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Johnny Nunez / Contributor The tributes poured in on social media Monday, August 14, after reports surfaced that Magoo, the rapper who often partnered on songs with Timbaland, died at the age of 50.  “This one hits different,” Timbaland wrote on Instagram. “Long live Melvin aka magoo !!! Tim and Magoo forever. rest easy my king.” The legendary producer […]

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Nicki Minaj earned a top trending spot on X, formerly known as Twitter, after she released a snippet of a song off her forthcoming album, Pink Friday 2.  Taking to Instagram Live this past weekend, Nicki shared a preview of the unreleased track where she’s heard singing to an up-tempo beat.  The tease comes just a few […]

Prince Williams/Wireimage 50 Cent was honored with his own day in Connecticut on Friday, August 11. Governor Ned Lamont presented the hip-hop star with a certificate officially declaring August 11 as “50 Cent Day.” Sharing photos of the special moment to Instagram, 50 said he remembers “why I moved to CT.” “Today was officially Curtis 50 Cent Jackson day in Hartford CT. The […]

Courtesy of the Avant Family Clarence Avant, the beloved music executive widely known as “The Black Godfather,” has died at the age of 92, his family confirms.  “It is with a heavy heart that the Avant/Sarandos family announce the passing of Clarence Alexander Avant. Through his revolutionary business leadership, Clarence became affectionately known as ‘The Black […]

Prince Williams/Wireimage Teddy Riley may be known for R&B hits, but unbeknownst to some, he actually got his start in hip-hop. He produced songs for Doug E. Fresh, Heavy D, Wreckx-n-Effect, Big Daddy Kane and more, years before fusing hip-hop with R&B to make his New Jack Swing sound. “Hip-hop is a big influence on me because that’s the first genre […]

Terence Patrick/CBS Usher is only three years older than Beyoncé, just old enough to briefly act as her chaperone back in the day. In an interview with Capital Breakfast With Roman Kemp in the U.K., he recalled the time he was tasked with looking after her and her former girl group. “Fun fact, I knew Beyoncé when she was 12 […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation Jay-Z‘s 40/40 Club in New York City’s Flatiron District is no more. A message on the club’s official website says the flagship location is “currently closed but will reopen at a new location in February 2024.”  Eater New York reports the bar and lounge made the decision to close its original location […]

ABC Before the SAG-AFTRA strike ground Hollywood to a halt, The Hollywood Reporter notes Tiffany Haddish was developing a documentary shining a light on an interesting phenomenon: successful women who date homeless men. “I experienced homelessness myself and found that there was a stigma on it that I don’t think should be there,” said the […]

From summer anthems to hype club tracks and new hip-hop collabs, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music. —EST GEE, El Toro 2 — The sequel to EST GEE’s El Toro features the Yo Gotti-assisted “A Moment with Gotti.” —DJ Khaled ft. Lil Baby, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, “Supposed to be Loved” — The stars unite […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Strength Of A Woman Festival & Summit The patent leather blowup suit Missy Elliott wears in her “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” video is an iconic look that brings back memories for the multihyphenate. Taking to the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, the rapper shared a fun fact about the video in response to a […]