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MTV The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards are set to end with a bang.  A host of legendary hip-hop artists such as Doug E. Fresh, DMC, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and LL Cool J will take the stage for a special final performance in honor of this year’s 50th anniversary of hip-hop.  They’ll join previously announced performers Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj for the big finale of […]

My Block Inc/SoNo Recording Group Erica Campbell, one-half of the Grammy-winning sister duo Mary Mary, will soon release her new album, I Love You.  The singer’s third studio project, expected out on September 15, was preceded by songs “Positive” and “Feel Alright (Blessed), both of which spent weeks at number 1 on Billboard‘s gospel charts.  “The “I Love You” […]

Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images It’s been 33 years since The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air premiered, and Will Smith celebrated the anniversary with a special picture shared to social media. The Oscar winner posed outside of the famous house where the show taped for six seasons during the ’90s. “Moved in 33 years ago today,” he wrote on Instagram. Fans in the […]

MTV The list of performers for this week’s MTV Video Music Awards continues to grow. The network recently revealed the dynamic duo that is Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are set to take the stage for a performance of their newly released single, “Bongos.” The rappers will make their main stage debut at this year’s show, which is […]

Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Wright Productions Before iconic rapper MC Lyte‘s music career took off in the early ’90s, she was chasing a different goal of attending college to study communications with hopes of discovering ways to utilize her voice. Thanks to the rapid success she gained from rap, she didn’t finished her program at Norfolk State […]

Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Wright Productions Vice President Kamala Harris will welcome some hip-hop stars to Washington, D.C., on Saturday for a special music celebration in honor of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary.  In partnership with The Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective and Live Nation, the vice president will commemorate the genre’s milestone alongside MC Lyte, Jeezy, Common, Roxanne Shanté and more artists. According to […]

MTV MTV has announced another round of performers for the upcoming Video Music Awards, revealing Metro Boomin & Future, Swae Lee & Nav and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie are all set to appear.  It’ll be a night of firsts for Metro Boomin, who will make his VMA debut with two of his hit singles, “Superhero (Heroes & Villains)” with Future and “Calling” with […]

From sample albums to fresh collabs, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music. —A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, B4 BOA — In preparation of his forthcoming full studio album Better Off Alone, the New York rapper dropped his new 3-track EP as well as the official music video for “Happy […]

Terence Rushin/Getty Images One person was shot and left in critical condition at Lil Baby‘s concert at the FedExForum in Memphis on Thursday night, September 7, according to the Associated Press.  The Memphis Police Department tweeted a statement about the incident, writing that they “responded to a shooting at 191 Beale Street” — the address of the FedExForum. “One adult […]