Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Brooklyn rapper Lola Brooke released a remix version of The Clipse‘s hit song, “Grindin‘.” In honor of 50 years of hip-hop, Lola teamed up with Mass Appeal, Google Pixel and Sony Music Entertainment’s Certified for the new, reimagined track called “Blind Em.” “Fifty years of Hip Hop— it’s an honor to be called on…
Carlijn Jacobs Bad news for some of the BeyHive. The upcoming Pittsburgh stop on Beyoncé‘s Renaissance World Tour has been canceled, and the Seattle and Kansas City shows have been rescheduled. “Due to production logistics and scheduling issues, unfortunately the August 3rd Pittsburgh stop of the RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR will not be taking place,” the Acrisure Stadium wrote on their…
Glen Wilson/HBO Issa Rae‘s hit comedy drama Insecure is available on Netflix and for fans of the popular series, it’s the best news yet. Netflix announced the award-winning show and all five seasons can now be streamed on the platform, a move praised by fans who protested the series’ end on HBO in December 2021. “This show bout to reach…
Jamie McCarthy/WireImage Congratulations are in order for Jay-Z‘s mom Gloria Carter, who married her partner Roxanne Wiltshire this past weekend. As captured in images by TMZ, the star-studded event saw the likes of A-listers such as Tyler Perry, Kelly Rowland, Robin Roberts, Corey Gamble and of course, Carter’s daughter-in-law, Beyoncé. According to reports, the ceremony took place in the Tribeca section of New York City and wrapped up…
Josh Brasted/WireImage Despite her long list of accolades and achievements, Megan Thee Stallion wishes to be known as more than just a music artist. Ahead of her headlining performance at the 2023 Essence Festival of Culture, the Grammy winner spoke with the magazine about her desire to achieve greatness in other areas of her life. “I want to be recognized as more than an…
Capitol Concerts Tuesday, July 4, is Independence Day, and as always, PBS is celebrating with its annual special A Capitol Fourth. Hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro, this year’s concert features performances by Babyface, Boyz II Men, Chicago and Belinda Carlisle, as well as the cast of the Broadway show A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. Best of all, the show will give…
ABC — Matthew Peyton/Getty Images While an upcoming big-screen movie starring the purple dinosaur Barney might not exactly come to mind when thinking of heavy movies like Everything Everywhere All at Once or Uncut Gems, that’s apparently what its producers are going for. The in-development movie, to which Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya is attached, will…
Nicki Minaj recently made headlines after mentioning TV personality Natalie Nunn in her song “Endless Fashion” from Lil Uzi Vert‘s new album, Pink Tape. “Ayo, even if my name was Natalie, none these … still couldn’t chin-check me,” she raps, seemingly referencing Natalie’s often-talked-about chin. Many fans saw the lyrics as shade, while Natalie responded positively to the shout-out. “I…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Ja Rule is getting ready to light things up for the Fourth of July. He’ll be taking the stage for a performance at the Macy’s Independence Day Parade in New York Tuesday and putting on a show of fireworks for his family. When it comes to the holiday, the rapper is all about sticking to the…
Prince Williams/Wireimage Da Brat‘s wife, Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart, planned and pulled off a surprise to celebrate the pregnant rapper who is expecting her first child, a baby boy. She gifted Da Brat, whose birth name is Shawntae Harris, a brand-new, white-on-white Tesla. In the tear-jerker video posted to social media Sunday, July 2, Da Brat rides passenger while Dupart drives to…