“Boo’d Up” songstress Ella Mai’s hotly anticipated collaboration with Chris Brown finally dropped. Titled “Whatchamacallit,” it’s the third single off her upcoming debut album. Ella Mai and Chris Brown Collaboration: “Whatchamacallit” When interviewed, Mai praised Brown, saying he “influenced an entire generation.” She went on to call his vocals “amazing.” Ella Mai’s Self-Titled Debut Album…

In 1973, Kool Herc gave birth to hip-hop at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. By the 1980s, the genre had found its way to Japan, in large part thanks to Major Force. And last week, to commemorate the oft-overlooked collective, Red Bull Japan released a documentary titled “Major Force Be With You.” Major Force:…

Rapper (and budding wardrobe entrepreneur) Lil Yachty is set to produce and star in upcoming film “How High 2.” The cult classic sequel will premiere via MTV Studios next year. The Original Stoner Cult Classic The 2001 original “How High” starred Wu-Tang Clan alumni Method Man, and his frequent collaborator Redman. Critics savaged the film…

The beef between Lil Uzi Vert and Heaven’s Gate rages on. In August, members of the infamous cult protested the rapper’s “Eternal Atake” art, arguing misappropriation of Heaven’s Gate imagery. Well, either Lil Uzi didn’t know about the complaint or doesn’t care, because the “UnFazed” artist is at it again with the “New Patek” cover.…

Scoot over Cardi B – SoundCloud is making some money moves of its own. The Berlin-based music platform recently launched “SoundCloud Weekly” to rival Spotify’s “Discover Weekly.” “Weekly” — like “Discover” — is an algorithmic song recommendation tool. The announcement comes in the wake of a two-year ebb for SoundCloud. In 2007, the service sprinted…

An official studio version of the Dizzee X Skepta song “Money Right” has dropped, with fans now able to stream the collaborative hip-hop track online. The song is due to appear on Rascal’s upcoming EP – and it will be interesting to see if it achieves similar success to his previous albums. Dizzee Rascal comments…

Producer, singer and rapper Malcolm James McCormick, aka Mac Miller, lost his addiction battle on September 7, 2018. According to reports, Miller suffered cardiac arrest at his Studio City home. A friend at the scene had called 911, but medics didn’t turn up in time. They pronounced the patient dead on arrival. He was 26…

Busy times for Bryson Tiller Bryson Tiller has been busy in the studio cooking up some new music for fans. He’s been on the music scene since 2011, and in recent months, there’s no slowing him down. First, he created covers of SZA’s ‘Normal Girl’ and Tory Lanez’s ‘Leaning’. He and Lanez also teamed up…

In the music industry, records are made to be broken. Many have been set or broken at the annual MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). Unfortunately, the 2018 MTV VMAs recently broke an all-time record for least amount of viewers. The show has been a tradition for the network for many years, however its popularity has…

It’s been a year of record-breaking success for hip-hop stars including Drake and Post Malone. Drake has owned the charts and broken a major online streaming record. As for Post – he has now broken a longstanding chart record previously held by the “King of Pop”, Michael Jackson. Post Malone unseats ‘Thriller’ record Michael Jackson’s…