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Spike Lee talks casting A$AP Rocky opposite Denzel Washington

Cindy Ord/WireImage Spike Lee has nothing but praise for A$AP Rocky, who stars opposite Denzel Washington in his upcoming movie, Highest 2 Lowest. During an appearance on Carmelo Anthony’s 7PM in Brooklyn podcast, the director said A$AP’s acting skills are “fire.” “I mean, there’s some scenes with him and [Denzel] head-to-head, he ain’t backin’ up,” Lee says. “It’s like, ‘I’m here too!’ Very, very happy with the…

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New Music Friday: Wiz Khalifa, Davido and more

Wiz Khalifa has dropped Kush & Orange Juice 2 just days after the original mixtape celebrated its 15th anniversary. A year in the making, the album features guests including Gunna, Don Toliver, Juicy J, Ty Dolla $ign, Terrace Martin and Curren$y. “It’s perfect for smoking, chilling, riding around with the homies, and hanging with the ladies. It’s a great album, it’s musical, it’s definitely 100% for…

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Michael B. Jordan explains why ‘Sinners’ is a ‘truly unique and special’ experience for him

Warner Bros. Pictures Michael B. Jordan gets double the trouble in Ryan Coogler‘s latest movie, Sinners. He plays twin brothers Smoke and Stack, World War I veterans who go back to their Mississippi hometown to open a juke joint — but are met with vampires and the harsh reality of the Jim Crow laws in their community. MBJ tells ABC News…

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Lil Wayne says he no longer wants to headline Super Bowl halftime show: ‘[The NFL] stole that feeling’

Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images It was once Lil Wayne’s desire to perform the Super Bowl LIX halftime show but not anymore. Following the snub that saw the NFL choose Kendrick Lamar over him to headline in his hometown of New Orleans, Wayne told Rolling Stone he’d never consider headlining the halftime show again. “They stole that feeling,” he tells the magazine…

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JID says he was in ‘dark place’ due to reception of ‘The Forever Story,’ invites fans ‘into a new world’ with ‘WRK’

Ser Baffo/Paramount+ After teasing his new album at Paris Fashion Week, JID‘s giving fans a taste of what’s to come. Arriving Friday is his new single “WRK,” which he says followed his disappointment to the reception of his last project, 2022’s The Forever Story. “Starting this new journey coming off THE FOREVER STORY has been…