Author Archives: Jamaine B

Beyonce’s music has always been full of playful lyrics about — or even penned by — her husband Jay-Z, but usually, they’re of a complimentary sort. Her new album Renaissance, though, has a shady line that fans are sure confirms a long-held suspicion about the power couple’s relationship, and they’re reacting accordingly on Twitter. TowardContinue reading “Beyonce Fans Are Convinced A Shady Line On Her New Album Is About Jay-Z”

Getty Image The reviews of Beyonce’s brand new album Renaissance are rolling in. Listeners are raving about the sequencing; singer Kelis is upset about having been sampled without knowing. Now Lil Nas X has shared a humorous take on the album. The “Industry Baby” rapper wrote, “this beyonce album so c*nty hunty i’m finna slayContinue reading “Lil Nas X Had An Exuberant Reaction To Beyonce’s New Album, ‘Renaissance’”

Nav returns with the first single from his upcoming album Demons Protected by Angels, tapping collaborators Lil Baby, Mike Dean, Tay Keith, and Travis Scott for “Never Sleep.” Tay Keith provides the beat, with additional production by Grayson and Mike Dean, and the three rappers let loose, calculating their income and detailing their spending throughContinue reading “Nav, Lil Baby, And Travis Scott Stay Up All Night To Grind On ‘Never Sleep’”

Getty Image Post Malone‘s love for geeky games like Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering is no secret. Last year, he announced his partnership with MTG creators Wizards Of The Coast to promote the return of Friday Night Magic, a promotional campaign for the popular fantasy card game, promising “some cool stuff” to come in theContinue reading “Post Malone Will Play ‘Magic: The Gathering’ With A Lucky Fan For $10K”

Tehillah De Castro Before they released their first single this past April, the only way to discover Domi & JD Beck online was getting lucky on one of those deep YouTube rabbit holes. If you happened to arrive at that layer of the internet, you’d have seen two teenagers with stupefying jazz music chops straightContinue reading “Domi & JD Beck Are The Rebirth Of Cool”

Today marks the theatrical release of B.J. Novak’s new movie Vengeance, in which he stars alongside Ashton Kutcher. It turns out Kutcher once gave Novak his big break on TV, as Novak appeared in a number of episodes of Punk’d in the early 2000s. Novak talked about that during an appearance on The Late ShowContinue reading “B.J. Novak Reminisces About Usher Hating Him After A Rapping ‘Punk’d’ Prank”

Getty Image When Beyonce’s house-influenced new single “Break My Soul” first dropped, there were naturally a few fans put off by the pop-R&B queen’s shift into dance music styles. It didn’t take long for folks to jump aboard though, leading to a renaissance (sorry) of interest in Black-led dance music. Even Robin S. started toContinue reading “Beyonce Fans Are Appalled By An ‘MGK Punk Pop’ Cover Of ‘Break My Soul’”

Alicia Vera/HBO Max Even before they landed the lead roles on Issa Rae’s new HBO Max series, Aida Osman and KaMillion have been living and breathing this rap sh*t. The new show, appropriately titled Rap Sh!t, tells the story of two estranged high school friends – the poetic, lyric-focused Shawna Clark (Osman) and the confident,Continue reading “Aida Osman And KaMillion Of ‘Rap Sh!t’ Are Becoming Stars Alongside Their Characters”

Getty Image Bad Bunny has rapidly risen from relative obscurity to become one of the biggest artists in the world, accumulating multiple No. 1s, selling millions of records, and making history in the short amount of time he’s been in the spotlight. His latest impressive accomplishment comes courtesy of Billboard, which reports that BB’s newContinue reading “Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Passes The ‘Encanto’ Soundtrack As The Most Popular Album Of 2022”

Getty Image/Ralph Ordaz Over the past few months, rap fans have placed more and more scrutiny on prosecutors who use rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials against hip-hop artists. While “hip-hop cops” have long been rumored as a fixture of the justice system, cases involving popular rappers such as Young Thug and YoungBoy NeverContinue reading “Congress Introduces The RAP Act To Limit The Use Of Lyrics As Evidence In Criminal Trials”