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Thirteen acts will enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the 2023 Class. Hip Hop representatives Missy Elliott and DJ Kool Herc made the final list for this year. Advertisement Missy Elliott becomes the first female rapper in history to earn a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. DJ Kool
Timbaland has embraced artificial intelligence (AI) technology to make his dream collaboration a reality. Advertisement The superproducer always wanted to work with The Notorious B.I.G. but never got the chance before the legendary Brooklyn rapper’s untimely passing. Nonetheless he used AI to produce a deep fake Biggie song over an original Timbaland beat. Timbaland acknowledged
What TF is going on? I swear to God, this country is going to hell in a hand basket. I cannot really conceptualize what it is to murder somebody that this ex-marine found out. Apparently, it is legal to kill Black homeless people, because the man walked with no charges at the time of this
The Writers Guild of America strike is impacting everyone, including some of your favorite shows on television. Advertisement While you might think the writers are for traditionally scripted movies, television dramas, and sitcoms, it also impacts late-night talk and variety shows like “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Tonight Show
Virginia-raised recording artist Missy Elliott will be the first female rapper inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Advertisement The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation tapped LL Cool J to announce the members of the Class of 2023 on Wednesday. Missy Elliott joins Kate Bush, George Michael, Sheryl Crow, Rage Against the
Snoop Dogg is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his classic debut album Doggystyle with pair of orchestra-backed concerts at the Hollywood Bowl this summer. Advertisement On Tuesday (May. 2), the West Coast legend announced the shows, revealing Doggystyle producer Dr. Dre will also produce the concerts. Snoop Dogg also hinted at some special guest appearances
A man accused of assaulting Tekashi 6ix9ine pleaded not guilty to battery and robbery without a firearm or weapon. Advertisement According to Radar Online, Rafael Medina Jr. entered his plea and received permission to travel for work while on house arrest. Medina was one of the three men arrested for an attack on 6ix9ine inside
Did you know that rapper Killer Mike is not just a phenomenal emcee and political activist, but an outstanding businessman making major moves in banking and financing? Advertisement The Georgia recording artist, whose real name is Michael Render, founded a company called Greenwood with former Atlanta mayor, Andrew Young, in 2020 with the goal to
Chicago rapper Vic Mensa has been a very outspoken activist against police brutality and government-backed violence against African-Americans. Seven years ago, Mensa released a song titled “16 Shots” which addressed the 2014 police killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. “I’ve been harassed by police my whole life and seen people who looked like me treated like
50 Cent is planning on expanding his ever-growing television and production empire with the introduction of a G-Unit film division, complete with a 985,000 square feet studio to boot. After taking over television with a run of hit series like Power and BMF, Fiddy is ramping things up a notch. He took to Instagram over
Daz Dillinger denied producing Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle after Suge Knight claimed Dr. Dre took credit for Daz’s work on the classic album. Advertisement Knight said Daz ghost-produced the album and signed paperwork giving Dr. Dre the rights to the music in an April interview with TMZ. Daz responded to Knight’s allegations via Instagram on Monday
Lil Wayne is aiming to change the game again as a businessman and performer. The New Orleans chart-topper announced an upcoming exclusive global livestream tour from LA’s The Wiltern on Saturday, May 13 at 9 pm PDT / and Sunday, May 14, at 12 am EDT, according to a press release from his team. One
The 1998 single “Are You That Somebody” is one of the most popular songs in Aaliyah’s catalog. The late singer’s longtime musical collaborator, Timbaland, produced the track which lives on the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack. Advertisement Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody” apparently drew inspiration from another kid-friendly film. Timberland spoke about creating the classic tune during
Public Enemy frontman Chuck D has teamed up with Consequence for a new single and accompanying video called “What Has America Done.” The track will live on Consequence’s forthcoming album, Nice Doing Business With You. The A Tribe Called Quest affiliate (and Q-Tip’s cousin) made the announcement via Instagram last week. Advertisement Sharing a photo
If I was to get into it with some blogger, I would be considered a supreme cornball. The rap community would be joking on me. The same goes with most people that make their money from talking into a camera, mic or any other device such as a phone. However, Joe Budden and Cam’ron are
According to WSB-TV, Ross has been allowed to hold a concert that’s expected to attract more than 6,000 fans to their community—and his neighbors aren’t happy about it. Rick Ross is a known car fanatic and started hosting an annual car show on his Georgia property last year. But evidently, the MMG founder’s neighbors are
Jonathan Majors’ alleged victim was granted a temporary order of protection on earlier this week. Advertisement The “Creed III” actor was arrested in New York City on March 25th and charged with multiple counts of assault and harassment in relation to an alleged domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman. His lawyer Priya Chaudhry denied the
The latest drama in the tumultuous breakup between Ye and Adidas has resulted in a class action lawsuit filed by investors who claim the company’s partnership with the artist caused them significant financial losses. This comes after Ye made a series of anti-Semitic and racially offensive statements, leading to public calls for a boycott of
The D.O.C. premiered his documentary, The DOC, at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2022. However, it has yet to see a wider release. Those lucky enough to have seen the film were privy to a deep dive into the life of Tracy Lynn Curry whose rap career was cut short following a near-fatal car