The NYPD asked Rolling Loud to drop 22Gz, Casanova, Pop Smoke, Sheff G and Don Q from its inaugural NYC lineup this weekend, citing ”public safety concerns” and ”recent acts of violence citywide.”
Here's all the hip hop we posted on BV this week, including H.E.R./YG, French Montana/Cardi B/Post Malone, Lil' Kim/City Girls, Wiki/Madlib, Vegyn/JPEGMAFIA, Mulatto, Sada Baby, and more.
Listen to new songs by Vegyn/JPEGMAFIA, Foals, Screaming Females, Young Guv, Juliana Hatfield (Police cover), Roger Harvey (Kacey Musgraves cover), Dawn Ray'd, Macseal, and more.
Irma Thomas, Archie Bell, Joe Bataan, "Fela! The Concert," The Stylistics and more are among the free SummerStage shows at Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk this summer...
Meanwhile, the strip club which is frequented by famous rappers (including Casanova & 6ix9ine who famously ended a beef there in May), is suing the NYPD who they say tried to shake them down for $80k worth of plane tickets and a generator after Hurricane Maria.