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The “Love & Hip Hop” community is mourning the loss of one of their own. Khadiyah “KD” Lewis has died at age 44, with her brother Jay confirming the news to The Shade Room on Thursday.
The second annual KC Hip-Hop Week began Sunday, June 1st, highlighting many of the city’s beloved artists. Starting with a press conference and a kickoff party at 1436 Kansas Ave., KCK ...
Pitbull, the Miami rapper, has inspired young fans with his distinctive look. So much so that they’re copying it.
The late reality star rose to fame after being featured on season 3 of Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta. Khadiyah ‘KD’ Lewis dies at 44: All about Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta star (Instagram ...
Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...
Summer’s heating up, and so is the talent coming out of the gate hot. This June, Hip-Hop Wired spotlights three rising artists making serious waves in the game. First up is Big YBA, the Durham ...
Radio Armageddon also spotlights an epidemic in Hip-Hop—artists dying in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s, when they should be living well into their 80s. Whether it’s violence, drugs, cancer or ...
Pitbull said in a new interview that he loves seeing fans cosplay as him at concerts, wearing bald caps, shades, and suits.
“Blues is the entry point to the movie for me, but if blues was the entry point, hip-hop was the car that I was driving in,” Coogler tells Rolling Stone as he settles into a Zoom call from his ...
While 2024 is regarded as a landmark year for hip-hop, with industry titans Kendrick Lamar and Drake going up against each other in a historic rap battle, 2025 has already resulted in popular ...
The video is accompanied by the tagline “When ur Hip Hop AF” and is most definitely good for a few laughs, that is if you’re not too busy cringing. It’s worth noting that the video itself ...
Hip-hop dance is a dance style based on the social dances that originated in the '70s and '80s. Alternative names you might hear, depending on where you live, are hip-hop freestyle, freestyle ...