Rapper Fredo Bang joined the list of new-generation rap artists towards the end of the 2010s. Fredo Bang was born Fredrick Dewon Thomas Givens II, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on March 29, 1996. Topping the ranks of the best Baton Rouge-born rappers, Fredo Bang has collaborated with several other rappers in and out of the city. Some of his collaborations include Kevin Gates, Ynw Melly, Nle Choppa, Moneybagg Yo, and Lil Durk. Although he had released a compilation album, Lost Files, in 2018, Fredo Bang released his debut studio album, Most Hated, on April 17, 2020. The album peaked at...
- 7/20/2023
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
03 Greedo is back home. After his return from a Texas county jail in January, the L.A. rapper released Halfway There, a 33-track odyssey replete with Greedo’s melodic flourishes. He followed it up by performing at South by Southwest in Austin and, in June, a two-night stint at the Novo in Los Angeles — a venue that marked a kind of homecoming. “The show was turnt up. Both sold out. A lot of rappers popped out for me,” Greedo explains. “The city hasn’t seen that for a while.” While in prison,...
- 7/5/2023
- by Jayson Buford
- Rollingstone.com
Rappers Yung Miami and Diddy have been an item for nearly two years, and throughout their time together, aspects of their relationship have been called into question by fans and others curious about their arrangement. In January 2023, Yung Miami revealed an intimate detail about her sex life with Diddy that led to the Bad Boy Records mogul earning a one-of-a-kind nickname.
Yung Miami and Sean “Diddy” Combs | Prince Williams/Wireimage Diddy and Yung Miami’s unique relationship
Yung Miami confirmed she was dating Diddy in June 2022 on the premiere episode of her podcast, Caresha Please. Diddy was her first guest. A few months later, in September 2022, she described her seemingly open relationship with Diddy and how they continue to have each other’s backs.
“He’s supportive and I feel like … he brings out a better side of me. He dig deeper into me to say, ‘Ok, you’re this and you’re that.
Yung Miami and Sean “Diddy” Combs | Prince Williams/Wireimage Diddy and Yung Miami’s unique relationship
Yung Miami confirmed she was dating Diddy in June 2022 on the premiere episode of her podcast, Caresha Please. Diddy was her first guest. A few months later, in September 2022, she described her seemingly open relationship with Diddy and how they continue to have each other’s backs.
“He’s supportive and I feel like … he brings out a better side of me. He dig deeper into me to say, ‘Ok, you’re this and you’re that.
- 2/7/2023
- by Chris Malone
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Being in a relationship with someone who works in the entertainment industry has its perks, but it also has its downsides. Dreka Gates has experienced both sides of this coin during her relationship with rapper Kevin Gates. The couple tied the knot in 2015, but they have been together for over a decade. During that time, Kevin’s career has grown tremendously, and Dreka has also built a fan base of her own. Unfortunately, their relationship has suffered along the way, and it’s unclear what the future holds for them. No matter what, though, Dreka is ready to keep moving forward
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Dreka Gates...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Dreka Gates...
- 8/16/2022
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Rod Wave is an unabashed romantic, deploying a voice that blends airy pop melodies, emo yelps and guttural country rap idioms. On his fourth album, Beautiful Mind, the 22-year-old St. Petersburg, Florida vocalist gushes about love in a way that seems unusual for someone so closely identified with rap. “I don’t wanna be alone…don’t leave me alone,” he pleads anxiously on “Leave Me Alone.” He’s a complicated man, teetering between career ambition, melancholy introspection, macho aggression, and heartbroken sensitivity. And while he carefully avoids suicidal ideation,...
- 8/12/2022
- by Mosi Reeves
- Rollingstone.com
Over four years after signing with Atlantic Records and releasing his self-described debut album, Until Death Call My Name, Youngboy Never Broke Again remains an enigma. The 22-year-old North Baton Rouge rapper isn’t a clear innovator like Playboi Carti and isn’t a symbol for an intensely creative scene like his rival Lil Durk’s Chicago or Pop Smoke’s Brooklyn. He’s landed four Billboard number-one projects in the past two years, building a massive online following in the process. (Like most social media “hives,” his fans, who...
- 8/8/2022
- by Mosi Reeves
- Rollingstone.com
The Queen of Rap is headlining Rolling Loud New York. On Tuesday, the hip-hop music festival announced the uber-stacked lineup for their September festival, with Nick Minaj, Aap Rocky, and Future headlining the three-day event at Queens’ Citi Field.
With Minaj at the helm, the Sept. 23 lineup will see the likes of Lil Uzi Vert, DaBaby, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Tjay, Chief Keef, Bia, and Yung Lean. Saturday will see Rocky, Lil Baby, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Soulja Boy, Shenseea, and Busta Rhymes. To end the weekend, 21 Savage, Big Sean,...
With Minaj at the helm, the Sept. 23 lineup will see the likes of Lil Uzi Vert, DaBaby, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Tjay, Chief Keef, Bia, and Yung Lean. Saturday will see Rocky, Lil Baby, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Soulja Boy, Shenseea, and Busta Rhymes. To end the weekend, 21 Savage, Big Sean,...
- 6/14/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Foo Fighters, Lizzo, and Tyler, the Creator are set to headline the return of Bonnaroo, scheduled for Labor Day Weekend 2021.
Tame Impala, Megan Thee Stallion, and Lana Del Rey will also perform top-billed sets at the four-day festival, which — after it was forced to cancel its 2020 event due to the coronavirus pandemic — returns to “the Farm” in Manchester, Tennessee, on September 2nd through 5th, three months after the fest’s usual June scheduling.
Other acts slated to play Bonnaroo 2021 — which marks the 20th anniversary of the summer festival — include Run the Jewels,...
Tame Impala, Megan Thee Stallion, and Lana Del Rey will also perform top-billed sets at the four-day festival, which — after it was forced to cancel its 2020 event due to the coronavirus pandemic — returns to “the Farm” in Manchester, Tennessee, on September 2nd through 5th, three months after the fest’s usual June scheduling.
Other acts slated to play Bonnaroo 2021 — which marks the 20th anniversary of the summer festival — include Run the Jewels,...
- 3/31/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Lizzo, Tame Impala, Lana Del Rey, Tool, Miley Cyrus and Vampire Weekend will headline the 2020 Bonnaroo festival.
Primus, Brittany Howard, Bassnectar, the 1975, Run the Jewels, Flume, Oysterhead, Tenacious D, Leon Bridges, Young Thug and Grace Potter also lead the the 19th annual event, which runs Thursday, June 11th through Saturday the 14th in Manchester, Tennessee.
Tickets — including general admission, VIP and Platinum options — go on sale Thursday, January 9th at noon Et via the Bonnaroo website.
The lineup will also feature Glass Animals, Young the Giant, Dashboard Confessional, Megan Thee Stallion,...
Primus, Brittany Howard, Bassnectar, the 1975, Run the Jewels, Flume, Oysterhead, Tenacious D, Leon Bridges, Young Thug and Grace Potter also lead the the 19th annual event, which runs Thursday, June 11th through Saturday the 14th in Manchester, Tennessee.
Tickets — including general admission, VIP and Platinum options — go on sale Thursday, January 9th at noon Et via the Bonnaroo website.
The lineup will also feature Glass Animals, Young the Giant, Dashboard Confessional, Megan Thee Stallion,...
- 1/7/2020
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Post Malone has picked a very strange way to premiere his latest music video for “Circles.” (Yes, there’s already a “Circles” music video, but this is a new one.)
As seen in the preview video above, the visual requires two phones and a Spotify subscription in order to play. Users must open a separate Spotify playlist on each phone — Posty’s Universe on the left phone, Today’s Top Hits on the right phone — and scroll down to where “Circles” is listed on both playlists. You then have to...
As seen in the preview video above, the visual requires two phones and a Spotify subscription in order to play. Users must open a separate Spotify playlist on each phone — Posty’s Universe on the left phone, Today’s Top Hits on the right phone — and scroll down to where “Circles” is listed on both playlists. You then have to...
- 12/18/2019
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Youngboy Never Broke Again notched his second week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the week of October 18th through October 24th.
The Louisiana Mc saw his total song stream number drop from 184.6 million to 149.7 million, but it was still enough to best Post Malone, who garnered 128.7 million streams. Youngboy NBA’s new album, AI YoungBoy 2, continued to perform well, moving 80,500 album-equivalent units to land at Number Two on the Top 200 Albums chart, while album cut, “Make No Sense,” hit Number 14 on the Top 100 Songs chart with 10.7 million streams.
The Louisiana Mc saw his total song stream number drop from 184.6 million to 149.7 million, but it was still enough to best Post Malone, who garnered 128.7 million streams. Youngboy NBA’s new album, AI YoungBoy 2, continued to perform well, moving 80,500 album-equivalent units to land at Number Two on the Top 200 Albums chart, while album cut, “Make No Sense,” hit Number 14 on the Top 100 Songs chart with 10.7 million streams.
- 10/28/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
YoungBoy Never Broke Again bested Post Malone and DaBaby to nab the top spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the week of October 11th through the 17th.
The Louisiana Mc notched 184.6 million song streams following the release of his new album, AI YoungBoy 2, which also debuted at Number One on the Top 200 Albums chart, moving 113,000 album units. Several album cuts also appeared on the Top 100 Songs chart, including “Make No Sense” at Number 13 with 12 million streams, “Lonely Child,” at 15 with 11.5 million and “Self Control” at 18 with 11.1 million streams.
The Louisiana Mc notched 184.6 million song streams following the release of his new album, AI YoungBoy 2, which also debuted at Number One on the Top 200 Albums chart, moving 113,000 album units. Several album cuts also appeared on the Top 100 Songs chart, including “Make No Sense” at Number 13 with 12 million streams, “Lonely Child,” at 15 with 11.5 million and “Self Control” at 18 with 11.1 million streams.
- 10/21/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
The K-Pop group SuperM beat out the R&b singer Summer Walker to earn the top album on the latest Rs 200.
SuperM contains members of the already-popular groups Exo, SHINee, Nct 127, and WayV. The new ensemble’s Number One debut with The 1st Mini Album was the result of a massive social media campaign where fans encouraged each other to buy as many copies of the album as possible. The win was also aided by bundling: SuperM offered its album in conjunction with a variety of merchandise, tour tickets, and...
SuperM contains members of the already-popular groups Exo, SHINee, Nct 127, and WayV. The new ensemble’s Number One debut with The 1st Mini Album was the result of a massive social media campaign where fans encouraged each other to buy as many copies of the album as possible. The win was also aided by bundling: SuperM offered its album in conjunction with a variety of merchandise, tour tickets, and...
- 10/15/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
It was a busy week on the latest Rs 200, with three new albums debuting in the Top Ten, and a Beatles’ oldie earning an impressive total of more than 81,000 album-equivalent units.
DaBaby led the chart with Kirk, which enjoyed more than 170 million streams. That shot the Interscope rapper past Post Malone, whose Hollywood’s Bleeding continues to stream well week after its initial release. Hollywood’s Bleeding earned over 100,000 album equivalent units for the fourth consecutive week.
The Beatles slid in at Number Three on the Rs 200 thanks to a reissue of Abbey Road.
DaBaby led the chart with Kirk, which enjoyed more than 170 million streams. That shot the Interscope rapper past Post Malone, whose Hollywood’s Bleeding continues to stream well week after its initial release. Hollywood’s Bleeding earned over 100,000 album equivalent units for the fourth consecutive week.
The Beatles slid in at Number Three on the Rs 200 thanks to a reissue of Abbey Road.
- 10/7/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Songs from DaBaby’s Kirk flooded the Rs 100 this week. “Intro” took the top spot with 20.4 million streams, beating Post Malone’s multi-week Number One “Circles” by a narrow margin. In total, DaBaby placed four Kirk songs in the Top 10 and 13 tracks in the Top 40, an impressive showing for an artist who didn’t have a national hit a year ago.
The other major winner on this week’s Rs 100 was the rapper Kevin Gates, who returned with I’m Him, his first official album since January of 2016. Gates lobbed...
The other major winner on this week’s Rs 100 was the rapper Kevin Gates, who returned with I’m Him, his first official album since January of 2016. Gates lobbed...
- 10/7/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
DaBaby ended Post Malone’s three-week reign atop the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart as he accumulated a massive 196.9 million streams for the week of September 27th through October 3rd.
The rapper was primed for a big week following the release of his new album, Kirk, last Friday. Last week, he jumped from Number 20 to Number Six, then completed his rise to Number One as Kirk also debuted atop the Top 200 Albums chart and opener “Intro” secured the Number One spot on the Top 100 Songs chart with 20.4 million streams. DaBaby placed...
The rapper was primed for a big week following the release of his new album, Kirk, last Friday. Last week, he jumped from Number 20 to Number Six, then completed his rise to Number One as Kirk also debuted atop the Top 200 Albums chart and opener “Intro” secured the Number One spot on the Top 100 Songs chart with 20.4 million streams. DaBaby placed...
- 10/7/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Kevin Gates rolls through the streets of Amsterdam in the new video for “Rbs Intro,” the first track off his new album, I’m Him, out tomorrow, September 27th.
The clip was directed by Hey De B and follows Gates as he spits the self-assured track by the city’s famous canals, the camera shaking in time with the beat’s massive bass bombs. The video also finds Gates strolling shirtless through a sneaker store and, of course, examining the myriad delicacies at one of Amsterdam’s marijuana shops.
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The clip was directed by Hey De B and follows Gates as he spits the self-assured track by the city’s famous canals, the camera shaking in time with the beat’s massive bass bombs. The video also finds Gates strolling shirtless through a sneaker store and, of course, examining the myriad delicacies at one of Amsterdam’s marijuana shops.
I...
- 9/26/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
A Cardi B concert scheduled to take place this evening in Indianapolis, Indiana, was suddenly shelved because of what police described as an “unverified threat” against the rapper.
“This evening, there was a scheduled concert at Bankers Life. We were notified of an unverified threat to the artist and the artist canceled this evening’s concert – there is no immediate threat to public safety, this is not an active incident. Ongoing investigation,” the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement on Twitter.
This evening, there was a scheduled concert at Bankers Life. We were notified of an unverified threat to the artist and the artist canceled this evening’s concert – there is no immediate threat to public safety, this not an active incident. Ongoing investigation #IMPDNow
— Impd (@IMPDnews) July 31, 2019
The Grammy-winning rapper also took to Twitter to apologize to fans. She shared a message, along with a video from the stage,...
“This evening, there was a scheduled concert at Bankers Life. We were notified of an unverified threat to the artist and the artist canceled this evening’s concert – there is no immediate threat to public safety, this is not an active incident. Ongoing investigation,” the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement on Twitter.
This evening, there was a scheduled concert at Bankers Life. We were notified of an unverified threat to the artist and the artist canceled this evening’s concert – there is no immediate threat to public safety, this not an active incident. Ongoing investigation #IMPDNow
— Impd (@IMPDnews) July 31, 2019
The Grammy-winning rapper also took to Twitter to apologize to fans. She shared a message, along with a video from the stage,...
- 7/31/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Aspiring producers often aim for the home-run placement — getting a beat to Rihanna or Kanye West in the hopes that a star’s blessing will change their circumstances overnight.
The producer Bizness Boi, known for his work with R&b singers and a smattering of rappers, takes a very different approach — emphasizing the slow build, rather than flaring brightly but briefly. “You can get something with Rihanna, but you might have that one record and that’s it,” he explains. “As a producer, you have to either have your own...
The producer Bizness Boi, known for his work with R&b singers and a smattering of rappers, takes a very different approach — emphasizing the slow build, rather than flaring brightly but briefly. “You can get something with Rihanna, but you might have that one record and that’s it,” he explains. “As a producer, you have to either have your own...
- 7/2/2019
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
Kevin Gates had to be rushed offstage during his Texas concert as shots rang out ... starting a stampede for the exits. Kevin was performing Saturday night in Corpus Christi at an outdoor venue -- the Concrete Street Amphitheatre -- and was close to wrapping up the show around 11:30 Pm when the shots were fired. The audience started fleeing first, then security yanked Kevin away. We're told there was no announcement made -- everyone just kinda reacted.
- 3/10/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Kevin Gates claims everything's cool with fellow Louisiana rapper Boosie now, but he has a warning shot to anyone else thinking about doing him dirty. The Baton Rouge Mc sat down with Raquel Harper for a new episode of Bet's "Raq Rants," and he insists rumors of a long-standing feud with Boosie are overblown. Boosie was tried and acquitted in the murder of one of Kevin's rap affiliates. Kevin now claims he doesn't have problems with anyone,...
- 1/15/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Gucci Mane and Kevin Gates performed their boastful single “I’m Not Goin'” on Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The rappers exchanged verses on an unadorned stage, pacing back and forth as they fired off lines about wealth, status and fighting off their naysayers.
“They told me, ‘Stop buying all these fancy cars’/ They told me, ‘Please take all your diamonds off,” Gucci rapped on the chorus, utilizing a high register that blended with the booming backing track. “I’m getting too rich to fly commercial flights/ They wanna lock me up like Suge Knight.
“They told me, ‘Stop buying all these fancy cars’/ They told me, ‘Please take all your diamonds off,” Gucci rapped on the chorus, utilizing a high register that blended with the booming backing track. “I’m getting too rich to fly commercial flights/ They wanna lock me up like Suge Knight.
- 12/5/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Gucci Mane teams with Quavo to trade verses on their respective opulent lifestyles on new song “Bipolar.” The track will appear on Gucci Mane’s forthcoming Evil Genius album, which will be released on December 7th.
Over a gently woozy piano melody, Gucci opens with how he spends crazy cash. “Bipolar with the check/ I just put something crazy ’round my neck,” he spits, with Quavo interjecting melodic riffs. “Bipolar with my wrist/ Bipolar, man, I keep switching whips.”
The excess continues with Quavo’s closing verse. “Went bipolar on...
Over a gently woozy piano melody, Gucci opens with how he spends crazy cash. “Bipolar with the check/ I just put something crazy ’round my neck,” he spits, with Quavo interjecting melodic riffs. “Bipolar with my wrist/ Bipolar, man, I keep switching whips.”
The excess continues with Quavo’s closing verse. “Went bipolar on...
- 12/1/2018
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Gucci Mane and Kevin Gates mix grit and glamour in the video for “I’m Not Goin.'” The track will appear on Gucci’s forthcoming album, Evil Genius, out December 7th. The video finds Gucci Mane and Gates performing the menacing cut in a decrepit throne room, though the dinginess is offset with pyrotechnics, jewelry, champagne and beautiful women. “I’m Not Goin'” finds Gucci Mane peeling off clever bars like, “Gucci’s anti-social, bipolar, he’s un-relatable / Heard he wrote a novel/ Got labels, but you can’t label him.
- 11/15/2018
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
A years-long delay did little to quell the demand for Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V as the rapper’s latest album debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200 thanks to the second-best opening-week streaming numbers ever.
Tha Carter V, bound in contractual red tape for years as Lil Wayne worked out his departure from Cash Money, sold 480,000 total copies to open atop the Billboard 200, the rapper’s fourth Number One album, Billboard reports.
The vast majority of Tha Carter V‘s total, 325,000 copies, came from streaming equivalent albums (SEAs...
Tha Carter V, bound in contractual red tape for years as Lil Wayne worked out his departure from Cash Money, sold 480,000 total copies to open atop the Billboard 200, the rapper’s fourth Number One album, Billboard reports.
The vast majority of Tha Carter V‘s total, 325,000 copies, came from streaming equivalent albums (SEAs...
- 10/7/2018
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Juicy J recruited Travis Scott for his druggy new single “Neighbor.” The Three 6 Mafia rapper barks melodic, auto-tuned hooks throughout the track over an airy trap beat laced with synth-flutes and backing chants.
“Filled on drugs, yeah / That’s my love in a cup, yeah / Keep it shut, yeah / Got the dogs in the cut,” Juicy J sings on the chorus. In his first verse, the “really ecstatic” emcee raps about “moonwalking backwards” and boasts, “Plane got wood floors on the cabin/ Hit a flight attendant, diamond status.” Scott appears on the second verse,...
“Filled on drugs, yeah / That’s my love in a cup, yeah / Keep it shut, yeah / Got the dogs in the cut,” Juicy J sings on the chorus. In his first verse, the “really ecstatic” emcee raps about “moonwalking backwards” and boasts, “Plane got wood floors on the cabin/ Hit a flight attendant, diamond status.” Scott appears on the second verse,...
- 9/26/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Mac Miller recruited Thundercat and Atlanta rapper J.I.D. as openers on his upcoming North American fall tour. The 26-date trek launches October 27th in San Francisco, California and concludes December 10th in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
General tickets go on sale Friday, July 27th at 10 a.m. local time via Live Nation. Pre-sale and premium tickets, including an exclusive screen-printed tour poster, go on sale Tuesday, July 24th at 10 a.m. local via Miller’s website.
In addition to announcing the jaunt, Miller also released a funky new song, “What’s the Use?...
General tickets go on sale Friday, July 27th at 10 a.m. local time via Live Nation. Pre-sale and premium tickets, including an exclusive screen-printed tour poster, go on sale Tuesday, July 24th at 10 a.m. local via Miller’s website.
In addition to announcing the jaunt, Miller also released a funky new song, “What’s the Use?...
- 7/23/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Mac Miller contemplates the beauty of “oblivion” on his new song “Self Care.” The spacey, two-part single previews his newly announced album, Swimming, out August 3rd via Warner Bros. Records.
“Let’s go back to my crib and play some 45s/ It’s safer there; I know there’s still a war outside,” Miller rap-croons over an airy synth and glitchy beat. “We spend our nights all liquored up, our mornings high/ Can you feel it now?/ Oblivion, yeah, yeah.”
In director Christian Weber’s minimalist video for the track,...
“Let’s go back to my crib and play some 45s/ It’s safer there; I know there’s still a war outside,” Miller rap-croons over an airy synth and glitchy beat. “We spend our nights all liquored up, our mornings high/ Can you feel it now?/ Oblivion, yeah, yeah.”
In director Christian Weber’s minimalist video for the track,...
- 7/13/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Kevin Gates walked out of prison Wednesday morning, as scheduled, and no surprise warrants this time around ... TMZ has learned. Gates served 9 months of a 30-month sentence, and was released from an Illinois state prison on parole. As we first reported, he'll be on mandatory supervision and can't possess any firearms. The rapper was also released from custody last year in Florida -- after doing time for kicking a woman at one of his concerts...
- 1/10/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Rapper Kevin Gates has one hell of a story to tell ... which is exactly what he plans on doing after he's released from prison. The rapper's attorney, Herschel Rush, tells TMZ ... Kevin's plans after he's released from an Illinois penitentiary Wednesday include devoting considerable time and resources talking to troubled teens and sharing anecdotes from his own life in hopes they'll avoid the same pitfalls. Rush tells us the rapper will reach out to various...
- 1/8/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Rapper Kevin Gates is just days away from tasting freedom ... but then again, he's been down this road before. Little background -- the rapper served 5 months in a Florida prison after he was sentenced for that infamous 2015 kick to a woman's chest. The day he was getting out of prison, an outstanding weapons-related warrant popped up, and he landed back in prison with a 30-month sentence. [[tmz:video id="0_9bdszi86"]] Fast forward to present-day -- Lindsey Hess at the...
- 1/5/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
- 8/29/2017
- by Madeline Roth
- MTV Newsroom
- 8/29/2017
- by Madeline Roth
- MTV Music News
2:29 Pm Pt -- Kevin's attorney, Herschel Rush, tells TMZ the rapper's charges carried a maximum of 10 years in prison so "we are very pleased with the result of 30 months." Rapper Kevin Gates finally knows his fate in his gun case -- he's going to prison for 30 months. The Cook County Sheriff's Office in Illinois says Kevin appeared in court Wednesday and pled guilty to his original charge of felony gun possession. Remember, the outstanding...
- 4/26/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Rapper Kevin Gates better learn to get cozy in his cell because a judge just Denied him bail ... meaning he'll remain behind bars. Kevin had a bond hearing Wednesday at the Bridgeview Courthouse in Illinois but the judge said no dice on bond in his weapons case. He'll remain at Kendall County Jail. It's unclear why he was denied bond. You'll recall the rapper came This close to tasting freedom in Florida after completing his...
- 4/19/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Billboard Music Awards are shaping up to be a who’s who of the music world.
Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy and singer-songwriter Julia Michaels dropped by Good Morning America on Monday to share the first round of nominees for the 2017 awards show, and names like Rihanna, Beyoncé and Drake lead the pack with nominations in multiple categories.
The Chainsmokers were also recognized for their radio-dominating hits like “Closer” and “Don’t Let Me Down,” while recent first time Grammy winners Twenty One Pilots made many appearances in the rock categories.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy and singer-songwriter Julia Michaels dropped by Good Morning America on Monday to share the first round of nominees for the 2017 awards show, and names like Rihanna, Beyoncé and Drake lead the pack with nominations in multiple categories.
The Chainsmokers were also recognized for their radio-dominating hits like “Closer” and “Don’t Let Me Down,” while recent first time Grammy winners Twenty One Pilots made many appearances in the rock categories.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
- 4/10/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
A lot of big names in music will soon go head-to-head at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards -- including Selena Gomez's boyfriend, The Weeknd, and her ex-boyfriend, Justin Bieber.
On Monday morning, Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz and singer Julia Michaels announced five categories on Good Morning America, while the rest of the nominees were revealed on Twitter. As it turns out, Bieber and The Weeknd will vie for the Top Male Artist and Top Artist awards.
The Weeknd earned quite a few nominations, which also include Top Billboard 200 Album, Billboard Chart Achievement and Top R&B Artist. As for Bieber, he's up for Top Radio Songs, Top Social Artist -- which Gomez is also nominated -- and Top Touring Artist.
Watch: Grammy Boss Addresses Racism Claims After Beyonce Snubs -- 'I Don't Think There is a Race Problem at All'
Drake and The Chainsmokers have tied for the all-time record of 22 nominations each, while [link=nm...
On Monday morning, Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz and singer Julia Michaels announced five categories on Good Morning America, while the rest of the nominees were revealed on Twitter. As it turns out, Bieber and The Weeknd will vie for the Top Male Artist and Top Artist awards.
The Weeknd earned quite a few nominations, which also include Top Billboard 200 Album, Billboard Chart Achievement and Top R&B Artist. As for Bieber, he's up for Top Radio Songs, Top Social Artist -- which Gomez is also nominated -- and Top Touring Artist.
Watch: Grammy Boss Addresses Racism Claims After Beyonce Snubs -- 'I Don't Think There is a Race Problem at All'
Drake and The Chainsmokers have tied for the all-time record of 22 nominations each, while [link=nm...
- 4/10/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Kevin Gates went from being locked up in Florida to being jailed in Chicago with less than 24 hours of freedom in between. The rapper is currently behind bars in Cook County after being released from Polk County in Fl Wednesday around 4 Pm. As we reported ... Kevin was thrown back in the slammer last week after Fl authorities found an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Chicago. He twice failed to appear in court on a...
- 3/30/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
2:34 Pm Pt -- Kevin will remain behind bars without bond until he's extradited back to Illinois. Rapper Kevin Gates got a kick in the face himself today, after he got re-arrested as authorities were about to let him out of jail. Gates had just completed his sentence for kicking a woman in the face at a Florida show back in 2015. He was sentenced to 6 months but was scheduled to get out a month early.
- 3/24/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards were held on Sunday at The Forum in Inglewood, California, featuring performances by superstars Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry and more.
Check out all the big winners below!
Pics: 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Red Carpet Arrivals
Song of the Year:
"Can't Stop The Feeling" - Justin Timberlake *Winner*
"Cheap Thrills" - Sia featuring Sean Paul
"Closer" - The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
"One Dance" - Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla
"Stressed Out" - twenty one pilots
Best New Artist presented by the all-new 2017 Subaru Impreza®:
The Chainsmokers *Winner*
Chance The Rapper
Bryson Tiller
Kelsea Ballerini
The Strumbellas
Joss Favela
Cnco
Female Artist of the Year:
Adele *Winner*
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Selena Gomez
Sia
Male Artist of the Year:
Drake
Justin Bieber *Winner*
Luke Bryan
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Best Duo/Group of the Year:
Coldplay
Dnce
Florida Georgia Line
The Chainsmokers
twenty one pilots *Winner*
Alternative Rock Song of the Year:
"Bored to Death...
Check out all the big winners below!
Pics: 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Red Carpet Arrivals
Song of the Year:
"Can't Stop The Feeling" - Justin Timberlake *Winner*
"Cheap Thrills" - Sia featuring Sean Paul
"Closer" - The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
"One Dance" - Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla
"Stressed Out" - twenty one pilots
Best New Artist presented by the all-new 2017 Subaru Impreza®:
The Chainsmokers *Winner*
Chance The Rapper
Bryson Tiller
Kelsea Ballerini
The Strumbellas
Joss Favela
Cnco
Female Artist of the Year:
Adele *Winner*
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Selena Gomez
Sia
Male Artist of the Year:
Drake
Justin Bieber *Winner*
Luke Bryan
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Best Duo/Group of the Year:
Coldplay
Dnce
Florida Georgia Line
The Chainsmokers
twenty one pilots *Winner*
Alternative Rock Song of the Year:
"Bored to Death...
- 3/6/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The iHeartRadio Music Awards is right around the corner — and the nominees (plus the show’s first performer) have been revealed.
The news for the highly-anticipated event was announced Wednesday morning, and by the looks of it, it’s sure to be a star-studded evening.
Bruno Mars, who was nominated for both Song of the Year and Best Collaboration last year, is set to take the stage in March as one of the show’s performers.
Meanwhile, Drake leads the nominees with 12 nominations, including Male Artist of the Year. The Chainsmokers are right behind the singer with 11 nominations, including the inaugural category,...
The news for the highly-anticipated event was announced Wednesday morning, and by the looks of it, it’s sure to be a star-studded evening.
Bruno Mars, who was nominated for both Song of the Year and Best Collaboration last year, is set to take the stage in March as one of the show’s performers.
Meanwhile, Drake leads the nominees with 12 nominations, including Male Artist of the Year. The Chainsmokers are right behind the singer with 11 nominations, including the inaugural category,...
- 1/4/2017
- by Mariah Haas
- PEOPLE.com
The iHeartRadio Music Awards nominations are here!
The nominees for the fourth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards were announced on Thursday, dominated by hip-hop artists like Drake, who earned 12 nominations, including Male Artist of the year, and new group The Chainsmokers, who nabbed 11 nods, including the inaugural Best New Pop Artist category.
Related: iHeartRadio Music Awards Winners List 2016
Of course, our girls Beyonce and Adele also earned several nominations each, while the award show's new category, Best Music Video, is sure to be a face-off between many famous faces, including Zayn Malik, Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande, Rihanna and Calvin Harris.
As for the night's entertainment, Bruno Mars is the first performer to be announced by the show.
See the nominees below:
Song of the Year
"Can't Stop The Feeling" - Justin Timberlake
"Cheap Thrills" - Sia featuring Sean Paul
"Closer" - The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
"One Dance" - Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla
"Stressed Out" - twenty one pilots...
The nominees for the fourth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards were announced on Thursday, dominated by hip-hop artists like Drake, who earned 12 nominations, including Male Artist of the year, and new group The Chainsmokers, who nabbed 11 nods, including the inaugural Best New Pop Artist category.
Related: iHeartRadio Music Awards Winners List 2016
Of course, our girls Beyonce and Adele also earned several nominations each, while the award show's new category, Best Music Video, is sure to be a face-off between many famous faces, including Zayn Malik, Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande, Rihanna and Calvin Harris.
As for the night's entertainment, Bruno Mars is the first performer to be announced by the show.
See the nominees below:
Song of the Year
"Can't Stop The Feeling" - Justin Timberlake
"Cheap Thrills" - Sia featuring Sean Paul
"Closer" - The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
"One Dance" - Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla
"Stressed Out" - twenty one pilots...
- 1/4/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Fiji’s Your Paradise is quickly establishing itself as one of the most exclusive and exotic destination festivals around, with its 2016 event going down without a hitch this month. Your Paradise boasted some major DJs at this year’s outing, with Skrillex serving as the most notable headliner. We’ve already seen plenty of footage from his stint at the festival, including his b2b set with Justin Martin and the wedding proposal he helped facilitate, but a new video has fans speculating over what might be an unreleased hip-hop song from the Owsla front runner.
During one of his sets at Your Paradise, Skrillex dropped a track that some fans believe to be a collaboration between himself and rappers Denzel Curry and Kevin Gates. In the one minute long video, we can hear a booming trap backdrop with some rowdy verses before moving into a catchy chorus section.
Considering...
During one of his sets at Your Paradise, Skrillex dropped a track that some fans believe to be a collaboration between himself and rappers Denzel Curry and Kevin Gates. In the one minute long video, we can hear a booming trap backdrop with some rowdy verses before moving into a catchy chorus section.
Considering...
- 12/23/2016
- by Connor Jones
- We Got This Covered
Jared Fogle, Brendan Dassey and a bunch of other famous prisoners may have given up many of their inalienable rights, but not the right to get the bird on Turkey Day. We surveyed the landscape, and here's what the joints are offering for Thanksgiving dinner: Brendan Dassey (Wisconsin)The "Making a Murderer" star gets roasted turkey with giblet gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, biscuits, pumpkin pie with crust on top, veggie salad and chocolate milk.
- 11/24/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Kevin Gates is gonna do time for the crime of unloading a brutal kick on one of his fans ... after she tugged at his shorts. The rapper was found guilty of battery in the 2015 incident during a Florida club gig. The judge sentenced him to 180 days in Polk County Jail, and he was immediately taken into custody. The video of the kick, which TMZ first posted, made it pretty clear Gates severely overreacted to the...
- 10/27/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Around the time that she was putting the finishing touches on her 2009 drama Fish Tank, English writer-director Andrea Arnold stumbled upon a 2007 New York Times piece about the desperate lives of "mag crews." It was a frank look at the young runaways traveling in groups across America, hawking magazine subscriptions when they weren't sleeping on floors in motel rooms. "I was gonna do it after Fish Tank," Arnold says. "Then, after I finished my next movie" – an adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic novel Wuthering Heights – "I wanted to get back to this.
- 9/30/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Around the time that she was putting the finishing touches on her 2009 drama Fish Tank, English writer-director Andrea Arnold stumbled upon a 2007 New York Times piece about the desperate lives of "mag crews." It was a frank look at the young runaways traveling in groups across America, hawking magazine subscriptions when they weren't sleeping on floors in motel rooms. "I was gonna do it after Fish Tank," Arnold says. "Then, after I finished my next movie" – an adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic novel Wuthering Heights – "I wanted to get back to this.
- 9/30/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Despite being sacked by film critics and many box office analysts predicting financial failure for Suicide Squad, the film continues to rack up one successful feat after another. The film currently sits at $720.7 million worldwide from an estimated production budget of $175 million. During a steep second week drop, some analysts questioned whether the film would reach $600 million. Now, Atlantic Records president of film & TV Kevin Weaver has revealed via Instagram, that the soundtrack has sold enough copies to go Gold. Full Suicide Squad Soundtrack List: “House of the Rising Sun” — The Animals “You Don’t Own Me” — Lesley Gore “Sympathy for the Devil”— The Rolling Stones “Standing in the Rain” — Action Bronson, Mark Ronson and Dan Auerbach “Super Freak”— Rick James “Purple Lamborghini” — Skrillex and Rick Ross “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” — AC/DC “Slippin’ into Darkness” — War “Fortunate Son”— Creedence Clearwater Revival “Black Skinhead”— Kanye West “Gangsta” — Kehlani “Over Here” — Rae Sremmurd feat.
- 9/23/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
[[tmz:video id="0_stgv6k2i"]] Rapper Kevin Gates invoked a biblical myth for Louisiana residents suffering from actual tragedy. We caught up with Kevin Wednesday leaving The Nice Guy when our photog asks what he thought of President Obama's handling of the devastating flood there. Check out the vid ... the question strangely gets a chuckle out of Kevin ... who Btw is from Baton Rouge. But that's not the worst part. Time and place, Kevin ... time and place. Read more...
- 9/1/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The upcoming blockbuster Suicide Squad has dropped the video for the soundtrack cut "Sucker for Pain," featuring a Suicide Squad-like assortment of MCs – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign and Logic – alongside rockers Imagine Dragons and X Ambassadors.
The video sees all six artists involved performing their joint cut on various sets from the Suicide Squad film: Lil Wayne sits atop the Joker's fiery throne, while Logic's straitjacketed appearance is a nod to the film's Harley Quinn. However, for fans of DC Comics and the collective of super villains,...
The video sees all six artists involved performing their joint cut on various sets from the Suicide Squad film: Lil Wayne sits atop the Joker's fiery throne, while Logic's straitjacketed appearance is a nod to the film's Harley Quinn. However, for fans of DC Comics and the collective of super villains,...
- 6/25/2016
- Rollingstone.com
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