Hip Hop

UPDATE: The 2015 Coachella Lineup has been announced, and TickPick has reviewed every single artist. Check it out here! It’s rare that we tell people not to buy something, but in this instance it’s a clear answer, buying Coachella Ticket Protection for the 2015 Coachella Music Festival is not worth it. See more info regarding ... <a title="Coachella Ticket Protection - Should You Buy It?" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/coachella-ticket-protection-sold-out-tickets/" aria-label="Read more about Coachella Ticket Protection - Should You Buy It?">Read more</a>

Unfortunately for Lil Wayne fans, Weezy has reportedly yet again pushed back the release of “Tha Carter V,” which was supposed to come out today. There seems to have been a lot of confusion from the start as to when this album would come out, as even Lil Wayne himself has been hazy on the ... <a title="Lil Wayne Postpones “Tha Carter V” Release...Again" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/lil-wayne-tha-carter-v/" aria-label="Read more about Lil Wayne Postpones “Tha Carter V” Release...Again">Read more</a>

UPDATE: Is Eminem going on tour in 2015? Find out here! Now that Eminem and Rihanna have kicked off their three-city Monster Tour, we have the complete Monster Tour Setlist for you below. Summary: After starting the show with a few performances from both Eminem and Rihanna, the Monster Tour setlist eseentially devolves into a ... <a title="Monster Tour Setlist: Eminem and Rihanna Setlist + Predictions" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/monster-tour-setlist-predictions/" aria-label="Read more about Monster Tour Setlist: Eminem and Rihanna Setlist + Predictions">Read more</a>

Chance The Rapper has released a cover of “Wonderful Everyday”, the theme song from the beloved kid’s TV show Arthur. Along with being backed by his band “The Social Experiment, the track features a few vocal cameos, including Wyclef Jean, Francis & The Lights, and Jessie Ware. Earlier this summer at both Sasquatch! and Governor’s Ball ... <a title="Chance The Rapper Releases Cover of “Wonderful Everyday”" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/chance-the-rapper-covers-song-wonderful-everyday/" aria-label="Read more about Chance The Rapper Releases Cover of “Wonderful Everyday”">Read more</a>

Will Kanye West Tour the USA again in 2014? We think so! Check out why you might get to catch the divisive rapper, producer, and fashion mogul in concert this year. The Yeezus Tour - New Zealand and Australia The much-talked-about Yeezus Tour is still underway in New Zealand and Australia, where he will be ... <a title="Kanye West Tour | Will Kanye West Tour USA in 2014?" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/kanye-west-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Kanye West Tour | Will Kanye West Tour USA in 2014?">Read more</a>

According to Lil Wayne‘s friends, Tha Carter V is on the way. Drake told the crowd at a concert in New Orleans in February that Wayne would be dropping his new album on May 5. That date is likely not set in stone, but in an interview at music festival SXSW, Young Money president Mack Maine confirmed that Wayne is getting ... <a title="Lil’ Wayne News: Tha Carter V Is Coming Soon | Listen To New Single" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/lil-wayne-news-tha-carter-v-is-coming-soon/" aria-label="Read more about Lil’ Wayne News: Tha Carter V Is Coming Soon | Listen To New Single">Read more</a>

Jay Z and Beyonce’s On the Run Tour is one of the most anticipated concerts of the summer. On The Run Tickets have sold out on Ticketmaster for every venue except MetLife Stadium, where tickets have not been released despite an anticipated sale date of late April. So when are On the Run Tickets at ... <a title="Jay Z and Beyonce On the Run at MetLife Stadium? Maybe Not" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/jay-z-and-beyonce-on-the-run-at-metlife-stadium-maybe-not/" aria-label="Read more about Jay Z and Beyonce On the Run at MetLife Stadium? Maybe Not">Read more</a>

M.I.A. is one of several artists who’ve been remixing tracks from Beyonce‘s last LP. Proving that bad girls really do do it well, M.I.A. just shared an awesome remix of Beyonce’s hit, “Flawless.” It’s called “Baddygirl 2” and contains a sample of Bey’s 2008 hit, “Diva.” The track sounds like classic M.I.A. and has the “Paper Planes” singer-rapper reworking the lines, ... <a title="M.I.A. Releases Beyonce “Flawless” Remix, Dances With Her Son- Watch/Listen Here" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/m-i-a-previews-beyonce-flawless-remix-dances-with-her-son-watchlisten-here/" aria-label="Read more about M.I.A. Releases Beyonce “Flawless” Remix, Dances With Her Son- Watch/Listen Here">Read more</a>

You read right: Kanye West is planning to release a spoken word album. He will reportedly make the three-hour recording available on vinyl, and it will feature everything from his views on the environment to life with fiancee Kim Kardashian and their 10-month-old daughter North. A source says Kanye is excited by the ”groundbreaking” record and has set ... <a title="Kanye West Spoken Word Album | Watch Kanye Perform Slam Poetry" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/kanye-west-spoken-word-album/" aria-label="Read more about Kanye West Spoken Word Album | Watch Kanye Perform Slam Poetry">Read more</a>

UPDATE: Will Eminem Tour in 2015? Find out here! When I think back on my young adolescence, my memory is colored by awkward first kisses, braces, and laboriously learning all of the words to “Cleaning out my Closet”, “Lose Yourself”, and “Without Me” by Eminem. Oh, was that just me? I think not. You’d be ... <a title="From Rap Battles to Rap God, Eminem is Still On Top" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/5-reasons-why-we-love-eminem/" aria-label="Read more about From Rap Battles to Rap God, Eminem is Still On Top">Read more</a>

The Clear Channel network threw itself an awards show last night because nothing says “I Heart Radio” like television, right? All kidding aside, the iHeartRadio Music Awards ended up being much more entertaining than expected. Here were a few of the best moments. When the first trophy of the evening was awarded to Rihanna, she was ... <a title="IHeart Radio Music Awards - The Best Moments" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/iheart-radio-music-awards-the-best-moments/" aria-label="Read more about IHeart Radio Music Awards - The Best Moments">Read more</a>

There are so many iconic New Yorkers. From Biggie Smalls to Cindi Lauper, from Jay-Z to the New York Dolls - you can spot a New Yorker from a mile away. Most of the time. Every once in a while though, a New Yorker slips through that we never would’ve guessed was from Queens! Or ... <a title="5 Artists You Never Knew Were New Yorkers" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/artists-from-new-york/" aria-label="Read more about 5 Artists You Never Knew Were New Yorkers">Read more</a>

Tuesday night, Drake released a new song titled “Draft Days”, a song fitting to the occasion of the upcoming NFL Draft and Drake’s blossoming bromance with Johnny Manziel (did you know about Manziel’s tattoo of the rapper’s OVO logo?). But since he dropped the song, fans and critics are speculating as to who a few ... <a title="Drake’s “Draft Day” | Lauryn Hill, J-Law, and Johnny Manziel" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/drakes-draft-day-lauryn-hill-j-law-and-johnny-manziel/" aria-label="Read more about Drake’s “Draft Day” | Lauryn Hill, J-Law, and Johnny Manziel">Read more</a>

tUnE-yArDs will release new album Nikki Nack on May 6, and as a teaser they’ve shared the album art, tracklist, and album cut of a new single “Water Fountain.” From what we can tell, we have a lot to look forward to from these guys. The album features producers John Hill (Rihanna, Shakira, M.I.A.) and Malay (Frank Ocean, Alicia ... <a title="tUnE-yArDs: New Single, Plus Leaked Tracklist, Album Art, Tour Info, & Video" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/tune-yards-new-single/" aria-label="Read more about tUnE-yArDs: New Single, Plus Leaked Tracklist, Album Art, Tour Info, & Video">Read more</a>