A Tribe Called Quest‘s Midnight Marauders and the Wu-Tang Clan‘s Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers. These works are regularly cited as some of the most influential […]
Drake has been going hard this year. On top of his It’s All A Blur Tour, which he coheadlined with 21 Savage, Drake released his eighth studio album, For All The Dogs. While the album prompted some mixed reactions, fans seemed to love the J. Cole collaboration “First Person Shooter,” which reached No. 1 on
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[UPDATED] Spotify will not pay any royalties on tracks until they receive more than 1000 streams yearly, according to multiple sources. The new threshold, expected to go into effect early next year, is part of efforts by Spotify, other music streamers, and major labels to redistribute royalties from what UMG CEO Lucien Grainge calls”garbage” tracks
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SPONSORED POST Singer-songwriter Rachael Sage has released a new music video for her song I Made A Case, featuring 80s synth-pop legend Howard Jones. The song is a poignant tale of love amidst the complexities of time and circumstance. It’s been spun from the singer’s latest folk-pop album, The Other Side. Reflecting on the the track,
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A copyright lawsuit was filed in The Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division claiming Nicole Arbour co-wrote three tracks on country rapper Ryan Upchurch’s new album People’s Champ. That album charted on Billboard and went to #2 on Apple Music. But did she write them? In the age of social media, it’s pretty hard to
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Fulton County PD / Fulton County Sheriff’s Department In a blow to Hip-Hop artists, an Atlanta judge has ruled that lyrics by Young Thug and other of his YSL associates can be used at his RICO trial. “They’re not prosecuting your clients because of the songs they wrote,” Judge Ural
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(WARNING: Spoilers for this week’s Rap Sh!t episode will be found below.) The events in the second episode of Max’s Rap Sh!t season two, titled “Heavy Traffic,” are soundtracked by songs that help to accentuate the emotions behind each scene. You can find a list of them below and details about the scenes the records
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Originating from a city situated to the northwest of Boston, Icyhallow emerges as an up-and-coming artist, brimming with talent in the music industry. His artistic journey was initially ignited by the raw and unfiltered styles of XXXTENTACION and Duwap Kaine, which led him to contemplate pursuing a similar path. Today, Icyhallow crafts his music with
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