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Wu-Tang Clan, Mary J. Blige, EPMD & More to Perform Hip Hop Forever Concert...
The 50th anniversary of hip-hop will continue well after August 11. Presented by Hot 97 and WBLS-FM, a Hip Hop Forever concert takes place on September 15 at New York City’s historic Madison Square...
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De La Soul’s Posdnuos Tributes Trugoy the Dove On New Statik Selektah Song...
Posdnous of De La Soul gave a heartfelt tribute to late member Trugoy the Dove on new Statik Selektah-produced song “Round Trip (For Dave).” The track, which appears on Selektah’s new album Round...
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Janelle Monáe Gives Speech On Protecting the LGBTQIA+ Community At LA Pride
Janelle Monáe continued The Age of Pleasure rollout with a special appearance at the LA Pride Festival & Parade over the weekend. Also performing songs from their fourth album, Monáe, who uses...
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‘The Simpsons’ Writers Join Ongoing Writer's Guild Picket
The legendary writers crew behind the long-running animated comedy The Simpsons made their way to the Writers Guild of America strike last Friday (June 9). While donuts were served up during the...
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Teddy Riley Shows Support to Donald Trump After Pardoning His Previously...
Teddy Riley is standing beside former president Donald Trump, who’s recently launched his 2024 presidential campaign. On Friday (June 9), the New Jack Swing pioneer went to Instagram and gave Trump...
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Brittney Griner Harassed At Dallas Airport By YouTube Vlogger
All hands are on deck for the protection of Brittney Griner within the Phoenix Mercury team. On Saturday morning (June 10), the 32-year-old was excessively harassed by right-wing YouTube vlogger Alex...
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Governors Ball is New York City's Best Music Festival
With a weekend reminiscent of an epic New York summer, this year’s Governors Ball returned to Queens in Flushing Meadows Corona Park after years in Citi Field and Randall’s Island. Despite the...
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Paul McCartney Is Embracing AI For Final Song By The Beatles
The Beatles are getting one last song thanks to artificial intelligence. The group’s frontman, Paul McCartney, recently spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today, according to Billboard, where he explained using...
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Jordan Peele Is Co-Developing A ‘Coyotes’ Series Adaptation
Filmmaker, comedian and actor Jordan Peele has returned to television. The 44-year-old is reportedly co-developing a new Prime Video series based on Sean Lewis-authored graphic novels Coyotes. The...
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A Guide to Getting Into bell hooks
In her nearly 70 years of life, bell hooks never gave birth but she did have many children. The author, professor, and speaker mothered multiple generations of thinkers, writers, and feminists who...
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Sleepy Brown Tells Outkast Fans ‘Not to Hold Their Breath’ For Outkast Reunion
Dungeon Family vocalist Sleepy Brown is officially denouncing rumors of an Outkast reunion. Although the Atlanta rap pioneers last performed together during festival stops in 2016, Brown talked about...
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Joseph Fiennes Regrets Portraying Michael Jackson In Unreleased ‘Urban Myths’...
Joseph Fiennes has admitted his regrets in accepting the role of Michael Jackson in a 2017 shelved episode of the British biographical comedy-drama Urban Myths. In the episode, which also included...
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André 3000 Gives His First Guest Verse In Two Years On New Killer Mike Song...
Killer Mike is continuing his next album rollout with the new single “Scientists & Engineers” featuring André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane. The single marks 3000’s latest guest verse since...
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There Hasn’t Been A No. 1 Hip-Hop Song Or Album Yet In 2023
Hip-hop is making history on the Billboard charts, but not in a good way. According to a new report from the publication, there hasn’t been a single hip-hop song or album that has topped the Billboard...
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Babyface Responds to Being Removed From ‘The Songstress’ Tour With Anita Baker
Anita Baker and Babyface’s rift has spilled over into the public. Just one month after Baker asked Babyface, born Kenneth Edmonds, not to perform at ‘The Songstress Tour’ stop in New Jersey, the...
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‘Secret Invasion’ Gets Strong Reception: “Its Impact On the MCU Is Big”
The MCU’s finest stepped out for the world premiere of new Disney Plus series Secret Invasion on Tuesday night, June 13. At the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, the series stars Samuel L. Jackson...
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Tank Brings His ‘R&B Money’ to NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Singer-songwriter Tank brought his ‘R&B Money’ back to NPR Tiny Desk Concerts on Wednesday, June 14. Last week, the five-time Grammy nominee, legal name Durrell Artaze Babbs, performed backing...
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What To Do In NYC This Weekend
Juneteenth is now a national holiday, which means a day off from work to reflect on the extra special Blackness that makes America as resilient as it is. Juneteenth is the true “Freedom Day” that...
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SZA & Lizzo to Headline Made In America In September
In September, JAY-Z founded music festival Made In America returns to Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway with SZA and Lizzo as special headliners. The ladies join a full lineup during Labor Day...
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Ice Spice Responds to Claims That She’s Benefitted From Colorism
Ice Spice isn’t letting the claims of colorism bother her. In a new Teen Vogue profile, the 23-year-old, who is a light-skinned woman of Dominican and Nigerian descent, denied that she’s benefitted...
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