State Champ Radio genre hiphop
Page: 31
Will Smith brought out his son Jaden during a Father’s Day performance at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday (June 15). The rapper, singer and Oscar-winning actor performed at the U.K. stadium as part of Capital’s Summertime Ball, and called Jaden on stage to celebrate their father-son bond. “If you can just come up for a […]
06/16/2025
Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Aaron Page and Nemzzz.
06/16/2025
Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda has shouted out Doechii as one of his dream collaborators. In a sit-down with Drink Champs, Linkin Park’s Shinoda and Joe Hahn rattled off a few of the biggest hip-hop figures they’d love to make music with. On Shinoda’s list was Wu-Tang Clan, Kendrick Lamar, Tyler, the Creator and André 3000. […]
Will Smith has been open about his regrets over turning down The Matrix, but there’s another blockbuster that got away about 15 years ago.
Smith sat down with Kiss Xtra over the weekend, where he revealed that Christopher Nolan offered him the lead role in 2010’s Inception, but he “didn’t get it” and passed on the sci-fi/thriller.
“I don’t think I’ve ever said it publicly before, but I am going to say it now because we are opening up to one another,” he said after revisiting the pain of overlooking The Matrix. “Chris Nolan brought me Inception first and I didn’t get it. I’ve never said that out loud.”
Explore
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
The Oscar winner continued to peel back the layers behind his reasoning: “Now that I think about it, it’s those movies that go into those alternate realities; they don’t pitch well. But I am hurt by those two. It hurts too bad to talk about.”
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Nolan also brought Inception to Brad Pitt, who turned down the offer after only having a 48-hour window to take it. The role eventually landed in Leonardo DiCaprio’s lap, and he capitalized on the blockbuster, which grossed over $800 million at the global box office.
Trending on Billboard
Nolan’s next film, The Odyssey, is slated to arrive in July 2026. He’s assembled a star-studded cast that includes Matt Damon, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o to retell the ancient Greek saga.
As for Will Smith, he actually mocked his decision to pass up on The Matrix as part of the music video for “Beautiful Scars” featuring Big Sean, where he played the role of Neo.
Building off his Based On a True Story album, Smith returned on Friday (June 13) with his “Pretty Girls” single, which finds him celebrating beautiful women across the globe in all shapes and sizes.
Watch Will Smith talk about Inception below.
The Canadians are beefin’. Drake wasn’t happy with the former leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party for attending one of the Kendrick Lamar and SZA Grand National Tour stops in Toronto last week. The Toronto rapper posted a screenshot on his Instagram Story of his DMs with Canadian politician Jagmeet Singh where he said to […]
J-hope and GloRilla‘s “Killin It Girl” tops this week’s new music poll.
In a poll published Friday (June 13) on Billboard, music fans chose the collaboration between the BTS member and the Memphis MC as their favorite new release of the past week.
“Killin It Girl” brought in 87% of the vote, beating out new releases from artists like Lil Tecca (Dopamine), Mark Ronson and RAYE (“Suzanne”), Zara Larsson (“Midnight Sun”), Brandon Lake (King of Hearts) and Gunna (“Won’t Stop”).
“Killin It Girl” features an entrancing hip-hop flow that conveys the enchanting pull of love at first sight, with GloRilla taking on the persona of the irresistible baddie. “He said I be killin’ it, I said I do this everyday,” Big Glo brags on the lust-filled track.
Trending on Billboard
This new single follows a busy year for the K-pop star, who also released hits like “Sweet Dreams” with Miguel and “Mona Lisa.”
“’Sweet Dreams’ featuring Miguel — an artist I’ve long respected — has a smooth, soulful vibe that feels deeply personal. On the other hand, ‘Mona Lisa’ brings a hip-hop-driven performance energy,” j-hope told Billboard in May.
He added, “Both tracks are easy to connect with, yet they offer a glimpse into the broader, more evolved musical world I’m building. This is just the start — I have plenty more musical experiments in store.”
The BTS member toured across North America as part of his HOPE ON THE STAGE tour, including a pair of sold-out concerts at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in March. He concluded the global trek on Friday (June 13), with a performance at South Korea’s Goyang Stadium.
The “other” category placed second in the poll with 10% of the vote, while Lil Tecca’s fifth album, Dopamine, came in third, earning nearly 1%.”
Check out the full results of this week’s poll below and visit Billboard’s Friday Music Guide for more must-hear releases.
Drake and Smiley have joined forces once again for the latter’s “2 Mazza,” from the Toronto artist’s new project Don’t Box Me In. Smiley dropped off the project Friday (June 13), and in his verse, Drizzy reminds Canada of his dominance, proclaiming “I”m the 6 God” and rapping “f— Hollywood and the Hamptons.” The pair […]
The money streamers make these days may be calling Young Thug‘s name The Atlanta rapper stopped by Adin Ross‘ Kick stream and he was impressed with the way Ross lives his day-to-day life, telling the popular streamer that he wants to start streaming. “I gotta learn how to do this sh–,” he told Adin and […]
Will Smith has returned with his new song “Pretty Girls,” as well as an accompanying music video released on Friday (June 13). The video opens with Smith in the therapist’s office, describing an ongoing issue he’s having and how he feels like he’s losing control. The problem then reveals itself to be enjoying beautiful women, […]
Fans will be able to catch Young Thug live later this year in Las Vegas. The lineup for this year’s ComplexCon was announced on Friday (June 13) and it features two days of performances. Yeat & Friends will headline day one on Saturday, Oct. 25, with Peso Pluma and Central Cee also set to perform. […]
