Beyoncé and Jay Z Race Go Karts at Sweet 16 Birthday Party

By Nemmy Kim.

Beyoncé and Jay Z have a need for speed. In between dates on their tour earlier this month, the superstar couple rented out indoor go-kart center K1 Speed to celebrate Jay Z’s niece Teanna’s 16th birthday

Teyana Taylor Opens for August Alsina at ‘Testimony Live’ Tour

By Nemmy Kim

Teyana Taylor joined August Alsina on the first stop of his “Testimony Live” tour in Seattle on Thursday night. The First Lady of G.O.O.D. Music had the ladies singing along to her cover of Drake’s “Marvins Room” and serenaded one lucky—and very excited—male fan with her single “Maybe.”
The Harlem singer also debuted new material off her upcoming album VII, due October 21

HipHopDX Readers Rank Best Albums Of The Week: Trey Songz, Ces Cru, Michael Jackson

By Nemmy Kim

                                             

Trey Songz takes this week's top spot with "Trigga." Ces Cru's "Codename: Ego Stripper" comes in second place.

HipHopDX users were recently asked to rate the week's top charting Hip Hop albums.
The Ranker list, which HipHopDX uses to assess reader responses below, calculates the votes based on a "thumbs up" and "thumbs down" system and it creates a list with the data users input

NEWS:Remy Ma Says 50 Cent Helped Sign Letters For Her Appeal

By Nemmy Kim

                                      

Remy Ma reveals that she would likely be unable to mediate the feud between Nicki Minaj and Lil Kim.

When it concerns the issues between Nicki Minaj and Lil Kim, fellow rapper Remy Ma says the problem between the two artists needs to “get better on its own.” She revealed that she would likely be unable to mediate the situation between the two, and later credited the media and fans for fueling the beef between Nicki and Kim, which has gone on for years.
“The beef that happened with Nicki and Kim, I think it’s something that they have to handle,” Remy Ma said.

Video: Chris Brown f/ Usher & Rick Ross – ‘New Flame’

By Nemmy Kim

Fresh off announcing his joint tour with Trey Songz, Chris Brown lights up the screen with another R&B kingpin, Usher, in the video for “New Flame.”
Decked out in all white against an all-white set, an umbrella-toting Breezy shows off his fancy footwork alongside some bikini-clad babes. He also hits the sand and literally sparks flames with his fiery moves.
His mentor Usher joins him for some synchronized choreography, a shirtless Rozay sits on a throne while surrounded by models, and even Tyga makes a cameo.
Chris’ album X is due September 16 featuring Nicki Minaj (“Love More”) and Kendrick Lamar (“Autumn Leaves”), with production from Timbaland, Danja, Pharrell, and Drumma Boy.

T.I. Readies ‘Paperwork’ Single with Pharrell

By Nemmy Kim.

T.I. is getting his Paperwork in order. The King of the South has tapped Pharrell Williams for the next single off his upcoming album.

“We have definitely decided on ‘Paperwork’ featuring Pharrell [because it] pretty much kinda sums up the tone of the album,” Tip told MTV News. “The cinematic presentation of it all. When you listen to the album, top to bottom, it kinda sounds like the score to a movie and I think ‘Paperwork’ is the perfect introduction to that.”

Red Bull BC One North American Final Live Stream

By Nemmy Kim.

                           

Stream the Red Bull BC One North American Final live from Las Vegas.

A live stream of the Red Bull BC One North American Final is slated to begin at 9 pm PST today (August 15). 

The stream is below. 

The event is set to take place at the Brooklyn Bowl at The Linq in Las Vegas.

A video make in advance of the event features b-boys in a glass-walled pod in The High Roller, the world's tallest Ferris wheel. It is 550 feet tall.

A portion of Eminem's "Guts Over Fear" song with Sia is played in the trailer for the forthcoming film "The Equalizer."

By Nemmy Kim.

Eminem Previews New Song ‘Guts Over Fear’ Featuring Sia

After teasing the song in June, Eminem has shared another snippet of “Guts Over Fear” in a new trailer for Denzel Washington’s crime thriller The Equalizer.
“This is the only thing I know,” sings Em on the triumphant track, which features “Chandelier” hitmaker Sia.
The song will hit iTunes on August 25, while the movie opens in theaters on September 26.
Em is currently on “The Monster Tour” with Rihanna and will headline MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Saturday and Sunday before heading to Detroit’s Comerica Park on August 22-23.

New Music: Wiz Khalifa f/ Iamsu!, Berner, J.R. Donato, & Kool John – ‘Everything, Everything’

By Nemmy Kim.

Taylor Gang meets HBK Gang on “Everything, Everything.” Wiz Khalifa celebrates everything good—money, women, and weed—over a sample of Ice Cube’s “It Was a Good Day.”
The laidback cut, produced by Sledgren and RMB Justize, also features Taylor Gang’s Berner and J.R. Donato and HBK’s Iamsu! and Kool John.
Hit the west side with Wiz and crew.

New Music: J. Cole – ‘Be Free’

By Nemmy Kim.

In the wake of the police shooting that left African-American teenager Michael Brown dead, J. Cole responds by penning a powerful and emotional plea. Over a bare bones beat, the Roc Nation MC cries out for freedom and justice.
“All we wanna do is take the chains off / All we wanna do is be free,” sings a grief-stricken Cole.
“Rest in Peace to Michael Brown and to every young black man murdered in America, whether by the hands of white or black,” said Cole. “I pray that one day the world will be filled with peace and rid of injustice. Only then will we all Be Free.”