Dead End Rap

Nicki Minaj has been unusually quiet on social media in 2018. The self-proclaimed Black Barbie hasn’t posted anything since uploading a selfie to Instagram on December 30.

As expected, Minaj’s disappearance hasn’t gone unnoticed by her loyal legion of fans. One fan in particular, Nicholas Burrus, started a new website to track how many days it’s been since the Young Money rapper last posted online.

Burrus launched FindingNicki.com on Friday (February 2) after he and friend Morley recognized a prolonged absence from social media was strange behavior for Minaj, who is a frequent user of both Twitter and Instagram.

“When [Morley] was over at my house on Friday night, he looked at Nicki’s Instagram and showed me that she hadn’t posted anything since December 30,” Burrus said in a statement to HipHopDX. “He told me something like, ‘It’s weird. She posts all the time.’ I agreed because it was weird how she disappeared … Disappearances

Over the weekend, Detroit rapper Peezy was reportedly shot while in his hometown.

Details on the shooting remain scarce, but at one point it was reported that Peezy was shot in the head, and was in critical condition. A local radio station has since revealed that the rapper was not shot in the head (but was still shot) and is currently recovering.

“UPDATE: #Peezy was not the victim shot in the head (there were two separate shooting incidents). Fortunately Peezy is currently recovering well,” tweeted Detroit’s HOT 107.5 radio station on Monday (February 5).

UPDATE: #Peezy was not the victim shot in the head (there were two separate shooting incidents). Fortunately Peezy is currently recovering well. 🙏🏾

— HOT 107.5 (@hiphopdetroit) February 5, 2018

He wasn’t the victim that was shot in the head…he was still shot though.

— HOT 107.5 (@hiphopdetroit) February 5, 2018

Following news of

Cozz, the L.A. rapper signed to J. Cole’s ever-growing Dreamville Records, has announced the release date and tracklist for his debut album, Effected.

The 14-track project — which is scheduled to arrive on February 13 — boasts plenty of flavor and firepower on the features front, with Kendrick Lamar, Curren$y, newcomer Garren, and label boss J. Cole all making appearances.

The album features the previously released “Questions,” Curren$y-assisted “Badu,” and “Ignorant Confidence.” Cozz released “Bout It,” featuring Garren, on Sunday (February 5).

Effected serves as Cozz’s first full-length project in over two years. His last release, Nothin’ Personal, dropped in early 2016.

Check out the cover art and tracklist for Effected below.

Questions Hustla’s Story f. Kendrick Lamar Ignorant Confidence Demons N Distractions Freaky 45 Proof Badu f. Curren$y Bout It f. Garren VanNess Effected My Love That’s The Thing Zendaya f. J. Cole Not A Minute More

Rae Sremmurd will be inspired by OutKast on their next go-round.

Mike WiLL Made It took to Twitter to reveal that SremmLife 3 will actually be a triple-album: two respective solo projects from Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee, Swaecation and Jxmtroduction, and the group effort SR3MM. The inspiration for this? Big Boi and André 3000‘s 2003 diamond-seller, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.

w that being said, to all the true Sremm fans out there that know we drop the quality when we feel it’s right, never just for attention, “Sremmlife3” is FOR Y’ALL specifically.

-Jxmtroduction 🎞🍾
( @Jxmmi )
-SR3MM 🎸 🤟🏾
( @RaeSremmurd )
-Swaecation 🐒🍍🌴 ( @goSwaeLee )

— Mike WiLL Made It 🦍 (@MikeWiLLMadeIt) February 4, 2018

A lot of y’all could be too young for this but this is where the inspiration for the Rae Sremmurd separate albums packaged together comes from. Idk if I was the only one, but

South Central’s Dreamvillian, Cozz, will release what his is calling his “debut album” Effected — following 2014’s Cozz & Effect and 2016’s Nothin’ Personal — on February 13th. The rapper has shared the tracklisting, and it is rather impressive to say the least.

Led by the singles “Ignorant Confidence” and the Curren$y-guested “Badu,” Cody Macc calls upon the likes of Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and Garren to assist him throughout the 14-track project. Fans will likely pay attention to both “Zendaya” and “Hustla’s Story,” in particular…

Cozz also shared the Garren-featured “Bout It,” as well.

One of the biggest draws for the game — aside from the actual game — has been its commercials, and for Super Bowl LII the cost for a 30-second spot is expected to exceed Super Bowl LI’s total of $5 million.

So, I can’t imagine what PepsiCo spent on their minute-long commercial that aired.

Co-starring two hip hop legends — Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott, the two were “coaches” for a rap battle… between actors Peter Dinklage and Morgan Freeman. With Dinklage siding with the new Doritos Blaze, and Freeman on the side of Mountain Dew Ice, the two would pantomime “Look At Me Now” (Dinklage) and “Get Ur Freak On” (Freeman).

Watch the goofiness below.

Minneapolis, MN – The Philadelphia Eagles walked away with the Super Bowl LII trophy on Sunday night (February 4), beating the New England Patriots 41 to 33.

The Eagles, who entered the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis to Meek Mill’s “Dreams and Nightmares,” were led to victory by quarterback Nick Foles. Foles also picked up the MVP award (first string quarterback Cameron Wentz was out with an injury). It also marked the first Super Bowl win for the Eagles.

Countless Hip Hop artists, including Philly natives like The Roots and DJ Jazzy Jeff, hit Twitter to celebrate the Eagles’ victory.

Check out some of the reactions below.

Hello….My name is DJ Jazzy Jeff…and I’m West Phliladelphia…Born and Raised!!! Congratulations to the @Eagles… Proud to be from Philly!!! #Eagles

— The Magnificent… (@djjazzyjeff215) February 5, 2018

FREE MEEK MILL.
FUCK DONALD TRUMP & HIS SUPPORTERS WINK WINK 😉

— YG (@YG) February

Los Angeles-based songstress/eclectic Doja Cat has been at the DopeHouse for a while, although she’s remained largely quiet since her 2014 EP Purrr!. Now signed to Kemosabe Records/RCA Records, she has dropped her first single in almost two years, “Roll With Us.”

The first offering from her forthcoming major label project due out later this year, the track can be heard below.

HipHopDX – This week in Hip Hop, the 60th Annual Grammy Award ceremony took place and the Hip Hop community let The Recording Academy know that they got wrong again this year. Also, Quavo was accused of armed robbery following at a post-Grammy party and the hype surrounding Black Panther‘s theatrical debut keeps growing.

Grammy Awards Gave A Lot Of Love To Bruno Mars, But Snubbed Others

Every year, Hip Hop seems to matter-of-factly let the Recording Academy know they are not in tune with the culture, and the 2018 Grammy Awards were no different. Bruno Mars took home the coveted award, Album of the Year, as well as Song of the Year for “That’s What I Like.”

Kendrick Lamar took home the most awards as a Hip Hop artist with four Grammys, including Best Rap/Sung Performance for “LOYALTY.” featuring Rihanna and Best Rap Performance for “HUMBLE.”

Kung Fu Kenny was also awarded

Drake dropped his surprise EP Scary Hours with just the two songs, “God’s Plan” and “Diplomatic Immunity.” Now, they’ve taken the #1 and #2 spots on the R&B/Hip Hop Single Sales charts. Also, as NF’s hit single “Let You Down” (#8) gains in popularity, he earns another Top 10 hit with “No Name,” which made its debut at #5. Lastly, Tinashe and Offset scored the biggest gain of the week with “No Drama” at #17.

Drake Takes Over The #1 And #2 Spots

Drake’s “God’s Plan”  debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week and also broke U.S. Spotify’s record for most streams in a single day.

“Diplomatic Immunity” also performed well, landing at #2 on the R&B/Hip Hop Single Sales chart for the week ending on January 25. “God’s Plan” sold 127,463 in digital downloads and “Diplomatic Immunity” sold 38,788.

NF Earns Two Spots In The