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Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Remy Ma and rapper BIA, will take the Good Morning America stage in August for a special performance celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary. As part of the show’s summer concert series, the tribute performance will broadcast live from Central Park on Friday, August 11. Taking place in Central Park and the Times Square studios, […]
Sony Music Entertainment Ahead of the 30th anniversary of Cypress Hill‘s critically acclaimed album Black Sunday, the beloved hip-hop group announced an expanded version of the project. Originally released on July 20, 1993, the 14-track album boasts one of the group’s most successful tracks, “Insane In The Brain.” A remixed version of the hit song, along with […]
Cash Money Records Inc. Jacquees should soon drop music videos for a couple of the songs from his Sincerely For You album. For now, the self-proclaimed King of R&B shared two short clips and solicited feedback from his fans about which to release first. “1 or 2…,” he wrote on Instagram alongside teasers for “The Mud” with 21 Savage and “Be With You” featuring Tory […]
Rick Kern/Getty Images A Texas grand jury has declined to indict rapper Travis Scott and five others in connection with the deadly crowd crush at the 2021 Astroworld Festival in Houston, prosecutors said. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said the grand jury on Thursday, June 29, concluded that there is not enough evidence of guilt to support criminal charges, as reported by ABC News. […]
Crocs Lil Nas X has been named the global ambassador for Crocs. The footwear brand has also made Lil Nas X the face of their height campaign, which they describe as a new, innovative collection of platformed Crocs, available in a variety of styles. The partnership, Crocs says, is a “perfect” fit. “Lil Nas X and […]
ABC/Jeff Neira On Monday, June 26, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced that Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial editor Carol Littleton will be granted honorary Oscars. Additionally. the Sundance Institute’s Michelle Satter will be honored with The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. The so-called “honorary Oscar” is bestowed for “extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state […]
Stewart Cook/CBS LL Cool J and Ice-T are learning the stories behind some Hip-Hop Treasures. In their new A&E show, the veteran rappers hunt for some of the genre’s most iconic and sought-after memorabilia alongside field collectors Cipha Sounds and Yo-Yo, and the Universal Hip Hop Museum’s Paradise Gray and Pete Nice. Treasures include Flavor Flav‘s clock, The Notorious B.I.G.’s jersey from the “Juicy” video and more. DMC, Fat […]
Bob Levey/Getty Images Houston rapper Big Pokey passed away Sunday, June 18, after collapsing onstage in Beaumont, Texas, ABC13 reports. He’d been tapped to perform at Pour09 Bar& Rooftop as part of the Juneteenth celebration, where he eventually passed out. Footage shared on Twitter shows him falling backward at the bar with a microphone in hand. “It is with […]
Travis Scott paid homage to The Beatles while once again teasing his Utopia album. The rapper was spotted at the Abbey Road studios, where he allegedly recorded some music with SZA, whose bodyguard held the now-popular Utopia briefcase. Travis was also captured holding the briefcase as he and his security crossed the street in single file; the image mirrors The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover. It […]
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Roc Nation Jay-Z and Kanye West teamed up for a track in 2011, and it’s now earned Diamond certification. According to the Recording Industry of America, the Watch the Thrones cut “N***** In Paris” was certified 10-times Platinum, marking Hov’s first Diamond record and Ye’s second. Ye previously went Diamond with the help of his single “Stronger.” “N***** In […]
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