• Kanye West Mad at 'Grossly Over-Censored' Billboard Music Performance

    Kanye West closed the Billboard Music Awards this weekend with a medley of hits but audiences at home didn't get to hear much at all due to the ceremonies overexcited censors. Or at least the rapper commented Tuesday that his set, which included "All Day" and "Black Skinhead," was handled with undue caution.

  • Chinx Drugz Dead: Meek Mill, Wiz Khalifa, Lil Durk, Diddy React

    The hip-hop community is mourning the death of one of its one today after rapper Chinx Drugz, real name Lionel Pickens, 31, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Queens early Sunday, according to police. Pickens was struck multiple times while his passenger was struck twice in the Porsche Chinx was driving at around 4 a.m. At least seven bullets pierced the front and driver-side windows according to reports. News has spread quickly today of the passing of the rapper signed to French Montana's Coke Boys imprint and support has poured from artists like Wiz Khalifa, Lil Durk, Meek Mill and Diddy.

  • Wiz Khalifa 'See You Again' Holds No. 1 on Hot 100: The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran See Gains

    After a few weeks of gains, losses and shakeups on the Billboard Hot 100, this week (May 13), things return to business as usual with a largely stagnant chart. For the fifth week in a row, Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's Furious 7 single "See You Again" owns the charts, with releases from Fetty Wap, Mark Ronson and Walk The Moon holding tight onto their top five posisions.

  • Hip-Hop Rules Spotify, Thanks to Drake, Kendrick, and Wiz Khalifa

    If you were streaming music during 2014, there's a decent chance you were listening to hip-hop, as a Buzzfeed report indicates that the genre was the most popular on the audio service last year. Reports indicate that more than 29 percent of music streamed via Spotify came from a rapper, thanks to Drake, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and more.

  • Wiz Khalifa Talks 'See You Again,' PARTYNEXTDOOR, Curren$y Collaborations

    Wiz Khalifa has seen success with a single before when "Black and Yellow" went to number one and "We Dem Boyz" became one of the 2014 summer anthems, but "See You Again" may have the legs to top both of them. Backed by the might of the Fast & Furious franchise, Khalifa has topped the charts for a month straight and does not appear to be losing any steam. He spoke to MTV recently about the success of his Paul Walker tribute track and the opportunities it has afforded him, as well as recent collaborations with Curren$y and PARTYNEXTDOOR.

  • Wiz Khalifa 'See You Again' Crowns Hot 100 for Fourth Week: Walk The Moon & T-Wayne See Gains

    Wiz Khalifa can say "See You Again" to the No. 1 spot in the United States. For the fourth week in a row, the rapper's Charlie Puth collaboration for the Furious 7 soundtrack tops the Billboard Hot 100. Overall, it's a good week for male rappers on the chart as Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" ascends to a new high and T-Wayne's viral hit "Nasty Freestyle" breaks into the top 10.

  • Billboard Hot 100 vs. Official Charts Company by Decade: Wiz Khalifa, Oasis, Gwen Stefani and 40 Years of No. 1s

    Few people realize just how different the music across the pond is from that we listen to in America, that the Hot 100 doesn't exist in the UK, and that its equivalent to our singles chart doesn't just feature a whole bunch of American artists with even more One Direction and Ellie Goulding tracks. Music Times is looking back at the last five decades of music, and at the no. 1 hits on April 2 every ten years on the spot, going back to 1975. The ultimate contest, of course, is which country has better taste. Last month the win went to the UK in the best-of-five showdown. This month features Wiz Khalifa, Gwen Stefani, Oasis and more in the field.

  • Manny Pacquiao Pre-Fight Playlist: Wiz Khalifa, Ed Sheeran Preparing Him For Floyd Mayweather

    The biggest fight boxing has seen in decades is just over 24 hours away and Manny Pacquiao has unveiled one of the crucial secrets to the matchup -- what music will be pumping him up before his career-defining fight against Floyd Mayweather tomorrow night. He has partnered with Spotify to share a 17-track playlist for what tracks will be getting the Filipino boxer's blood boiling and his muscles ready to go. Among those included are selections from Wiz Khalifa, Ed Sheeran, The Black Keys and Shakira.

  • Wiz Khalifa Releases 'Good For Us' Rapping Over Marvin Gaye 'Sexual Healing'

    With all of the success of "See You Again" it could be easy for Wiz Khalifa to sit back, light up some green and watch the money pile up. He is probably doing a little bit of that, but the Pittsburgh rapper has not been idle this year, releasing a mixtape with Ty Dolla $ign and prepping another with Curren$y, while lending his talents for a variety of different features. He is giving back to his fans today with a new, short single titled "Good For Us" where he raps over the timeless summery beat from Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing."
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