Many hip hop artists are celebrated for their "come up" or "glow up". The underdog or the misunderstood rappers are often championed by fans and hip hop enthusiasts. The ghetto, hood, bando and trap are home base for many rap superstars. The new wave of hip hop may not come from a place of struggle.
What about the rappers that were born rich? The argument is never-ending but it is an argument that should continue because the face of hip hop is changing. The kings and queens of hip hop have children that obviously will not experience the hardships of their megastar parents. For example, Christian Combs, the spawn of Diddy, is a rapper. He definitely has the look and swag to take over hip hop but are people really checking for his talent since his father is Diddy? I say let the talent speak for itself but the Internet takes no prisoners and they regularly attempt to rip apart music dreams. People want a Gucci Mane or 21 Savage storyline behind the music. Fans can be a little hard on silver spoon rappers. After some internet digging, we found some rappers that were born rich. Richard Hilfiger AKA Rich HilRomeo Miller AKA RomeKid RockChristian Combs AKA King CombsJermaine DupriRed Foo and Sky BluReginae Carter
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Morehouse student, Julien Turner's homework assignment went viral this week for his creative use of Lil Uzi Vert's "XO Tour Llif3". Morehouse professor, Dwann Davenport, told students he would curve their grades if they created a music video on any subject covered in the class. Turner took the challenge to the next level by infusing his love of hip hop music. The final version was an epic mashup of Lil Uzi Vert's hit of the year "XO Tour Llif3" and biology. The ultimate remix has gone viral and Turner has learned more than a higher grade, he's gained fans. Watch the remix video below. The Weekend's Starboy has passed the two million sold mark, making the Canadian star the only artist to earn multi platinum album within the last year. The album has four platinum singles, "Starboy," "I Fell It Coming," "Party Monster," and "Reminder".
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The Dipset x ASAP Mob mash up is going down live on the Spotify RapCaviar concert stage. The event planned for November 21, will take place at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom.
Dipset's last album, Immunity 2, was released more than 10 years ago but fans are still excited about their reunion. ASAP Mob's latest project, Cozy Tapes Vol 2, was released this year. In sort of hip hop news, model and aspiring rapper Blac Chyna is suing the entire Kardashian family. The mother of Rob Kardashian's baby girl, Dream, accuses Kardashian of being abusive. She also claims his family hatched a plan to sabotage her career after she broke off her engagement with Kardashian in 2016. “Rob Kardashian is an abuser intent on destroying Angela White, the mother of his baby, who left him in 2016. In revenge the Kardashian-Jenner family became media predators, slut-shaming her on social media and killing her hit television show, which had already begun filming a second season.” and Kardashian and his family of initiating a revenge plot against her after she broke her engagement with him in 2016, “ the suit claimed. “He stressed me out my ENTIRE PREGNANCY!!! Accusing me of cheating, going crazy on me with massive text blast daily! Being an absolute lunatic & then covering it up with gifts. I was verbally abused every other day,” the suit alleged. New Nicki Minaj music is on the way but her beautiful spread in the New York Times is here now.
This a must-read tell all interview. Click here and enjoy! The NBA season is starting and that means, rookie Dance Contests around the league. The Sacramento Kings rookie players did not disappoint. Watch Harry Giles, Frank Mason III, De’Aaron Fox and Justin Jackson compete in a rookie Dance Contest at Kings Fan Fest.
The Colosseum Battle League is used to crazy punchlines during their epic rap battles but this time the Jamaica Queens event saw blood.
A rapper actually broke a glass during a rap battle for a 'Stone Cold Steve Austin' punchline. Birdman is making some positive changes in his appearance.
The 48-year-old Cash Money Records founder is hip hop royalty and known for his numerous tattoos and diamond encrusted grill. This year he showed off his pearly whites and now he announced he's removing his face tattoos. The #GlowUp is real. Fredo Santana has bee in the hospital since October 6. The rapper is battling liver and kidney failure. “Doctor say a n***a had kidney failure an [sic] liver failure. I’m getting back to normal,” he wrote. “Thanks for everyone who prayed for a n***a. I wouldn’t wish this on my worse [sic] enemy.” We wish Fredo a speedy recovery.
Gucci Mane is having an amazing #Woptober .
The East Atlanta rapper released his 11th official solo album, Mr. Davis. Earlier this month, Gucci Mane released his highly anticipated best selling book The Autobiography of Gucci Mane.. On October 17, the Trap God will marry beauty an fitness mogul, Keyshia Ka'Oir. The Wopsters inked a deal with BET for a 10 episode docuseries. Gucci Mane & Keyshia Ka'Oir: The Mane Event This 10-part wedding special follows the twists and turns of celebrity hip-hop couple Keyshia Ka’Oir and Gucci Mane as they plan for the most notorious celebrity hip-hop wedding of the year while struggling to blend their families. When you are hip-hop and Instagram royalty, wedding planning is a serious feat. With Gucci promoting his latest album and prepping for the release of his highly anticipated, tell-all autobiography, Keyshia relies heavily on her crew of close-knit celebrity girlfriends to pull off the wedding of her dreams, all the while continuing to build her makeup empire.
October 12 is 'French Montana Day' in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami Florida.
The city's Mayor, Philip Levine, made the big announcement on opening day of the REVOLT Music Conference. The Morocco-born and New York-raised rapper was excited and thanked his Bad Boy label boss Diddy and Mayor Phillip Levine for the honor.
#EverydayStruggle is Complex News' daily hip-hop debate show with Joe Budden and DJ Akademiks, moderated by Nadeska Alexis.
Today, veteran hip hop artist Joe Budden fired back at Chance The Rapper and his claims of being an independent artist. The Chicago rapper frequently denounces record labels and is often praised for his ability to gain popularity and make money without a record label machine behind him.
How do you feel about these quotes from XXL’s in-depth interview with Nicki Minaj? “My role in hip-hop has been super unique because when my first album came out, there had been so much time where there wasn’t a female rap album out that went platinum,” she explained. “There wasn’t a big female rap presence right before I got in. So, my role was really reintroducing the female rapper to pop culture.” “I aligned myself with a lot of brands, and I was able to show that a female rapper was able to sell products.” “I don’t think [female rappers] got that much credit. I think female rappers have always been dope and influential, but I think I sort of came in at a time where big business was paying attention, so I was able to capitalize off of a lot of deals and business ventures.” Nicki Minaj is a monster beyond hip hop. Her ability to break through barriers cannot be forgotten but are we forgetting about Queen Latifah?
It's difficult to say Nicki Minaj reintroduced female rappers to mainstream when Queen Latifah has been busy on television, behind the scenes, in Covergirl ads, on stage, and winning countless awards. The 2017 American Music Awards will air November 19 - 8/7c and some of your favorite hip hop artists have a chance of taking home a trophy this year.
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Click the link below to vote for your favorite hip hop artists. Migos member and hip hop's resident hook master, Quavo, will team up with rapper/producer Travis Scott.
Both rappers are immensely talented and their songwriting, producing and performance skills have heated up the charts in recent years. A true collaborative album is in high demand from fans. A new wave of hip hop that we will gladly ride. You will remember where you were when you heard Eminem's BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher. We all expected greatness but the Detroit rapper nearly brought fans to tears. Much of the content was directed at POTUS. Eminem sparked conversation and controversy in just under five minutes of strength and brutal honesty. The 2017 "Hot For The Holidays" concert will feature performances from Cardi B, Tee Grizzley, 21 Savage, Dave East, Meek Mill and Chris Brown.
Hot 97 certainly gathered a winning team. This diverse group of performers will satisfy any crowd. The concert is scheduled to take place December 14th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Rapper, Doughboy Roc died after being shot on Detroit's west side.
Doughboy Roc has four albums. He is known for the hip-hop group Doughboyz Cashout, which was signed by Young Jeezy's CTE World label in 2013. Doughboy Roc was only 29 years old.
The 2017 BET #HIPHOPAWARDS will air tonight 8P/7C.
Host and hip hop mogul, DJ Khaled, took to Instagram to confirm Eminem's return to the infamous #HIPHOPAWARD cypher. Eminem ninth studio album is rumored to be released this November.
Hip hop Icon Q-Tip has a new role. The unofficial leader of the A Tribe Called Quest is the first artistic director for hip hop culture at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
This is real life Love and Hip Hop. R&B singer Jhene Aiko tattooed a large color portrait of her boyfriend, Big Sean's face on the back of he arm, just above her elbow. Celebrity tattoo artist Miryam "The Witchdoctor" Lumpini blessed the singers arm with an amazing portrait.
Big Sean and Jhene Aiko have been together for about a year but her divorce from Dot Da Genius was just finalized last week. Hopefully this relationship will last as long as her new tattoo, forever. Rapper Kodak Black has been indicted for first degree criminal sexual assault in Florence County, South Carolina after an alleged assault of a teenage girl last February. He has been ordered not to have any contact with the victim. A court date has not been set.
The assault reportedly occurred at a Comfort Inn and Suites while Kodak Black was in town to perform at the Treasure City Club. The victim reported the assault to a Richland County school nurse. A school resource officer then contacted the Florence County Sheriff's Office.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar's DAMN has spent nearly half a year, 25 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 Top 10 Chart! That is incredible and hasn't been done since Drake's 2016 release Views. Damn spent 21 consecutive weeks in the top 5.
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