Category Archives: Music – UPROXX

DaBaby Has Been Dropped From Lollapalooza’s 2021 Festival Lineup
Getty Image The homophobic rant DaBaby delivered during last weekend’s Rolling Loud festival in Miami was met with plenty of backlash. His rant — which also targeted people with HIV/AIDS &...
Wongo Okon Aug 01, 2021

A Street In MF Doom’s Hometown Of Long Beach, New York Has Been Renamed For The Legendary Rapper
Getty Image After MF Doom’s family revealed the sad news that the legendary rapper had died in 2020 at the untimely age of 49, an outpouring of grief at the loss and appreciation for his artistr...
Caitlin White Jul 31, 2021

Pop Smoke’s ‘Faith’ Receives Another Update With Six Additional Songs
Getty Image Pop Smoke’s Faith recently became the second No. 1 album in the late rapper’s catalog, joining Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon, which was released posthumously last summe...
Wongo Okon Jul 31, 2021

42 Dugg Delivers A Homophobic Response To Those Who Took Issue With A Video Of Him And His Son
Getty Image The last week saw a number of instances of homophobia in hip-hop world. The biggest example is DaBaby’s bizarre rant at Miami’s Rolling Loud festival, where he also targeted pe...
Wongo Okon Jul 31, 2021

Hip-Hop Has Received Its Own Holiday In The United States
Getty Image Since its formation in the early 1970s, hip-hop has grown exponentially, becoming one of the biggest genres in the world. This year alone a total of ten hip-hop albums have reached No. 1 o...
Wongo Okon Jul 31, 2021

Kanye West Is Indeed Holding A Second Listening Event For ‘Donda’
Getty Image Kanye West held a listening event for Donda, his long-awaited new album, earlier this month. It took place at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where the rapper stood by himself on th...
Wongo Okon Jul 31, 2021

Drake Reveals ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Is ‘Ready’ And Finally On The Way
Getty Image The wait for Drake’s highly-anticipated sixth album Certified Lover Boy is nearly over. The Toronto rapper has kept fans waiting for the project’s release for the better part o...
Wongo Okon Jul 31, 2021

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week
Getty Image/Ralph Ordaz The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Isaiah Rashad, Logic, Skepta, and more. It was a bit of an eventful week in hip-hop as the fallout from D...
Aaron Williams Jul 30, 2021
Tyga’s Colorful ‘Mrs. Bubblegum’ Video Is Hilariously Booty-Filled
It isn’t often you get to write about watching a rap star literally eating ass in a new video without incurring a potential invasion of privacy lawsuit, but in the case of Tyga‘s new video...
Aaron Williams Jul 30, 2021
Maxo Kream Returns With The Sentimental ‘Local Joker’ Video
The last time rap fans heard from Houston rapper Maxo Kream was 2019, when he dropped his critically-acclaimed second album Brandon Banks, which I called a “masterful character study” in m...
Aaron Williams Jul 30, 2021
