Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images DJ Khaled‘s contributions to music and his native Miami have been recognized, as May 8 has been deemed DJ Khaled Day in the city. According to the proclamation, per HipHopDx, he was specifically honored for embodying “the pinnacle of musical excellence, entrepreneurial success and profound cultural influence,” as well as…
Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images A new documentary is taking a look into the mixtapes that helped shape hip-hop culture. Tale of the Tape: How the Mixtape Revolutionized Hip-Hop, executive produced by DJ Envy and Kim Osorio, covers a decade’s worth of mixtapes from 2012 to 2022 and features unreleased footage of Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole that has…
Rick Kern/Getty Images All wrongful death lawsuits filed after Travis Scott‘s 2021 Astroworld festival tragedy have been settled, with one exception. As ABC7 reports, nine of the 10 lawsuits were settled; the only existing lawsuit that remains pending was filed by the family of the youngest person killed during the festival, Ezra Blount, 9. It’s not…
YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images Fans likely have their own ideas of who’s ahead in the Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake feud, but there seems to be a clear winner when it comes to the actual business side of things. Billboard reports that K.Dot’s Drake diss tracks are doing great in and of themselves: “Euphoria” is…
Young Stoner Life Records/300 Entertainment; Calvin Clausell Jr., Spike Jordan, Tal Midyan Gunna has unveiled the track list for his upcoming album, One of Wun. Along with the previously released Offset collaboration “prada dem,” One of Wun also includes features by Normani, Roddy Ricch and Leon Bridges. One of Wun drops Friday, May 10. It’s…
Disney/Kelsey McNeal Hulu announced on Wednesday, May 8, that the second season of the Kerry Washington/Delroy Lindo family dramedy, UnPrisoned, will return on July 17. In the series produced by and starring the Emmy-winning former Scandal star, Kerry plays a busy single mom and relationship therapist whose life is turned upside down when her formerly incarcerated dad…
Blair Caldwell Beyoncé seems to approve of the viral dance challenge that’s set to her song “II Hands II Heaven” — because she’s tried it herself. On April 1, an X user posted a video of choreographer and actress Drea Kelly doing burlesque-inspired choreography, with the video’s original music replaced by the Cowboy Carter track. The…
Prince Williams/Wireimage Following his two hit albums with Metro Boomin, Future is teasing even more new music. On his social media, the “Mask Off” rapper declares, “F*** yo album S*** ain’t slappin like my MIXTAPE.” Later posts read “MAY TENTH” and “MIXTAPE PLUTO,” suggesting that the upcoming project will drop on Friday. Future’s albums with Metro Boomin,…
ABC Ja Rule made a whole bunch of mothers feel extra special ahead of Mother’s Day. Billboard reports that the rapper hosted a special Mother’s Day lunch for 40 moms and their children at the New York restaurant Sei Less on Tuesday, May 7. Families at the luncheon have all been caught up in the criminal…
Paramount+/Showtime While the second half of the sixth season of the Showtime original series The Chi doesn’t start on the streaming service until Friday, May 10, Paramount+ and Showtime just announced they have re-upped the Lena Waithe-created show for a seventh season. The show’s on-air debut will be Sunday, May 12, at 9 p.m. ET on…