Category: Music News

Cambodian hip hop superstar VannDa took to Facebook late last night (November 14) to air out his disappointment and frustrations regarding his unreleased music being leaked. The “Time To Rise” artist said that he has “no time to be beefing with anyone” and yet “betrayals since the start of my career it still happens, no …

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Filipina-American biotech scientist-turned-rapper and music producer Ruby Ibarra has been named a recipient of the 2023 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Music by the Vilcek Foundation. Ibarra is recognized for her “personal and evocative hip hop and spoken word performances that center her experiences as a Filipina American woman, and as an immigrant growing …

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Filipino rappers Mhot and K-Ram, collectively known as MEEK CHILL are the latest artists under Music Colony Records, a sublabel of Warner Music Philippines. The label made the announcement last night (November 14) on social media. The two initially launched their careers as battle rappers in the pioneering FlipTop Rap Battle League and both are …

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21 Savage might have had his New York passport revoked after catching the ire of social media this week when he said Nas “isn’t relevant” in today’s rap scene. Speaking in a Clubhouse room over the weekend following the release of Nas’ latest album King’s Disease III, 21 asked what the room’s definition of relevant was, after …

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Grandmaster Flash, Roxanne Shante and other rap legends have visited New York City to announce planned celebrations for Hip Hop’s 50th anniversary in 2023. Photos snapped at New York’s City Hall over the weekend showed numerous rap pioneers – Flash, Shante, Slick Rick, and Master Gee included – standing alongside the city’s current Mayor Eric …

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