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Image Image Credit Aaron J. Thornton / Contributor via Getty Images, Joseph Okpako / Contributor via Getty Images and River Callaway / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt GloRilla at 2025 BET Experience, Chris Brown at Wireless Fest and Cardi B at REVOLVE Fest Image Size landscape-medium Some songs just sound like summer — maybe because of their beats, their hooks or just because Rihanna or Cardi B is involved. Whatever the reason, there are certain tracks that practically bring the heat with them. Rap-Up decided to round up 13 songs that capture the essence of summer. Between DJ Khaled,…
An extremely niche Nicki Minaj challenge has emerged on social media. In true TikTok fashion, it’s starting to get a little out of hand. What is the Nicki Minaj trend?In the last week, a clip from the music video for Minaj’s 2013 Lil Wayne-featuring song, “High School,” has taken on a life of its own. TikTok users are attempting to recreate the Pinkprint rapper’s poolside pose, which sees her squatting and crossing one of her legs over the other in extremely high heels.Of course, TikTok has taken it to extremes, with participants striking the pose while balanced on top of…
Image Image Credit Cole Burston / Contributor via Getty Images and Julia Beverly / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Drake and T-Pain Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: T-Pain criticized Drake for not following through on his own “graceful exit” plan from Hip Hop. Drake responded by accusing T-Pain of long-standing resentment. Their exchange adds fuel to the ongoing debate about how and when artists should step away from rap. Drake has a few words for T-Pain after he suggested the “God’s Plan” artist wasn’t taking his own advice about gracefully exiting the music industry. On the “Crash Dummies Podcast”…
Lady Gaga is a creative force, both in music and on-screen. And a big collaboration with a legendary director is on the way.During the Giffoni Film Festival, director Tim Burton answered some questions from fans in the audience following a screening of the second season of Wednesday. When asked what it was like working with Gaga, Burton sang her praises.“Honestly, she’s an amazing artist, and I just worked with her on Wednesday a little bit,” said Burton, before hinting at a future project. “And I’ve done something else with her.”Burton didn’t go into much detail about what this “something else”…
Image Image Credit Jason Kempin/Contributor via Getty Images, Paras Griffin/Contributor via Getty Images, and Kaitlyn Morris/Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Morgan Wallen, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: The “Miami” remix brings together Morgan Wallen, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross in a genre-bending country-rap collaboration. The track samples Keith Whitley’s “Miami, My Amy” and includes lyrical nods to Trina, Will Smith and Trick Daddy. Wallen’s past Hip Hop collaborations include work with Lil Durk and Moneybagg Yo, plus a cameo in Drake’s “You Broke My Heart” music video. Morgan Wallen is back in Hip Hop’s…
Image Image Credit WWD / Contributor via Getty Images and Kayla Oaddams / Stringer via Getty Images Image Alt JID and Doechii Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: JID publicly told Doechii he has a song for her, sparking fan excitement online. A collaboration between JID and the Swamp Princess could signal a new wave in Southern experimental rap. The Dreamville Records signee is prepping his next album, and fans are speculating whether Doechii might appear on it or a deluxe version. A Doechii feature is on pretty much everyone’s wish list these days. On Friday (July 25), JID let the…
Image Image Credit Steven Ferdman / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Wale and Pusha T perform during 2019 Rolling Loud music festival Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: “Damage Control” features Pusha T and Wale trading bars over production by Don Cannon. The track is part of a Culture Jam project curated by NBA star Anthony Edwards. Pusha T’s lyrics include pointed bars that reference his respective beefs with Birdman and Drake. On Friday (July 25), a new song from Wale and Pusha T called “Damage Control” dropped, with a co-sign from NBA star Anthony Edwards. The song is part…
Just two months after making their debut as a couple on the American Music Awards red carpet, Zac Brown and Kendra Scott have announced their engagement.“We are so happy and grateful that we found each other,” the happy couple told People on Thursday, July 24. The Zac Brown Band frontman, 46, proposed to the jewelry designer, 51, with a pink diamond ring before posing for sunset photos.”What are you gonna get somebody that designs jewelry?” the “Chicken Fried” singer joked when discussing the proposal on the Today Show.In May, Brown made their relationship Instagram official with a post captioned, “Hit…
Image Image Credit Cole Burston / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Drake and Adonis at NBA game between the Toronto Raptors and the LA Clippers Image Size landscape-medium “I wasn’t hidin’ my kid from the world / I was hidin’ the world from my kid,” Drake famously rapped on “Emotionless.” For years, the Toronto native kept his private life — especially his son, Adonis Graham — out of the spotlight, which makes sense given how much attention fans pay to his every move. However, since officially introducing the world to his child with Sophie Brussaux, Drake has made a…
Joyner Lucas is keeping the transatlantic beef with Skepta simmering with the release of his latest diss track, “Round 2 K.O.”Earlier this month, Skepta suggested that he was eager to ignite a U.K. versus U.S. battle between rappers, and Lucas was among those eager to step up to the challenge. Skepta took aim at Lucas on the first diss track of the beef with “Friendly Fire,” jokingly accusing the American rapper of rapping “lyrical miracle”-style. Lucas then responded with “Nobody Cares.” Skepta unleashed his second track of the beef with “Round 2” last week, and now Lucas is back with…