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Hip-Hop Artist Magoo, Longtime Collaborator With Timbaland, Dies at 50
Hip-hop artist Magoo, known for his longtime collaboration with famed producer Timbaland, has reportedly passed away at fifty years old. The news broke Sunday evening when music producer Digital Black...
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DJ Kay Slay’s Story is the Story of Hip-Hop
It’s 11 am, August 13th, 2023 and we are here, amidst the El Barrio chaparral; untamed dry grass ornamented with discarded bodega snack wrappers and empty domestic beer bottles. There is no stage, so...
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Uncle Luke Feels Like Hip-Hop 50 Celebrations Have Ignored Florida, Snoop...
Trailblazer Luther Campbell — better known as Uncle Luke from 2 Live Crew — spoke out about the lack of hip-hop 50 recognition fpr the state of Florida. In an Instagram post shortly after Friday’s...
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Victoria Monét Gives Y2K Vibes In the “On My Mama” Visual
Victoria Monét gets deep in her dance bag in the music video for her new single “On My Mama.” The 30-year-old mother of one reintroduces herself in the song’s accompanying video, with flashy...
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Keke Palmer & Usher Tease New Collaboration After Viral Las Vegas Serenade
Keke Palmer and Usher are reconnecting after the two made headlines earlier in the summer. On Tuesday (August 15), Palmer teased that she stars in the music video for Usher’s “Boyfriend.” The...
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Beyoncé Gives "Break My Soul" Remix Shout-Out to Lizzo In Atlanta
Beyoncé hasn’t given up on Lizzo. On Monday night (August 14), the 32-time Grammy-winner performed in Atlanta for the Renaissance World Tour when she name-dropped Lizzo in the “Break My Soul (The...
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Former Junior M.A.F.I.A. Rapper Chico Del Vec Has Died
Chico Del Vec, a former member of ‘90s East Coast rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A. has reportedly died. On Monday (August 14), Special Ed, who co-produced the group’s 1995 debut, Conspiracy, tweeted about...
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A Former Publicist For Kanye West and R. Kelly is Named in Trump's GA...
Trevian C. Kutti, a former publicist of Kanye West and R. Kelly, is among the 18 associates who have been indicted regarding the 2020 attempted illegal overturning of Donald Trump’s election loss. On...
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For Clarence Avant, Legacy Was Always the Mission
Prior to 2019, Clarence Avant was a name that most outside of the entertainment industry and politics didn’t know. He was a mysterious figure of sorts, brokering deals and offering guidance to some of...
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Why Are So Many Rap Concerts Getting Canceled?
In mid-July, on virtually back-to-back days, hip-hop fans got two pieces of very bad news. A pair of the genre’s top stars, Lil Baby and Lil Durk, canceled multiple concerts. Lil Baby axed ten dates...
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Pusha T Talks Solo Music In Comparison to The Clipse: “It's Never Enough”
Pusha T thinks he’s “taken an L” by going solo. In a new interview with GQ, the 46-year-old discussed reuniting with his twin brother, No Malice, as legendary Virginia rap duo Clipse, and also talked...
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What To Do In NYC This Weekend
You may want more hip-hop events that look less like carnival attractions in their vastness and more like August 11th birthday surprises. (Like Okayplayer’s Hip-Hop 50 site.) There are two free shows...
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What the WGA Strike Means for Black Writers
In the extensive and breathless coverage of the ongoing and what may end up being industry-defining three month labor struggle between the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actor’s Guild vs. The...
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Watch the Trailer for 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off,' Netflix's Latest Anime
Scott Pilgrim goes back to his original cartoon form in the trailer for upcoming Netflix series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. On Wednesday (August 16), Netflix shared a 1-minute teaser of the show, which...
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Reason Predicts That J. Cole Will Be “Bigger” Than Kendrick Lamar After ‘The...
Reason is weighing in on comparisons between J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar. Fresh off the release of his sophomore album, Porches, the Carson native appeared on podcast New Rory & Mal to discuss the...
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Paramount Halts Plans to Sell Majority Stake In BET
Diddy, 50 Cent, Kenya Barris and other media moguls are no longer in the running to purchase a majority stake of BET Media. Although false reports surfaced over the summer that Perry had acquired the...
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Doja Cat Has Her Sights On Acting & Comedy
Doja Cat has Hollywood dreams. The “Paint the Town Red” rapper-singer graces the new cover of Harper’s Bazaar as one of the “14 Most Influential Icons of 2023,” and in her interview (conducted prior...
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Usher Extends Las Vegas Residency Into 2024
Usher is preparing fans for the last streak of his Las Vegas residency. On Thursday (August 17), the 8-time Grammy-winner announced the final 12 dates of Usher: My Way The Vegas Residency at Dolby...
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Gucci Mane Wants to Sign "Rich Men North of Richmond" Artist to His Record Label
Looks like Gucci Mane wants to strike big in country music. On Wednesday (August 16), Guwop announced on Instagram that he wants to extend a 1017 Records contract to Virginia musician, Oliver Anthony,...
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Brent Faiyaz Brings the Quentin Tarantino Aesthetic to “Jackie Brown” Music...
Brent Faiyaz brings the 1990s to 2023 in his new music video for “Jackie Brown.” From his latest album Wasteland, which released last July, “Jackie Brown” also coincides with Faiyaz’s It’s A Wasteland...
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