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ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua Tracee Ellis Ross is entering the podcast world. The actress is slated to release a new podcast at the end of the month. I Am America — a partnership with Dear Media — will consist of 10 episodes featuring stories of people of color who are positive influences in their community. The intent is “to act as a counternarrative to […]

Motown Records/Quality Control Music Lil Yachty is releasing a new project toward the end of the month. The album, titled Let’s Start Here, will drop on January 27, according to his social media. Along with the announcement, Yachty shared the artwork, which features a group of men and women with distorted faces who are suited up and appear to be […]

Courtesy Universal Music Group Coi Leray has released the music video for “Players (DJ Smallz 732 Jersey Club Remix).” The Nimi Hendrix-directed visual sees Coi and Smallz in the club and streets of New Jersey, surrounded by fans performing the song’s viral dance. It’s currently streaming on Youtube. Coi dropped “Players” in late November, and has since updated DSPs with remixes […]

Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Republic Records A few star-studded video tributes were not played at Gangsta Boo‘s funeral. According to TMZ, there were technical issues that prevented the videos from being played on the church’s projector. The virtual messages were from Three 6 Mafia‘s Juicy J, DJ EFN and Yelawolf, who shared their memories of the late rapper in their clips. Juicy crowned Gangsta Boo […]

Courtesy Lovers & Friends Lovers & Friends is coming back for round two. The festival, which launched last year, will return to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on May 6. Fans will be treated with performances from over 45 artists, including veterans Mariah Carey, Usher, Chris Brown, 50 Cent, Nelly, Lil Kim and Missy Elliott, who hasn’t had a billed performance since 2019. […]

Courtesy Founders Entertainment LLC Kendrick Lamar‘s 2023 headlining performances will now include his upcoming appearance at this year’s Governors Ball Music Festival. The rapper is set to headline the third and final day of the three-night event, which will feature performances from artists including Lil Nas X, Giveon, Pusha T and Tems. Day 1 and Day 2, headlined by Lizzo and ODESZA, respectively, will […]

ShotbyStarks of Cordell and Shiv AJay Jain of Snoop Dogg Items from Snoop Dogg and his son Cordell Broadus will be sold next month at a charity relief auction taking place during Grammy week. The rapper and his son partnered with XOUNTS Sound Systems to donate a lot that includes signed Champ Medici and Dr. Bombay sound systems, skins with […]

Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Amazon Music A$AP Rocky is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of his debut album, Long.Live.A$AP, with the release of a new video. “Angels Pt. 2” is a reworked version of his 2014 “Angels” video, which sees the rapper and his A$AP Mob rioting and looting in New York City. The new clip features unreleased footage, […]

Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images Lil Tjay was arrested Monday following a traffic stop in the Bronx. As New York Post reports, the rapper and four other men were traveling in a Cadillac Escalade when they were pulled over for tinted windows and a missing front license plate. Cops discovered four loaded handguns in the vehicle and took the men into custody. According to TMZ, Tjay […]

Prince Williams/Filmmagic Ice Spice‘s rap career is taking off, which she knew she wanted after seeing Nicki Minaj. In an interview with XXL, she revealed she had her heart set on becoming an MC after seeing the Queens native. “When I saw Nicki, I was so mesmerized,” Ice said. “She’s the first female rapper that I seen. And […]