(GEMS RADIO)---XXXTentacion deserves more. Nearly five years after his death, his trial is finally beginning later this week. The late rapper died in an armed robbery back in 2018. Three out of the four alleged co-defendants (Michael Boatwright Dedrick Devonshay Williams and Trayvon Newsome) will stand trial. Robert Allen, the fourth co-defendant, is set to testify against his accomplices to get a lighter sentencing. “[Allen] pleaded guilty to a lesser […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Air Jordan is celebrating 50 years of hip hop music. The sneaker is getting together with the Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation. The foundation was set up to honor the late great Notorious B.I.G. The foundation helps inner city with educational resources. Twenty-three pairs of Air Jordan's newest sneakers will go on auction between Jan. 23 and Feb. 3. They will also be on display at Sotheby's New York galleries […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Lil Baby performed "Forever" and "California Breeze" last night on Saturday Night Live. Michael B. Jordan introduced the rapper. Lil Baby's album It's Only Me had the fourth biggest debut of 2022. Released in October of last year, the rapper had special guests Young Thug, Future, EST Gee, among others on the album. When having a conversation with XXL about pressure adding to each project he said: “Yes, and then […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Lil Yachty is giving Tyler, the Creator a run for his money with his new album Let's Start Here. Yachty, aka Miles Parks McCollum, is changing his trap sound up to a psychedelic sound. Yachty released his new video “sAy sOMETHINg” in which he falls in love with his girlfriend after two weeks of seeing her. The video gets bazaar with his obsession over her. Let's Start Here opens up […]
(GEMS RADIO)---After Drake's performances at the Apollo last weekend, Jim Jones is crowning him the fifth member of the rap group Dipset. Jones said in Instagram: “@champagnepapi official 5th member of #DIPSet,” he wrote in the caption. “U did tht thnku bless up to the whole #OVO.” Drake brought out Dipset at his Apollo Shows. At Night one, Drake was given a Dipset bracelet by Jim Jones and wore Cam'ron's […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Papoose has just been named Tunecore's head of hip hop. Now, he has a message for all those upcoming rappers: STOP signing bad deals. The rapper says Tunecore allows you to maintain ownership of your masters and obtain 100 percent of the payout your music makes. TuneCore is a Brooklyn-based company that specializes in independent distribution, publishing and licensing deals for emerging artists. He wants all upcoming and established […]
(GEMS RADIO)---JAY-Z has been reportedly asked to perform at next months Grammy Awards Show in Los Angeles. He may give a hand to DJ Khaled's performance. Bad Bunny, Harry Styles, Mary J. Blige, Dave Grohl, and Brandi Carlile are all set to perform as well. Jay has boycotted the Grammys for being a white wash in recent years. While Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Adele are all up for […]
(GEMS RADIO)---XXXTENTACION and Lil Uzi Vert are combing forces to release a new unearthed single called "I'm Not Human". XXXTentacion's estate is releasing the single. The song was released on what would have been the late rape rapper's 25th birthday. The song is a soft acoustic track not expected from the late rapper. Uzi was a bit hesitant at first to lay down lyrics to the song. "He called me […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Run-DMC will be playing their final show. They will be playing their final show at Madison Square Garden this Spring. “Run-DMC is over,” Darryl "DMC" McDaniels says: “The only way Run-DMC gets back together is if The Beatles get back together. Can that happen?” “The final show that we are ever going to do is going to be at Madison Square Garden in April,” DMC continued. “It’s going to […]
