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The Drew Barrymore Show/Ash Bean While promoting her new children’s book, Mary Can!, on The Drew Barrymore Show, Mary J. Bligereceived a surprise visit from Remy Ma. Accompanied by her 4-year-old daughter, Reminisce Mackenzie, the rapper took some time to praise the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, referring to her as a best friend. “You know how you meet somebody or aspire […]

Courtesy Columbia Records The rollout for Tyler, the Creator‘s latest album, Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale, continues with the release of yet another video. The visual for “Hot Wind Blows” featuring Lil Wayne dropped April 4, and follows Tyler and his former group Odd Future as they go on hikes in the forest, and ride ATVs and yachts. The film was directed by Lazaro Rodriguez during Tyler’s […]

Francis Specker/CBS Flavor Flav took a trip to Harvard University to school the students on the beginnings of hip-hop culture. In a clip obtained by TMZ, the Public Enemy hype man discussed how Emily Dickinson‘s 1896 poem “A Clock Stopped” tied into rappers’ bars throughout the years. Flav’s classroom takeovers kicked off Tuesday and will come to an end on […]

Netflix Mo’Nique is opening up about her Netflix special, My Name Is Mo’Nique. The project is a concept that was conceived in 2017, but hit a few bumps in the road, including being dropped by the streamer and her filing a racial and gender discrimination lawsuit against them in 2019 claiming they were paying her less […]

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Donald Glover‘s career went through a rough patch during his pre-Atlanta days. His request to perform at the BET Awards was turned down, as they wanted Kendrick Lamar, and he got booed while opening for Kid Cudi at New York’s Terminal 5. If there’s one door he’s happy closed, however, it’s his former desire to be on the cast […]

Peacock Tyler Perry has confirmed reports about his interest in buying BET.  Speaking to ET’s Nischelle Turner, he shared that the information is “not a rumor,” noting he’d like to own as much stake in the network as possible. “I’ve been there for four years now and had tremendous success. I wasn’t expecting this to happen, so, yes, […]

Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Lauryn Hill‘s classic solo album turns 25 this year, and it appears she has more than one celebration in store. In posts shared on her socials Monday, the Fugees singer announced she’ll be honoring The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill with a special show. “I’ll be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ at @Wolf_Trap […]

Francis Specker/CBS The Recording Academy is bringing together congressional leaders and music makers for its annual Grammys on the Hill Awards. According to a release, Washington’s premier annual celebration of music and advocacy will honor those who’ve ushered the fight for creators’ rights, including one of this year’s recipients, Pharrell Williams. “I’m very grateful to be […]