Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images Rick Ross helped save a Fayette County clinic that was on the verge of closing down. According to WSB-TV, the rapper donated a little over $30,000 to the Fayette C.A.R.E. Clinic, which serves residents 18 and older, especially those in underserved areas and with no insurance, for free. “A clinic like this means a lot to me.…
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Courtesy Atlantic Records Ty Dolla $ign is headed on the road with some help from rapper Symba, R&B singer Leon Thomas and his longtime DJ Dre Sinatra. The group will visit a total of 31 cities as part of what he calls the More Motion Less Emotion Tour. Included on the schedule are San Diego, Dallas, New Orleans, Miami, Atlanta and…
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Trae Patton/NBC Jazmine Sullivan fans attended the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival Monday with hopes of seeing her headlining set, but were met with the news of its cancellation. The singer updated fans via her Instagram Story, informing those in attendance to make their way home. “I hope everyone made it home to their loved ones tonight! I’m so disappointed…
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Scott Kowalchyk/CBS As Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice gear up for their “Barbie World” collaboration, a Compton rapper alleges the stars stole the idea for the song from Saweetie. JasonMartin posted on social media June 18 that he was a writer on a track that Saweetie created and sent to Nicki for a collaboration she wanted on the Barbie soundtrack. He claims Nicki then…
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Francis Specker/CBS After being appointed Men’s Head Designer at Louis Vuitton, Pharrell will debut his first collection with the brand Tuesday, June 20, during Paris Fashion Week. Speaking to WWD, he shared he’s “touched” to be chosen for the role. “Every day, I gotta pinch myself because it’s an appointment, and I was chosen,” he said. “Pietro [Beccari] saw…
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John Parra/Getty Images for TAG Heuer Gunna has released the music video for “i was just thinking,” another cut off his latest album, a Gift & a Curse. The clip finds him fidgeting while stuck in a box and in a room rapping about snitching allegations and the toll that prison took on him. “That’s four walls talkin’ to you, tellin’ you…
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Prince Williams/WireImage 21 Savage and his Leading by Example Foundation teamed up with Freedom Is a Choice Inc. to host a youth basketball camp in his hometown in DeKalb County, Georgia, on June 18. Geared toward 10- to 13-year-olds with a similar background as Savage and fathers who are currently behind bars, the event was held to…
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XXXTentacion has a new song out titled “I’m Not Human,” which features Lil Uzi Vert. The track, initially released on Soundcloud, became available on DSPs Sunday, June 18, which marked five years since his tragic passing. A few rappers are teasing music, among them Lil’ Kim, Yung Miami and Kid Cudi. Kim shared a clip to an unreleased song that she had “in tha…
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ABC Lizzo is back with her annual Juneteenth Giveback Campaign with Propeller, which helps nonprofits virtually connect with supporters. For year four, she’s asking fans to support Black-led organizations Black Girls Smile, Sphinx Music, Marsha P Johnson Institute, University of Houston and Save Our Sisters United for a chance to win tickets and accommodations to her performance at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival ‘23. Lizzo is also donating…
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Ethan Miller/Getty Images Dreamville stars J. Cole and Bas have teamed up for “an exclusive summer heater.” The track has yet to be released but can be heard at parties hosted by live music event experience and culture platform Everyday People. “I gave my bro DJ Moma an exclusive summer heater me and J. Cole cooked up this week,” Bas tweeted. “Pull up…
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