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Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images Lil Uzi Vert is facing a lawsuit that alleges he used unauthorized samples from Blackout‘s 1995 song “Dim Da Lights” in the track “Strawberry Peels.” According to TMZ, Sun City Publishing filed the suit, noting the success of Uzi’s song, which has garnered more than 39 million Spotify streams and over 4 million YouTube plays. The publishing company […]

Todd Williamson/NBC Gunfire erupted during a video shoot for French Montana and New Orleans-based rapper Rob49, injuring 10 people outside The Licking restaurant in Miami Gardens, WPLG reports. Rapper Ced Mogul, who was at the shoot, claimed things escalated shortly after an individual was robbed of a Rolex and a cellphone. “I heard the gunshots. It was sporadic gunshots,” he told the news outlet. […]

Amazon Studios The ladies of Harlem are making a comeback. Prime Video released the trailer for season 2 of the show, which will premiere next month. It sees best friend group Camille (Meagan Good), Tye (Jerrie Johnson), Quinn (Grace Byers) and Angie (Shoniqua Shandal) as they continue to navigate relationships and careers. The trailer also introduces fans to other […]

NBCUniversal Saturday Night Live has just announced its first guest hosts and musical guests of the new year. The White Lotus‘ Aubrey Plaza kicks things off on January 21, with Sam Smith as the musical guest. Creed III star and director Michael B. Jordan will step into the ring of Studio 8H on January 28, […]

Comedy Central Following Trevor Noah‘s exit in December after a seven-year run on The Daily Show, Comedy Central has announced the dates for the series of guest hosts who will be taking his spot behind the anchor desk. Things kick off the week of January 17 at 11 p.m. with SNL vet Leslie Jones as […]

Joseph Okpako/WireImage Popcaan and Drake are back at it again. The two have come together for Popcaan’s “We Caa Done,” a song that is slated to drop Friday. The dancehall star took to social media to share a 21-second clip of the song, which only hears Popcaan as he flexes his vocals. Words mentioning Drake’s feature appear toward the end; […]

ABC (NOTE LANGUAGE) Cardi B is doubling down on her frustration with rising prices and inflation. In a tweet shared Wednesday night, she explained why she’s bothered by the increasing cost of groceries with her celebrity status and financial standing. “When I be complaining about food prices, and y’all muthaf***as be like, ‘Ain’t you rich? Why you complaining about lettuce? Why […]

Manny Hernandez/Getty Images Fetty Wap will have to wait a little longer to learn his fate: AllHipHop reports the rapper’s drug case sentencing has been delayed.  Judge Joanna Seybert issued the court order Wednesday, pushing the initial January 18 hearing back to March 19. Fetty was arrested in October 2021 at New York’s Citi Field, where he was supposed to take the stage […]

Christopher Polk/NBC French Montana and members of his Coke Boys record label are teaming up with DJ Drama for their very own Gangsta Grillz mixtape. With the release date set for Friday, French took to Instagram to unveil the track list and give fans an idea of what’s on the way. CB6: Money Heist Edition features 29 tracks with appearances from Coke Boys’ Max B, DThang, Kenzo B and the […]

Marvel Studios On the first installment of the recently launched Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast, director Ryan Coogler gets emotional recalling Chadwick Boseman‘s last days. Host Ta-Nehisi Coates asked Coogler how the sequel took shape, both before and after their friend Boseman’s 2020 death at 43 following a private cancer battle. At times […]