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Prince Williams/Wireimage Drake has reacted to an artificial intelligence version of him rapping to Ice Spice‘s “Munch (Feelin’ U).” He reposted The Shade Room’s Story about Universal Music Group’s request to block artificial intelligence companies on his Instagram Story, specifically sharing the slide in which the AI version of Drake is heard rapping Spice’s song. “This is the […]

ABC There’s a release date for Halle Bailey‘s Little Mermaid doll: April 23. Fans, however, can secure their toys now by preordering ahead of the actual drop. The doll resembles Halle’s version of Ariel, from her red braids down to the mole above her eyebrow. “I am literally choking up because this means so much to me,” she previously […]

Tina Thorpe/HBO A Black Lady Sketch Show is back on HBO with its fourth season, but this time around there are some new faces. Joining the cast are DaMya Gurley, Angel Laketa Moore and Tamara Jade, who creator Robin Thede says “were a seamless addition to the cast this year.” “From the first day of rehearsals, they were like, ‘Let’s go, we […]

Todd Owyoung/NBC Kid Cudi is ironically The Man on the Moon in the new Disney+ movie Crater. He plays the father of the lead character, one of five teens in the film. Cudi encourages his son, Caleb (Isaiah Russell-Bailey), to take a road trip with his friends to a mysterious crater. The group then sets out on the journey, […]

Erik Voake/Getty Images for MNRK Music Group Tyler, the Creator‘s album Call Me If You Get Lost has reentered another Billboard chart. Days after surging into the Billboard 200, the project has made its way back onto Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, where it’s currently the #1 album. It’s now the first project to dominate the chart in three different years: July 2021, April 2022 […]

Courtesy Netflix If you didn’t get to see Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington on Broadway in their acclaimed turns in The Piano Lesson, you’re in luck. Netflix has announced it is bringing a film adaptation of the August Wilson play to the streaming service, co-produced by John David’s Broadway vet dad, Oscar winner Denzel Washington. The production will also star Justice League‘s Ray […]

Susan DeLoach/SHOWTIME Mo’Nique has filed a lawsuit against Paramount and CBS, which she claims owe her millions for her show The Parkers. Variety reports the actress, born Monique Hicks, notes UPN paid a below-market fee to air the show, which itself was sold for cable distribution for below average market rates, all in an effort to suppress profitability. The suit states Mo’Nique was underpaid and […]

Courtesy Young Money/Rolling Loud/Live Nation Lil Wayne gifted fans in Toronto with a special guest straight from the city: Drake. Performing as part of his Welcome to Tha Carter tour, Weezy brought his protege out at HISTORY, where Drake took the stage with a set including songs “Marvins Room,” “Jungle,” “Know Yourself,” “Rich Flex,” “Sicko Mode,” “Feel No Ways,” […]

ABC/Randy Holmes Michael B. Jordan graces one of four worldwide covers as one of Time‘s 100 Most Influential People.  “He has a youthful appearance and spirit, so it’s easy to overlook his incredible feat of staying power in an industry that can be so transactional,” friend and longtime collaborator Ryan Coogler says of the actor. He discussed Michael’s 24-year-long acting […]

Walt Disney Television/Yolanda Perez Pose star Billy Porter is set to co-write and star in a biopic based on the life of legendary novelist, essayist and activist James Baldwin. Porter and Dan McCabe will adapt the script for from David Leeming’s 1994 book James Baldwin: A Biography. “As a Black queer man on this planet […]