Music

Paramount+ Jason Weaver and Hannaha Hall not only star in The Chi, they’re natives of the actual city. For that reason, they’ve made it a point to go through the show’s script and ensure they’re representing Chicago in the right way. “If it don’t feel like Chicago, we gonna let it be known,” Jason tells […]

Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for SB Nation Gelo‘s transition from basketball to music has proved to be successful, as he’s made the cut for XXL Freshmen Class of 2025. He tells the outlet  he “had [being a Freshman] in the back of my mind when I started putting out music” and is excited that […]

Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Live Nation Urban Clipse is celebrating their new album with a performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk. Now available to watch on YouTube, their concert quickly goes through the Thornton brothers’ discography with help from a live band. They performed throwbacks “Virginia,” “Keys Open Doors” and “Momma I’m Sorry” before […]

A street in Harlem will soon be named after hip-hop hypeman Fatman Scoop. A street co-naming ceremony will take place Aug. 9 on the corner of 109th Street and 5th Avenue, which will soon be called Isaac ‘Fatman Scoop’ Freeman III Place. The honor, which comes nearly a year after Fatman’s death on Aug. 30, 2024, will […]

 Kodak Black received the key to the city of Pompano Beach, Florida, on Tuesday for his contributions to the community. “This recognition is not about celebrity,” Mayor Rex Hardin said, according to Miami New Times. “It’s about heart. Kodak Black has consistently and quietly extended a hand to lift up others in our community, and today we want […]

Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images Wale, Skilla Baby, Anycia, Monaleo and Osama Son will open up about their musical journeys and more in Flight Club Fridays, a Flight Club music series that highlights the “cities, musicians, genres and fans that shape sneaker culture,” according to Variety. The series will also see the artists take the stage […]

Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for MTV Nicki Minaj was busy on social media Wednesday, taking digs at Megan Thee Stallion, Jay-Z and the CEO of Roc Nation. She first shared a screenshot of a post from DJ Akademiks reporting that a judge denied Meg and Roc Nation’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit. The suit claims Meg […]

Tina Knowles will be honored with the Elizabeth Taylor Commitment to End AIDS Award at the Elizabeth Taylor Night of Compassion in September. She’ll be awarded for her support of people living with HIV, as well as those in the LGBTQ+ community.  Cardi B has seemingly responded to the rumors that she and Stefon Diggs have called it quits. “Shut […]

Photo by Kaitlyn Morris/Getty Images Coi Leray takes fans into the labor and delivery room in her latest blog, which details how things went down the day she gave birth to her daughter, Miyoco. The 15-minute clip shows her bouncing on a pregnancy ball and deciding to get an epidural before she’s advised to have a C-section. Coi later […]

Photo by Jacopo Raule/Getty Images Is Cardi B the drama or is it her rumored beau Stefon Diggs? The two have removed photos of each other on Instagram, leading to speculation that they are no longer dating. The news arrives shortly after Cardi announced Stefon had taken her on a vacation at the Château de Farcheville […]