Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage A federal judge in New York on Friday allowed a video depicting Sean Combs kicking and dragging then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel in March 2016 into his upcoming sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial. “The defense can’t show the footage is inadmissible,” Judge Arun Subramanian said in a ruling from…
Taylor Gang Ent, LLC April 14 marked the 15th anniversary of Wiz Khalifa‘s Kush & Orange Juice mixtape, a project he says “changed my life and career.” “It was the mixtape that introduced me to the world,” Wiz tells Complex. “It introduced me to a lot of people, and I had put in a lot of…
Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage Protesters gathered outside the Sumner County Courthouse in Tennessee Wednesday in support of Young Buck, who was ordered to serve 30 days for “repeated violations of his bond supervision,” WKRN reports. They spoke out against his bond being revoked, and generally what they deemed “political and police corruption.” “I hope they start…
Photo by Kara Durrette/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” has made its way to the top of another Billboard chart, this time the Pop Airplay chart dated May 3. It’s the first rap song to lead the chart since Doja Cat‘s “Agora Hills” in March 2024, marking K. Dot’s first time at #1 as a lead artist…
Gravitas Ventures Cory Hardrict is back on the movie screens, starring in the new indie thriller Die Like a Man. The actor portrays a gangster named Solo who has returned home after a 10-year bid to a gentrified neighborhood void of friends who have either died, been jailed or simply moved on with their lives. He tasks himself…
Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Kehlani will no longer be performing at Cornell University’s Slope Day, an end-of-semester tradition following the last day of classes. Cornell president Michael I. Kotlikoff shared a memo Wednesday to officialize the decision, citing concerns with the singer’s public support of Palestine. “Unfortunately, although it was not the intention, the selection of Kehlani as…
Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Ravyn Lenae has been hard at work since releasing her first song in 2015, and now, her song “Love Me Not” is a Hot 100 hit. She tells Billboard she received the news on what she remembers as a great day. “I was at home watching TV, and my manager called me and…
Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Rema recently kicked off his Heis World Tour, but a slight change has been made to the date of his New York show. Initially scheduled to take place on May 3, the concert has been rescheduled to May 2. The reason for the change is a potential Game 7 between…
Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE The Roots, Styles P, Big Freedia and Laila! are some of the acts tapped to perform at the 2025 Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, a series of free and benefit shows held in parks across New York’s five boroughs. Styles P will perform at the Coney Island Amphitheater on…
BET+ Usher‘s concert film, Usher: Rendezvous in Paris, will soon be accessible to fans worldwide. After initially only being available to watch in cinemas, it will now be making its way to BET+, where it will stream exclusively starting May 8. “USHER: RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS is more than a concert film—it’s a cultural moment that…
