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Starz Tommy Egan’s quest to become Chicago’s kingpin drug dealer continues in the new season of the hit Starz show Power Book IV: Force. The network released the official trailer Thursday, August 10, which sees Egan, played by Joseph Sikora, vying for his spot as the city’s head honcho. “Nothing stands in Tommy Egan’s way this season as he makes […]
Mass Appeal Nas unveiled the music video for “Motion,” one of 11 tracks off his latest studio album, Magic 2. The Kid Art-directed visual follows the release of Nas’ 16th studio album, his fifth with longtime producer Hit-Boy. The duo unveiled its prequel, Magic, as a surprise on Christmas Eve, 2021. Magic 2 includes the song “Office Hours” featuring 50 Cent as well as […]
Courtesy of Primary Wave The Luther Vandross Estate has teamed with Waterford to create two signature crystal collections: Luther 81 and the limited edition Luther 81 X. The collection of cocktail and barware is inspired by Luther’s 1981 hit “Never Too Much,” and in keeping with the lyric “a thousand kisses from you is never too much,” many of […]
Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images The show must go on, as implied by Ciara, who revealed she was experiencing pregnancy-related sickness while filming the music video for “How We Roll.” “I was nauseous like a B!! But Film was life!!” she wrote on her Instagram Story Wednesday, August 9, sharing behind-the-scenes footage of the shoot. The post follows the singer’s announcement that she and […]
Chris Polk Lil Wayne is expressing gratitude to Billboard after the music magazine inducted him into their Hip-Hop Hall of Fame. “Thnx u @Billboard,” Wayne wrote on Instagram, following his induction ceremony at Billboard‘s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players event on Tuesday, August 8. The five-time Grammy winner shared an inside look of the event on social media with a video collage of backstage and acceptance […]
In celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, ABC Audio is breaking down each decade with important dates and memorable moments of the genre. The 2000s and 2010s ushered in a new digital age, so we’ve listed some artists of each decade and their top Billboard hits. Risk-takers of the 2000s — Jay-Z, “Empire State of Mind“Eminem, “Lose Yourself” Diddy, “I’ll Be Missing […]
ABC/Ashley Riegle Lil Tay, the child rapper and YouTube star, has died. According to reports, she was 14 years old. The family of Tay, born Claire Hope, issued a statement about her death in a post on Instagram Wednesday, August 9. A cause of death has not been revealed. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the devastating news […]
ABC Jamie Foxx is proving he’s still got moves as he recovers from that undisclosed medical emergency that led to his hospitalization in April. Olympic volleyball veteran turned pickleball player Casey Patterson posted to Instagram part of a doubles match he was recently playing against the Oscar winner and a teammate. Jamie returned Patterson’s teammate […]
Courtesy of SHOWTIME Director Sacha Jenkins‘ resume is full of projects focused on hip-hop, but he says his most favorite is the latest for Showtime, a documentary on the pioneering hip-hop career of Biz Markie. Speaking with ABC Audio ahead of the release of All Up in the Biz on August 11, Jenkins said he wanted to make the film because of the late […]
Motown/UMe The 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s classic album Let’s Get It On will be celebrated with a new deluxe edition of the album, dropping digitally on August 25. The expanded edition will include 33 bonus tracks, 18 of which have never been released before. The bonus material consists of unheard mixes from the six-months of recording sessions that went […]
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