Category: Artists News

  • Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz announce “WELCOME 2 COLLEGROVE”

    Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz announce “WELCOME 2 COLLEGROVE”

    Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz have recently announced a new joint album title Welcome 2 Collegrove is on the way and will be released on November 17 via Def Jam. On Friday (October 20), the Southern rap heavyweights unveiled the release date and cover art for their long-awaited second collaborative album. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Reveal Artwork, Features &…

  • Lil Wayne inducted into the Billboard Hip-Hop Hall of Fame

    Lil Wayne inducted into the  Billboard Hip-Hop Hall of Fame

    Rapper Lil Wayne was inducted into the @Billboard Hip-Hop Hall of Fame at the magazine’s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players event. The ceremony follows Wayne’s fourth cover appearance on Billboard magazine. Wayne and Nas both brought their beautiful daughters at the power players awards event.

  • Rapper Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in jail for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

    Rapper Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in jail for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

    Rapper, singer, and songwriter Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion back in 2020. Canadian rapper Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was found guilty in December 2022 of three felonies related to the shooting, which left his fellow artist injured in the foot after a party at the Hollywood…

  • Swae Lee Gives Credit To Amapiano Creators, Dropping Amapiano Music Soon

    Swae Lee Gives Credit To Amapiano Creators, Dropping Amapiano Music Soon

    American rapper, singer, and songwriter Swae Lee has recently announced that he will be dropping Amapiano music soon. He visited Nigeria a few days ago and chose Surulere as the backdrop for capturing scenes for his upcoming song. Swae found himself in hot waters for using the Nigerian flag 🇳🇬 on his announcement of his…

  • Gunna’s fukumean sampled from Sho Madjozi’s Huku reached #1

    Gunna’s fukumean sampled from Sho Madjozi’s Huku reached #1

    Gunna’s latest single fukumean that was sampled and ad lipped from South African rapper, singer, songwriter, actress and poet Sho Madjozi’s Huku has reached #1 on US Apple Music. He’s the sneak peek of the single #fukumean and credits above to Sho Madjozi. 🙌🏽🙌🏽 South Ahh 🇿🇦 to the world!

  • Legendary Houston rapper Big Pokey dies at age 45 after collapsing on stage 😔

    Legendary Houston rapper Big Pokey dies at age 45 after collapsing on stage 😔

    Houston Texas-based MC and rapper Milton Powell aka Big Pokey, collapsed and died while performing onstage at a bar in neighboring Beaumont late Saturday night this weekend at the age of 45. A dramatic footage from the night of the concert shows Big Pokey gasping into the microphone mid-lyric while rapping at the Pour 09…

  • Cassper perfoms unreleased music with Maglera Doe Boy at an event

    Cassper perfoms unreleased music with Maglera Doe Boy at an event

    Cassper Nyovest performed some unreleased music at an event he attended in zone 6. He also performed some bangers with Maglera Doe Boy. Hot or not? Let us know on the comments below. #YouthOverEverything

  • Rapper AKA shot dead in Florida Road, Durban

    Rapper AKA shot dead in Florida Road, Durban

    South African rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes known professionally as AKA has been shot and killed in a drive-by shooting iin florida road, Durban while standing outside a nightclub establishment. “I can confirm that two men were killed and one of them is a well-known rapper. Police will not be releasing any names of the victims…

  • Khuli Chana Launches Content Creation Hub ‘Khuli Chana’ Studios

    Khuli Chana Launches Content Creation Hub ‘Khuli Chana’ Studios

    South African Motswako rapper and music mogul Khuli Chana has launched his new business venture Khuli Chana Studios, a content creation hub for creatives, offering TV production facilities, sound, live streaming & music production. The newly launched creative space has been in the making for 5 years and after several failed attempts, MotswakoOriginator managed to…

  • Lil Wayne Carter VI on the Way!

    Lil Wayne Carter VI on the Way!

    Rapper Lil Wayne has officially announced his new album ‘Tha Carter VI’ on a recent Twitter post. Here’s some of the Twitter street reactions to the big news: