Awe! Swizz Beatz sends praises to his 8-year-old son Genesis after he went viral for playing bodyguard to his mom Alicia Keys; this amid all the dangerous fan-throwing crazes happening to performers everywhere. RELATED: Alicia Keys Recalls Swizz Beatz Being Late To Their First Date: ‘I Knew He Was This Dude’ As we’ve reporting, there … Read more
Swizz Beatz is opening up about a past health scare when doctors told him that he would never walk again. He said, “I was over-pushing it. I messed up my immune and had spinal meningitis.” RELATED: Swizz Beatz Thinks Rappers Should Pay ‘Taxes’ to Hip-Hop’s Founders Swizz Beatz Recalls Past Health Scare When Doctors Told Him He … Read more
Alicia Keys didn’t seem all that impressed by Swizz Beatz when he showed up late to their first date, the singer has recalled in a new interview. While the doting couple has been married for 11 years and share two children, their fate may have turned out differently had Alicia not been able to overlook … Read more
Swizz Beatz, D-Nice, Baron Davis & More Honored At Fifth Annual Culture Creators Awards As the BET Awards approaches, some of the biggest names in the industry come together to celebrate black excellence, and this year the Culture Creators did it again with an afternoon dedicated to recognizing those who are making an impact for … Read more
50 Cent Slams Irv Gotti For Saying DMX Died Of A Crack & Fentanyl Overdose — Swizz Beatz & Jadakiss Chime In While appearing on Chicago’s 107.5 WGCI’s, Irv Gotti claimed that DMX died after he overdosed on a mixture of crack cocaine and the deadly opioid Fentanyl. In the shocking interview, Irv Gotti said … Read more
Swizz Beatz Thinks Rappers Should Pay ‘Taxes’ to Hip-Hop’s Founders While discussing the music game during a conversation with Joe Budden on Beatz’s Zone Radio Instagram Live, Swizz Beatz suggested that the rap stars of today should be paying “taxes” to hip-hop’s founders. RELATED: Tory Lanez Says There’s “A lot Of Similarities” Between Him And … Read more
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have filed a $28 million lawsuit against Triller after the company failed to pay for the popular music battle show. RELATED STORIES: Alicia Keys Recalls Swizz Beatz Being Late To Their First Date: ‘I Knew He Was This Dude’ As previously reported, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland agreed to sell Verzuz to Triller … Read more
Ahead of celebrating 50 years of Hip-Hop at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards, we learned that Cardi B and 21 Savage led the pack of nominees with 12 nominations each, and Coi Leray and GloRilla were tied with 5 nominations each, as Latto and DaBaby tied with 3 nominations each. Additionally, Drake earned 9 … Read more
What do Swizz Beatz, Ashanti, Wassim ‘Sal’ Slaiby, BustaRhymes, 21 Savage, Keyshia Cole, Sean Garrett, Camille Hyde, Teddy Riley, Timbaland, Brandy, Moe Shalizi, Hit-Boy, Ghostface-Killah, French Montana, T-Pain, Russell Westbrook, Troy Carter, The Weekend, D’Angelo, Quavo (Migos), Boi-1da, Nelly, Ghazi Shami, Jagged Edge, James Prince, Joey Albanese, Lil Wayne, Marshmello, Takeoff (Migos), G-Eazy, Gladys Knight, Pitbull, Josh Richards, Alicia Keys, Rick Ross, Monica, Fat Joe, Metallica, Mack Maine, … Read more
OMG! Jadakiss recently recalled one of his worst shows ever experienced. He remembered how he was once on tour in Europe with The LOX, and ended up running out of underwear before a show, so Jadakiss was forced to put on a pair of Speedos. RELATED: Jadakiss Talks 50 Cent Beef, Mase & Diddy Drama … Read more
Over the past 50 years, hip-hop has transcended its beginnings in music and expanded into a cultural and art movement known and beloved by billions of people around the world. While its musical elements, such as rapping, DJing, and breakdancing, have existed prior to hip-hop as a genre was born, music historians often trace hip-hop’s … Read more
Dang! Louisville rapper EST Gee is going viral after walking up out of an interview upon being asked about his past football career. Gee is now responding and clarifying exactly what happened. RELATED: Lil Durk Breaks Silence After False Reports Of An Active Shooter During Chicago Concert: ‘Don’t Believe The Hype’ While sitting down with … Read more
It was super sweet to see more female rappers attend the star-studded Met Gala on Monday, May 1. Of course, superstar Cardi B graced the red carpet looking stunning along with the beautiful Doja Cat and Ice Spice. But the sweetest moment of the night came from rising star Scar Lip who attended the biggest … Read more
When it comes to music, Nas always keeps it real with his raps which is why it comes as to know surprise that he’s making a big confession in a new song titled, “Runaway.” In the opening track of the collab with Swizz Beatz, the New York rapper reflects on fatherhood and seemingly admits he … Read more
With the World Cup opening ceremony commencing on Sunday, executives are finding themselves in even more drama this week following new claims that Alicia Keys, who had reportedly been booked to perform, allegedly decided to pull out at the last minute. The prestigious soccer event, which takes place in Qatar this year, is said to … Read more
Lawd! Socialites, Irv Gotti is spilling ALL the beans on the latest episode of ‘Drink Champs.’ Irv says his romance with his former artist Ashanti “helped” her career — and that after “sleeping together,” her hit single “Happy” is proof enough. RELATED: 50 Cent Slams Irv Gotti For Saying DMX Died Of A Crack & … Read more
Remembering Legendary Rapper DMX 1 Year After His Passing This Saturday marks one year since the death of rap legend and Yonkers native DMX. As it was previously reported, X, whose legal name is Earl Simmons, died on April 9 at the age of 50 in Westchester County, New York. He was hospitalized on April … Read more
H.E.R Leads 2022 NAACP Image Awards Nominations Nominations for the annual NAACP Image Awards have been revealed! On Tuesday, the 2022 nominations were circulated on Instagram, and H.E.R. snatched the lead with six nominations. RELATED:H.E.R., Chris Brown & Beyoncé Top Nominees For 2020 Soul Train Awards! The singer, 24, is nominated for best female artist … Read more
50 Cent Receives Criticism For Insensitive Post And Delete After finding out The Wire actor Michael K. Williams had been found dead of a alleged drug overdose in his Brooklyn apartment today (September 6). RELATED:50 Cent Says DaBaby Will Bounce Back After Being “Canceled” For Homophobic Rant: “They Tried To Cancel Chris Brown!” According to … Read more
Dozens of stars came out to celebrate the 18-year anniversary of the 40/40 Club’s Grand Opening in New York City! RELATED STORIES: Jay-Z And Will Smith Invest In Company Helping Renters To Become Homeowners The night was filled with guests such as Van Jones, Remy Ma, Lil Uzi, Megan Thee Stallion, Fabolous, Victor Cruz, Busta Rhymes, … Read more
The director of the movie Charge It To The Game exclusively tells Hollywood Unlocked that many opportunities are hard to come by for minority social media stars. Charge It To The Game stars the sons of Swizz Beatz (Note Marcato) , Dr Dre (Curtis Young) , Snoop Dogg (Julian Broadus ) and Eazy E ( … Read more
Vivica Fox Seemingly Responds To Being Called An “Elder” By 50 Cent’s Girlfriend: “Getting Older Is A Blessing!” Vivica Fox decided to have a little fun on Friday by sharing a throwback pic of her ex-boyfriend 50 Cent. RELATED: Social Media Reacts To Vivica Fox Sharing Throwback Pic Of Ex 50 Cent After Calling Him … Read more
Chi Modu, one of the most legendary photographers in Hip-Hop, has passed away at the age of 54. RELATED STORIES: 50 Cent Slams Irv Gotti For Saying DMX Died Of A Crack & Fentanyl Overdose — Swizz Beatz & Jadakiss Chime In The photographer’s death was confirmed in an Instagram post early Saturday with the following … Read more
WATCH: DMX Reveals How A Surprise Visit From His Mom In Therapy Helped Them Heal Their Relationship In Final Interview DMX’s final interview is set to air soon and ahead of its release, TV One has shared a snippet of the two-part special. RELATED: 50 Cent Slams Irv Gotti For Saying DMX Died Of A … Read more
Irv Gotti Speaks Out Following Backlash Over Interview About DMX: “I Apologize For Talking Out Of Turn” As we previously reported, Irv Gotti faced major backlash over his interview with Chicago’s 107.5 WGCI’s morning show where he explained that DMX died from smoking fentanyl-laced crack cocaine. Although Gotti was a very close friend to DMX, … Read more
Rap Icon DMX Has Died At The Age Of 50 #Socialites, it is with our deepest regret to inform you that DMX has sadly passed away. Since the news broke last week on his hospitalization following a heart attack from an alleged drug overdose, family, friends, and fans had been praying hard for him to … Read more
Beyoncé Is Set To Be Honored For Her Humanitarian Work At The 2020 BET Awards Just a week after announcing the list of nominees for the 2020 Awards show, BET has shared several new additions to the show’s lineup which will include tributes to NBA legend Kobe Bryant and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer … Read more
Usher Says “Nicki Minaj Is A Product Of Lil Kim” The latest “VERZUZ” battle between Nelly and Ludacris just wrapped up and now Swizz Beatz is already working on the next round! RELATED: Doja Cat & Nicki Minaj Earn Their First No. 1 Each With “Say So” During an Instagram Live with the producer and … Read more
Lil Baby Says He’s Not Doing Anymore Features Lil Baby has been taking the music world by storm! On top of making a number of hits, the rapper was recently named the biggest songwriter of the year by Music Business Worldwide with 22 gold certifications with RIAA. RELATED: Swizz Beatz Thinks Rappers Should Pay ‘Taxes’ … Read more
Okay! Timbaland gave us a little preview of a song he created using AI featuring some vocals by Biggie. The Virginia producer shared a video to his Instagram saying, “We know that it’s a lot of talk about AI, and we know how the feelings of violating certain things… But let me tell you something,” … Read more
