Motown Gospel Tasha Cobbs Leonard is well known in the gospel world, but she has yet to release a studio album. That time has finally come, as she’s announced her debut, Tasha, will arrive on July 25. The album will feature 15 songs infused with gospel, worship, pop, hip-hop and ‘80s R&B influences. The album features John Legend,…
ABC/Troy Harvey Nearly 30 years into her acting career Taraji P. Henson is set to make her Broadway debut. She’ll be starring alongside Cedric the Entertainer in Debbie Allen‘s production of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone by August Wilson. Taraji will take on the role of Bertha Holly, wife of Cedric’s character, Seth Holly, with additional casting to…
Photo by Aeon/GC Images Lizzo flexes her rap skills on her surprise mixtape, My Face Hurts From Smiling, a project she feels has healed her depression. The mixtape, she tells Rolling Stone, was a spontaneous one inspired by the success of her freestyle to “Whim Whammie” by Pluto and YK Niece. “The process for this mixtape…
Credit: Maggie Conarro Beyoncé‘s hometown show in Houston Saturday was marred by a scary moment. Towards the end of her show, Bey performs “16 Carriages” while riding in a red Cadillac that’s suspended in the air. But on Saturday night, the car began tipping to one side, and then got stuck that way, leading to…
Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Blue Jacket Fashion Show It’s been 20 years since the release of Jeezy‘s Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, which he now considers “the blueprint” to his success. “When I look at 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me and Makaveli, more so Makaveli, it was the blueprint for me — because it just had real rules…
Paramount+ LL Cool J is showing you where hip-hop was born in a new docuseries on Paramount+. A trailer for Hip Hop Was Born Here finds the rapper taking a trip to the park in the Bronx where DJ Kool Herc founded the genre. Also featured in the clip are Rev. Run, who discusses block…
Andre D. Wagner Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s Grand National Tour is far from over, but it’s already become the highest-grossing co-billed tour in Billboard‘s Boxscore history. Billboard reports the two grossed $256.4 million, beating Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On the Run II Tour by 1%. The tour also leads Billboard‘s list for the 40 biggest co-billed tours of all time and has…
Teyana Taylor/Def Jam Recordings Teyana Taylor and beau, Aaron Pierre, lay in a “Bed of Roses” in the music video for the song. The visual starts with a monologue by Issa Rae, who is assuring her lover that he is in a safe space and can open up. “Did I imagine us? Did I imagine these feelings, did…
Frank Ocean‘s debut album, Channel Orange, is now on vinyl 13 years after its release. It’s available as a gatefold two-LP with alternate cover art, but it excludes the song “White” featuring John Mayer. Fans can purchase the vinyl on Ocean’s Blonded website, though you should “allow 4-6 weeks for fulfillment.” Public Enemy has surprised fans with Black Sky Over…
50 Cent has joined the cast of Street Fighter, a feature adaptation of the Capcom video game. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he’ll take on the role of Balrog, a disgraced boxer working as the villain’s bodyguard. He’s said to be performing his own stunts and is currently in training. “No Days off, Let’s work all…
