• Key Takeaways From Erykah Badu's 5-Hour Reddit AMA Session

    Erykah Badu has been busy of late, releasing a new mixtape, 'But You Caint Use My Phone,' and hosting the 2015 Soul Train Awards, but she still managed to take time out of her day to engage fans in a 5-hour Reddit AMA session earlier this week.

  • Odd Future Breakup Permanent? Hodgy Beats Calls Tyler the Creator a Fraud

    Many expected an Odd Future reunion at their festival Camp Flog Gnaw last weekend. Perhaps this was because the group had been broken up for almost half a year, or because Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA) was advertised as the headline act, but it seemed many were disappointed when only Mike G, Domo Genesis, Left Brain and Hodgy Beats took the stage for a 70-minute set. The set was then pre-empted by a profanity-laced speech delivered by Tyler the Creator onstage.

  • Earl Sweatshirt Eviscerates Drake- Says He Can Be A “Vulture” On Young Rappers' Songs, Work

    As AllHipHop reports, Drake has a penchant for hopping on the stylistic train of other up-and-coming rappers. He teamed up with and emulated Future, remixed ILoveMakonnen, and allegedly ripped of D.R.A.M.'s "Cha Cha," culminating in a formidable list of instances when Drake's originality has been called into question. Adding to the cavalcade of artists accusing Drake of musical plagiarism, Earl Sweatshirt questioned Drake's authenticity after a video showing him dancing to Kodak Black's "SKRT", tweeting, "Drake found Kodak Black? smh welp."

  • Earl Sweatshirt Is Changing His Name, Doesn't Want to Be a "Joke Forever"

    The rapper we know as Earl Sweatshirt is ready to part ways with his current moniker. The next time Thebe Neruda Kgositsile drops new music, it will likely come from a new rap name. The 21-year-old rapper shared the news last night (July 29) on Twitter, and some of his fans weren't too happy.

  • Earl Sweatshirt Punches Fan Who Assaults Him on Stage in Australia

    Earl Sweatshirt is a little guy, but dude can throw a punch. During a show in Sydney, Australia, one of the first stops on Earl's "2015 Ready to Leave Now" tour, an overly rambunctious fan ran up on stage and assaulted Earl, grabbing him from behind. Never a smart move...

  • Odd Future Officially Broken Up According To Tyler, The Creator

    Over the past few days, speculation has been wild about the future of hip-hop collective Odd Future, which counts Frank Ocean, Tyler, The Creator, Hodgy Beats and Earl Sweatshirt among its members. Observers have known that the group has been growing apart over the past few years as the members have focused on their burgeoning solo careers, but according to a response to a fan on social media network Spring from Tyler, the group is officially broken up.

  • Earl Sweatshirt Drops New EP 'Solace': "It's For My Mom" [LISTEN]

    Just a little over a month after releasing his album I Don't Like Sh*t, I Don't Go Outside, Earl Sweatshirt is back with yet another new project. Yesterday, without much prior promotion, the Odd Future emcee dropped a 10-minute, single-stream effort titled Solace on YouTube with the message: "Music from when I hit the bottom and found something," hence the album title.

  • Kendrick Lamar, 'Empire,' Action Bronson and Earl Sweatshirt Help Hip-Hop Dominate Album Sales Chart

    The past few weeks have been amazing for hip-hop, as the Empire soundtrack and Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly have led both the Billboard 200 to three straight weeks of rap at no. 1. Although it's only been a two-week streak on the Album Sales chart (Empire was outsold by Madonna's Rebel Heart during its first week), this week is still newsworthy as the Top 3 spots on the chart are all held by hip-hop albums.
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