• Wiz Khalifa 'See You Again' Heads Hot 100 for Ninth Week as OMI 'Cheerleader' Breaks Into Top 10

    Wiz Khalifa doesn't even have to say "See You Again" to the No. 1 spot in the country, because his Charlie Puth featuring Furious 7 single just can't leave the top. For the ninth week, the Paul Walker tribute track sits at the summit of the chart, holding off singles from Taylor Swift, Walk the Moon and Jason Derulo. And, while Khalifa seems to be the king of early summer, one song is coming for him: OMI's crossover his "Cheerleader."

  • Fetty Wap Releases 'Sumn Quick,' 'Ride or Die' with 'LHH' Jhonni Blaze

    Fetty Wap, real name Willie Maxwell, continues to dominate with "Trap Queen" and now "My Way" and is looking to keep up the momentum with a string of features and freestyles. He was picked in the exclusive XXL Freshman 15 and delivered a cypher for that and now has unveiled two shorts demos that he has been working on as presents to his fans. On Sunday, the "My Way" rapper shared "Ride Of Die," which he is listed as the featured artist alongside Jhonni Blaze of Love & Hip Hop fame and then uploaded a brand new demo "Sumn Quick."

  • XXL Releases Fetty Wap's 2015 Freshman Class Freestyle and Profile [WATCH]

    Earlier this month, XXL unveiled its 2015 Freshman Class list and Fetty Wap is the first of the pack to be presented to the masses. The hip-hop magazine recently released the New Jersey rap singer's freestyle and profile. The 2015 Freshman Class list also left out at least one rapper determined to call out XXL.

  • See Fetty Wap's Emotional Reaction To Winning First Ever Award

    Fetty Wap, real name Willie Maxwell, has been the revelation of 2015. Everything he has put out recently has been a hit and the momentum does not appear to be stopping. "Trap Queen" was the song of the winter, spring and could continue to keep that title through the summer. Award season came and went in the fall and winter, so "Trap Queen" has not earned any major hardware yet, but Music Choice gave out some half-year awards and gave the "My Way" rapper the award for the most played video of the year so far. Maxwell got pretty emotional upon receiving it because apparently this was the first award he had apparently ever been given

  • Wiz Khalifa Inches Toward History, Fetty Wap Tops Streams on Hot 100

    "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth spends a second week atop the Hot 100 during its second reign at the peak of popular songs. That makes it eight weeks in total for "Again," joining a rather elite clientele among hip-hop songs to top the list for that long (it's going to have to find five more weeks at no. 1 to grab the record however, a tie between Eminem's "Lose Yourself" and the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow"). Most of the Hot 100 love comes from the song's dominance on the radio airplay charts, where it received 171 million spins.

  • Fetty Wap, Phony Ppl Perform 'Trap Queen,' 'My Way' On 'Jimmy Kimmel

    Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" still reigns as possibly the hip-hop song of the 2015 thus far. It has not lost any steam heading into the summer and the Patterson, New Jersey native is keeping the momentum going with TV appearances and new music. Last night, he went on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to perform the smash single as well as his new track, "My Way," with the help of Phony Ppl.

  • Fat Trel Releases 'Georgetown' Mixtape Ft. Fetty Wap, Wale, Rick Ross

    Washington D.C. rapper, Fat Trel, has released his first mixtape of the year aptly titled 'Georgetown' after the wealthy area of the city and the university. The surprise 16-track tape has some high-powered features from the likes of Fetty Wap, Wale, Rick Ross and Troy Ave.

  • Ed Sheeran, The Roots Cover Fetty Wap 'Trap Queen' on Jimmy Fallon

    Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" has been everywhere this year. A song that started out as somewhat unknown from a small rapper has blown up into a chart-topping and radio sensation, elevating the Paterson, New Jersey rapper's career to a height that wasn't attainable just six months ago. It has already received several official remixes featuring Gucci Mane, Azealia Banks and others, while also being covered by plenty of musicians - amateur and professional. The latest person to take a crack at the melodic hip-hop track is global superstar Ed Sheeran, who teamed up with The Roots to cover "Trap Queen" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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