Category: Music News

Meek Mill Hopes His Incarceration Will "Open Up Eyes"

The story of Meek Mill’s incarceration is continuing to make news outside the realms of Hip Hop. On Thursday (April 12), a segment on Meek aired on NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt. As part of the feature, both the rapper and the Philadelphia District Attorney were interviewed. While speaking with Holt, Meek revealed that he …

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#DXHitList: Kid Cudi, Young Thug & Swae Lee Top This Week’s Spotify Playlist

Spotify – Kid Cudi dropped some exhilarating new music this week. So, naturally it tops this week’s #DXHitList on Spotify. Titled “The Rage,” the song is taken from the motion picture soundtrack for Rampage. Meanwhile, Young Thug dropped off his three-song mixtape, Hear No Evil, at the stroke of midnight on Friday (April 13) in honor of his deaf …

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#DXCLUSIVE: Derek Minor Captures Hood Pride Pitfalls In "Decisions" Video

Ever the wordsmith and serene storyteller, Derek Minor is impacting the Hip Hip political scene this year with his “Decisions” video. The animated mini-movie — directed by Johnnie Hxllywxxd — follows the path of a young and embarrassed black youth who thinks retorting back with gun violence is the answer. As we’ve seen time and …

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Action Bronson Announces Major Label Depature & "White Bronco" Mixtape

Action Bronson signed to Atlantic Records’ imprint, Vice Records, back in 2013 and released two studio albums with the label — 2015’s Mr. Wonderful and last year’s Blue Chips 7000. But according to a tweet from the Fuck That’s Delicious host, he’s flying solo. On Friday (April 13), Bronson announced he’s not only independent but …

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Tekashi 6ix9ine Flaunts His Freedom Amid $4.9M Sponsorship Deal

Given the legal issues Tekashi 6ix9ine started the week with, the combative New York City rapper is ending the week with some good news. First off, he’s definitely not behind bars, as initial reports and his Twitter account suggested. 6ix9ine switched the narrative his team had been pushing on his social media accounts that he’d been …

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