Hip-Hop: Last News

Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar have reportedly turned down the offer to headline Coachella 2025.The reports were first shared by Bloomberg, which published an article about the current state of the Indio music festival and its plans for next year’s instalment.According to the outlet, Paul Tollett – CEO of concert production company Goldenvoice, and co-founder of the festival – has been on the hunt for 2025 headliners since this year’s edition wrapped up in April.The search also comes as the festival has endured some hardships in recent years, including closing down during the pandemic, and then failing to sell out tickets over the past two years.In January, it was revealed that Coachella had seen its slowest ticket sales in 10 years for the 2024 edition.As reported by Bloomberg, Tollett has been looking to book some A-list names for next year to ensure that the lower sales figures don’t continue into 2025, but has so far not locked in the headliners.He reportedly wanted Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna for next year’s festival – two names guaranteed to draw in sales.Lamar has not only gone from strength to strength on the Coachella stage (having performed back in 2012 and 2017), he has also been one of the biggest names in music this year, namely for his highly-publicised beef with Drake.Rihanna continues to be one of the most successful pop stars of recent decades, and has got fans eagerly waiting for her upcoming ninth record.

Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, has cancelled his upcoming North American, UK and European tour dates to undergo surgery.Glover announced the colossal tour in May, which was set to make stops in Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago, before heading to Europe for shows in Milan, Copenhagen, Paris, London and more.The tour kicked off on August 11 at Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center, and saw Glover debut a handful of tracks live, as well as a few rarities that haven’t been performed in several years. Last month, however, he announced he would be postponing the remaining dates of the tour’s North American leg to focus on his physical health.Now, the ‘Redbone’ singer has shared that the remainder of the North American tour dates, as well as shows planned for the UK and Europe, will be cancelled.

Drake.The US fast fashion retailer had listed a ‘BBL Booty Butt Pad Costume Accessory’ earlier this month, with no specific reference to Drake’s name.However, it wasn’t long before fans began to suggest the costume was “trolling” the rapper, given that the model was wearing a silver grill and barrettes in his hair, as well as a sweatshirt emblazoned with the word “papi” – which fans suggested was a nod to the rapper’s Instagram handle ‘champagnepapi’.The image has since been removed from the website, but users on Twitter/X have been sharing their reactions.

Wu-Tang Clan album ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’.It comes after a federal court order in August saw Judge Pamela K. Chen order Shkreli to surrender his copies of the rare Wu-Tang Clan album, which he bought at an auction for $2million (£1.56m).

Atlanta rapper’s death last month, aged 34.The rapper’s family told TMZ that he died on September 5 at his home in the city, and that they were “shattered and heartbroken”. No cause of death was shared at the time.Now, it’s been revealed that the artist – real name Dequantes Lamar – died from an accidental drug overdose, confirmed by a medical examiner’s office in Georgia.In a report by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office on Tuesday (October 1) obtained by People magazine, several drugs were found in his system, including fentanyl, alprazolam, codeine, promethazine and THC.The report also indicated that there were no signs on trauma when his body was found, and the death was ruled an accident.According to an incident report obtained by the magazine, Lamar’s brother told police that he woke up at 3am and thought the rapper was asleep on the floor by the kitchen with food in his mouth, noting it was “very unusual”, before he picked him off the floor and put him on the couch.At 11am that morning, a woman called the police after noticing his body was cold and he was not breathing.The rapper, a father of five, rose to prominence in 2013 with the single ‘Type Of Way’, which reached Number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, while his 2015 single ‘Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)’ peaked at Number 26.Lamar was also known for being a key member of Rich Gang, a project from Cash Money Records, alongside Young Thug.

Drake sending Kendrick Lamar a cease-and-desist letter for ‘Not Like Us’ are not true.This past weekend (September 28-29) the music manager Wack 100 went viral after taking to a chatroom on the Clubhouse app and claiming that the ‘Headlines’ rapper had “served a cease-and-desist [to] Kendrick Lamar so he can’t perform ‘Not Like Us,’” in an exchange with another Clubhouse user. He added that Drake was “trying to get the NFL to restrict Kendrick.”Now, a representative for the ‘Hotline Bling’ rapper told Rolling Stone that the rumour was “not true,” with another source clarifying that “there was never any intention or plan to send a cease and desist to anyone.”Drake was accused of sending a cease and desist letter to Kendrick Lamar to prevent him from performing Not Like Us at the Super Bowl.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his legal representation have filed for an appeal against a judge’s decision to deny the rapper bail in his ongoing sex crimes case.Last month, the rap mogul was arrested in New York and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transporting for prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.Diddy was then denied bail despite offering a US$50million bond and was reportedly placed on suicide watch as he awaits trial, though his attorney Marc Agnifilo told TMZ that the directive was issued as a routine measure for “new, high-profile inmates”.

Doechii has announced her ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal‘ 2024 world tour, set to kick off next month.After opening for the likes of Doja Cat and Beyoncé, the American rapper and singer will finally be hitting the road early next month, starting with a show at The Loft in Atlanta, Georgia on October 11. From there, the ‘Yucky Blucky Fruitcake’ hitmaker will make stops in Philadelphia, New York, and Chicago.Docheii will then make her way over to Europe and the UK, playing shows in Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and London before heading back to the states for a string of shows in the West Coast.

Diddy’ Combs’ accusers has referenced a “high-profile” person who can be seen with the rap mogul in a pornographic video.Ariel Mitchell-Kidd is currently representing a client who alleges that Combs raped her in 2018, and said she had been contacted about the “sale of one of the Diddy tapes”, according to NewsNation.The rap mogul was arrested in New York earlier this month and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transporting for prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.Ariel Mitchell-Kidd said she was recently contacted by someone who wanted her to “essentially represent them in the sale of one of the Diddy tapes”, which she declined.“There already have been tapes leaking around Hollywood being shopped around to individuals,” she explained on Friday (September 27), while appearing on the station’s Banfield programme, adding: “But one particular person contacted me to shop a particular video they were in possession of, and to contact the person who was in the video to see if they were interested in purchasing the video before it became public knowledge”.She added that this process can be described as a “catch and kill”, which is a technique used to prevent potentially damaging information for a third party from being revealed.“I can tell the video was pornographic,” she continued, explaining that the person in question is “very visible” and “more high-profile” than Diddy.She added that it “does seem the person isn’t looking into the video.

Drake has broken a new record, with his ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour being confirmed as the highest-grossing hip-hop tour in history.The reports were first shared on Instagram by Genius, which announced that the Canadian rapper had secured the milestone after selling out each of the 80 shows on his North American run of tour dates.According to the post, the ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour with J.Cole – which featured guests including 21 Savage, Sexyy Red and Travis Scott – grossed a total of $320.5million (£238.8m).As well as the total sum, the update also included a breakdown of ticket sales for each of the 39 venues Drizzy played, and confirmed that the run of shows saw him sell 1.3million tickets.A post shared by Genius (@genius)It was confirmed last November – when just 30 of the 72-scheduled shows were in the books – that the ‘Hotline Bling’ rapper had made $129.7million (£96.7m), already overtaking Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Big Steppers’ tour.The latter began in July 2022 and came in celebration of Lamar’s fifth album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer has shed some light on the rapper’s “state of mind” in prison.The music mogul was arrested in New York earlier this month and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transporting for prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.He is facing numerous lawsuits over claims of sexual assault, with the latest alleged victim – identified only by the pseudonym Jane Doe – claiming she was repeatedly raped and drugged at Diddy’s homes, becoming pregnant after one encounter.A lawyer for the rapper did not respond to the fresh allegations when contacted by the Associated Press, according to Sky News.Diddy’s attorney, Marc Agnifilo, has now been interviewed by TMZ for a new documentary called The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment, in which he said that the rapper’s state of mind was “actually remarkably positive”.“I spend several hours with him every day,” he added.

Kanye West revealed that he has a new album called ‘Bully’ coming while performing a new song, ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ live at his listening event in China. Check it out below.The moment took place at China’s Wuyuan River Stadium in Haikou last night (September 28) during a listening party where the rapper, who now goes by Ye, performed his new album – which arrived earlier this year and marked the second instalment in the ‘Vultures’ series with Ty Dolla $ign.It followed another listening event at the stadium earlier this month, where he brought his four children on stage to perform with him.West told the crowd “I got a new album coming out, it’s called ‘Bully’ and this song is called ‘Beauty and the Beast’,” before launching into the unreleased track.

Azealia Banks has claimed that a fish market in Birmingham has made her ill, comparing it to a “Wuhan wet market”.The rapper made the comments on X on Thursday (September 26), six days after playing at the city’s O2 Institute as part of her ‘Back To The Union Jack’ tour.It would appear that shortly after the show, she paid a visit to the fish stalls at the Bull Ring Indoor Market, and it did not go well.“The city officials in birmingham, UK, need to do something about the fish market at the bullring market,” she wrote. “Its giving putrid pathogen Wuhan wet market tease and just being in there I caught some shit.”Sidebar.

Suge Knight has slammed Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg and more for being silent and not “stepping up” after Diddy‘s recent arrest.Earlier this month, Diddy – real name Sean Combs – was arrested and charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has since been detained in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center,This week (September 25), Knight spoke to Chris Cuomo on NewsNation from prison – where he is serving 28 years for a 2015 fatal hit-and-run – and called out some of the biggest rappers for not denouncing Combs’ behaviour.“I look at it real plain and simple: [I] ain’t no whistleblower,” he said over the phone.

Fontaines D.C. have announced a huge show at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester for summer 2025, where they will be joined by Kneecap and English Teacher.The Irish band will headline the outdoor show on Friday August 15, 2025, with a total capacity of 26,000 fans. Tickets for the one-off event go on general sale at 9am on October 4 and you can get yours here.They will be joined on the massive line-up by Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap, who have recently been promoting their self-titled biopic, which has been longlisted for an Oscar, and been hailed by NME in a five-star review as “not only one of the standout films of 2024, but arguably one of the best music biopics of all time”.Manchester.We’re playing a big show in Wythenshawe Park next August.

Young Dolph in 2021 and sentenced to life in prison.The Memphis rapper, real name Adolph Thornton Jr., was shot 22 times and killed in his hometown on November 17, 2021. Eyewitnesses at the time asserted that the 36-year-old was shot through the window of a bakery in the city.Johnson was also found guilty on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm (via FOX13).

arrested by Homeland Security Investigations on sex trafficking allegations and thrown in a Brooklyn cell. In the latest documentary to pop up about the embattled hip-hop mogul, TMZ’s “The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment,” several speak out about the accusations, including one ex-Bad Boy executive who claimed she was “always on high alert” when Diddy’s parties kicked off. Dr.

James Blake has vowed to avoid the “monopolies” that come with touring and ticket sales for artists, outlining a proposed new approach for his fans going forward.The electronic producer and musician voiced his views around the numerous issues that prevent tickets from getting into the hands of fans – including mailing lists controlled by external companies, hidden fees and social media algorithms.In a lengthy post shared to Instagram, the artist wrote that this was something “me and other artists have been noticing for a long time, not just today”.The ‘Retrograde’ singer expressed frustrations over external companies owning mailing lists who “won’t let us use them to reach our fans”, and said he was “not having my fans and myself ripped off by people who don’t care the way do about live music”.He encouraged fans to sign up for free at the Vault platform link in his bio – which invites fans to “join the inner circle” – adding that “otherwise you might never hear about any of my shows”.A post shared by James Blake (@jamesblake)He also claimed that Instagram was “restricting all my posts about my shows”, wondering why he was only seeing 3000 views on a Story when he has 691,000 followers.“Why can’t I promote a show to people who follow me? How else am I supposed to let people know I’m playing?” he asked.In an attempt to tackle the problem, Blake explained that he’d be working with a new platform called bside – which describes itself as a “more transparent and artist-centric model” – for his upcoming piano shows in North America.“Every show l’ve ever done for 13 years a company has taken the ‘data’ – I.e email addresses/phone numbers of my fans,” he explained.

Ice Spice has reached a settlement in a copyright infringement case regarding ‘In Ha Mood’.The rapper was sued earlier in January for allegedly copying a song called ‘In That Mood’ by Duval ‘D.Chamberz’ Chamberlain and Kenley ‘Kass the Producer’ Carmenate.Chamerlain and Carmenate claimed the Bronx musician “copied” the name, hook, chorus, phrasing and tempo of ‘In That Mood’ without permission or credit.Now, in a motion filed in federal court last Friday (September 20), attorneys for Ice Spice, Chamberlain and Carmenate said they have agreed to resolve the lawsuit, with specific details of the settlement undisclosed.NME have reached out to both parties for comment.The rapper recently announced UK and European 2024 tour dates to tour her debut album ‘Y2K‘, an album which NME described as having “plenty of promise but some filler, too.”Her highly-anticipated debut contained tracks like ‘Phat Butt’, the Sean Paul-sampling ‘Gimmie A Light’ and ‘Think U The Shit (Fart).’ It also included features from Travis Scott (‘Oh Shhh…’), Gunna (‘Bitch I’m Packin’’) and Central Cee on ‘Did It First.’Ice Spice is due to stop off in Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, culminating in a date at London’s O2 Academy Brixton.

Fatman Scoop‘s cause of death has been revealed.The rapper – real name Isaac Freeman – died late last month (August 30) after collapsing on stage while performing in Connecticut. He was 56 years old.Following the collapse, Mayor Lauren Garrett confirmed on social media that Freeman was being transported to a hospital by ambulance.

T.I. and his wife Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris have been awarded $71million in a lawsuit against MGA Entertainment over the company’s L.O.L.