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Columbia Records The 30th anniversary celebration of Nas‘ debut album, Illmatic, will continue. After commemorating the milestone with three shows in Las Vegas over Labor Day weekend, Nas will return to The Wynn’s Encore Theater for another three concerts. Slated to take place during Super Bowl weekend, the dates are set for Feb. 5, Feb. 7 and […]
Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images Rich Homie Quan had plans to release new music before his passing. Speaking to WSB-TV, the rapper’s father/manager, Corey Lamar, revealed Rich had been working on music videos for an album he recently finished. “We had just completed a 20- or 25-song project and we were in the process of scheduling two video shoots […]
Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images The Weeknd has unveiled the cover art to his upcoming album, Hurry Up Tomorrow. He shared the artwork to Instagram on Saturday, revealing a portrait of himself. He noted in the caption that the preorder link is in his bio. The cover art came hours before The Weeknd took the […]
MTV Eminem is returning to the MTV Video Music Awards. The rapper is set to open this year’s telecast, marking his first TV performance of a song from his recently released album, The Death of Slim Shady. Em, who is currently tied with Peter Gabriel for the most VMA wins, is nominated for eight trophies this year, including Video of […]
Def Jam Recordings Big Sean recently released his album Better Me Than You, opening up to fans about his life over the past few years. It’s his first project in three years, following his EP with Hit-Boy, but he tells XXL he had no intention of taking that long of a break. “I don’t even know […]
After the announcement of a Hot Boys reunion at the Lil WeezyAna Fest, Big Tymers has been added to the lineup. “Can’t do a reunion without STUNNA BIG TYMERS baby!” wrote Birdman, who was in the group with Mannie Fresh. Tickets for the festival, taking place Nov. 2, are now on sale. Beyoncé thanked fans for the birthday […]
Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images Pharrell Williams is out with a new song that supports his forthcoming animated biopic, Piece by Piece. Named after the film, the song was penned by Pharrell and features the Princess Anne High School Fabulous Marching Cavaliers. It’s one of many songs on the film’s soundtrack, which he produced with Chad Hugo of […]
Toosii and Gunna unite on “Champs Élysées,” on which Toosii “pulls the heartstrings of those on a high-speed race for their goals while chasing the woman of their dreams,” a press release notes. The video, directed by Chris Moreno, finds Toosii watching and then performing at a fashion show with Gunna. Queen Naija is back with “Good […]
Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images Rich Homie Quan, known for the song “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” passed away on Thursday. He was 34. The Fulton County medical examiner confirmed to The Associated Press that Quan died at an Atlanta hospital; the news was met with posts from fellow rappers. “JUST TALKED TO YOU BRA #tipQUAN Never go forget yo […]
Disney/Randy Holmes Doechii has been known to refer to herself as a “thespian,” which she lives out through the use of many personas. In the latest issue of Paper, she introduces a new alter ego, Ricardo, who graces the magazine’s 40th anniversary cover. Ricardo rocks a fro and specks, has an eight-pack and poses in a jockstrap and […]
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