Rap Music: Last News

Dreezy, the 28-year-old Chicago emcee whose new song “They Not Ready” was released today, is an expert at captivating audiences using equal parts beauty and bars. Born Seandrea Sledge, she experienced her first taste of mainstream success with her 2016 debut album No Hard Feelings. Singles like “Body” alongside Jeremih and the T-Pain assisted “Close To You” made Dreezy a radio darling as her vigorous songwriting and line delivery showed her as a formidable force in hip-hop begging to be reckoned with. Dreezy has proudly rode her own wave for years as both a highly skilled musician and performer.

Young Dolph was a rapper known for music including his Top 5 2020 album “Rich Slave.”Born Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr., Young Dolph was from Memphis. He titled his debut studio album after his hometown; 2015’s “King of Memphis” made it to the Billboard Top 50.

Biz Markie was a rapper best known for his 1989 hit song, “Just a Friend.”Markie had moderate success on R&B radio with his early singles “Make the Music With Your Mouth” (1987) and “Vapors” (1988). But it was “Just a Friend” that made him a star, reaching No.

Shock G was the frontman for the hip-hop group Digital Underground, whose hits included “The Humpty Dance.”Born Gregory Jacobs, Shock G became well known under a different alter ego in 1990, when “The Humpty Dance” shot up the charts.

Black Rob was a rapper best known for his 2000 hit single, “Whoa.”Born Robert Ross, Black Rob grew up in Harlem and began rapping before his teens. He began appearing as a featured rapper on other artists’ songs, including 112’s “Come See Me,” Faith Evans’ “Love Like This,” and Mase’s “24 Hrs.

U-Roy was a Jamaican musician who pioneered toasting, a precursor to rap music in which a DJ talked over the records he was playing.Born Ewart Beckford, U-Roy began his DJ career in the early 1960s, playing records at parties. A style began to develop in Jamaica: DJs would extend their between-records patter, talking over instrumental breaks during songs.

@PrinceMarkieDee of the Fat Boys' passing. One of my childhood idols & favorite mc's of all time.

John Fletcher was a rapper with the influential early rap group Whodini, who went by the name Ecstasy.Fletcher formed Whodini in the early 1980s with Jalil Hutchins, joining the growing hip-hop scene in New York City. They were one of the first hip-hop groups to receive a nationwide following, thanks to early singles including “Magic’s Wand,” the first rap song with a video.

Kevin Durant isn’t part of the NBA playoffs, but that didn’t mean he was going to sit idly by while his pal Drake shot a music video inside Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore.

Laugh Now Cry Later, a slow thumper from his forthcoming album Certified Lover Boy, showing himself trying his hand at sports while hanging out with the likes of Odell Beckham Jr. and getting tackled by Marshawn Lynch.

Rapper Iggy Azalea has reportedly become a mom.

Drake’s Toosie Slide has reached over 3 billion plays on TikTok, and become the fastest rising music trend on the video sharing platform, according to TMZ.

Federal prosecutors in New York have added a string of new charges to R. Kelly’s racketeering indictment, including an allegation of sex with a minor.

Post Malone has quashed rumours he’s battling drug addiction after a video of him stumbling and rolling on the floor during one of his live shows went viral online.

R. Kelly’s attorney is fighting for the dismissal of racketeering charges filed against the R&B veteran in New York.

Jordan Groggs, also known as Stepa J. Groggs, was a rapper with the Arizona hip hop group Injury Reserve.Groggs formed Injury Reserve in 2013 along with Nathaniel “Ritchie With a T” Ritchie and Parker Corey.

Gucci Mane has accused his Atlantic Records chiefs of “polite” racism and announced he is leaving the label.

https://t.co/gVqVwX7LTjHis original tweet read, “Leaving #AtlanticRecords July 3rd these crackers polite racist #SoIcySummer,” and also featured a black-coloured heart emoji, a pair of black praying hands and an emoji of a blue face frosted over with icicles.In another strange tweet, which remained on his profile, he seemingly made a similar accusation about his namesake luxury brand Gucci, calling them the “the most polite racist ever” and adding, “I pray y’all die of corona virus (sic).”The rapper, real name Radric Delantic Davis, also deleted another tweet, calling for artists to go on strike to protest “racist” record labels as part of the Black Lives Matter movement.In the tweet, he added: “All artists let’s go on strike f— these