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André 3000 will be honored with an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music. The prestigious award will be bestowed upon the rapper during Berklee’s 2025 commencement at Boston University’s Agganis Arena on May 10. Berklee College of Music will recognize André 3000 for his decades-long impact on music and culture. The award comes on the heels of the announcement that the nine-time Grammy winner will be inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame alongside Antwan “Big Boi” Patton. In 2023, he released New Blue Sun, his first solo album in two decades. The experimental, flute-driven project…
Ray Vaughn, one of Top Dawg Entertainment’s more recent signings, released The Good, The Bad, The Dollar Menu mixtape on April 25, an 11-track trek through Vaughn’s past, present and undeniably bright future. One of the lead singles, “FLAT shasta,” dives into the nuanced realities of living with a mother who struggles with both drug addiction and mental health issues. “Mouth full of pills in front of us could’ve died,” he raps. “The world know your show died heavy and suicide?/If God took you then, I wouldn’t wanna be alive.” The lyrics, albeit it heavy, reveal a son who’s still…
Mysterious new posters popping up around Amsterdam may make people think that André 3000’s about to drop a new album, but they’re really for helping him find his missing notebook.The rap legend posted pictures of posters in the wild that seek information about his missing notebook. Details about the notebook are listed on the poster: It’s a blue, two-toned hardcover notebook that he last saw on March 29 in Amsterdam with “black sketches and notes inside.”If there’s any doubt about how serious André 3000 is about locating this poster, just look at the lengths he’s going through to track it…
Ice Cube has had a busy few months. Not only did he receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 15, he also announced his first solo arena tour in more than 20 years the same day. Prior to that, he confirmed Last Friday was officially in the works after years of stalled negotiations. As suggested by the title, it will be the final installment in the Friday franchise that premiered in 1995. He’s also been promoting his latest album, Man Down, which arrived in November 2024 with features by Da Lynch Mob’s J-Dee, Cypress Hill’s B-Real,…
Ghost grabs the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 albums chart for the first time, as the Swedish hard rock band’s new studio effort Skeletá debuts atop the tally (dated May 10) with 86,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending May 1, according to Luminate. Of the album’s starting sum, 89% was driven by traditional album sales — buoyed by a big vinyl sales figure. Skeletá launches with Ghost’s best week ever by both equivalent album units and traditional album sales. Skeletá marks the ninth charted effort for the group on the Billboard…
ASAP Rocky says he steals clothes from Rihanna’s closet—sometimes without her even realizing it.In a recent interview on The Run-Through with Vogue podcast, which you can check out here, Rocky spoke about blurring the lines between femininity and masculinity.“Man, pardon my language, I do what the fuck I want,” Rocky said at around the 17:40 mark of the episode. “But in all fairness, I want to represent [and] be a catalyst for daring men. I don’t know who drew the line between femininity — or just being feminine—and masculinity … I don’t know who drew that line, but I don’t…
In February, 50 Cent claimed he sent Lil Meech to rehab, but their relationship has only continued to deteriorate. 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 Months after 50 Cent publicly accused Lil Meech of having a drug problem, the Black Mafia Family actor has addressed the allegations in a brief interaction with TMZ. When asked about 50 Cent’s claims, he replied, “Where I’m from everybody needs…
Maroon 5 and LISA‘s “Priceless” tops this week’s new music poll. In a poll published Friday (May 2) by Billboard, music fans chose the collaborative song from the Adam Levine-fronted band and BLACKPINK star as their favorite new release of the week. “Priceless” brought in nearly 58% of the vote, beating out new releases from artists like KATSEYE (“Gnarly”), TOMORROW X TOGETHER (“Love Language”), Ed Sheeran (“Old Phone”), Key Glock (Glockaveli), and more. Released after days of teasing from both Maroon 5 and LISA, the funk-infused pop track sets the stage for the band’s upcoming eighth studio album, while also…
Kodak Black’s longtime lawyer has defended his client after the rapper’s ex made several explosive allegations against him—and he’s claiming that he’s ready to take legal action.On Sunday (May 4), Bradford Cohen shared a post on social media addressing the allegations that Maranda Johnson, the mother of Kodak’s daughter Queen Yuri and son Prince Kapri, made against Kodak. Johnson took to her Instagram Story earlier this week with a post calling out the rapper, claiming he was a “dead beat BD” who was emotionally and physically abusive. She also alleged that the rapper sent someone to throw acid at her…
Doechii addressed Grammy lip-sync rumors and online critics in a new interview saying she’ll defend herself when needed but won’t engage nonstop. 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 Doechii tackled Grammy backlash and internet trolls head-on during a recent Cosmopolitan interview where she made it clear she’s not afraid to speak up—when it matters. The 26-year-old rapper, who took home Best Rap Album for Alligator Bites…