Scott Kowalchyk/CBS In the spirit of April Fools’ Day, Kevin Hart revived his rapper alter ego Chocolate Droppa for a performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk. His intent was to share his lyricism and ability to rap the entire set “off the dome,” feeding fans’ desire to see him back in action. “Every time I see people, the first…
OVO Sound Drake has released the music video for “Nokia,” off $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, his joint album with PartyNextDoor. In the black-and-white clip, shot in IMAX by frequent collaborator Theo Skudra, he’s seen making his way past walls of LED screens displaying a game of Snake, a popular feature on most Nokia phones. Other clips find Drake performing the…
Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar‘s comedy movie with South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker has been pushed back. Variety reports the untitled film was originally set for a Fourth of July release but will now arrive on March 20, 2026. The movie will follow a young Black man who has an internship at…
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images Erykah Badu is opening up about what’s next in her illustrious career. Badu discussed new music and her love of touring in an interview with Billboard while attending the Billboard Women in Music event on Saturday. She was asked what it was like to work on a full album for the first time since her 2010 release, New…
Epic Records It’s been five years since Givēon released his Take Time EP, which he recently celebrated with an intimate show in Hollywood. Looking back on the project with Billboard, he recalled being very confident in his abilities as an artist. “When I wrote the songs for Take Time, I was only 23-24. But I was also very confident…
Disney/Randy Holmes Doechii is fresh off of accepting the outstanding music artist award at the GLAAD Media Awards, and she tells People it’s “the warmest win that I have gotten yet.” “[It’s] because I feel like I’m amongst my family, I feel like I’m in my element, I’m with my community, and I just feel…
AWGE/Interscope It’s Playboi Carti‘s second week at #1 on the Billboard 200 with his new release, MUSIC. The album, which debuted with the biggest week for a hip-hop project in 2025, earned 131,00 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending March 27, according to Luminate. The album earned 124,000 units through streams and 7,000…
Atlanta rapper Young Scooter died Friday on his 39th birthday. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports he died after fleeing from police, succumbing to a leg injury he sustained after hopping over two fences. He had been transported to the Grady Marcus Trauma Center, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office told Variety. Scooter was signed to Future‘s Freebandz label and then Waka Flocka…
Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images The Game has been on tour in the U.K. and Europe in honor of the 20th anniversary of his debut album, The Documentary. While no U.S. leg has been announced, he tells ABC Audio that he does desire to celebrate with fans in the States as well as in other…
Disney/Randy Holmes Doechii won outstanding music artist at the GLAAD Media Awards Thursday night. She took the stage to accept the honor, expressing her appreciation for GLAAD while calling out the threats that the LGBTQ community has faced. “I am thrilled at being recognized with such a prestigious award by GLAAD – and to be joining prior honorees…
