Lupe’s had enough. After exchanging jabs with Azealia Banks and Kid Cudi on Twitter, Lupe Fiasco is quitting the social media site. The outspoken rapper made the official announcement via a series of tweets: When you get the chance look at my timeline. It’s like looking into Dante’s Inferno. The raw pure hatred and negativity. I […]

Day after day, there’s just Twitter beef after Twitter beef. Yesterday, Lupe Fiasco exchanged some rather heated words with Cleveland rapper Kid Cudi in light of Kendrick Lamar‘s recent interview with Billboard.  The “Pursuit Of Happiness” artist shared his opinion on what Kendrick said, and Lupe definitely didn’t seem to agree: Dear black artists, dont talk down on the black community […]

Kendrick Lamar is under fire for comments he made regarding the death of Michael Brown… more specifically, Azealia Banks is letting him have it. The Harlem native took to her Twitter account to give her opinion on the controversial topic, blasting K. Dot’s thoughts on the matter. The original quote from Kendrick read: “I wish somebody would […]

Iggy Azalea got some much-needed support from two hip-pop stars yesterday, who told her she does have a place in the rap game. This comes after Azealia Banks had some well thought-out points about Iggy’s Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album during an interview with Ebro In The Morning on Hot 97. The Black Eyed Peas’ […]

Editor’s Soapbox

Azealia Banks got your heart. If you didn’t see her Hot 97 interview, watch it. If you didn’t see her twitter takedown of Action Bronson, read it. If you didn’t understand her general case for cultural appropriation then you are part of the problem; the problem being there are those who acknowledge that denial, pardon, […]

Big brother Tip to the rescue. It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Iggy Azalea. Ever since the nominees for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards were announced, Iggy, who was nominated for four Grammys including “Best Rap Album,” has been under intense fire. After Azealia Banks’ emotional Hot 97 interview this week, Iggy Azalea hopped on Twitter […]

Iggy Azalea‘s year has gone from super sweet to super sour real quick. Iggy went from having one of the most successful singles of 2014, to being one of the most attacked artists of the year. Now, the rapper is being threatened by a branch of the Anonymous hacker group, which says they’ll release an alleged […]

She’s known for her no holds barred Twitter rants, but Harlem femcee Azealia Banks is deeper than that. And according to Azealia, her issues with Iggy Azalea and T.I. are deeper than rap. In an effort to promote her long-delayed debut album, Broke With Expensive Taste, Azealia Banks stopped by Hot 97 to discuss her […]

If you were into pop culture in 2014, there’s no way you don’t know who Iggy Azalea is. The Australian rapper blew up this year, and there’s no denying she and her serious star power gave fellow pop stars a run for their money. Iggy has come a long way over the past few years, and it was amazing […]

Yep, Lana Del Rey is indeed still young and still very, very beautiful. The brooding bombshell covers the second anniversary issue of Galore magazine, on which her brown eyes lined with a black cat-eye look as deep as her lyrics on love and heartbreak. Inside, the Ultraviolence singer hits the road with her sister and interviewer Chuck Grant to tell us […]

Azealia Banks will be Azealia Banks, with or without an album in stores. The rapper, who just released her debut Broke with Expensive Taste, had some harsh words for the electronic group Disclosure, who she claims snubbed her. Here’s a direct quote: “I want to punch one of them in the face – the little one. […]

Azealia Banks doesn’t need our approval on anything. She’s dancing to the beat of her own drum. After dropping her long delayed debut album, Broke With Expensive Taste, without any promotion last week, the Harlem femcee releases the video for “Chasing Time.” Despite her polarizing position in the music industry, Azealia’s harshest critics gave her credit for creating a […]