A Bronx rapper has snagged the top spot on the US Billboard 200 chart after selling just 823 albums — and posting 83 million on-demand streams. Industry tracker Billboard, whose chart ranks the most popular…
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Rap mogul Suge Knight to serve 28 years after admitting manslaughter
Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight pleaded no contest in a Los Angeles court Thursday to a charge of manslaughter for a 2015 hit-and-run killing, accepting a 28-year prison sentence under a deal with prosecutors days…
Ivorian rap has rising star in sardonic Bop de Narr
Boycotted by radio shows for being too provocative but piling up hits on Ivory Coast’s social media for nailing facts of life, the young rapper’s latest song has a bite. Sex, money, social injustice —…
US rapper imprisoned for 15 years over gun in video
An aspiring rapper was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison after posing in a music video with guns despite a previous conviction, US prosecutors announced Wednesday. Ricardo Burgos, a little-known Chicago artist who…
Rapper defiantly stares at eclipse, cancels shows
For a rapper whose debut single was called “Unorthodox,” Joey Bada$$ isn’t one to accept conventional wisdom. Defying widespread warnings, he proudly stared at the solar eclipse without protection. It didn’t turn out to be…
Rapper Future makes history with back-to-back No. 1 debuts
The rapper Future made history on Sunday by debuting at number one on the US chart in back-to-back weeks with different albums. The Atlanta rapper had entered at number one on the Billboard sales chart…
Chance the Rapper wins Grammy for Best New Artist
Chance the Rapper has won the Grammy for Best New Artist, validating the rapid rise of the hip-hop star who has released his music only through streaming. The rapper, who has been open about his…
Ugandan rapper KEKO releases new single “Move Your Body”
Multi award winning Ugandan rapper KEKO releases her new single, “Move Your Body”. The single is a mix of pop and rap with an African flavour and a great set-up for her debut album ‘STRIDES’, set…
Tanzanian born rapper signs record deal with RCA UK
RCA UK have signed new artist Tiggs Da Author, a multi-faceted rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. Tiggs is twenty five, he was born in Tanzania before moving to London at the age of eight and he…
Drake scores year’s first platinum album
Drake on Monday become the first artist to release an album this year that has sold more than one million copies in the United States, ending the latest industry drought. The Canadian rapper’s “If You’re…