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Lil Wayne expressing his desire to headline at an NFL Super Bowl Halftime show has re-surfaced after the news that Kendrick Lamar will be playing next year.On Sunday (September 8), it was announced that Lamar would be headlining the 2025 NFL Super Bowl LIX Halftime show – which will be held in New Orleans. This decision has rattled many in the hip-hop world, with arguing that Wayne – who was born in New Orleans – should take centre stage in his hometown.A clip has now resurfaced from LA rapper YG‘s 4HUNNID podcast back in February, where Wayne was asked if he’d want to headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show.At the time he told them that he had “not got a call” from Jay-Z or anyone at Roc Nation – the NFL’s live music entertainment strategists.

Rizzle Kicks have announced a London gig taking place this November, marking their first return to the stage since reforming.The hip-hop and rap duo – Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sulé – will be performing at KOKO in Camden on November 8, 2024.“Our first gig back,” they wrote on X/Twitter. “There’s not really any words that can describe how excited we are for this.

Nicki Minaj, Birdman and more have hit out over the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime booking, expressing their disappointment that Kendrick Lamar was picked over Lil Wayne.Last weekend it was announced that Lamar would be headlining the prestigious Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show next year, which will take place on February 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.However, while the news was well received among sporting and music fans, it hasn’t gone down too well with some fellow rappers – particularly given that the host city is Lil Wayne’s hometown – with both Minaj and Birdman taking issue with the announcement.“Denying a young black man what he rightfully put into this game for no other reason but your ego,” Minaj wrote in a post on X.“Your hatred for BIRDMAN, Drake & Nicki got you punishing Lil Wayne?!?!!! LIL WAYNE!!!!!!!!!! THE GOAT?!!!!!!!!!!! Nola what’s good?!!!!!! Eminem stood firm on having 50Cent come out.”Denying a young black man what he rightfully put into this game for no other reason but your ego. Your hatred for BIRDMAN, Drake & Nicki got you punishing Lil Wayne?!?!!! LIL WAYNE!!!!!!!!!! THE GOAT?!!!!!!!!!!! Nola what’s good?!!!!!! Eminem stood firm on having 50Cent come out.…— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 9, 2024The rapper also seemed to take aim at Jay-Z, who was named the co-producer of the Super Bowl halftime show in 2019.“One n*** took a knee The other n*** took the bag.

Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, said he is postponing the rest of his North American tour to focus on his physical health.The rapper was supposed to have US shows for his ‘New World’ Tour until early August, however, they have all been put on hold until further notice. He confirmed they will be rescheduled and all tickets will be valid for the new date.hey everyone.

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Master P has publicly called for the NFL to include Lil Wayne in the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show – see what he had to say below.Yesterday (September 8), the NFL confirmed Kendrick Lamar as the headliner for next year’s Super Bowl Halftime show at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. While the announcement was celebrated by most, some people were baffled that Kendrick Lamar was booked instead of hometown hero Lil Wayne.One such person calling for Lil Wayne to be involved in the Super Bowl Halftime show is rap veteran Master P, who shared a post on Instagram congratulating Kendrick Lamar.

Jay-Z has voiced his support for Kendrick Lamar after he was named the headline perform for the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show – see what Jay-Z had to say below.Yesterday (September 8), the NFL announced that Kendrick Lamar has been tapped as next year’s Super Bowl Halftime performer. Now, Jay-Z – who serves as the NFL’s music strategist via his label Roc Nation’s partnership with the league – has shared his thoughts on Kendrick as the 2025 performer.Jay-Z said in a statement, per Rolling Stone: “Kendrick Lamar is truly a once-in-a-generation artist and performer. His deep love for hip-hop and culture informs his artistic vision.

Megan Thee Stallion has declared that she would like to collaborate with Taylor Swift, saying that “she’s a stallion too”.The ‘Hiss’ rapper has put it out there that she wants to work with Swift on a project, having just completed a commercial shoot with her boyfriend Travis Kelce for a Pepsi advert.“I love Taylor Swift,” she told People. “And I would like to collab with her one day.”“She’s a stallion too,” she continued. “She’s a tall girl.

Kendrick Lamar has announced that he will be headlining the prestigious Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2025.In a video posted to the rapper’s YouTube channel on Sunday (September 8), Lamar is seen standing on a football field in front of a giant American flag, firing off footballs into the distance.“What you doing everybody? My name’s Kendrick Lamar, and I’ll be performing at Super Bowl LIX,” he says to camera. “Will you be pulling up? I hope so! You know there’s only one opportunity to win the championship, no round twos.

Pharrell Williams has shared a new song ‘Piece By Piece’ from the soundtrack of his upcoming LEGO biopic of the same name. Check it out below.The musician will chronicle his life and career in the new movie directed by Morgan Neville, which is out on October 11 in the US and November 8 in the UK.

Travis Scott‘s label is disputing reports that Sabrina Carpenter beat him to the Number One slot on Billboard‘s album chart.Two weeks ago, Carpenter released her sixth studio album ‘Short N’ Sweet‘, while Scott shared a 10th anniversary reissue of his 2014 mixtape ‘Days Before Rodeo’ to streaming platforms.The two releases were poised to take the coveted Number One slot, but it was ‘Short N’ Sweet’ that won the chart battle in the end, with Carpenter selling 362,000 album units, compared to Scott’s 361,000.Now, Vulture is reporting that an anonymous representative from Cactus Jack Records, the label founded by Scott, sent a letter of complaint to Billboard and tabulation company Luminate, disputing the final chart.The representative reportedly claimed that Billboard‘s methods were “unreliable and incomplete” and that they had missed “an extremely high volume of orders” from their counting that would have presumably increased ‘Days Before Rodeo”s chances of reaching Number One.Cactus Jack representatives also reportedly claimed that a Luminate employee might have “a personal incentive” to want Carpenter to reach Number One, on account of his former employment at Island Records – Carpenter’s label.

Fat Trel told The FADER, “DC rap is becoming a problem.” That statement has only grown more true in the years since (see: Shy Glizzy, Yung Gleesh, Q Da Fool, Xanman, Goldlink, Rico Nasty, IDK, Yung Manny, Cordae, Yung Kayo), but 2024 has been a particularly dynamic year for the metro — just turn on the latest Havinmotion or Jaeychino mixtape.

Snoop Dogg has said he’d love to start the “Hood Olympics” in LA ahead of the city hosting the 2028 gamesThe legendary Doggfather has been in recent headlines for his time at this year’s Paris Olympics, where he was one of NBC‘s television correspondents. While attending the red carpet for the film premiere of the thriller 1992, Entertainment Tonight asked Snoop about his plans when the Olympics come to his home state of Los Angeles in four years.“One thing I wanna do is have the Hood Olympics,” the Long Beach star said.

Atlanta rapper and former Rich Gang member Rich Homie Quan has died. A representative of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the news to Rolling Stone on Thursday evening. He was 34.

Rod Wave is staging a massive arena tour.This time around, the popular rapper will hit arenas all over North America on his ‘Last Lap Tour’ which features special guests Moneybagg Yo, Toosi, Lil Poppa, Dess Dior and Eelmatic on select dates.Near the end of the 36-concert run, the 26-year-old Florida native is slated to drop in at Belmont Park, NY’s UBS Arena on Monday, Dec. 2 and Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, Dec.

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Megan Thee Stallion has opened up on her feud with Nicki Minaj.In a new interview with Billboard, the rapper spoke about her beef with Minaj, which kicked off when Megan dropped the song ‘Hiss‘ earlier this year including the line: “These hoes don’t be mad at Megan, these hoes mad at Megan’s Law.” Megan’s Law requires information about registered sex offenders to be available to the public.Minaj – whose husband Kenneth Petty is a registered sex offender after pleading guilty to attempted rape at age 16 – responded by dropping the diss track ‘Big Foot‘. The title alludes to an incident with Tory Lanez, who was found guilty of shooting Megan in her feet last year in August.Speaking to Billboard, Megan said: “I still to this day don’t know what the problem is.

Rejjie Snow has announced his third album ‘Peace 2 Da World’ – listen to new single ‘Karen’ below.The Irish rapper and songwriter is due to release the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Baw Baw Black Sheep’ on October 25 via Honeymoon/ +1 Records. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Speaking about the forthcoming project – which features production from frequent collaborator Rahki (Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q) – Snow explained: “It’s a worldly album, sonically and emotionally.”He continued: “I’m a nomadic person so this is my soundtrack to those days and the places I roamed.

Missy Elliott, Ciara, Questlove, Nicki Minaj and more have tribute to the late Fatman Scoop.The legendary rapper, hypeman, DJ and producer – real name Isaac Freeman III – died on Saturday (August 31) at the age of 52. Scoop was rushed to hospital after collapsing on stage during a show in Connecticut the night before.

Lil Baby has been arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada for allegedly carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.The rapper was arrested on Monday (August 26) and later taken into custody at the Clark County Detention Center where he was held on a $5,000 bail £3,808, TMZ have reported.The entertainment news outlet has claimed that Lil Baby, real name Dominique Armani Jones, was allegedly seen on video being passed a gun inside the Encore hotel on the Vegas strip.The rapper’s attorneys, Drew Findling and David Chesnoff, have since issued a statement confirming the he has been released. They are also insisting that he held a valid permit for carrying a concealed weapon in his home state of Georgia, and say they are “actively investigating” the circumstances that led to the arrest.Lil Baby has not been formally charged with the crime, which is a felony in Nevada, and was released from custody after posting bond, court records show.

André 3000 has shared ‘Listening To The Sun’, a full-length film featuring the music of his 2023 experimental flute album ‘New Blue Sun’.The OutKast rapper dropped the surprise project in November last year, marking his first solo album in 17 years. But upon its release, fans were surprised to discover that rather than the rap album they had been anticipating, it was an 87-minute ambient flute record.Now, he’s released visuals to go with the 88-minute LP.