hip-hop

Melbourne Hip-Hop artist JJay De Melo has died after drowning while swimming at the Mornington Peninsula on Tuesday.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, hip-hop, JJ De Melo, rap

Baker Boy to Receive the Corner Award for 2018

Melbourne’s iconic venue The Corner Hotel has named indigenous hip-hop artist Baker Boy the recipient of its 2018 Corner Award.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Baker Boy, Corner Hotel, hip-hop, indigenous, rap

FestivalX Is Australia’s Newest Music Festival

Australia’s newest music festival FestivalX is going debut in November.

Tagged as: Australia, electronica, FestivalX, hip-hop, Live Nation, music festival

Beyonce and Jay-Z Given Standing Ovation Just For Leaving Restaurant

Beyonce and JAY-Z were treated to a standing ovation on Monday (23Jul18) as they exited a restaurant in Italy.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Beyonce, hip-hop, Jay-Z, pop, R&B, urban, USA

Jon Toogood’s The Adults Release Second Album

Jon Toogood’s other band The Adults has a new album ‘Haja’.

Tagged as: 10s, hip-hop, Jon Toogood, New Zealand, Shihad, The Adults

Fergie Was Back With Black Eyed Peas On July 4

Fergie reunited with her former Black Eyed Peas bandmates to celebrate America’s Independence Day on Wednesday July 4.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Black Eyed Peas, Fergie, hip-hop, pop, soul, urban, USA

Beyonce and Jay-Z Quietly Slip A New Album Out

Beyonce and JAY-Z stunned fans on Saturday (16Jun18) with the release of their much-anticipated joint album, Everything Is Love.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Beyonce, hip-hop, Jay-Z, pop, R&B, urban, USA

Kanye West Scrapped Album After Slavery Drama

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Kanye West scrapped an entire album after his ill-advised TMZ interview, during which he suggested African-Americans chose to be slaves and confessed he was hooked on opioids.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, hip-hop, Kanye West, pop, rap, urban, USA

Flo Rida Announced Low Anniversary Tour of Australia

by Greg Phillips

A decade on from releasing one the world’s biggest hip hip hop anthems, US rapper Flo Rida is returning to Australia for the first time in five years to celebrate the 10th anniversary of iconic floor-filler ‘Low’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Flo Rida, hip-hop, urban, USA

Russell Simmons Settles Rape Lawsuit

Embattled rap mogul Russell Simmons has had a rape lawsuit filed against him dismissed after reaching an out-of-court settlement.

Tagged as: hip-hop, music industry, R&B, Russell Simmons, USA

R. Kelly Charged With Spreading STD

A woman has filed a complaint against R. Kelly, alleging he infected her with a sexually transmitted disease (STD).

Tagged as: 90s, hip-hop, pop, R. Kelly, R&B, urban, USA

Black Eyed Peas Members To DJ At Melbourne Grand Prix

The music line-up at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix will feature the largest number of acts the event has ever seen including members of the Black Eyed Peas doing a DJ set.

Tagged as: 90s, Black Eyed Peas, hip-hop, USA

Man Arrested Over SXSW Bomb-Threat Not Connected To Other Austin Bombings

Police have dismissed a connection between a man who emailed a bomb threat shutting down a concert by The Roots at SXSW to the three other bombings in Austin this past week.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, hip-hop, R&B, The Roots, USA

The Roots Austin Concert Cancelled Due To Bomb Threat

A concert by The Roots was cancelled in Austin on the weekend following a bomb threat at the venue.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, hip-hop, R&B, The Roots, USA

Mallrat Sets Sights On Mid Year EP

Brisbane’s Mallrat will release her E.P. ‘In The Sky’ in June. She is currently showcasing in Austin for SXSW.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, hip-hop, indie, Mallrat, urban

Russell Simmons Denies Latest Rape Allegations

Russell Simmons is “vehemently” denying new rape allegations against him.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, hip-hop, rap, Russell Simmons, urban, USA

Black Eyed Peas Release First New Song in Seven Years ‘Street Livin’

Black Eyed Peas are back together. ‘Street Livin’, their first song in seven years was recorded for the Marvel Comic ‘Masters of the Sun’.

Tagged as: 00s, Black Eyed Peas, hip-hop, pop, USA

DJ Khaled Gets A Job At Weight Watchers

Hip-Hop star DJ Khaled is now working for Weight Watchers.

Tagged as: 10s, DJ Khaled, hip-hop, R&B, rap, USA

Andre 3000 Says He Has Lost The Pulse For Hip-Hop

Hip-hop star Andre 3000 has actively taken a step back from recording new material because he is convinced he has lost “the pulse” for contemporary music.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Andre 3000, hip-hop, Outkast, R&B, USA

The Age Music Victoria Award Nominees Announced

Nominees for The Age Music Victoria Awards have been revealed with A.B. Original up for Best Album, Band, Song and Live Act.

Tagged as: AB Original, Australia, Briggs, hip-hop, music industry, The Age Music Victoria Awards

Jay-Z and Rihanna Rushed To Safety In V Fest Security Scare

Superstars Jay-Z and Rihanna had to be evacuated from Britain’s V Festival on Sunday night (20Aug17) after a group of rowdy fans crashed the backstage party area.

Tagged as: 00s, hip-hop, Jay-Z, pop, rap, Rihanna, USA

Missy Elliott Fans Want Her Statue For Charlottesville

More than 10,000 Missy Elliott fans have signed an online petition to replace a Confederate monument in Virginia with a statue to the rap star.

Tagged as: 90s, hip-hop, Missy Elliott, rap, USA

Kanye West and Kid Cudi Have Teamed Up For a New Project

Kanye West and fellow rapper Kid Cudi are reportedly working on a top-secret project in Japan after settling their feud.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, hip-hop, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, rap, USA

Arno Faraji Wins Triple J Unearthed High 2017

Triple J’s Unearthed High winner for 2017 is Perth’s Arno Faraji.

Tagged as: 10s, Arno Faraji, Australia, hip-hop, triple j

Furious Five’s Kidd Creole Convicted Of Murder

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Kidd Creole, the hip hop pioneer who was a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five has been charged with murder of a homeless man in New York.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Furious Five, Grandmaster Flash, hip-hop, Kidd Creole, rap, USA

J. Cole Goes To Jail

Rapper J. Cole has taken some time out of his busy tour schedule to visit inmates at a prison in California.

Tagged as: 10s, hip-hop, J. Cole, pop, soul, USA

Andre 3000 Is Fine With No More Outkast

Between 1994 and 2006, the duo of Andre 3000 and Big Boi known as Outkast released six albums, all of which made the R&B top two and five of which did the same on the Billboard 200.

Tagged as: 90s, Andre 3000, hip-hop, Outkast, USA

Arrested Development To Perform 3 Years 5 Months & 2 Days Album In Australia

Arrested Development will mark the 25th anniversary of their iconic debut ‘3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of…’ with shows in Sydney and Melbourne in November.

Tagged as: 90s, Arrested Development, hip-hop, USA

Jay-Z Sets US Tour Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Hip-hop icon Jay-Z is going out on the road for a two month tour of North America that will run right up against Christmas.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, hip-hop, Jay-Z, pop, R&B, rap, USA

Beyonce and Jay-Z Twins May Have A Name

Beyonce and Jay-Z have reportedly called their newborn twins Shawn Jr. and Bea.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Beyonce, hip-hop, Jay-Z, R&B, rap, USA