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Michael Wong/Oxygen Hip-hop turns 50 this year, so in honor of the milestone anniversary, Billboard/Vibe has created a list of their picks for the 50 greatest rappers of all time. They unveiled the first 10 rappers on Wednesday, starting with #50: Rick Ross, who was followed by Run-DMC‘s Rev. Run, Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, MC Lyte and Jadakiss, respectively. Ice-T occupies the 45th spot, Queen Latifah is […]

ABC News/Stephen Iervolino The Netflix movie about an all-Black, all-female World War II battalion sent overseas has just snagged two five-star actresses. Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey have enlisted in Tyler Perry‘s Six Triple Eight, along with Law & Order and the Kominsky Method vet Sam Waterston, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The based-on-real-life film […]

Todd Owyoung/NBC Black Thought is preparing to release a new album alongside El Michels Affair, a “cinematic soul” band from New York. Glorious Game is slated to drop on April 14 and will feature the just-released lead single “Grateful.”  According to a press release, Thought and El Michels Affair frontman Leon Michels met performing at charity concerts in the early 2000s. The Roots star […]

ABC/Gilles Mingasson Not so surprising considering its recent Emmy wins and the three trophies it took home at the Golden Globes Tuesday night, Abbott Elementary has been renewed for its junior year. The third season renewal of the hit school sitcom, which is currently in its second season, was announced Wednesday during ABC’s 2023 Winter […]

Prince Williams/Wireimage Lil Yachty is in search of people, specifically women, to join his band. The rapper shared an ad in an Instagram post, in which he issued a call for auditions. “Yachty is putting a band together. I want an all-girls band,” he writes. He’s specifically working to find two or three background singers, a guitar player, a drummer, a […]

Daniel Sannwald SZA‘s dropped the visual for “Kill Bill,” which pays homage to Quentin Tarantino‘s movie of the same name. In the Christian Breslauer-directed video, SZA seeks vengeance against the group of people who shot up her trailer. She eventually finds the man who ordered the hit and rips his heart out. Vivica A. Fox, who portrays Vernita Green, makes an appearance […]

John Parra/Getty Images (NOTE LANGUAGE) Gunna‘s back on social media after spending time in jail on RICO charges and recently taking a plea deal. The rapper took to Instagram Tuesday to announce his official return and allegiance to Young Stoner Life Records. “N***as acting like they switching to a side But it’s only one side,” he wrote next to […]

Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution The Jennifer Hudson Show has resonated with viewers, so much so it’s been renewed for a second season. Hudson announced the news during Wednesday’s episode after expressing her gratitude for her new platform and the support she’s received. “The Jennifer Hudson Show has been renewed for season 2,” she said, to which the […]

NBC/Rich Polk After winning her Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe for her work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Angela Bassett was asked backstage if she ever considered skipping the ceremony in light of the controversy surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The organization vowed reforms after a 2021 Los Angeles Times expose revealed, among other […]