Scott Legato/Getty Images Lil Durk is leaning into a hip-hop legend for a new track with a sample of Missy Elliot‘s 2001 hit “Get Ur Freak On.” He took to social media over the weekend with a 25-second preview of the unreleased song, later shared by Rap Alert and The Shade Room, that sees him rapping his usual drill-style flow…
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Jacob Webster Doja Cat has broken country music’s lock on the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her new song “Paint the Town Red” ascends to #1 on the chart in its fifth week. It’s Doja’s second #1 hit, following 2020’s “Say So,” and the first rap song to top the Hot 100 in more than a year. …
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Alamo Records, LLC/Sony Music Entertainment Rod Wave is taking his talents on the road. He’ll travel across North America with his 35-city tour this fall, kicking off in Nebraska on October 19. He’ll make stops in Kansas City, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Los Angeles and other major cities before ending in Jacksonville on December 18. The concert series comes…
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MTV The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards are set to end with a bang. A host of legendary hip-hop artists such as Doug E. Fresh, DMC, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and LL Cool J will take the stage for a special final performance in honor of this year’s 50th anniversary of hip-hop. They’ll join previously announced performers Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj for the big finale of…
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My Block Inc/SoNo Recording Group Erica Campbell, one-half of the Grammy-winning sister duo Mary Mary, will soon release her new album, I Love You. The singer’s third studio project, expected out on September 15, was preceded by songs “Positive” and “Feel Alright (Blessed), both of which spent weeks at number 1 on Billboard‘s gospel charts. “The “I Love You”…
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Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images It’s been 33 years since The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air premiered, and Will Smith celebrated the anniversary with a special picture shared to social media. The Oscar winner posed outside of the famous house where the show taped for six seasons during the ’90s. “Moved in 33 years ago today,” he wrote on Instagram. Fans in the…
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MTV The list of performers for this week’s MTV Video Music Awards continues to grow. The network recently revealed the dynamic duo that is Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are set to take the stage for a performance of their newly released single, “Bongos.” The rappers will make their main stage debut at this year’s show, which is…
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Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Wright Productions Before iconic rapper MC Lyte‘s music career took off in the early ’90s, she was chasing a different goal of attending college to study communications with hopes of discovering ways to utilize her voice. Thanks to the rapid success she gained from rap, she didn’t finished her program at Norfolk State…
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VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images The new documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero premiered Saturday night at the Toronto Film Festival — but it was delayed due to a bomb threat, Variety reported. Sources told Variety that as Lil Nas X pulled up to join the red carpet ahead of the screening, the festival’s…
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Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Wright Productions Vice President Kamala Harris will welcome some hip-hop stars to Washington, D.C., on Saturday for a special music celebration in honor of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary. In partnership with The Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective and Live Nation, the vice president will commemorate the genre’s milestone alongside MC Lyte, Jeezy, Common, Roxanne Shanté and more artists. According to…
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