Johnny Nunez/WireImage Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter filed a defamation suit Monday against an Alabama woman who claimed he raped her when she was 13 in a since-withdrawn civil lawsuit. Carter’s lawsuit said the woman, identified as Jane Doe, timed her claim “to inflict maximum pain and suffering on Mr. Carter” to extort payments from him. The…
Lench Mob Records/Hitmaker/Monster Energy Ice Cube is giving fans an opportunity to join him and Scarface on their song “It’s My Ego.” He’s launched the It’s My Ego 3Mix Fan Appreciation Contest, which invites fans to submit a verse for the revamped version of the song via itsmyego3mix.com. The deadline to turn in your verses is…
Paramount+ Paramount+’s Family Legacy will be making a return, giving viewers an intimate account of some of the most influential musicians from the perspective of their children. This go round, interviews will feature the children of Ja Rule, TLC‘s T-Boz, Wyclef Jean, Lil Jon, Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa, Jam Master Jay, DMX, Wu-Tang Clan‘s RZA, U-God, Method…
Disney/Gavin Bond Wicked costume designer Paul Tazewell is reflecting on his historic Oscar win. Tazewell, who became the first Black man to win an Oscar for costume design on Sunday night, took to Instagram on Monday and shared how the recognition has been his “North Star.” “Winning the Oscar for Wicked is the highest point of my life,” he captioned the…
Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage Don Toliver has dropped the music video for “No Pole,” on which he sings about a woman’s desire to stop dancing. The clip begins in the middle of an abandoned parking lot, where Don meets and greets his driver. As he goes into a store for refreshments, his driver gets captivated by a…
Kara Durrette/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” remains on top of the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week. It earned 51 million radio airplay audience impressions, 38.7 million official streams and 4,000 units sold in the U.S. between Feb. 21 and Feb. 27. The track is also dominating the Streaming Songs chart, as well as the Adult R&B Airplay and Rap…
Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images A$AP Rocky shared an update on his upcoming album, though he’s wary of continuing to update fans on its status. “I’m in the mixing and mastering realm of it,” he recently told GQ, “but I think quite frankly, people are tired of hearing about updates about the album.” “They’re just ready to get…
Photo by Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images After making his WWE debut in January, Travis Scott returned Saturday for end of the Elimination Chamber, where he walked to the ring with The Rock to the tune of his own “FE!N.” Upon arrival, they approached WWE champion Cody Rhodes and John Cena, who turned on Rhodes to side with The…
Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage Ashanti returned to Angie Martinez‘s IRL podcast two years after her first appearance. In the new episode, she provided updates about her life, including her thoughts about the death of Irv Gotti. “It was a lot to process,” said Ashanti. “I was really sad and I’m still sad that it ended…
Wu-Tang Clan is teasing their Final Chamber tour in a trailer narrated by sportscaster Ernie Johnson Jr. The video captures cars with the Wu logo driving through New York City to Madison Square Garden, where RZA and Method Man greet each other in the middle of the Knicks home court. They announce the tour and its supporting guests, Run the Jewels.…