Wu-Tang Clan and Nas Announces 'New York State Of Mind Tour'

 

Two of New York’s finest hip-hop acts are coming together for a collaborative tour. On Tuesday (April 19), the Wu-Tang Clan and Nas announced their New York State Of Mind Tour.

Produced by Live Nation, the 25-stop event begins Tuesday, Aug 30 in St. Louis, Missouri and will continue through major cities across North America including Toronto, D.C., Raleigh, Atlanta, Houston, and Oakland, before wrapping up Tuesday, October 4 in Los Angles, California.

Key Moments In Hip-Hop History

 

Hip hop is more than music; it’s a cultural movement that incorporates different elements of art. Before there was Lil Yachty, Young M.I.A., or YNW Melly, there was a world of hip hop artist who's name rain supreme even still today.

Back when music was real, artist had the opportunity to shine in their own distinctive way. Rap is one of the most distinctive features of hip-hop. Rappers use rhythm, lyrics, and vocal tone to express themselves. The best rappers are distinguished by their “flow” – the way the words run together without the performer getting tongue-tied.

Dynasty - One Day

Queens, NY female MC Dynasty releases new visual titled "One Day". Dynasty: The word dynasty, pronounced "DIE-nas-tee," comes from the Greek word dynasteia, meaning "power, lordship, sovereignty."

Fredro Starr Says Jay Z is the Best Rapper Alive

 

In this clip, Fredro Starr reacted to Shirley Ju bringing up Jay-Z's verse on Pusha T's "Neck and Wrist," and as the song had just been released at the time of the interview, Fredro hadn't gotten a chance to listen. 

Drake Disses Kendrick Lamar on "Push Ups"

 

Drake has finally released the CDQ version of his response to Kendrick Lamar and others on streaming services.

In the days leading up to the formal release, Drake has been trying to get Kendrick to respond by making numerous shady posts about him and his team. The pgLang co-founder has yet to acknowledge the diss track.

Jay Z Talks Beef With Mobb Deep

 

Jay-Z has become one of the biggest legends in the history of hip-hop, but that definitely doesn’t mean everyone has to like him. He’s been no stranger to a big list of feuds, with people from Nas to Tupac. There’s a reason for that. He hasn’t always been a titan of the industry like he is now. 

Skipp Whitman Ft Emmitt James - El Aye

Massachusetts-bred, LA-based emcee/producer Skipp Whitman presents the self-produced and Sebastian Ruiz-directed music video for "El Aye", featuring Emmitt James and starring Melissa Vento. "El Aye" appears on his forthcoming full-length Unfinished Songs Vol 1 (SWUFSV#1), a collection of original freestyles and unfinished or incomplete songs and/or ideas.

Did Benny The Butcher Bring Real Rap Back

 

Every since rapper Nas did the album Hip Hop Is Dead that's when you saw hip hop/rap became more dumbed down than ever with more lack of commercial raps on the media or on radio stations, at the time real rap was unheard of unless if you was really a hip hop head that was looking for rap on mixtapes or searching on YouTube. In 2010 an empire of hip hop has begun and that's with Griselda Records with artists like Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine and Benny The Butcher.

When you hear songs like Legend, Forever Ft Lil Wayne and Big Sean, Roy Jones Ft Dark Lo,

and Crown For Kings Ft Black Thought.

Coachella Music Festival Announces 2022 Return

After two years of rescheduling due to COVID, Coachella music festival announced it would return for Spring 2022.

One of the world's largest musical festivals, the event has been held every spring in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado desert since 1999. 

Young Thug Performs Live With A Purse

While most in the "Nobody Safe" tour crowd have likely come to expect that Thugger would be the one to blur the lines of gender conformity, a more recent discourse on the topic has risen over the past week. At the center of the controversy is a photo of Lil Uzi Vert carrying a purse and wearing a spiked choker.

The image was stitched beside a photo of Nas, and posted by Waka Flocka to show his example of how today's hip-hop is appearing to stray from the rugged look of prototypical fashion from 90's hip-hop. Waka argues that an artist like Lil Uzi ought to be considered a rock star and not a rap star. He even named some of the current crop of rappers [Kendrick, Cole, Meek] who, to his determination, bear the standard.

Somewhere along the line, Waka's message was apparently lost in translation and what's followed has been a conversation on masculinity in the genre, and among black men in general. There are no reports on whether Young Thug's fiance Jerrika Karlae was present to enjoy the show from backstage, but there were a good 15,000 + male and female fans rocking along as Thug's $9,000 Spring 2017 Chanel bag swung from his shoulder.

#YoungThug made sure everyone got a look at his #Chanel purse at a recent show.

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What Would A Battle Between DMX And Jay-Z Be Like?

Before DMX and Jay Z became international rap titans, they competed in a classic hip-hop war. Even with all that feuding in the past, Hov and X have collaborated on a bunch of songs, including "It's Murda" and "Blackout." They even almost formed a group with Ja Rule.

In 1999, Jay Z and DMX embarked (and majorly cashed in) on the Hard Knock Life Tour. Although Jay Z’s album gave the tour its name, the lineup was a joint headliner of the Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder and DMX.

Captured in the documentary film Backstage, Jay Z and DMX had vastly different demeanors on wax, on stage, and as celebrities. While both were pillars of Rap-made-right and suddenly sex symbols, they only overlapped in skill and love of the art.

Behind The Beef - Foxy Brown Vs Lil' Kim

 

Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown are two all-time female MC’s who paved the way for so many female artists and many of those artists have cited them as influences and we can still see it today. Two people who started out cordial in the beginning but after a while things just weren’t the same and that’s that.

Gansta Marcus Talks Top 5 Rappers Of All Times

(The Wrap-Up Magazine) When rappers mention who is there top 5 hottest of all times, all differ in their own way. Lima, Ohio producer Gansta Marcus releases his list of all time favorites. Check out his list below and why.

"I was raised in the eara where 90's hip-hop was top of the market. We had rappers such as Tupac and Biggie, Nas and Jay-Z. My top 5 list of hottest rappers would consist of Master P +Percy Miller +DMXS Radio +Ruff Ryders Entertainment Nelly +ST Lunatic Nate Dogg +Snoop Dogg +EminemMusic and UGK +UNDER GROUND KINGS.

There were many great hits created back then that will last forever. But nothing came better than these artist because they kept putting out hit after hit over the years. When Master P released Bout It, it took the world by storm. Shortly after, Ghetto D hit the stores like a monster. With a tank and a squad that can't be stop, No Limit held the charts for several years until Hot Boyz took over with members such as +Lil Wayne +LIL TURK B.G. and Juvenile.

DMX came in hard with the Ruff Ryders anthem, shortly after he released one of his best album ever "Flesh Of My Flesh." Talk about a album to just let play, now this is it...Real Talk. You don't have to speak on Nelly and Snoop Dogg, for you see they still speak for themselves.

Eminem is labeled as one of the hottest artist of all times. He came out with hot bars and tactical vocals. With +DR Engineering behind him, there was no touching him to begin with.

Hit-Boy Talks Roddy Ricch and Kendrick Lamar

 

While speaking to DJ Akademiks, Hit-Boy spoke about why he hasn’t worked with other west coast artists and wondered why. “The music s**t is weird,” said the producer while speaking about Roddy Ricch. 

“The first beat I ever played n***as, the first song we ever did within 10 minutes of knowing each other, won a Grammy. How the f**k have we not locked in on more music. I don’t get it. Maybe it’s not for me to get,” Hit-Boy said of the past work. 

Louie Rankin Of The Movie "Belly" Passes Away

Famed actor and Grammy Award-winning dancehall artist Louie Rankin died in a car crash in Ontario, Canada. After news of his death was made public, Rankin's estate issued a statement confirming his passing.

In 1992, Rankin (born Leonard Forbes) commanded the attention of music lovers with his hit single "Typewriter." From there, the Jamaica-born entertainer performed on the silver screen in legendary roles such as Lennox a.k.a. Ox in Belly, and Teddy Bruckshut in Shottas.

A few more details and a photo of the car crash that killed Louie Rankin have emerged ... it appears the collision killed him instantly say's TMZ. Rankin was pronounced dead at the scene, while the truck driver suffered no physical injuries. Based on a photo of the car wreck, obtained by TMZ, the passenger vehicle is completely torn to shreds. Cops are still investigating the exact cause of the collision.

Louie starred alongside Nas and DMX in the 1998 crime drama "Belly" ... and his character, Ox, was a Jamaican kingpin. Born and raised in Jamaica, Louie was also a Jamaican dancehall and reggae artist ... and he released a huge single in 1992 called "Typewriter," which won a Grammy.

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Kendrick Lamar or J. Cole?

 

The Wrap Up Magazine is back with another round of Celebrity Match Ups. This time they return with a versus between Kendrick Lamar and J.Cole. Who would you pick as the best artist?

Skipp Whitman - Fireworks

Massachusetts-bred, LA-based emcee/producer Skipp Whitman presents "Fireworks", his self-produced new single in which he tells the story of his last July 4th weekend. Skipp has collaborated with Skyzoo and Grafh, and has opened for Kanye West, KRS-One, Talib Kweli, Kool G Rap, Nas and Guru. Skipp recently released visuals for "Wild World."

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Megan Thee Stallion Top 5 Hottest Photos

Megan Thee Stallion has just signed a new deal with 300 Entertainment and with that being said, the Wrap-Up Magazine has released the Top 5 hottest photos of Megan Stallion herself. Megan Thee Stallion , born February 15, 1995, is a female rap artist from Houston, Texas. The seductive femcee is a full-time college student, as well as a choreographed dancer and model.

Take a look at Megan Thee Stallion in a way you never have. Let us know if you think we have chosen the best of her to display. The daughter of a rapper, Houston's own Megan Thee Stallion has a love for the genre that comes from the heart.

See our full list of Top 5

Nas Featured In GQ Magazine

GQ: Last year was the twentieth anniversary of Illmatic. Do you recognize that person who made that record now?

Nas: Sure—he was a vivacious young man full of a lot of great ideas, excited and ready.

Charleston White Talk Jay-Z, R Kelly, and DMX

 

Many people who have collaborated with the disgraced singer in the past have joined the #MuteRKelly movement, meanwhile, others assured that they been hopped on the wave decades ago when his pedophilia was made public knowledge.