Tag: Hip Hop

Jim Jones says his catalog outranks more than 90 percent of New York rappers, citing his real gold records and platinum singles as proof of his accomplishments in the music industry.

Damon Dash isn't giving Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium victory lap a standing ovation, saying the three-night spectacle looked less like a celebration and more like a carefully crafted marketing ploy. Dame unloaded on The Art of Dialogue, picking apart Hov's anniversary shows from a business perspective rather than a musical one, questioning why the concerts happened for the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt and arguing the entire production felt designed to push Yankees-branded merchandise.

Tory Lanez's prison rollout might've just started early because two unreleased tracks that recently hit the internet are the real deal, TMZ has learned. The songs have been making the rounds on social media, with fans debating whether they were genuine Tory leaks or AI-generated fakes. But sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ the tracks are authentic. Tory announced Tuesday he'll release a new double album on Friday.

Over 10,000 unticketed fans descended on the Bronx, aggressively rushing the gates and completely breaching security checkpoints, causing the NYPD and venue ownership to go into a total lockdown that nearly resulted in cancellation.

Jay-Z was so pissed over his Yankee Stadium show being delayed, he wouldn't talk to a soul backstage. Memphis Bleek says Jay turned into a stone-faced killer after fans broke through security. The concert started over four hours late at 12:20 am. Memphis thought the event might get shut down if Jay didn't take the stage by midnight. Once on stage though, Jay-Z brought the house down as he always does.

One hour after Jay-Z was supposed to be onstage Sunday night, almost half the Yankee Stadium crowd was still stuck outside the venue creating chaos. A few hundred people without tickets bum-rushed an entrance, prompting security to shut down all gates. At 10:15 PM, twenty thousand fans were lined up outside, and even A-listers like A$AP Rocky, Tyler the Creator, and Usher were locked out. Jay decided to wait rather than start late, not wanting to abandon fans still outside. Finally at midnight, they started the show, ending around 3 AM with fireworks.