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RZA Will Conduct 30th Anniversary ‘Enter the Wu-Tang’ Symphony Concert Series
Wu-Tang Clan lead RZA is giving a symphony-style update to landmark Wu-Tang Clan debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). The superproducer, rapper and entrepreneur will conduct a run of symphony...
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Prince Vault Opens For Previously-Unheard “Cream (Take 2)” With The New Power...
“Cream (Take 2)” is the latest previously-unheard track to come from forthcoming Prince & The Power Generation album reissue Diamonds & Pearls. Released on Thursday (September 7), the song was...
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Juicy J Opens Up About Last Conversation With Gangsta Boo
Juicy J opened up about the death of late Three 6 Mafia member Gangsta Boo on radio show Sway in the Morning. The Memphis rapper, who released memoir Chronicles of the Juice Man on Tuesday (September...
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Flyana Boss Runs With Missy Elliott & Kaliii On “You Wish” Remix
Just when you think Flyana Boss has run out of steam, the rap duo brings Missy Elliott and Kaliii along for the ride. On Thursday (September 7) the ladies released their “You Wish” remix with Elliott...
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Kendrick Lamar Targets Drake, Jay Electronica, and More, on Leaked 'DAMN.' Demo
Though his latest album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, is a mostly internal survey, Kendrick Lamar fans will recall an era in which the rapper was far more likely to retaliate to perceived...
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Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion Flaunt Their Curves In Second Collaboration...
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are back to show off their “Bongos.” After days of the two Grammy-winners teasing the new single, their latest collaboration after 2020’s “WAP,” “Bongos” released on...
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Thundercat Reflects on Mac Miller On the 5th Anniversary of His Death
Thundercat recently shared his fondness for late friend and rapper Mac Miller with VIBE. Ahead of his Music At the Intersection Festival performance in St. Louis, the multi-hyphenate musician...
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A Week Inside of IDK’s No Label Academy at Harvard University
Zion Utsey sat poised at a chessboard in Harvard Square, 400 miles from home. Between games, he wrote music under the name EZY Truth. Inside the nearby Harvard Campus Center, EZY’s story circulated....
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An Evening with Ayo Balogun, the Chef Behind the Most Intimate Nigerian...
“Imagine if you've never seen a Nigerian restaurant before and you had to build one from inception. What would it look like? Because there's a warmth of the Yoruba people that I'm trying to capture....
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Busta Rhymes & Coi Leray Go On Great Escape In “Luxury Life” Collaboration
Coi Leray and Busta Rhymes reconnect for new collaboration “Luxury Life.” Released on Friday (September 8), “Luxury Life” marks Busta’s latest single since “Beach Ball” with BIA. Both are expected to...
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'The Boy and the Heron' Might Not Be Hayao Miyazaki's Last Movie
Looks like we’ll be getting more anime greatness from legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. At the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday night (September 7), Studio Ghibli vice president Junichi...
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Recording Academy Walks Back Statement on Grammy Eligibility of AI Drake and...
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. is walking back on his previous comments about AI-generated Drake and The Weeknd collaboration “Heart on My Sleeve.” The 55-year-old posted an Instagram clip on...
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Dame Dash Says JAY-Z’s Apology to Nas Made Him ‘Look Crazy’
Dame Dash still has some thoughts on the old beef between JAY-Z and Nas. The co-founder of now-defunct label Roc-A-Fella recently appeared on podcast The CEO Show where he discussed Hov’s apology to...
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Polish Game Show Uses Blackface to Mimic Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West & Beyoncé
We’re guessing that some Black artists won’t be taking the wok to Poland anytime soon. Over the weekend, clips from Polish game show Your Face Sounds Familiar went viral, showing contestants wearing...
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Lil Wayne Hilariously Performs “Mrs. Officer” for Kamala Harris’ Hip-Hop 50...
Lil Wayne clearly has jokes. Over the weekend, the “Kat Food” rapper took the mic at Vice President Kamala Harris’ Hip-Hop 50 celebration, which was thrown at her Washington, D.C. residence. Also in...
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Gunna's NYC Concert Shows That He's Ready to Move Past YSL Controversies
Gunna’s return to music has been anything but a comeback. The last year of the rapper’s career has been plagued by the ongoing RICO trial that culminated in the arrest of Gunna, his mentor Young Thug,...
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Doja Cat Ends Year-Long Chart-Topping Drought for Hip-Hop With “Paint the...
Doja Cat has another No. 1 song and has broken this year’s hip-hop singles curse. The Grammy-winner’s “Paint the Town Red” from forthcoming LP Scarlet marks the first No. 1 hip-hop track in over a...
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Thundercat Joins Listerine’s ‘Diversity in Dentistry’ Campaign With New Song
Thundercat is getting to the dentistry bag in partnership with legendary mouthwash Listerine. For the brand’s new Whoa Collection campaign, the Grammy-winning musician has released a new song, while...
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Maxo Follows Sophomore Album With New Single, Forthcoming Album ‘Debbie’s...
Months after his sophomore album Even God Has A Sense of Humor, Maxo has announced forthcoming album Debbie’s Son, which arrives September 28. The artist has departed his former label of Def Jam...
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Nas & Hit-Boy Announce Surprise Collaborative Album ‘Magic 3’ is Dropping...
It’s the end of the road for Nas and Hit-Boy. On Tuesday (September 12) the rapper-producer duo announced their surprise sixth album Magic 3, which will release on Thursday (September 14), the day...
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