While Drake, Lil Wayne, DaBaby and 50 Cent had quite the year, 2023 saw the rise of women in rap. Here are a few breakout female artists who bursted onto the hip-hop scene and set the tone for the new generation of rap. Lola Brooke — The New York native let us know she’s not one to be played with. Although her breakthrough single, “Don’t…
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Paras Griffin/Getty Images DaBaby will be handing out gifts to children and families in need in his hometown of North Carolina on Saturday. The rapper took to Instagram to share that there will be free food, music and activities at the “Santa-Baby” holiday drive. The post also includes a video in which he’s seen shopping at Walmart among other stores and loading…
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Michael Becker / FOX Ne-Yo, who was recently crowned the season 10 winner of The Masked Singer, is wondering if anyone had speculations he was the star behind the Cow costume. “Who knew it was me behind the #CowMask?” Ne-Yo posted to social media, along with the side-eye emoji. “You’re looking at the new winner of @MaskedSingerFOX!” The R&B singer shared video of…
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OVO Sound There are plenty of “best of” music lists from this year, but Variety has entered the chat with its list of the “Worst Songs of 2023.” Coming in #2 spot is “Vultures” by Kanye “Ye” West and Ty Dolla $ign featuring Bump J. The magazine, which provides a paragraph or two explaining why each song made the list, writes, “Enough said”…
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ABC/Ida Mae Astute The roaring crowd that had just watched Beyoncé‘s Renaissance concert film in Brazil failed terribly at her viral mute challenge. That’s because Queen Bey herself surprised fans with an appearance at a post-screening Renaissance event after the Salvador, Bahia, premiere on Thursday, December 21. The audience was so shocked that they just couldn’t contain their excitement. In fan-shared video circulating the…
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Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Sad news for fans who continue to await the release of Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign‘s Vultures: The much-anticipated album has been pushed back again. Reps for Ye tell Billboard it’ll arrive on January 12. The collaborative project was originally intended to drop on December 15; Billboard then announced a December 31 release date. As part of their promotional activities for Vultures, Ye…
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Claire Folger The new film American Fiction touches on an array of things — race in America, family drama, personal and professional satisfaction. Jeffrey Wright stars as an author who makes a morally compromising choice with his work, and also a man dealing with the declining health of his mother. The Critics Choice and Golden Globe-nominated film expands into…
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Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella Rapper 21 Savage, and his Leading By Example non-profit, will host his fifth annual holiday drive in Georgia Thursday, December 21. At the event, hosted in partnership with the Wade Walker Park Family YMCA, 75 local Atlanta children and families will be treated to snacks, activities and of course, gifts, to help celebrate Christmas. This…
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Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Not long after video circulated of Taraji P. Henson breaking down in tears when citing unfair pay in response to an interview question about why she’d quit acting, a host of other Black entertainers say they understand her frustration. Robin Thede shared a series of tweets, agreeing with Henson’s sentiment that the entertainment industry is rough for Black actors…
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ – Marvel Studios On Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced more potential Oscar nominees. Among them are hopefuls in the categories of Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound and Visual Effects. Nominations voting begins…
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