(GEMSRADIO)-----Rapper Lupe Fiasco is brushing off his teaching skills to become a professor for a rap course at MIT. “I been holding this for a while. I’ll put together something more sophisticated later that really captures the nuance and gravity but for now I’ll just say it straight and raw: I’m going to teach Rap at MIT,” Lupe tweeted following the announcement. Lupe joins T.I. and hip hop producer 9th Wonder […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Sam Fender and Bruce Springsteen are joining forces for charity. The new school and old school rocker are coming together to record a single for the Teenage Cancer Trust and its sister organization Teenage Cancer America. Fender says that he is working with Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler on the charity single as well. Fender says he was a bit intimidated about working with his heroes. "All of the legends […]
(GEMS RADIO) –Almost 20 years after the "Baby Boy" collab between Beyonce and Sean Paul and the whirlwind of rumors alleging that the pair hooked up at one of their studio sessions, Sean Paul is coming out to speak of the rumors and the debacle that ensued. The Jamaican dancehall artist spoke with The Daily Beast about his rise to fame as one of Jamaica's biggest pop star export. Only […]
(GEMS RADIO)----Lizzo has landed a deal with HBO for her documentary on her rise to fame. Doug Pray will be executing the documentary from start to finish. Pray was heavily involved in the Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre doc, The Defiant Ones. Lizzo's film will tell “the inspirational story behind her humble beginnings to her meteoric rise with an intimate look into the moments that shaped her hard-earned rise to […]
Ras Kass has revealed that Jay-Z was boiling when the club DJ played a Nas diss directed at him. In an interview with Art Of Dialogue, the rapper recollects the day Nas dropped the seething Jay-Z diss track “Ether,” which came out in November 2001. “It had to be 10 a.m., 11 a.m. when Nas bops in,” he remembers. “He’s usually very chill. Every time I’ve encountered him, he’s humble […]
(GEMS RADIO)---YUNGBLUD is releasing a new self titled album this fall. The self titled explanation is in regards to being unapologetically himself. The 24 year old aka Dom Harrison said in a statement on Instagram: “Everything up to this moment has been a complete explosion of uncensored expression, where I just told the truth and sang about what I felt in that exact moment." “The difference here is that i […]
(GEMS RADIO) – As the Hip Hop community comes to terms with the demise of Lil Keed, clips of the deceased rapper have revealed his close relationship with Young Thug. As it appears, the two had a tight-knit bond. In one clip, Young Thug compares Lil Keed's lyrical prowess to that of J. Cole. Reports have revealed that Keed's death resulted from multiple organ failures. The rapper had complained of […]
(GEMS RADIO)---My Chemical Romance are back with a new song and tour. Rockers MCR are back to indulge us with a new song and tour of England. The band consisting of Ray Toro, Frank Iero and brothers Gerard and Mikey Way treated UK fans to new music and some deep cuts. The new song, the Led Zeppelin-esque "Foundations of Decay", was played to the British crowds. The band played The […]
(GEMS RADIO) – G-Unit’s Tony Yayo has revealed that the longstanding beef between The Game and 50 Cent can be traced back to James “Jimmy Henchmen” Rosemund, a record executive with Czar Entertainment which managed The Game and other artists. He was speaking recently in an interview with VladTV. 50 Cent and The Game Yayo has suggested that 50 Cent’s relationship with The Game started off on the wrong foot. […]
