Hip-hop superstar Nicki Minaj’s highly-anticipated fifth album is due to be released in October. Minaj took to social media to reveal the record’s release date, confirming that it will launch on October 20th. “10/20/23 The Album,” she wrote on Twitter. Minaj’s last album, Queen, was released in August 2018. It featured several hits, including “Good…… MORE
Run-DMC, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube are set to headline Hip Hop 50 Live. Hip Hop 50 Live at Yankee Stadium is a legendary concert celebrating Hip Hop’s 50th birthday. It will take place on Friday, August 11 in Hip Hop’s birthplace, The Bronx. A “Queens of Hip Hop” set will feature Eve,…… MORE
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye recently revealed that his The Idol Vol. 1 soundtrack will arrive on June 30. The Weeknd also unveiled the album artwork, which features his character Tedros in his full, frizzy rattail glory. “Never trust a dude with a rattail,” he wrote. “The Idol” series, directed by Sam Levinson, premiered on Sunday…… MORE
Wyclef Jean and Prakazrel “Pras” Michel made a surprise appearance on stage during Ms. Lauryn Hill’s headlining set at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia on Saturday (June 3), making the moment a “Fugees reunion.” The six-song set performed by the trio included “How Many Mics,” “Ready or Not,” “Killing Me Softly,” and “Fu-Gee-La.” Pras, who…… MORE
Kid Cudi recently released “Porsche Topless,” the first single from his yet-to-be-named ninth studio album. The anthem produced by Cudi, Jean Baptiste, and BNYX is Cudi’s first release since last year’s Entergalatic, his album-slash-Netflix animated rom-com. “The G.O.A.T., they say this on approach/ While I’m geeked, I can hardly speak/ Thank ’em, take photo and…… MORE
Bring Me The Horizon recently released a new single “AmEN!” featuring rapper Lil Uzi Vert and Daryl Palumbo of Glassjaw. “I hope you have fun/ Rotting in hell!/ Swim the witch/ Slay the infidel!/ Suck a dick heretic!/ I hate you! & I’d like to see you/ Burn, burn, burn!” the lyrics go. “AmEN!” is…… MORE
Snoop Dogg recently took to Instagram to announce he is postponing his Doggystyle anniversary shows, expressing solidarity with striking writers. “Due to the ongoing WGA strike and the DGA and SAG/AFTRA negotiations, we have decided to postpone the shows,” Snoop captioned a video he shared on Instagram to explain the reason for delaying the celebration…… MORE
Iconic singer-songwriter Alicia Keys has announced a new stage musical, “Hell’s Kitchen,” based on her experience growing up in the Manhattan neighborhood of the same name. Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz, the musical is directed by Michael Greif and choreographed by Camille Brown. “Hell’s Kitchen” revolves around a teenager, Ali, who is eager…… MORE
Ty Dolla $ign recently dropped a new single, “Motion,” and an accompanying video via Atlantic Records. Will Larsen and Stryv produced the song, and Alex Bittan directed the track’s video. “Motion” is the first single from Ty Dolla $ign’s upcoming new EP due out this summer. “I had to give y’all something fun, something to…… MORE
Kanye West has been sued for assault following an incident in which he allegedly grabbed a photographer’s phone and threw it into traffic. According to the documents filed in California Superior Court last Wednesday (May 31), photographer Nichol Lechmanik has sued Ye for assault, battery, negligence and interference with the exercise of her civil rights…… MORE
