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Universal Music Group (UMG) CEO Lucian Grainge is firing back at Drake’s latest legal push in the rapper’s defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s viral diss track “Not Like Us.” In a sworn declaration, Grainge said he “had never heard” the track — nor seen its cover art or music video — until after Interscope Records […] AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Universal Music Group (UMG)…
Lil Yachty is facing heavy backlash after previewing an unreleased track during a livestream with PlaqueBoyMax that included a lyric referencing George Floyd. The bar immediately drew criticism, most notably from Floyd’s longtime friend and former NBA player, Stephen Jackson. Jackson, who grew up with Floyd in Houston’s Third Ward, didn’t hold back in his response. In a video posted online, he called the lyric “disrespectful” and accused Yachty of exploiting Floyd’s name for attention. “Lil Yachty, bro. You been wack, my n***a,” Jackson said. “You think saying George Floyd’s name in a bar is gonna make people like your…
Lil Yachty is under fire over a song with a George Floyd lyric that Stephen Jackson, Floyd’s childhood friend, slammed as disrespectful. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Lil Yachty is facing intense criticism after dropping an eyebrow-raising lyric about George Floyd during Plaqueboymax’s livestream on Thursday (August 14). In the snippet, Yachty raps, “Put my knee up on her neck, I went George Floyd,” a…
MURS is a 47 year old MC & singer/songwriter from Los Angeles, California notable for being a former member of the alternative hip hop outfit the Living Legends. He also has a dozen solo LPs under his belt excluding the 6 he has with 9th Wonder of The Soul Council, with my favorites being his Definitive Jux Records debut …The End of the Beginning & the Strange Music-backed A Strange Journey into the Unimaginable fully produced by MIKE SUMMERS a.k.a. Seven. Now signed to Mello Music Group, the west coast veteran’s closing the book on his solo career with a trilogy chapter of the Love & Rockets series. “Silverlake Rec League” begins the end…
Atlanta hip-hop artist MARCO PLUS has officially launched his next chapter with the release of his highly anticipated album MARCO PLUS vs. tha Underworld, available now via Roc Nation Distribution. The 16-track project marks a creative high point for the rising lyricist, blending vivid storytelling, immersive interludes, and sharp introspection. MARCO PLUS uses the album to explore both his internal struggles and the external pressures of balancing “up next” status with being “up now.” Lead single “Out My Way” featuring Smino made waves ahead of the release, drawing praise from Charlamagne and DJ Envy on The Breakfast Club and earning…
Cardi B’s “Imaginary Playerz” channels ’90s Hip-Hop with a JAY-Z–approved sample and bars that have fans declaring she’s officially back. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Cardi B lit up the internet with her new single “Imaginary Playerz,” released August 15 as the second offering from her upcoming sophomore album, Am I the Drama? (out September 19, 2025). The track samples JAY-Z’s 1997 classic “Imaginary Players,”…
Venice, California emcee/producer & former graffiti artist Evidence releasing a sequel to Unlearning as his 5th LP. Coming up in the early 90’s as part of the trio Dilated Peoples alongside Rakaa & DJ Babu. He’s also established himself as a solo artist along the way dropping his debut album The Weatherman under ABB Records in 2007 & making himself at home with the renown Minneapolis powerhouse Rhymesayers Entertainment for 16 years by now. Weather or Not ended the weather themes of his earlier stuff & is picking up where his last album left off on Unlearning 2. “Plans Change” sets the tone with a funky Sebb Bash instrumental talking about the difference between him…
Looks like Cardi B is facing legal heat just as she prepares to drop her much-anticipated album Am I The Drama? this fall. Artists Joshua Fraustro, known as Sten Joddi, and Miguel Aguilar, known as Kemikal956, have filed a lawsuit claiming her single “Enough (Miami)” borrows heavily from their 2021 track Greasy FryBread. Get this, the two artists are asking the court for an injunction to keep “Enough (Miami)” off the album entirely. Their attorney, Robert Flores, says the harm to his clients would be severe if the song is released. “The damages to plaintiffs will not only be irreparable, but almost impossible…
Four years have passed since Zumbi—the enlightened, supremely talented MC from Zion I—checked in to the Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley and never checked out. Circumstances surrounding his death remain suspicious and have been suspicious since day one. But Zumbi’s loved ones, peers and fans aren’t going to let his legacy fade nor will they stop shouting about his death until justice is served. On Wednesday (August 13), Zumbi’s former partner held the annual “Justice For Zumbi” vigil at Clarion Alley in San Francisco’s Mission District. A giant portrait of Zumbi’s profile looms in the background with the words: “Let…
Yes we have another EP & the 9th altogether from Belleville, New Jersey emcee/producer Action Figure 973. For a couple years already, his first 2 mixtapes followed by his last 8 EPs & the full-length studio debut DOOM Was Right merely 3 months ago giving flowers to one of my all-time personal favorite albums Madvillainy. The 3rd entry of the Dark Side of the Ring literally came out a couple weeks ago & is once more stepping in the squared circle to teach some Ring Psychology couple weeks succeeding former IWGPヘビー級王座 as well as a 10-time WWE world champion & former UFC Heavyweight Champion in both TKO Group Holdings…