When news broke that Donald Glover (also known as Childish Gambino) was cast as Lando Calrissian in the upcoming “Star Wars” spin off, fans went well. The actor/rapper has always had a solid fan base, but with his new FX show, “Atlanta,” currently receiving rave reviews, he’ truly winning. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Still, […]

21 Savage took to social media after he felt some backlash when he was spotted riding on the back of a motorcycle with Meek Mill. He had some choice words for all of the people who felt so rubbed the wrong way by something that was just an innocent method of transportation between two points. […]

Atlanta rapper Ralo posted an Instagram video last week showing him sitting on top of his car throwing money to homeless people. While some people criticized him for giving back in such a manner, he still managed to give out about $30,000, and nobody was hurt. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Check out the exclusive […]

It’s time to induct some new members into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! Of hip-hop’s most cherished acts, groups like RUN DMC, Public Enemy, Sugar Hill Gang, and N.W.A. are just some of the many who have already been inducted over the years. Sign Up For Our Newsletter![sailthru_widgetfields=”email” sailthru_list=”Rickey Smiley Subscribers”] This year, […]

When Kanye West & Jay-Z teamed up for their joint project, what resulted was the release of a full length album entitled “Watch The Throne” in 2011. It was received with as much hype and praise as was built up in the weeks leading up to its release, and many classic hip-hop jams emerged from […]

The portrayal of Dr. Dre in Michel’le‘s highly anticipated and controversial film, “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Me,” ignited a lot of conversation about his abusive behavior toward women. While it is common knowledge that some of the men of N.W.A and that era in general were notorious women abusers, not every female artist had […]

The whole city of Atlanta mourned the loss of rapper Shawty Lo when his life abruptly ended in a car crash shortly after he left a nightclub a few weeks ago. Scores of celebrities, fellow rappers and hip-hop enthusiasts expressed their sorrows when they learned about the accident and its fatal outcome. Sign Up For Our […]

It turns out Usher and Bobby Brown may have been duking it out for the title of “the king of R&B” behind closed doors, and the beef might go all the way back to 2002! If the alleged beef is indeed factual, then it all started at a party, during which Bobby Brown was a […]

Michel’le‘s highly anticipated and controversial film, “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Me,” premiered on Lifetime over the weekend. The portrayal of Dr. Dre‘s abuse of Michel’le when they dated years ago ignited a lot of ire from twitter users as they watched the film. Many people even begun talking about boycotting Dr. Dre’s “Beats” brand […]

When Lil Wayne was on ESPN, he explained exactly what’s going on between him and Birdman concerning Lil Wayne’s album and all of the money that is owed to him. It’s been common knowledge for a while that Weezy is being totally screwed by Birdman and his own label, Cash Money, but it can be […]

Headkrack, like many of us at one time or another, considered himself someone who was rooting for rapper Azealia Banks. He is withdrawing his support for her, however, after she made some headlines for getting kicked out of Russell Crowe‘s party. While she maintains that she was harassed, witnesses insist that she was the one […]

Cali-born Rob $tone was in Atlanta promoting his popular song, “Chill Bill,” (also known as that song with whistling in the beginning), when he came through to the morning show studio to say what’s up to Headkrack! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Check out the exclusive video above to hear more about his song and […]