On Sept. 19, Forbes published their annual list of the World’s 20 Top-Earning Hip-Hop Stars. Kanye West topped the list with an yearly earning of $150 million. In second place is Jay-Z with $81 million and third is Drake with $75 million.

Cardi B received 10 nominations for the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards, leading the list of nominees for this year’s ceremony.
J Cole, Travis Scott and DJ Khaled are tied for the second-most nominations with eight each. Drake comes in third with seven while Megan Thee Stallion and the late Nipsey Hussle are in contention for five apiece.

Kendrick Lamar has broken Eminem’s record for longest charting Hip Hop studio album in Billboard 200 history. According to a tweet from Chart Data, Kendrick’s good kid, m.A.A.d city has surpassed The Eminem Show.
"The Eminem Show" currently sits at 357 weeks while "good kid, m.A.A.d city" is at 358 weeks.

Atlantic Records gave a generous gift to the Neighborhood Nip Foundation reportedly in the sum of over six figures.

Toymaker Hasbro has acquired gangster rap label Death Row Records — which counts Shakur and Snoop Dogg among its artists — as part of a bid to grow its stable of family-friendly entertainment. The worldwide toymaker announced the $4 billion deal Thursday to buy British company Entertainment One, which produces animated kids shows such as “Peppa Pig” and “PJ Masks” but also owns the rap label.

Big Sean and his Sean Anderson Foundation held the second annual DONWeekend celebration, featuring a free block party and a mental health panel, in Detroit on August 17 and August 18. In addition to gifting the children and people of his community with free carnival rides, and haircuts, the multi-platinum artist also donated a $100,000 studio to the Dauch Boys & Girls Club.

Kevin Hart is reportedly out of surgery following a serious car accident on Mulholland Highway in Los Angeles early Sunday morning (September 1).

Nipsey Hussle, the Grammy-nominated rapper and entrepreneur, was fatally shot outside his own clothing store in that Los Angeles’ Hyde Park neighborhood on Sunday.

After NAV announced earlier this year that he's quitting music following Lil Uzi Vert's footsteps, last night came as a surprise for his fans, as his manager/friend "CashXO" dropped five of his unreleased songs as an EP named "Brown Boy".

In Galtiyaan, Haji takes some time to share his thoughts on the current state of Hip Hop. The Gully Boy fever has inspired a lot of youth to take up the art, but there is a different between Doing Hip Hop and Being Hip Hop. With super dope visuals and cameos from 3AM Sukhi and Gujubhai - Galtiyaan takes you on a wild ride through the mind of Mr. Springer.

The music business isn’t set up for the artists to get rich. It’s set up for everyone else to get rich off the artists. Take the power back. Artists are the nucleus. Everything and everyone else is interchangeable - Russ via. Twitter.

DJ Marshmello just wrapped up massive concert in India for Vh1 Supersonic. However, many right-wing residents are angry that the festival allowed performances to continue despite the country’s mourning over the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on February 14.  “Musical shows are meant for celebration, not when there is sadness across the country. This is not acceptable,” said Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Kranti Dal.