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Prince Williams/Wireimage Teddy Riley may be known for R&B hits, but unbeknownst to some, he actually got his start in hip-hop. He produced songs for Doug E. Fresh, Heavy D, Wreckx-n-Effect, Big Daddy Kane and more, years before fusing hip-hop with R&B to make his New Jack Swing sound. “Hip-hop is a big influence on me because that’s the first genre […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation Jay-Z‘s 40/40 Club in New York City’s Flatiron District is no more. A message on the club’s official website says the flagship location is “currently closed but will reopen at a new location in February 2024.”  Eater New York reports the bar and lounge made the decision to close its original location […]

ABC Before the SAG-AFTRA strike ground Hollywood to a halt, The Hollywood Reporter notes Tiffany Haddish was developing a documentary shining a light on an interesting phenomenon: successful women who date homeless men. “I experienced homelessness myself and found that there was a stigma on it that I don’t think should be there,” said the […]

From summer anthems to hype club tracks and new hip-hop collabs, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music. —EST GEE, El Toro 2 — The sequel to EST GEE’s El Toro features the Yo Gotti-assisted “A Moment with Gotti.” —DJ Khaled ft. Lil Baby, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, “Supposed to be Loved” — The stars unite […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Strength Of A Woman Festival & Summit The patent leather blowup suit Missy Elliott wears in her “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” video is an iconic look that brings back memories for the multihyphenate. Taking to the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, the rapper shared a fun fact about the video in response to a […]

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Nicki Minaj has been writing raps for years, but the “greatest song” she’s ever written is on the horizon.  In a post shared on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, the rapper revealed her desire for fans to hear the song that she loves. “The greatest song I’ve ever written. My goodness,” she wrote. “Opened […]

Rob Kim/Getty Images for adidas Run-D.M.C. has been celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, but now they have another reason to let loose. Earlier this week, the legendary rap group was honored with their very own day in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams blessed them with the honor on Wednesday, August 9, declaring that date Run-DMC Day. The proclamation ceremony took place […]

Johnny Nunez/Getty Images Tory Lanez is maintaining his innocence in the shooting case of Megan Thee Stallion, despite being found guilty and sentenced to 10 years in prison. “I have never let a hard time intimidate me, I will never, never let no jail time eliminate me,” the rapper, who was born Daystar Peterson, wrote in a post shared to his […]

Greg Doherty/WireImage Oprah Winfrey, a part-time resident of Maui, is helping volunteering efforts for those displaced by the deadly wildfires there. Hurricane winds spread the flames in several parts of the island quickly; the death toll now stands at 55. The BBC spotted Winfrey at Maui’s War Memorial Stadium, which has been turned into an […]

Let’s throw it back: The year is 1973. DJ Kool Herc throws a live dance party, where he introduces a turntable technique called the “break.” Fifty years later, he’s considered the father of hip-hop. Fast-forward to 1978, when DJ Lovebug Starski and Keef Cowboy attend a friend’s farewell party and trade words back and forth. Forty-five years later, they’re recognized as coining […]