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Dec 19, 2022 · Even if not, one thing we have learned in 2022 is that there is still so much variety and diversity within this genre, even 50 years out from its inception, that it can still surprise us.
- Building Equity in The Live Music Industry
- Young Thug, Gunna Indicted on Rico Charges
- California Legislates Rap Lyrics Bill
- Rihanna Returns
- Brent Faiyaz, Indie Disruptor
- Changing Lanes
- Kanye West Officially Loses Billionaire Status
- Verzuz vs. Triller
- More Rappers Lost to Gun Violence
- Megan Thee Stallion, Tory Lanez Case Goes to Trial
Moving forward on its mission two years ago to bring more diversity and equity to the live music industry, the Black Promoters Collective finished at No. 13 on Boxscore’s year-end list of top 25 promoters — headed by Live Nation — with a total gross of $100.7 million. The eight-member collective also scored three tours in the top 100 year-end tally...
Atlanta rappers Young Thug and Gunna were among 28 people indicted on May 9 in Georgia on conspiracy to violate the state’s RICO act and street gang charges. According to the indictment, Young Thug is allegedly one of three founders of the Young Slime Life, “a criminal street gang that started in late 2012” with ties to the national Bloods gang. Ch...
In September, California became the first state in the nation to sign a rap lyrics bill into law. The Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act will restrict when prosecutors can cite rap lyrics as criminal evidence against the artists who wrote them. California’s enactment comes after years of criticism over the practice of citing rap lyrics in cour...
Fans may still be awaiting Rihanna’s hotly anticipated next album. But in the meantime, they received a welcome one-two punch. First, when the new mom and Savage X Fenty chief posted a photo of herself holding an NFL-branded football on Instagram to confirm that she’ll be headlining the 2023 Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show on Feb. 12, 202...
Repping for R&B’s vibrant independent scene, singer-songwriter Brent Faiyaz went head-to-head against Bad Bunny in July — and bowed at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with his debut album Wasteland, accumulating 88,000 album-equivalent units. Released on Faiyaz’s Lost Kids label with distribution through indies Stem and Venice, Wasteland features the si...
Hip-hop also witnessed some high-profile signings in 2022. Youngboy Never Broke Again signed with Motown (whose chairman/CEO Ethiopia Habtemariam recently announced her impending exit) while Kodak Black (“Super Gremlin”) is headed to Capitol. Youngboy’s move came a year after he entered into a joint venture between his Never Broke Again collective ...
2022 was a turbulent one for Ye. His egregious antisemitic comments from October’s Drink Champs interview resulted in Adidas and Gap terminating their partnerships with the controversial rapper. According to Forbes, those losses shrank Ye’s bank accounts, officially disqualifying his billionaire status. Along with being dropped by Adidas and Gap, B...
After making news a year earlier via its March 2021 partnership with Triller — under which they allocated a portion of their equity in the new entity to 43 artists who initially performed on the platform — Verzuz co-founders Swizz Beatz and Timbaland appointed Steve Pamon, former president/COO of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s Parkwood Entertainment, as ...
Continuing a sad — and preventable — trend, this year witnessed the untimely deaths of several more young rappers owing to gun violence. Among those lost: Migos founding member Takeoff, PnB Rock and Young Dolph. In an article titled “Hip-Hop Needs an Intervention” for The Atlantic, northern California rap pioneers Too $hort and E-40said, “We just n...
Two years have elapsed since Tory Lanez was accused of shooting Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion in the foot on July 12, 2020. Now, as the year winds down, the closely watched trial finally got underway with opening statements in a Los Angeles court on Dec. 12. On the second day of the trial (Dec. 13), an emotional Megan took the witness s...
- Jersey Club Goes Beyond The Garden State.
- Women Unite For Posse Raps.
- Rap's Nepo Babies Come Of Age.
- Back To The Old School.
May 29, 2024 · As far as share, the trend followed suit with a drop at the start of 2022. Still, 2024 looks promising for the genre as the beginning of Q1 accounted for an average of 11.5%, followed by 14.2% at ...
Jul 19, 2022 · R&B/hip-hop may be growing slower percentage-wise than the other two top leading genres (up 6.3% compared to rock at 7.3% and Pop at 8.3%) but it still outgrew every other genre in raw numbers ...
Aug 8, 2022 · Future Trends For 2022 Hip-Hop Culture. After such an amazing hip-hop festival, recently, the hip-hop culture has gained more popularity across the nation and love among the fans. Growing up hip-hop news and trends have shaped the industry. Let’s have a look at the enlisted trends. Urban Kids will Be Taking Over and Ruling Hip Hop for Years
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Nov 1, 2022 · The fact that hip-hop artists and their fans are early movers on new platforms; the end of album bundles; and vinyl’s limited supply are other factors cited in the report, which offers plenty more analysis of hip-hop trends in 2022. Related Stories. Trapital report explores hip-hop and R&B’s live challenges
