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Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images A murder suspect in the death of Pop Smoke has confessed to fatally shooting the rapper during a home invasion in 2020. The Los Angeles Times reports an 18-year-old recently admitted to first-degree murder, as well as charges including discharging a firearm and home invasion robbery. The suspect is expected to stay in a juvenile facility […]

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Following Friday’s typical slew of new singles, albums and music videos, Nicki Minaj decided to release her own, a new visual for the track “Red Ruby Da Sleeze.” “There’s now a full #RedRubyDaSleeze video on YOUTUBE!!!!” she captioned an Instagram post shared Sunday. “It’ll be everywhere else next week. Happy early MOTHER’S DAY.”  In the new clip, Nicki […]

In what was seen as a surprise considering recent headlines about the Oscar winner, Fox on Monday morning announced plans for a new show starring Jamie Foxx and his daughter Corinne. The announcement was made on a conference call ahead of the network’s upfront presentation taking place later in the day. We Are Family is […]

ABC A$AP Rocky and Rihanna‘s baby boy turned one over the weekend and proud papa A$AP celebrated the occasion by posting a heartwarming series of photos and a video on his Instagram account. “‘WU TANG IZ 4 DA CHUREN’ HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TO MY 1st BORN. RZA,” the rapper captioned the May 13 post, giving […]

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Lil Durk delayed his Almost Healed album, but he did release the music video for “All My Life” ft. J. Cole Friday. He says the “most surprising thing” about working with Cole was that he “smoked my a**” on the track. “That barely happens,” Durk told Complex. He also made headlines for offering to fight Tekashi 69 in a televised matchup that would […]

2020HHA/Getty Images via Getty Images The first Hollywood & Mind Summit took place Thursday afternoon, bringing industry leaders together for conversations on how the entertainment and tech industries can help break down the stigma surrounding mental health. In attendance were Master P and Juice WRLD‘s mother, Carmela Wallace, who sat on a panel and discussed their healing journeys after losing […]

J. Cole is targeted in one song and featured on another in this week’s New Music Friday. Here’s the latest in the culture. (NOTE LANGUAGE) Youngboy Never Broke Again, Richest Opp — Along with the release comes the single “F*** the Industry Pt. 2,” which finds lyrics directed toward Drake, Lil Yachty and J. Cole. Lil Durk featuring J. Cole, “All My Life” […]

Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for ADIDAS After much discussion, Adidas has finally decided what to do with their unsold Yeezy sneakers. Billboard reports the German sportswear company, which cut ties with Ye after his antisemitic rants, will sell part of its inventory and donate the money to charity, specifically “the organizations that help [Adidas] and were harmed by what Ye said.” […]

Marcus Ingram/Getty Images Musiq Soulchild will be bringing the R&B “VIBES” to New York City, courtesy of Ja Rule’s Iconn Live app. The singer and songwriter will take the stage at Sony Hall as part of the VIBES concert series, which has previously only showcased rap artists, to perform songs from his album Aijuswanaseing. “Get ready for Musiq […]

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Ice Spice put her own spin on New York drill music, but if there’s one artist she loved, it would be Pop Smoke. In an interview with Billboard, she said she was a fan of the late rapper, and credits him for reigniting the drill sound when Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel were incarcerated. “I feel like Pop Smoke brought this […]