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Let’s throw it back: The year is 1973. DJ Kool Herc throws a live dance party, where he introduces a turntable technique called the “break.” Fifty years later, he’s considered the father of hip-hop. Fast-forward to 1978, when DJ Lovebug Starski and Keef Cowboy attend a friend’s farewell party and trade words back and forth. Forty-five years later, they’re recognized as coining […]

David Livingston/Getty Images Tina Knowles and Richard Lawson have decided to part ways after eight years of marriage, as per court documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight. Per the outlet, documents show that Tina filed for divorce on Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split and revealed that she stated Tuesday as the date of their separation. Tina, who […]

Skip Bolen/Peacock Anthony Mackie plays a post-apocalyptic delivery driver — think of DoorDash, but much more dangerous — in Peacock’s series adaptation of the video game Twisted Metal, debuting Thursday, July 27. Mackie’s character drives a beat-up 1990s sports car that is deceptively deadly — a far cry from his first set of wheels, “a 1985 Nissan […]

John Sciulli/Getty Images for Beautycon The home of Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé‘s mother, was burglarized, authorities confirmed to KABC in Los Angeles. The incident happened in Hollywood around 10:30 a.m. on July 5, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, who also said nobody was home at the time of the burglary.  While police could not say what property was taken […]

ABC/Randy Holmes Fresh off the success of “Players,” Coi Leray feels her “hard work is actually finally paying off.” With a goal of becoming an icon like Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliott or Queen Latifah, she tells People, “It just feels good to know that everything that me and my team manifested and worked hard for is actually finally showing to the world.” Coi says […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images Timbaland pulled from different sounds when he produced Aaliyah‘s 1998 song “Are You That Somebody.” Speaking on a panel for the 2023 Pop Conference at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, he revealed that one of those sounds was “Oompa Loompa” from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. “I actually was trying to make […]

MEGA/GC Images Kanye West is accused of breaching a contract in a new suit filed by a former Yeezy staffer. TMZ reports Dora Szilagyi, the company’s former director of product innovation, claims the rapper now owes her $275,000. In court docs obtained by the outlet, Szilagyi alleged that Ye convinced her to give up her job at Adidas and hired […]

Lil Wayne makes this week’s New Music Friday with a new album. Here’s what else dropped: Lil Wayne, I Am Music  — The compilation features songs spanning Weezy’s career, including “Lollipop,” “A Milli,” “Fireman” and “Mr. Carter” with Jay-Z. DJ Drama, I’m Really Like That — The 14-song track list features over 30 guest appearances from the likes of Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, Rick Ross, Jim […]

Here’s a list of recently released tunes for the latest edition of New Music Friday. T-Pain, On Top Of The Covers — The singer ditched Auto-Tune on the project, which features covers of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” and more. Ni’jah, Swarm, — The EP features original sounds from Ni’jah, who plays the fictional […]

Prince Williams/Wireimage Drake‘s habit of name-dropping his exes in his music, which has been teased in an SNL skit, is something he feels he probably “coulda done without.” Speaking with Lil Yachty on FUTUREMOOD’s A Moody Conversation, he said that in retrospect dissing people for their age or “disrupting somebody’s life” are things he could have avoided.  “So I’ve tried my best to […]