(GEMS RADIO)---Q-Tip is getting excited again. The Tribe Called Quest frontman is planning on releasing three solo projects claiming "That a new seed has sprouted". AlGoRhythms, Riotdiaries and The Last Zulu are the titles of the music projects he has been working on since 2020. His last album Kamaal The Abstract was suppose to be released in 2009 but his record label shelved the project. In reference to the new […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Mister Cee, one of the famous DJs behind 94.7 The Block, has died. He was only 57. Mister Cee is noted for his production on the Notorious B.I.G.'s classic 1994 debut Ready To Die. “We’ve lost one of the most important figures in the industry,” 94.7 The Block said on social media. Cee was also Big Daddy Kane's DJ. He began his career at Hot 97. “Rest In Peace […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Beyoncé continues to smash records with Cowboy Carter. The album has topped the Billboard Top 200 and Billboard's Country Chart as well. In a historic move, Beyoncé is the first black woman to top the country charts as well. She moved 407,000 units in the album's first week out. The album can now be declared that it has the biggest sales week for the year replacing Future and Metro […]
(GEMS RADIO)---YG Marley, son of Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley, debuted on the scene back in February with his reggae tinged "Praise Jah In The Moonlight". It was the first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100n chart in seven years. The song opens up with one and only Bob Marley sample of "Crisis". The song was co-written and produced by Hill. It has officially reached 1 billion streams worldwide. YG […]
(GHEMS RADIO)---MIssy Elliott is prepping her first headlining tour ever. She is tapping Busta Rhymes, Ciara, and Timbaland for her forthcoming trek. Tour takes place starting July 4 and wrapping up on August 22. The rapper stated: “This is an incredible time. Being the FIRST female Hip Hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and now going out on my FIRST headline tour." “Fans […]
(GEMS RADIO)---The Weeknd keeps making history. The R&B singer is featured on "Young Metro", one of the songs off Future and Metro Boomin's We Don't Trust You."The Weeknd has now earned a new top 10 hit on the Hot 100 each year since 2014,” Chart Dara reported soon after. “He has the longest active streak for any artist, with 11 consecutive calendar years.” Last year Live Nation UK revealed that […]
(GEMS RADIO)---J. Cole has been honored with a mural in his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Andaluz The Artist, a NYC based artist, has created the mural on the side of local record store. This is all before Cole's Dreamville Festival is ready to go live in just a matter of days in Raleigh. Andaluz said about the piece: “I had lots of fun working on this piece. The community […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Damon Dash is setting his eyes on the midwest with his new record label BluRoc Record Label. Dame has his hopes up for Kitii Red, a female rapper out of Indiana. She is known for her "Birthday Song". Dame said in an interview with her that “It seems like women rappers are running the world right now.” The new label comes at a good time for Dash, as he […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Beyoncé gracefully accepted the innovator award at the iHeart Radio Awards thanking JAY-Z and Andre 3000 while receiving it. In her acceptance speech she paid dues to the finest in the industry---Prince, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, and Stevie Wonder. “I want to dedicate this award to all the innovators who have dedicated their lives and their art to creating shifts. So thank you for your sacrifices, your powerful voices […]
