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Image Image Credit Gary Gershoff / Stringer via Getty Images Image Alt Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes pose at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 51st Annual Induction and Awards Gala Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: The lawsuit accuses Pharrell Williams of withholding royalties from Chad Hugo related to The Neptunes and N.E.R.D. Hugo’s legal team claims Pharrell engaged in “self-dealing” and failed to share revenue from music, touring and merchandise. This marks a renewed legal battle between the former collaborators, who are now only communicating through lawyers. Chad Hugo is suing his former creative and business partner…

For over seven months and counting, Tony DeYoung has dominated the trending charts onBillboardHipHop.com. What began as a rising buzz has transformed into a quiet takeover —one that signals not just individual success, but the growing influence of Tony DeYoungEntertainment on hip-hop media and digital culture.🚀 The Rise to Number 1According to recent coverage, Tony DeYoung has held the #1 spot on the trending list ofBillboardHipHop.com for months, consistently appearing among the site’s “popular posts.”What distinguishes this isn’t just fleeting virality — but sustained dominance. For many artists,landing a trending position is a short-lived moment; for DeYoung, it’s been a…

YNW Melly’s legal team blasts the judge’s bond denial, comparing his seven years in solitary to a presidential assassination case. YNW Melly just got denied bond again after spending more than seven years locked up without a conviction, and his legal team is absolutely furious about it. Judge Martin Fein’s decision on May 6, 2026, keeps the rapper in Broward County Jail while he waits for his retrial, which won’t start until January 2027. The case has been a nightmare of delays and mistrials since his first trial ended with a hung jury back in 2023, but what’s really got…

GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Mýa has released her latest single, “Just A Little Bit,” featuring Bay Area rap legend Too $hort. The track serves as the final preview of her tenth studio album, Retrospect, which is set to debut on May 15 via her independent label, Planet 9, with distribution by Virgin Music Group. Leaning into late-80s funk influences, “Just A Little Bit” features synth-heavy rhythms that characterize the upcoming project’s “retro-futurist” direction. The album aims to bridge the gap between late-70s Minneapolis funk and the contemporary R&B sounds that have defined Mýa’s career. Retrospect is anchored by the lead single…

Image Image Credit Dave Benett / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Kid Cudi attends the 74 IST. Arts & Culture Festival 15th Anniversary Edition on Oct. 11, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: “The Rebel Ragers Tour” will span over 30 North American cities starting on April 28. Special guests include M.I.A., Big Boi, A-Trak, me n ü and Dot Da Genius on select dates. Fans can expect a setlist that spans Cudi’s full discography, including his viral hits. When Kid Cudi revealed that he was going to take a break from releasing new music, he…

Source: Mike Coppola / Getty If you attended the Met Gala Monday night (May 4) and feel a little bit under the weather, you may have a bone to pick with Cardi B, as she accidentally let it slip that she attended the fancy soiree while battling a fever that had her feeling below par. According to the HuffPost, the Grammy Award-winning rapper from the Boogie Down Bronx admitted that she had a little “secret” while styling out at the annual fashion event. “I’m actually sick, and I have a fever,” Cardi said. Well, at least it isn’t the coronavirus?…

Since 1986, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been honoring artists in the rock, blues, soul and even country music genres. Since 2007, the museum has been adding hip-hop artists to their prestigious Hall of Fame inductions.Currently, only six hip-hop acts have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They are Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Run-DMC, the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, N.W.A and Tupac Shakur.In 2007, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five became the first rappers to be inducted into the Hall. The museum couldn’t have made a better first choice. The South…

Rapper PCTweezie was locked up on gun and drug charges after cops in Riviera Beach busted him during a traffic stop. PCTweezie had been building momentum in the Florida rap scene with high-profile collaborations and consistent releases that have generated millions of views, but his trajectory took a sharp turn this week. The rising rapper, who worked with Lil Wayne on the track “Already” back in 2018, now faces serious federal charges after a traffic stop in Riviera Beach turned into an arrest that’s got the streets talking. On May 1, police received a 911 call reporting a woman being…

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Eric Bellinger is stepping boldly into a new chapter of his career, and it’s already sounding like something special. With a fresh deal under Tamla Records in partnership with Motown Records, he returns with his latest single, “Cry in Front of You”—and it hits on every level. A respected pen behind hits for heavyweights like Chris Brown, Usher, Wale, and Justin Bieber, Bellinger has long proven his songwriting prowess. But this release reminds us that his own artistry deserves just as much spotlight. “Cry in Front of You” serves as the lead single from his upcoming self-titled album,…

Wyclef Jean is not interested in staying inside a box. In fact, if you ask the three-time Grammy winner about his current trajectory, he’ll tell you he’s moved past the window and straight into the room. Whether he is serving as the Global Culture Advisor for Circle (the stablecoin USDC) or meticulously crafting seven distinct albums, Wyclef is operating at a frequency that is, in his own words, “pure soul.” “What you see is what you get,” he says. And right now, what we are seeing is the most ambitious chapter of a career that has already redefined the geography…