Year: 2020

Downtown Music Publishing today announced the signing of a global publishing administration agreement with Wu-Tang Productions, and owners Robert “RZA” Diggs and Mitchell “Divine” Diggs, to represent the iconic hip-hop group’s interest in songs from its back catalog of classic albums — as well as select works co-written or produced by individual Wu-Tang Clan members for solo releases, affiliates and other artists. The writers represented under the deal include co-founders Ghostface Killah, GZA, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, RZA and U-God. “We are excited to be partnering with Downtown and entrusting them to handle our historic back

Post Malone and 21 Savage should pop champagne bottles in celebration of their single “Rockstar” gaining over 2 billion streams on Spotify. Making this the second song on the platform to reach this accomplishment. The song that surpasses Post Malone’s Rockstar is Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” reaching over 2.5 billion streams. The single “Rockstar” was released in September of 2017 and was nominated for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. Currently, Post Malone is working on a new album during the pandemic. In an interview with WSJ, Malone states,  “I’m working on an album now. There’s so much to say

On this date in 1996, Tupac Shakur, who’s just left the Mike Tyson vs. Bruce Seldon fight at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, was gunned down in Suge Knight’s BMW while at a stop light at East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane. He was shot four times, with two of the .40 caliber shots landing in his chest. Shakur would succumb to his injuries six days later. He was only 25 years old. What were the events that transpired the days before the September 7th shooting that caused his early demise and why has the mystery of his death never

Usher has plenty of amazing things happening in both his personal and professional life. The 41-year-old singer appeared on Good Morning America on Friday and confirmed he was expecting a child with his girlfriend, Jenn Goicoechea. It was also just announced that he’ll be headlining his own Las Vegas residency, with shows starting in July 2021. This marks Usher’s third child, and his first with Goicoechea. Usher is already a dad to his two sons with his ex-wife, Tameka Foster — 12-year-old Usher V and 11-year-old Naveid. Usher said his sons couldn’t be more thrilled about the big news. “[They’re]

After weeks of rumors and leaks, Travis Scott has announced his collaboration with the fast food giant. Taking to social media on Thursday, the Houston rapper made it official. “CACTUS JACK FOR MCDONALD’S,” he tweeted alongside a photo of Mickey D’s famous fries in the shape of the Cactus Jack face logo. The collaboration is set to launch at McDonald’s stores on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The official McDonald’s account also shared an image of a paper takeout bag with a Travis figurine peeking out the top. Prior to the announcement, there had been rumors of the collaboration. An ad for

Pharoahe Monch’s once shelved album Internal Affairs is available now on streaming platforms. After years of being out of print due to a lawsuit, the veteran MC’s debut LP can be legally heard on DSPs such as Spotify and Apple Music as of Monday (August 31). “Available On All Streaming Platforms.. for the first time,” Monch declared via Twitter. Monch first announced plans for a digital rerelease of Internal Affairs in September 2019. The LP was reissued on vinyl in summer 2020. Internal Affairs originally dropped in 1999 but went out of print due to legal trouble regarding the lead

There’s still around two weeks to go until 2 Chainz celebrates another year around the sun, but his good homie Kanye West decided to get in the game early and gift the “It’s A Vibe” rapper with an advanced birthday present. (After all, birthdays are kind of their thing.) In an Instagram post on Monday (August 31), Chainz shared photos of a custom Sherp ATV he received from Ye, much like the ones he previously used to give out free Yeezy basketball sneakers in Chicago during the 2020 All-Star Weekend. “Woke up to a really dope present,”2 Chainz captioned the