In a recent interview, Lil Mo was asked about her thoughts on Latto, an up-and-coming rapper who has been compared to Nicki Minaj. Lil Mo said that Latto can't be compared to Nicki Minaj. The singer joined Cam Newton (the Carolina Panthers star) for an interview on January 6 (Friday), where the discussion turned to female hip-hop issues. The argument began when Newton asked Lil Mo whether women rappers offer […]
(GEMS RADIO)--SZA has had the longest running number one album for four weeks solid. Now she can add to her celebrations. Her single "Kill Bill" has hit the top of the Global 200 Chart. “Number one GLOBALLY is incredible!!” SZA tweeted. “I’m so GRATEFUL! Thank you to everyone around the world listening to SOS and kill bill.” Many are comparing the feat to Janet Jackson's Janet. album. SZA joins Janet […]
Hip-hop fans got excited when Logic announced he had recruited hip-hop greats like Redman, RZA, Joey Bada$$, and more for a new album dubbed "College Park." The rapper revealed this in a trailer on January 9 (Monday), stating that the album will be released on February 24. The end of the animated trailer reveals features from Lil Keke, Statik Selektah, Bun B, Norah Jones, Fat Trel, Seth MacFarlane, Phil Ade, […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Kardinal Offishall has joined the Def Jam A&R team. He is now the new Global A&R following a stint at Universal Music Canada. He stated this on Instagram: “I feel incredibly blessed to be able to work with the new faces of Def Jam,” he wrote in statement shared as a photo on his profile. “I grew up on all the legendary music that had a home here. From […]
Finally, NBA Youngboy and Jazz Mychelle have tied the knot. While they have not confirmed their marriage online or anywhere else, there is a marriage certificate from Utah County that bears their names Jazlyn Mychelle and Kentrell Gaulden (NBA Youngboy). The marriage license surfaced online on January 8 (Sunday). Mychelle joined Youngboy in 2022 for a cover of a mixtape released in 2022, Ma’ I Got a Family. It's all […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Black Star Line Festival in Ghana has drawn quite the crowd. Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa's festival had T Pain, Erykah Badu, Jeremih, among other local acts perform. The two Chicago natives, Chance and Vic, named the festival after a tribute to pan-African activist Marcus Garvey’s shipping company. “Founded in 1919, and operated by Black people, the [Black Star Line] would link America, the Caribbean and Africa, to […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Eminem turned down an $8 Million offer to perform at the 2022 World Cup. 50 Cent added some clarity: “Because of the Super Bowl, I got an inquiry about the World Cup,” 50 Cent said. “They had a budget of $9million for it. So they was gonna give — I would have took one, Big. Then the other eight would have been for Em.” 50 Cent added that if […]
(GEMS RADIO)---50 Cent, as reported by Gems Radio earlier, is reuniting with Dr. Dre for his next venture. Dre will be producing some beats for his new album. 50 said that Dre has some hot beats for him. “This is my process: I’ll go make something, what I can find, the best music that I can put my hands on. And when I feel real good about it, I bring […]
A French Montana music video shoot turned chaotic on Thursday as an unknown number of gunmen opened fire, injuring at least ten people. Fortunately, French Montana was not injured during the shootout. French Montana and his crew were filming a music video outside The Licking restaurant when the gunman (or gunmen) opened fire, shooting haphazardly. It is not clear what led to the gunfire, but police are investigating the incident. […]
