Sony Music Entertainment By Jack Barnes Sony Music Entertainment has entered into a strategic partnership with Jonathan Master, the innovative A&R and marketing entrepreneur who has worked with artists including Logic, D.R.A.M., G-Eazy, Cam’Ron, PJ Morton and Grammy-nominated producer !llmind, it was announced today. Together, Sony Music and Master are launching SamePlate, a new joint venture label focused on cultivating […]

Trae Tha Truth By Jack Barnes Representing for Houston with every word and deed, Trae Tha Truth is one of hip-hop’s most consistently excellent veterans. Driving his Rolls Royce around his hometown in reverse and slow-motion, Trae effortlessly stunts in “FrFr,” his latest video. Premiered by Karen Civil, “FrFr” (short for “for real, for […]

Matt Maxey By Jack Barnes Today on Great Big Story, meet the Man Bringing Hip-Hop to the Deaf, in the latest episode from our Human Condition series. Our producers spoke with Matt Maxey, the CEO and founder of DEAFinitely Dope, whose personal hearing loss inspired him to share rap music with […]

Young Dolph By Jack Barnes Still in the midst of recovery from a serious shooting incident in September, during which he was shot twice in the arm and once in the leg, Young Dolph stands triumphant. While Dolph’s last visual “While U Here” had the rapper taking a moment to contemplate the dangers of […]

MTV By Jack Barnes MTV today announced nominations for the 2017 “MTV Video Music Awards” exclusively on Instagram Live, with Kendrick Lamar scoring the most of the year with eight nominations for his video “HUMBLE.” Katy Perry and The Weeknd are tied for five nominations each.   Building on the critical acclaim […]