Category: The Business of Hip Hop

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Announces Plans to Donate $1 Million Each to Howard University and Jackson State University

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Announces Plans to Donate $1 Million Each to Howard University and Jackson State University We are at the conclusion of the halfway point of 2022 and it seems like Sean “Diddy” Combs is not stopping anytime soon in this great year he is having thus far. As the Bad Boy mogul was… Continue reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Announces Plans to Donate $1 Million Each to Howard University and Jackson State University

The Estate of Nipsey Hussle Opens The Marathon Collective In Los Angeles

The Estate of Nipsey Hussle Opens The Marathon Collective In Los Angeles The Marathon Continues! Last month, it was reported that the estate of entrepreneurial rapper, Nipsey Hussle, will open The Marathon Collective, a THC and CBD retail store, in Los Angeles. This past weekend, the vision of the deceased rapper was seen by family,… Continue reading The Estate of Nipsey Hussle Opens The Marathon Collective In Los Angeles

Pharrell Launches Latest Humanrace Product

Pharrell Launches Latest Humanrace Product Musician, entrepreneur and philanthropist Pharrell is releasing the latest collection of his Humanrace well-being product line. According to Complex, the GRAMMY Award-winning producer is launching the inaugural batch of suncare products that will include the Ozone Face Protection Daily Moisturizer and the Ozone Body Protection Cream. Both products boast SPF… Continue reading Pharrell Launches Latest Humanrace Product

Diddy Being Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award At This Year’s BET Awards

Diddy Being Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award At This Year’s BET Awards The Diddy train has taken off and is running full steam! BET recently announced that Bad Boy mogul and entertainment stalwart Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is being honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s BET Awards. This year’s awards show is… Continue reading Diddy Being Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award At This Year’s BET Awards

Jay-Z and Dame Dash Settle Lawsuit Over Attempted Sale of ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT

Jay-Z and Dame Dash Settle Lawsuit Over Attempted Sale of ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT Billionaire rapper and businessman Jay-Z had Reasonable Doubt that his former partner, Dame Dash could sell an NFT for Jay’s debut album and obtained a restraining order last year to prevent Dame from doing so. Now, according to Reuters, the lawsuit between… Continue reading Jay-Z and Dame Dash Settle Lawsuit Over Attempted Sale of ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT

Pepsi Stronger Together and Gamesa® Team Up with Fat Joe to Launch $100,000 Nationwide Scholarship Program

Pepsi Stronger Together and Grammy-nominated recording artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Fat Joe are teaming up, in partnership with Gamesa Cookies to create a bigger stage for aspiring musicians and artists - by launching their first national scholarship search.

Pepsi Stronger Together and Grammy-nominated recording artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Fat Joe are teaming up, in partnership with Gamesa Cookies, one of Mexico’s most beloved consumer food brands and largest manufacturer of cookies, to create a bigger stage for aspiring musicians and artists – by launching their first national scholarship search. The program, part of… Continue reading Pepsi Stronger Together and Gamesa® Team Up with Fat Joe to Launch $100,000 Nationwide Scholarship Program

M&M’s Announces Collaboration with Lil Nas X

Lil Nas X always knows how to bring attention to anything he’s working with, so this latest collaboration may be a marriage made in heaven. M&M’S® has recently announced that they are partnering with rap artist, Lil Nas X. “M&M’S is iconic and I’m a huge fan of the brand,” said Lil Nas X in… Continue reading M&M’s Announces Collaboration with Lil Nas X

J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival Brings in More Than $6.7 Million For Wake County, North Carolina

No one can doubt the financial and cultural impact that Hip-Hop has. For a county in North Carolina, a Hip-Hop festival helped generate more than $6 million in the two days it was held in Wake County last month. According to WRAL, North Carolina’s own J. Cole, who brought his Dreamville Festival to Dix Park… Continue reading J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival Brings in More Than $6.7 Million For Wake County, North Carolina

Nicki Minaj Announces Roles as Maxim’s Creative Director and Global Ambassador for MaximBet

Nicki Minaj Announces Roles as Maxim’s Creative Director and Global Ambassador for MaximBet Nicki Minaj has signed on as creative director for Maxim as well as a global ambassador for MaximBet it was announced. Following in the footsteps of one of her rivals, Cardi B, who was brought into Playboy as a creative director and… Continue reading Nicki Minaj Announces Roles as Maxim’s Creative Director and Global Ambassador for MaximBet

Kanye West Announces Future Collaboration with McDonald’s

Kanye West Announces Future Collaboration with McDonald’s Ye has returned! Months after the combative Kanye West was suspended from Instagram, he has come back to the platform with a statement. He has announced that he is teaming up with industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa in a partnership that will benefit fast-food giant, McDonald’s. “Ye teams up… Continue reading Kanye West Announces Future Collaboration with McDonald’s

Lupe Fiasco Will Be Teaching at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Next Semester

Lupe Fiasco Will Be Teaching at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Next Semester Hip-Hop recording artist, Lupe Fiasco will be teaching a college course in Massachusetts during the 2022-2023 academic year. The Daydreamin’ artist announced the news on his Twitter account several days ago. I been holding this for a while. I’ll put together something more… Continue reading Lupe Fiasco Will Be Teaching at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Next Semester

Documentary by Nipsey Hussle Released Before the Opening of The Marathon (Collective), THC and CBD Retail Store

Rapper Nipsey Hussle passed away as he had started his legacy within his music career by branching into entrepreneurship. Although he has been gone for over 3 years, the fruits of his labor are still being felt. Next month, The Marathon (Collective), a THC and CBD retail store will be opening in Los Angeles and… Continue reading Documentary by Nipsey Hussle Released Before the Opening of The Marathon (Collective), THC and CBD Retail Store

New York City’s Empire State Building Will Celebrate The Notorious B.I.G.’s 50th Birthday

If Christopher Wallace was still alive, he would be celebrating his 50th birthday this year. So, to acknowledge Wallace’s birthday, who was known as The Notorious B.I.G., the Empire State Building, in conjunction with the estate of Christopher Wallace has planned a celebration in his hometown of New York City. The Empire State Building has… Continue reading New York City’s Empire State Building Will Celebrate The Notorious B.I.G.’s 50th Birthday

Diddy Announced Travis Scott Will Perform at 2022 Billboard Music Awards

Diddy Announced Travis Scott Will Perform at 2022 Billboard Music Awards It was announced two weeks ago that Diddy is an executive producer of the upcoming Billboard Music Awards. On Monday, he announced that he had “great, breaking news.” The Bad Boy executive stated that Travis Scott will be performing at the awards ceremony. In… Continue reading Diddy Announced Travis Scott Will Perform at 2022 Billboard Music Awards

Snoop Dogg Purchases Ethereum Ownership NFTs in Ice Cube’s BIG3 League

Snoop Dogg Purchases Ethereum Ownership NFTs in Ice Cube’s BIG3 League Last month in April entrepreneur Ice Cube announced that as the BIG3 approaches its fifth season, the professional basketball league was giving fans an opportunity to own a minority stake in its 12 teams. Cube’s big homie, Snoop Dogg decided he’d purchase a stake… Continue reading Snoop Dogg Purchases Ethereum Ownership NFTs in Ice Cube’s BIG3 League

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