Miguel Shows Fans the Bloody Aftermath of His Body Suspension Stunt
Miguel intrigued some fans while others were potentially grossed out by a stunt pulled during his “Viscera Experience” last Friday (August 25) in Los Angeles. In front of a crowd filled with attendees...
View ArticleHBO Cancels Controversial The Weeknd & Sam Levinson Show ‘The Idol’ After One...
It’s a wrap for The Weeknd and Sam Levinson-created musical drama, The Idol. A little over two months after the show premiered on HBO, it was announced that the five-episode inaugural season would be...
View ArticleCoolio Gets Holiday Memoriam In New ‘Futurama’ Episode
The late Coolio got a heartfelt Futurama send-off in his posthumous voiceover as Kwanzaa-Bot. Prior to his death last September at 59 years old, the Grammy winner returned as Kwanzaa-Bot in the...
View ArticleCam’ron Shows Love to Nas for Putting Him In Hip-Hop 50 Live Lineup
Cam’ron has shown love to fellow East Coast hip-hop veteran Nas. On Tuesday (August 29), the Dipset member posted an Instagram video giving Nas a thanks for allowing him to join the Hip-Hop 50 Live...
View ArticleDoja Cat Gives Spooky Announcement for Fourth Album ‘Scarlet’
Doja Cat enters her Scarlet era on Friday, September 22. On Wednesday morning (August 30), the Grammy-winner officially announced her forthcoming fourth studio album, with a vintage horror-themed...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar Shares Wisdom on 'Concious Artists' That He Heard From 50 Cent
In time for the 25th anniversary of 50 Cent’s debut Get Rich or Die Tryin’, Kendrick Lamar is saluting the Queens rapper and multimedia businessman. In conversation with Nigerian singer-songwriter...
View ArticleHow Hip-Hop Therapy Breaks Traditional Barriers to Healing
I make big money, I drive big cars/Everybody know me; it's like I'm a movie star/But late at night, somethin' ain't right/I feel I'm bein' tailed by the same sucker's headlights/In 1991, the Geto Boys...
View ArticleParis Jackson Slams Trolls Who Question Her ‘Love’ for Father Michael Jackson...
Paris Jackson, singer, actress, and daughter of the late Michael Jackson, issued a message to online bullies questioning her ‘love and affection’ for the King of Pop. On what would have been Jackson’s...
View ArticleWhat To Do In NYC This Weekend
The West Indian American Day Parade (I know it as the Labor Day Parade) is how I became a New Yorker. I’d been here, on this little island, from Jamaica, for about 5 years before I attended my first...
View ArticleCam’ron Alludes to Mase Settling His Publishing Issues With Diddy
Cam’ron seems to be on a forgiveness tour. On Wednesday (August 30), the Dipset member congratulated It Is What It Is co-host for getting his “[getting] his publishing back from Puff,” in an Instagram...
View ArticleThe World of Black Cosplay is Leaving Out Fat People
Surrounded by a wall with clippings and fanart of the beloved Japanese manga Naruto, Lady Hoekage (yes, her name is a play on Naruto’s Tsunade, better known as “Lady Hokage”) is dressed as one of the...
View ArticleTremaine Emory Leaves Supreme, Alleges ‘Systemic Racism’
After a year-and-a-half as creative director of streetwear company Supreme, Tremaine Emory is bowing out. On Thursday (August 31), the 42-year-old announced his departure from Supreme, claiming that...
View ArticleThe Weeknd, Mary J. Blige, H.E.R. & More Join Diddy On Forthcoming R&B...
Diddy goes ‘off the grid’ in his long-awaited R&B LP. On Thursday (August 31), the Bad Boy Entertainment founder announced his Love Records debut The Love Album: Off the Grid, along with new...
View Article50 Cent Hurls Mic in Las Vegas, Woman Left With Head Injury
Weeks after Cardi B hurled her mic at at a Drai’s Nightclub concert-goer, 50 Cent replicated the move, instead during the Crypto.com Arena stop of "The Final Lap" tour. As rapper YG joined the Queens...
View ArticleJAY-Z and Team ROC Provide Wrongfully Arrested Wisconsin Man with...
JAY-Z and his legal group Team ROC are set to defend Wisconsin man, Jermelle English Jr., who was wrongfully and violently arrested by the Kenosha Police Department. According to multiple sources,...
View ArticleDoja Cat is Her Worst Nightmare in New Single "Demons"
Doja Cat enters the darkness on new single “Demons.” From her forthcoming LP Scarlet, the single follows her recent efforts “Attention” and “Paint the Town Red,” all which have an edgier influence...
View ArticleLil Baby's NYC Stop Showed How to Put on a Good Rap Show
Recently, tours from artists like Moneybagg Yo, Lil Durk and, most notably, Lil Baby, have had anywhere from a couple to a handful of dates canceled from their tour schedules, with rappers (and...
View Article8 New Albums You Need to Hear This Week
Struggling to scale the mountain of new albums and songs hitting streamers every week? Unsure of how to even approach? Well, fret not. Each week, Okayplayer combs the release calendar for essential...
View ArticleTimbaland, Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado Reunite for First Collaboration...
Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado have nothing left to prove, but take listeners back to the 2000s on new single “Keep Going Up.” The trio last collaborated on 2007’s “Give it to Me” from...
View ArticleLil Wayne Shares “Kat Food” Ahead of MTV VMAs Performance
Lil Wayne serves up “Kat Food” in his latest single. Seven months after releasing the Swizz Beatz-produced “Kant Nobody” with a posthumous sample from DMX, the five-time Grammy-winner gives his new...
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