Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET The 2025 MTV VMAs are making their return in the fall, and Kendrick Lamar is among the top contenders. He picked up a total of 10 nominations, including video of the year for “Not Like Us” and best album for GNX. K. Dot is also up for artist of…
Brandon Breaux After years of teasing the album, Chance the Rapper‘s Star Line is coming out in August. Speaking to Rolling Stone, he says it’s a project that encompasses his recent travels, as well as things he’s experienced in his personal life. “Going to Ghana, reconnecting with a lot of my family, going through relationships changing, getting…
Ice-T speaks onstage during the 29th Annual Webby Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on May 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for The Webby Awards) Ice-T is hosting a new documentary special about the negative impact fentanyl can have on society and culture. Fame and Fentanyl will take a look at…
Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage It’s been a minute since Doechii joined Lauryn Hill onstage at the Jazz In The Gardens Music Festival in March, but it’s a moment she still cherishes. She tells People “it meant everything” to her to sing with the “hip-hop legend,” describing it as “another validating moment” in her life. “She’s also just so human, so kind,”…
Photo by Joshua Applegate/Getty Images Offset has a new, self-titled album on the way. Titled Kiari after his birth name, Kiari Kendrell Cephus, the project stands to be his “most personal body of work yet,” according to a press release. It’s scheduled to arrive on Aug. 22, complete with 18 tracks, including previously released singles “Professional” and…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images A federal judge in New York declined on Monday to grant Sean “Diddy” Combs bail, finding no “exceptional reasons” to release him prior to his October sentencing. Combs was convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution, which the judge said mandates incarceration. His sentencing is set for Oct. 3. Judge Arun Subramanian said…
Jeezy performs during Jeezy Presents TM:101 Live, a 20th anniversary celebration of Thug Motivation 101, with Color of Noize Orchestra at Fox Theatre on July 26, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Nykieria Chaney/Getty Images) Jeezy‘s debut album, Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, is 20 years old, which calls for a celebration. He recently…
Photo by Arturo Holmes/WireImage Kid Cudi‘s upcoming album is Free of features. In a post shared to his X account over the weekend, he told his fans that he would be the only person on the project. “No features, just me. I think im over features unless it happens organically,” he wrote. “Theres people ive had…
Rapper Gunna performs onstage during Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash 2025 at State Farm Arena on June 21, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia/Photo Prince Williams/FilmMagic After spending much of 2025 preparing for the release of his sixth studio album, Gunna is about ready for the world to hear it. Taking to his socials Monday, the rapper announced his…
Denzel Washington in ‘Highest 2 Lowest’/Photo Credit: A24 The first official trailer for Highest 2 Lowest has been released, giving fans a look at Spike Lee‘s remake of the Akira Kurosawa crime thriller. The film follows the story of Denzel Washington‘s David King, a reputable music mogul who is targeted with a ransom plot and ends up in a…