Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images Latto has announced the release date for her upcoming third studio album, Sugar Honey Iced Tea, which will arrive on Aug. 9. She shared the news via a trailer, which borrows from the 2006 film ATL and features narration from Dungeon Family member Big Rube, whose voice is also in ATL. Unreleased songs are also teased, including a collaboration with SZA and…
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Johnny Nunez/Getty Images If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Tory Lanez did it when trying to record music behind bars, and as a result, he’ll soon be releasing some new music. “After about 20-something to 30-something f***-ups and mistakes, me and my engineer have finally figured out how to record music over the…
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Courtesy of Live Nation Travis Scott recently performed at the Ippodromo Snai La Maura in Milan to a crowd of 80,000 people, and according to Il Messaggero, vibrations were so high, many thought there was an actual earthquake. Billboard reports the shaking was said to have occurred following Travis’ eighth performance of his song “FE!N,” but there were no…
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Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal Tyler Perry has often been criticized for making the same kinds of movies, particularly with a Black female lead in a distressing situation. Instead of entertaining the noise, however, he tells Keke Palmer that he’s learned to tune it out. “You gotta drown all that out,” says Perry, whose movie Divorce in the Black earned…
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– Rakim wants to work with Will Smith on a sequel to his hit “Summertime.” In honor of the anniversary of Homebase, Will’s album with DJ Jazzy Jeff, Will posted a video of him telling Rakim he was copying his flow on the song. Rakim then reposted the clip, alongside a caption that read, “Peace Will!…
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ABC/Randy Holmes The police-involved shooting of Sonya Massey in early July has angered many, including Cardi B, Solange Knowles and Meek Mill. On July 6, shortly before 1 a.m., Sonya called 911 about a possible intruder and was instructed to keep watch of her pot of boiling water. She was fatally shot in the face by former…
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ABC/John Argueta Tyla released her first single, “Getting Late,” in 2019, so when “Water” went viral, it wasn’t something she expected. In an interview with V Magazine, she says “it was really a cool moment” that “came as a surprise to all of us, myself and my whole team.” “I feel like maybe [because] it…
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— Eminem is not only charting in the U.S., he’s also making strides in the U.K. Variety reports the rapper garnered 7 billion streams in the U.K., per the Official Charts Company, earning himself a Brit Billion Award. He recently secured his #11th number one with “Houdini” and The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). He also holds the…
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Ralph Bavaro/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Snoop Dogg was bestowed the honor of being chosen as a torchbearer for the Summer Olympics in Paris, which begin Friday. He tells Billboard it shows him the progress America has made and brings him back to a moment that makes him emotional. “It says a lot about America as far as…
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ART@WAR/Atlantic Records t may be Wednesday afternoon, but “Saturday Mornings” are the focus of Cordae‘s new song. Released alongside a music video, it features Lil Wayne and finds them exchanging lyrical bars over the course of four minutes. “No cap for me, we get money like athletes/ Like the eighth man on the Wizards, that’s…
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