Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Chris Rock is reportedly gearing up to direct and produce a new film about Martin Luther King Jr. According to Variety, Rock is in the final stages of talks to board the project, with Steven Spielberg already on board as an executive producer. The as-yet-untitled film from Universal Pictures will be based…
Marcus Ingram/Getty Images BET announced an additional round of performers for its 2023 Hip Hop Awards, naming City Girls, Juvenile & Mannie Fresh, Tyrese and more. Also hitting the stage: Tip “T.I.” Harris, Nelly, Fabolous, Chingy, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Holiday, D-Nice and Technician the DJ. The stars will join previously announced performers Offset, DaBaby, Fivio Foreign, GloRilla and Sexyy Red. This year’s show, which taped on Tuesday, October 3,…
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images For several weeks, Adele has sparked speculation that she and her boyfriend, sports agent Rich Paul, are married by referring to him as “my husband” and herself as a wife during her Las Vegas residency shows. Now, a source tells US Weekly that the couple isn’t married; they just like using those words. “They aren’t married but they…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Tems made her return to music with the release of her latest single, “Me & U.” The new song and its accompanying music video is the Nigerian singer’s first solo release following her 2021 EP, If Orange was a Place, and “Wait for U,” her 2022 smash feature with rapper Future. In the self-directed visual, Tems is captured…
Todd Owyoung/NBC Killer Mike is headed to late night TV with a visit to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He teased his upcoming appearance, scheduled for Friday, October 10, by sharing on Instagram that he has “something special” planned, specifically for special people in his life. “Doing something special for my mother and grandmother this Friday,” he wrote,…
Sportyrich Ent / Ree – Mixx Ent Bell Biv DeVoe joined forces with Rev Run for a fresh new single full of throwback ’90s vibes. Co-written by Rev Run, BBD and fellow ’90s hip-hop legend LL Cool J, “Act Like You Know” marks the group’s first single in six years. “‘Act Like You Know’ celebrates the brotherhood and history…
Shortly after Pastor Mike Todd penned the last sentence of his new book Damaged but Not Destroyed, “spit hit the fan.” He had led what turned into an unusually viral sermon where, in an effort to help visualize a biblical verse, he smeared spit from his mouth onto his brother’s face. The unexpected moment was met with harsh criticism from…
UMG Records Offset unveiled the track list for his upcoming solo album, Set it Off. The new project, expected out Friday, October 13, features a long list of top hip-hop and R&B artists, including two songs with his wife, Cardi B. The couple already dropped off “Jealousy” and its matching music video; the New York rapper also joins Offset for the…
Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic Saweetie wears many hats, including co-host of this year’s MTV VMAs preshow. The rapper’s reading of the teleprompter was the butt of many social media jokes that night, but she’s not deterred by what the haters have to say. “I think a simple response is no matter what happens, baby just keep going,” she tells Billboard. “Imma…
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images Sexyy Red is a fan of Donald Trump, so much so she wants him back in the White House. While a guest on comedian Theo Von’s This Past Weekend podcast, she explained why she and others like the former president. “I like Trump,” she said. “Yeah, they support him in the hood. At first I don’t think people…