Ethan Miller/Getty Images via ABC Drake‘s previously leaked Kendrick Lamar diss, “Push Ups,” was released on streaming services Friday, but Drizzy had more in store for the rapper. Over the weekend, he dropped “Taylor Made Freestyle,” featuring artificial intelligence-generated vocals of Tupac and Snoop Dogg. In the first verse, AI Pac calls K. Dot out for…
Nicki Minaj‘s Pink Friday 2 tour stopped in Detroit on Saturday, and fans were treated to a surprise appearance from their own Big Sean. He joined Nicki onstage for a performance of their 2011 hit “Dance (A$$)” before going into a medley of his own songs. Sada Baby also took the stage, performing his and Nicki’s remix of “Whole Lotta Choppas.”…
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images Mary J. Blige is “beyond grateful” for her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. After learning the news that she will be joining the 2024 class, she took to Instagram to react, crediting her recent accomplishment to God. “God always has the final say!!!! Thank you to my fans all…
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella Kid Cudi’s Coachella set didn’t go quite as he had planned. The rapper was forced to cut his show short after breaking his foot during his performance at the festival on April 21. “Hey guys, so I broke my foot today at the show [facepalm emoji],” he wrote after the…
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images Mary J. Blige, A Tribe Called Quest and Kool & the Gang are among the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, who were announced Sunday, April 21, on American Idol. The Rock Hall will also induct Dionne Warwick, and late Motown songwriter and producer Norman Whitfield with the…
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images With her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, now out, Taylor Swift is the center of attention, and for good reason. Both Rick Ross and Shonda Rhimes have praised her for her musical genius. Prior to the album’s release, Ross shared his intention to listen to the project. “Fresh out the slammer and Florida!!!…
Parkwood/Columbia Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter album is the focus of a CNN FlashDocs documentary about the history of Black artists in the world of country music. Call Me Country: Beyoncé & Nashville’s Renaissance “examines the impact of how high-profile artists like Lil Nas X and Beyoncé are challenging the country music status quo and how Black artists in…
(NOTE LANGUAGE) From the remix of a Pink Friday 2 cut to a track celebrating a milestone anniversary of Nas‘ first album, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Nicki Minaj featuring Travis Scott, Chris Brown, Sexxy Red, “FTCU (Sleezemix)” — Nicki took time from her Pink Friday 2…
John Lamparski/FilmMagic 50 Cent‘s launch of a G-Unit Film & TV Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana, has earned him his own day in the city. Mayor Tom Arceneaux presented the entrepreneur, born Curtis Jackson, with a key to the city during the unveiling ceremony Thursday, proclaiming April 18 as Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Day. “As someone who’s always believed…
Team Eighty Productions/ Arista Records Lola Brooke is out with the extended deluxe version of her 2023 debut album, Dennis Daughter. The new edition comes with four new songs: “Neighborhood Hero,” “GO GET YA MOTHA,” “Bend It Ova,” featuring A Boogie wit Da Hoodie and Big Freedia, and “Becky,” featuring 41. “Neighborhood Hero” gets its…