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Da 6ix God
Does it again
Drake • “FOMO”
The 6ix God returns with a new visual. Watch Drake’s latest drop right here, then take it to YouTube and run it up.
Beenie Man • The King of Dancehall
A dedication to the herb — big up the golden leaf. The Doctor blesses the culture with an anthem for the smokers, the healers and the higher-minded. Press play and light up the moment.
Big up the Golden Leaf!
Cannabis contains active compounds called cannabinoids — chiefly THC and CBD — that interact with the body's endocannabinoid system to alter pain perception, mood and appetite. While health agencies emphasize that smoking anything carries respiratory risks, clinical research indicates cannabis provides several significant therapeutic and symptomatic benefits.
01Chronic pain relief
The most common reason people use medical cannabis. Studies show moderate to strong evidence it can help alleviate neuropathic (nerve) pain, pain from arthritis and fibromyalgia, and severe pain associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). It is frequently used as a safer, less addictive alternative to prescription opioids.
02Nausea management & appetite stimulation
THC is highly effective at regulating the body's digestive and metabolic signals. It is widely used to reduce nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy, and to stimulate appetite in people experiencing extreme weight loss or wasting syndrome due to HIV/AIDS.
03Reduction in muscle spasms
For people with neurological conditions, cannabis can act as a muscle relaxant — shown to decrease severe muscle spasticity and stiffness caused by multiple sclerosis (MS), and tremors associated with Parkinson's disease.
04Mental health & sleep support
Many users report improvements in anxiety and stress (low doses of THC and various concentrations of CBD have been shown to calm the nervous system and reduce social anxiety), PTSD symptoms (fewer nightmares, better emotional regulation), and insomnia — cannabis can shorten the time it takes to fall asleep and improve short-term sleep quality, particularly for those with chronic pain.
Method of intake matters
When cannabis is smoked or vaporized, cannabinoids are absorbed directly through the lungs, producing a rapid onset of effects — usually within minutes. That quick delivery makes it easier for users to microdose and find immediate relief compared with edibles, which can take hours to digest.
Education only — SwaggaLIVE is not a medical adviser. Cannabis remains illegal or restricted in many jurisdictions; know your local laws, and consult a qualified health professional before using cannabis for any medical purpose.
Latest · September 2026
"Spend Dat" is the one: built for the clubs, powered by a J White Did It beat, and now her biggest solo moment — No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and over 50 million Spotify streams. Two new remixes just took it worldwide.
The anthem · Out now
Released April 23, 2026 with a Supo Supreme-directed video shot in a cinematic strip club — cameos from Trina, NeNe Leakes, Trick Daddy and Ball Greezy — and Miami's face printed on a $100 bill. It climbed to No. 17 on the Hot 100, her first solo Top 20, and powered through the Knicks championship parade, the 2026 BET Awards and Monica's ESSENCE Festival set.
Stream on SpotifyRemix wave · Aug 28
Two remixes arrived August 28 via Uptown Records: one with Lil Baby and Kodak Black, and an international edition pulling in Davido, Shenseea and dancehall king Vybz Kartel — hip hop, Afrobeats and dancehall on one record. Next up: her debut solo album, expected later this year.
Read the storyLive in Toronto — Sept 26, 2026
Yung Miami touches down at Ajax Fairgrounds on Saturday, September 26 alongside Omah Lay, Skillibeng, Tink, Hunxho and Skeete — Afrobeats, R&B, hip hop, dancehall and Latin, all ages, gates 3 PM.
We at SwaggaLIVE are looking forward to her passing thru and spitting on the mic… no pun intended. 😮💨
Ultr@'s pickFrom the Miami, Florida hip hop duo City Girls with JT to solo stardom: after "Rap Freaks" introduced her solo lane in 2021, "Spend Dat" made 2026 her year — her first solo Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, a strip-club anthem the whole culture moved to, and remixes stretching from Atlanta to Lagos to Kingston.
Watch — "Spend Dat" official video (explicit)
The anthem
'Spend Dat' (April 2026, prod. J White Did It) — built for the clubs, with a video featuring Trina, NeNe Leakes, Trick Daddy and Ball Greezy.
First solo Top 20
Peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 — her biggest solo hit yet — with 50M+ Spotify streams and counting.
Remix wave
Aug 28: Lil Baby & Kodak Black join, plus an international remix with Davido, Shenseea and Vybz Kartel via Uptown Records.
Next: YM1
Her debut solo album is expected later this year — catch her at The Kulture Series, Sept 26 at Ajax Fairgrounds.
SwaggaLIVE founder Foluwa “Ultr@” Rewane posted this appeal to President Donald J. Trump and Governor Gavin Newsom. Tory Lanez is serving a California state sentence, so clemency there rests with the Governor — but the federal record shows how broadly the pardon power has been used.
A multi-city “listening experience” bringing DJs, special guests and music from his catalogue to fans while he serves his ten-year sentence. It kicks off Sept. 25 in New York with a five-hour “Tory Lanez & Friends” event and venue-exclusive merchandise tied to his latest LP Made You Think I Was Gone ...But — which entered the Billboard Canadian Albums chart at No. 23 in July 2026.
“Clearly you can't get all of that, but you can get this though”
Two Canadian stops are planned in Montreal and Toronto, with details saved for a forthcoming special announcement. Lanez will not appear at the events himself.
President Trump @realDonaldTrump & Gov. @GavinNewsom — United States and #Canada may be a little strained right now, but we’re still cousins! Please find a path to bring Tory Lanez home. It would mean so much to Canadians. 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇦 Sincerely, Foluwa "Ultr@" Rewane #FreeToryLanez
Coverage also notes criticism of the process: most decisions bypassed formal Department of Justice review, watchdogs have flagged waived financial penalties and restitution, and reporting has raised questions about lobbying influence and later re-arrests. We link the sources so you can read them yourself.
SwaggaLIVE Sex-clusive
New release · Explicit
First Official Ambassador Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Dancehall
Seduction in the rhythm. Confidence in every line.
Model Million opens the flood gates with Enticing — a bold new release from Jamaica, out now on Barbz Wired Music.
Enticing
Dirty version · Model Million
The first official ambassador
Model Million
Siberian-born, Moscow-forged, globally booked — techno’s most unmistakable selector.
Nina Kraviz built her lane the independent way: her own voice on her own records, her own label трип (trip) putting out raw, acid-tilted techno, and a DJ style that refuses to play it safe. She is a blueprint for artists who own the sound, the release and the room.
Watch the set
Open on YouTubeAfrica's largest-ever share sale opened September 14 and the rush was instant — investment apps crashed on day one as millions of Nigerians piled in. 4.1 billion shares at ₦525 each, targeting up to ₦2.15 trillion, open until October 13. Here's what SwaggaLIVE users need to know.
The people's IPO is live — and the streets are buying.
Opened September 14. Closes October 13. NGX listing expected November.
Latest · September 19, 2026
Share price
Minimum investment (10 shares)
USD figures are estimated conversions from the live Naira rate — the offer itself is priced in Naira. Actual exchange rates and transaction costs may vary.
Aliko Dangote has dubbed the launch 'the people's IPO,' opening retail access through digital and fintech platforms so ordinary investors can purchase small stakes. SwaggaLIVE covers the moves shaping entertainment, entrepreneurship and the next generation of Black-owned wealth — from the Dangote Refinery IPO to Black-owned public companies and the calculators that help you think like an investor.
News and education only — SwaggaLIVE is not a broker or financial adviser.
Hip-Hop & Justice
September 11, 2026 · Los Angeles · Not guilty on murder-for-hire. Next fight: racketeering trial.
SwaggaLIVE supports due process and the presumption of innocence. All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing on this page is legal advice, and no allegation described here has been proven.
On September 11, 2026, a federal jury found Durk Banks not guilty on all five murder-for-hire, conspiracy, and stalking counts. Two co-defendants were convicted of stalking-related charges. Banks remains in federal custody because a separate racketeering and firearms trial is scheduled for October 5, 2026. SwaggaLIVE supports the artist and supports due process.
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Ultr@ has been a hardcore junglist since 1996 — amen breaks, sub-bass and soundsystem pressure. This is the culture corner.
Jungle raised a generation of soundsystem kids, and drum & bass never stopped moving. From rinse-outs to rewinds, this section keeps that lineage loud on the homepage — and fronting it is one of the best selectors doing it right now.
Fronting the section
A junglist since ’96 doesn’t hand out praise cheap — she’s one of the best doing it.
Harriet Jaxxon carries the lineage forward on the UK rave circuit: sharp selection, clean mixing and sets built for a room that actually wants to sweat. If you came up on jungle, you already know what this sounds like — and if you didn’t, press play and catch up.
“Jungle is still the blueprint. Speed it up, break it down — the bass does the talking.”
Editorial spotlight. SwaggaLIVE is not affiliated with the artist.
From “Original Nuttah” to the Digital Soundboy era, Shy FX helped write the jungle blueprint that selectors like Harriet Jaxxon carry onto the floor today. Bloodline meets future — that’s how a culture stays loud.
Editorial spotlight. SwaggaLIVE is not affiliated with the artist.
His Majesty
The Prince — and heir to the throne of jungle.
“The Princess holds the decks. The Prince holds the blueprint. The throne never sits empty.”
A Creator. An Almighty. The praise and thanks are given every single day — and there’s now a whole room for it.
Ultr@'s Artist Pick of the Week
We here at SwaggaLIVE.com are definitely feelin' your vibez!!!
Barbados-born Amanda Reifer moves with unmistakable Caribbean confidence, fearless creativity and a sound built to travel. This week, Ultr@ puts the spotlight on an artist doing it entirely her way.
Written by Ultr@Is Amanda Reifer Sister Nancy reincarnated? I don't know. But her remake of “Bam Bam” captures the essence of Sister Nancy's aura, and it brings me back to riding the red band maxi taxis from Port of Spain to Arima, head gently resting on the 18-inch speaker, listening to “Bam Bam” and “Telephone Love.”
Now playing on SwaggaLIVE
Sister Nancy cut “Bam Bam” in 1982 and, without meaning to, wrote the loop the next forty years of music would keep borrowing. It is the most sampled reggae record there is, and it still sounds like the day it was pressed.
What Amanda Reifer does with it is not karaoke. She sings it like someone who understands the record was never about volume — it was about ease. That relaxed, unbothered swing is the hardest thing in the song to reproduce, and it is the one thing she gets exactly right.
For anyone who grew up in the Caribbean, that swing is a location as much as a sound: a maxi taxi rolling east, a speaker box for a pillow, and a bass line doing the parenting. Reifer's version reopens that door — for a new generation hearing it first, and for the rest of us hearing it again.
Thank you, Amanda Reifer, for helping us connect back to childhood through timeless music.
SwaggaLIVE Founder & CEO “Ultr@” is definitely feelin' your vibez, Ms. Amanda Reifer!!!
From @amandareifer
SwaggaLIVE exclusive premiere
A rising R&B voice out of New York. Kyia Simone's "I Want You" premiered exclusively on $ET IT OFF NYC — warm, soulful and unapologetically honest. Watch it here first, then run it back.
Kyia Simone is a rising R&B singer and songwriter whose warm, soulful vocals carry the ache and honesty of real life. Her record "I Want You" premiered exclusively on $ET IT OFF NYC, putting her voice in front of a new wave of listeners. Independent, self-driven, and building her career one record at a time.
Watch — "I Want You" (exclusive premiere)
The record
"I Want You" — Kyia Simone's latest, premiered exclusively on $ET IT OFF NYC. Soulful, direct, and built to be replayed.
The voice
Warm, aching, honest — a rising R&B vocalist carving her own lane one record at a time.
Bookings
Available for shows and appearances. Her SwaggaLIVE profile takes booking requests directly — no middle man.
Follow the journey
Catch new drops, behind-the-scenes and performance clips first on Instagram at @kyiasiimone.
SwaggaLIVE covers the moves shaping entertainment, entrepreneurship and the next generation of Black-owned wealth — from the Dangote Refinery IPO to Black-owned public companies and the calculators that help you think like an investor.
One of Africa's biggest companies is opening its doors to public investors — listed exclusively on NGX. Here's what SwaggaLIVE users need to know, including how diaspora investors can participate.
Share price
Minimum investment (10 shares)
USD figures are estimated conversions from the live Naira rate — the offer itself is priced in Naira. Actual exchange rates and transaction costs may vary.
The short list of Black-owned and Black-led companies you can actually buy shares in on a US exchange.
| Company | Price | Today | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban OneUONE · Nasdaq | — | — | |
| Urban One (Class D)UONEK · Nasdaq | — | — | |
| Broadway Financial (City First Bank)BYFC · Nasdaq | — | — | |
| Carver BancorpCARV · OTCQX | — | — | |
| RLJ Lodging TrustRLJ · NYSE | — | — | |
| Lowe's CompaniesLOW · NYSE | — | — | |
| ExelonEXC · Nasdaq | — | — | |
| International Flavors & FragrancesIFF · NYSE | — | — | |
| SAIC (Science Applications International)SAIC · Nasdaq | — | — | |
| Adtalem Global EducationATGE · NYSE | — | — |
Some widely shared “Black-owned stock” lists include companies whose ownership we could not verify. We only list what is on the public record, and we keep checking. Listing dates come from company and exchange records; leadership can change, so verify before you act.
See what the Dangote IPO costs for your share count and how refunds work.
One amount, left alone, growing at a steady rate — the shape of patience.
Blend stocks, bonds and cash to see how a mixed portfolio might behave.
The same amount every month — how most people who end up with something got there.
Albums, music videos, films, fashion brands and tours — backed directly by the people who actually listen. Supporters get rewards and pre-orders, not shares. Discover the artist, fund the work, and watch it get made — all inside SwaggaLIVE.
Pick a project, a funding goal and a deadline.
$10 shout-outs to $1,000 production sponsors — you set the terms.
They discover you, back you, and get the finished project right here.
Royalties, splits, deals and ownership — explained in plain language.
A SwaggaLIVE Original. Short episodes that break down how money actually moves in music: publishing and royalties, where streaming income comes from, and what you give up in a deal. Education, not legal or financial advice.
Hosted by
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Episode 0
Why We Built SwaggaLIVE — A Note from Our Team
From our communications desk — the story of our Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Foluwa T. Rewane, and why this platform exists.
Episode 1
Music Business 101: Two Copyrights, One Song
Masters versus publishing, who owns what, and why splits get settled before the session ends.
Episode 2
Getting Paid: Where Streaming Money Really Comes From
Pro rata pools, per-stream myths, advances that are really loans, and the income that pays rent.
Episode 3
Deals and Ownership: What You're Really Trading
Term, territory, rights, and the clauses that decide whether you own your catalogue.
Episode 4
The Paperwork That Pays You: Metadata and Registration
Codes, registrations and clean data — the boring admin that decides whether your royalties ever find you.
Episode 5
Sync Licensing: Where the Real Money Hides
Film, TV, games and ads pay both sides of the copyright — here's how placements actually happen and what they pay.
Episode 6
The Team: Managers, Lawyers and Agents — Who Works for You
What each role actually does, what they charge, and the order to hire them in as an independent artist.
Episode 7
The Rollout: How to Release a Record in 2026
Timelines, playlists, content and the unglamorous release math that separates a drop from a career move.
Episode 8
Touring and Merch: The Money You Actually Keep
Guarantees, door deals, merch margins and why live income builds the most durable independent careers.
How a $5 rock became one of the most powerful underground economies in urban America.
Factories closed. Investment vanished. Then a cheap product arrived with almost no barriers to entry. A historical, economic and cultural feature — deindustrialization, addiction, sentencing policy, hip-hop, and the talent that had nowhere legitimate to go.
The talent was real. The market was wrong.
The Toronto-born lifestyle brand just became majority-owned by Authentic Brands Group. Here's why this deal is bigger than one headline.
Drake keeps 44% and stays on creative direction. Vince Holding runs the day-to-day. Authentic — the group behind Champion and Sports Illustrated — gets the keys to scale OVO globally. When artists build brands, this is what the exit looks like.
Build something with real cultural weight, hold equity long enough for it to be worth buying, then let a partner with global infrastructure take it further while you keep your seat at the table. OVO joins Kevin Hart and David Beckham in Authentic's celebrity-driven portfolio — the second-largest licensor in the U.S.
News and education only — SwaggaLIVE is not a broker or financial adviser.
When you’re young, broke & from the projects.
“Slingin’ crack rock or you got a wicked jump shot.”
Biggie told us what the options looked like: the dealer, the ball player, the rapper. But what about the fourth option? Music business, videography, cybersecurity, real estate, the trades, tech, ownership. The streets may teach you survival — education can teach you how to build.
SwaggaLIVE TECH · Dating & Lifestyle
Before you ask their zodiac sign, look at their phone. Blue bubbles, green bubbles, brand loyalty and first-date arguments — a funny, provocative look at what the choice really signals.
Read the featureJobs, paid internships and a culture-wide job board for music, film, fashion, media, live events and tech.
A Las Vegas jury has convicted former gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis of orchestrating the drive-by shooting that killed Tupac Shakur — the first conviction in a cold case that has shadowed hip-hop for nearly 30 years.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, has been found guilty of one count of murder with a deadly weapon over the drive-by shooting that killed Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas on 7 September 1996. It is the first conviction in a case that has intrigued hip-hop fans for close to three decades.
Pioneer spotlight
A tribute to Giorgio Moroder — the Italian producer, songwriter and composer whose synthesizers, sequencers and film scores became the DNA of disco, house, techno and synth-pop.
Often called the “Father of Disco,” Moroder proved that machines could carry emotion. His work with Donna Summer on “I Feel Love” introduced a purely electronic pulse to mainstream music, laying the groundwork for EDM. He then conquered Hollywood, winning Oscars for films like Midnight Express, Flashdance and Top Gun. Decades later, Daft Punk honored him with “Giorgio by Moroder,” passing the lineage to a new generation.
Listen — “I Feel Love” (Extended, 1977)
Electronic pioneer
Pioneered synthesizers, sequencers and electronic rhythms that shaped modern dance music.
Father of Disco
His 1977 work with Donna Summer, “I Feel Love,” rewired disco, house, techno and synth-pop.
Film-score legend
Scored Midnight Express, Flashdance, Scarface, Top Gun and The NeverEnding Story — three Oscars.
Daft Punk tribute
“Giorgio by Moroder” on Random Access Memories (2013) introduced his legacy to a new generation.
Mixtape news
New projects released the mixtape way — full bodies of work, dropped independently, with the artist keeping the masters.
Thirty-nine chapters of pure pen work — the clearest argument yet that the freestyle tape never died.
SwaggaLIVE's first official ambassador turns sound-system culture into a fourteen-track dancehall run.
Eighteen unsigned artists, one basement, one weekend — the first compilation tape from the SwaggaLIVE roster.
The culture-first entertainment platform
Music. Film. Fashion. Comedy. Creators. Culture.
SwaggaLIVE is where artists, creators and entertainment professionals showcase their work, build their audience, connect with the industry, manage their careers and launch what's next. Discover. Create. Connect. Manage. Launch.
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Music, videos, performances, short-form, podcasts, interviews, comedy, fashion, film and the emerging creators moving the culture right now.
Start discoveringTools that help you make it.
Studio resources, production marketplace, video, artwork, mixing and mastering, distribution, press releases, EPKs and AI-assisted creator tools.
Open the toolkitThe professional entertainment network.
SwaggaPRO™ profiles for artists, actors, producers, directors, DJs, photographers, models, managers, labels, promoters and venues. Follow, connect, collaborate, message, hire, book, scout.
Browse SwaggaPRORun the business of your career.
Entertainment CRM, Rights Vault™ for masters, stems, scripts, reels, RAW files and contracts, contract review, and a dashboard for releases, auditions, gigs and campaigns.
Open your HQTake it to the world.
Release music, premiere a film, launch a podcast, promote an event, publish a press release, drop a collection or a comedy special, and build the fan campaign behind it.
Plan a launchWhere entertainment careers begin
An artist needs a producer. A filmmaker needs an actor. A model needs a stylist. A promoter needs performers. A brand needs creators. SwaggaLIVE is where they find each other.
Enter SwaggaPRO™The worlds inside SwaggaLIVE
Artists, DJs, producers, songwriters
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Culture-forward music
If it's fresh, culturally relevant and moving the culture, it belongs on SwaggaLIVE.
Music remains our centre of gravity — and film, fashion, comedy, dance, media and the business of entertainment all grow from the same culture.
Professional network
Your music career lives on SwaggaLIVE. Your professional network lives on SwaggaPRO. Build a verified profile, list what you are open to, connect with artists, producers, DJs, managers, labels and promoters, and land real opportunities.
One professional identity tied to real credits and project history.
Gigs, sync, collaborations, brand deals and jobs posted by members.
Find and connect with professionals by role, city, country and "Open to".
Artists, comedians, actors and directors — broke, sleeping in cars, working day jobs right before the one big chance. They weren't lacking talent. They were fighting to be discovered.
What if the next generation didn't have to? No car trunk. No burned CDs. No sleeping in cars between auditions. No standing outside studios. Create it, upload it, showcase it, share it — and build your audience.
Be Seen. Be Heard. Be SwaggaLIVE.
Before the hit record, the streams, the shows and the plaques, every independent artist has to answer one question: How does the music business actually work? Here are 15 lessons from Foluwa “Ultra” Rewane, Founder & CEO of SwaggaLIVE.
Great music is the beginning — everything else is amplification.
Learn the business while you're small, before millions are involved.
Protect your masters, your splits and your intellectual property.
Recording Music Industry 101: So You Want to Be a Star?
By Foluwa “Ultra” Rewane, Founder & CEO, SwaggaLIVE.com · 12 min read
SwaggaLIVE Amplify™ is the audience engine for the culture. Fans boost the artists they believe in. Artists earn a real momentum score. Early listeners get rewarded first — because the best discoveries deserve to be noticed.
Fans spend weekly boosts to push an artist up the momentum charts.
Weighted scoring that rewards early listeners before the crowd arrives.
Boost an artist before they blow and earn permanent Scout status.
Under-the-radar talent gets a discovery bonus for being first.
Live weekly leaderboards for Most Boosted and Biggest Gains.
See which fans are moving the culture and climbing the ranks.
Follow an artist, then back them with a boost that counts.
Real-time score breakdowns, boost history and audience velocity.
The SwaggaLIVE Distribution Hub™ is now live. One dashboard to take your music from the studio to every major streaming platform — and keep you in control of your releases, royalties, and career.
Upload WAV/FLAC masters, stems, artwork, lyrics and videos.
Build singles, EPs, albums and mixtapes with full metadata.
ISRC, UPC, contributors, territories and explicit flags.
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon, TikTok and more.
Live delivery status per store, takedowns and logs.
Invite collaborators and auto-allocate earnings.
EPK, smart links, QR codes, clips and press kits.
Per-store statements and withdrawals from your wallet.
SwaggaLIVE Contract Shield™ is now live. Upload your recording, management, publishing, producer, sponsorship or influencer agreement and get the money, the rights and the risks in language you can actually use.
Contract Shield Score™
Example report. Scores reflect the provisions detected in your document across weighted categories such as ownership, revenue, term and exit.
Every major clause rewritten the way a creative actually talks — no legalese wall.
Advances, royalty splits, recoupable costs and payment timing pulled out of the fine print.
Provisions rated low to critical, with the question worth asking before you sign.
Masters, publishing, name, merch, touring and sync mapped to artist or counterparty.
SwaggaLIVE Contract Shield provides automated contract education, explanation and risk-identification tools. It is not a law firm, does not provide legal representation and does not replace advice from a qualified lawyer. AI-generated analysis can be incomplete or incorrect. Contracts can have different legal effects depending on jurisdiction and circumstances. For significant agreements, consider having the contract reviewed by a qualified entertainment lawyer before signing.
Power Move of the Week™
Weekly coverage of the decisions moving entertainment careers forward — music, film, fashion, comedy and creators — broken down into a playbook you can copy.
October's Very Own split its brand into two assets: intellectual property and operations. Authentic Brands Group took 51% of the IP, Vince Holding Corp. took the operating business, and Drake kept 44% of the IP plus the creative vision.
Recent power moves
Press Release Studio™ — Live
Singles, albums, videos, tours, signings and awards — the SwaggaLIVE Press Release Studio™ turns your news into a professional release and publishes it straight to the public Newsroom.
Your story, in your words, on a page you can send to any editor, playlist curator or brand partner.
For immediate release
Straight from the Studio
Your next drop, written and published like a major label announcement.
No release is live in the Newsroom right now — the next one published from the Studio takes this slot automatically.
Preview only — published releases appear here with their own cover and headline.
Written in minutes
Answer a short brief and the Studio drafts a headline, dateline, body and quote in industry format.
Press-ready format
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE structure editors expect — no template guessing, no formatting fixes.
Published to the Newsroom
Every approved release gets a public page and a slot in the SwaggaLIVE Newsroom feed.
Shareable everywhere
Link previews, cover art and copy-ready text for DSPs, blogs, radio and socials.
SwaggaLIVE Artist HQ™ — Live
The Rights Vault is a purpose-built home for your catalogue — masters, stems, artwork, paperwork and the people who move your music — with a full history of who made what, when. Free to start, metered by Swagga Credits.
Vault timestamps and hashes are recordkeeping evidence for your own files — they are not a copyright registration.
Rights Vault Readiness
Example readiness score. Artist HQ flags missing split sheets, uncleared samples, absent ISRCs and incomplete publishing data before they become costly problems.
One container per release
Audio, stems, artwork, lyrics, splits, identifiers, contracts and campaign assets live in one structured project — not scattered across drives and DMs.
Chain of Creation™
Every upload is fingerprinted with a SHA-256 hash and timestamped, then tracked through RAW → WORKING → FINAL → RELEASED with real version stacks.
Rights readiness score
See what is missing before it costs you: unsigned split sheets, uncleared samples, absent ISRC or publishing data — flagged per project.
Tracked media links
Send DJs, radio and labels a branded link to the exact assets you choose. Views, plays and downloads log straight back to your connections.
Culture in motion
Momentum, not follower counts, decides who gets seen on SwaggaLIVE. Discover the artists, crews and sounds moving the culture before the mainstream catches on.
Nicki Minaj — X Takeover
Nicki Minaj takes over SwaggaLIVE for the X Takeover campaign — the run, the visuals and the drops in one place. Follow the dates on the official site and catch every release on her SwaggaLIVE artist profile.
Headline takeover
The X Takeover run puts Nicki front and centre across the SwaggaLIVE network.
Tickets & dates
Show listings, on-sales and travel details live on the official X Takeover site.
Barb-first drops
Visuals, verses and behind-the-scenes cuts land on her SwaggaLIVE profile first.
Culture in motion
Rights tracking and Contract Shield™ keep the work in your hands. From first take to press release, you own the story and the assets behind it.
MADE IN CANADA!Toronto, Canada · Hip-Hop / R&B
Hey, it's Kalisway! Canadian artist — “MADE IN CANADA”. Her new single “Not So Sweet” is out now. Subscribe for upcoming music, videos and updates from one of the north's rising voices.
Culture in motion
Record, master, schedule and drop everywhere from one dashboard. Studio OS keeps the creative pipeline moving so the music never waits on logistics.
EditorialMemphis · 1017 · “All Eyes On Shiest”
Real talk: we sat on this one. SwaggaLIVE almost didn’t promote the album — not because of the music, but because we couldn’t confirm whether Pooh Shiesty is actually seeing any real money from it. We’re a creator-first platform, and we are flat-out opposed to greedy record companies that pimp artists — locking them into deals where the label eats and the artist gets scraps.
Editorial Disclaimer
SwaggaLIVE does not have verified access to the royalty, advance, or payout terms for this album. When we cannot confirm whether an artist is receiving fair compensation from a label, we do not ignore the artist — we make the uncertainty transparent, route fans toward the artist’s own channels, and remain open to correcting the record if official information becomes available.
Read our Artist Payout PolicySo here’s where we landed: we spotlight the artist, not the machine. Follow him on his own channels, stream through the links he controls, and support him directly wherever you can. If Pooh Shiesty or his team wants to set the record straight on the album’s economics, our platform is open — we’ll run the update.
Culture in motion
Stage nights, afterparties and booth sessions — turn every performance into clips, photos and a press-ready story that keeps the momentum going.
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Tech & Gadgets
Urban communities are heavily embracing AI-powered smart glasses like the Meta Adventurer AI Glasses — hands-free navigation, built-in cameras and real-time translation built for fast-paced city life.
Voice commands handle texts, calls and media while you're walking or riding the train.
Instant translation of foreign-language signs and transit directions, on the fly.
Record video or snap photos without ever pulling out your phone.
Music and podcasts while staying aware of the street noise around you.
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Featured Up & Coming ArtistArtist spotlight · R&B / Pop
North London's next-up singer-songwriter. New video out every other Sunday — soulful vocals, honest writing, and a community growing fast across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. She's SwaggaLIVE's Featured Up & Coming Artist: get in early.
SwaggaLIVE SpotlightArtist spotlight · UK rap
From Shepherd's Bush freestyles to stadium-sized records — Cench turned UK drill into a worldwide language.
Melodic hooks over cold drill patterns, quotables built for the timeline, and a run of releases that made "Sprinter" one of the biggest rap records on the planet. Stream his highlights and latest videos on his SwaggaLIVE profile.
SwaggaLIVE SpotlightCulture drop · Headwear
Wu-Tang logo flipped upside down. "Method Man" on the side. New York all over it.
Nine times out of ten you'll catch Meth on stage in a cap — so this collab was inevitable. The limited-edition line lands in multiple colorways, including a Knicks-inspired orange and blue, with the Tical Athletics patch riding the opposite panel.
$50 via Twnty-Two.com while supplies last.
SwaggaLIVE FeaturedStreetwear history
Others come. Others go. But the tracksuit remains.
From the football terraces of Europe to New York City blocks. From hip-hop pioneers and breakdancers to dancehall culture, grime, streetwear and today’s generation of creators — those unmistakable Three Stripes have travelled through decades of urban history.
Three stripes down the arms. Three stripes down the legs. Fresh kicks. Done. No explanation required.
🔥 Icon status: certified
Fashion
Three powerhouse artist-owned fashion brands shaping the culture — shop the official stores.
Shaolin streetwear
The official Wu-Tang shop — logo tees, hoodies and collector drops straight from the most iconic crest in hip-hop.
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Toronto
Drake's OVO line — the owl on premium fleece, outerwear and seasonal capsules that define Toronto's global look.
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50 Cent's empire
G-Unit's brand house — apparel, spirits and lifestyle drops built on two decades of unapologetic street business.
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SwaggaLIVE Radio™ is 24/7, 365, non-stop culture-forward music from across the globe. Mainstream heat, underground pressure, new artists, new sounds — played the way the culture actually wants to hear it.
First listen
Fat Joe — "The Aroma"
ft. Jadakiss & Stove God Cooks — in rotation on SwaggaLIVE Radio
Three decades deep and Trevor George Smith Jr. still hasn’t slowed down. From the Leaders of the New School to the Flipmode era, Busta Rhymes built a career on breath control that shouldn’t be humanly possible, cartoon-loud visuals that rewrote what a rap video could look like, and a work ethic that outlasted every trend that tried to bury him.
He is the last of a generation of larger-than-life MCs who treated the microphone like a stage, the verse like a performance, and the culture like something worth defending. While peers retired, pivoted or faded, Busta kept sharpening — physically, lyrically and creatively — and he still shows up sounding hungrier than artists half his age.
That’s why SwaggaLIVE is proudly streaming his new single “SPAZZZ” — a reminder that longevity isn’t luck, it’s craft. Godz don’t retire. They just keep spazzing.
Hosted by Marlon Palmer (ThatDudeMCfly), Duke and Kayla, Extra Gravy is the Toronto comedy podcast turning everyday chaos into must-hear conversation — unfiltered, quick-witted and genuinely funny.
New episodes drop every Wednesday morning in audio and every Thursday on YouTube, with guests from comedy, music, sport and culture pulling up to share the stories behind the punchlines.
Community Advocacy
Tory Lanez, born Daystar Peterson, is serving a 10-year sentence in California following his December 2022 conviction for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. Supporters, public figures and online petitions have rallied behind the phrase “Free Tory Lanez”, calling for his release or a reduced sentence — a movement echoed in his 2025 project Peterson, built around tracks themed on his legal case.
This SwaggaLIVE community appeal asks President Donald Trump to use his platform to support clemency for the Toronto artist. Note: because this is a California state conviction, the constitutional pardon power sits with the Governor of California — so the call to action includes state clemency channels alongside federal advocacy.
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