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Todd Owyoung/NBC Cardi B is more than Offset‘s wife: he says that she’s his “bestie.” The rapper spoke about his relationship with Cardi in a new cover story for Variety. “She always got my back, right or wrong,” he said. “We both are on the same mission to make each other better. Social is her strong point, so […]

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Tributes are pouring in to honor Tina Turner, born Anna Mae Bullock, who passed away May 24 at the age of 83. After word spread of her death, celebrities, including Erykah Badu, Questlove, Ciara and Alicia Keys, took to social media to talk about her influence and impact on the culture.  “Cultural Icon down. Safe Journey Anna Mae Bullock. You […]

Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Travis Scott has been teasing his Utopia album for some time, most recently with a briefcase his security guard has been holding. In the latest issue of Pin-Up, the rapper finally provides some context for the title of the forthcoming album. “Utopia is something that people feel is so far-fetched and out of […]

Cardi B‘s daughter, Kulture, is well fed, according to a post about her school lunch. The post included photos of her mac & cheese, chicken nuggets, fruit, cereal, flavored milk and other treats. “Kulture school lunch be everything,” Cardi tweeted. Kendrick Lamar was spotted at the University of Arizona Global Campus, where he attended his sister’s graduation. Kayla Duckworth graduated Sunday […]

David Wolff – Patrick/Redferns Just days after the release of Juice WRLD‘s Goodbye & Good Riddance (5 Year Anniversary Edition), the late rapper’s estate has dropped a new video. The clip, shot by Steve Cannon and Chris Long, features Juice as he sits on a couch and freestyles over the beat of Project Pat‘s “Cheese and Dope.” The video is now available to […]

Manny Hernandez/Getty Images Fetty Wap has learned his fate in his drug trafficking case. The rapper, born Willie Junior Maxwell, has been sentenced to six years in prison. Fetty was arrested in October 2021 for his involvement in a trafficking conspiracy that obtained drugs, including cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and crack, from the West Coast, and distributed them across […]

Courtesy Roots Picnic While Usher‘s Las Vegas residency is on a brief hiatus, he’s taking his talents to the Roots Picnic. The Grammy-winning star has just been added as a special guest and will be co-headlining alongside Ms. Lauryn Hill. It will mark his first Roots Picnic appearance since 2016. The Roots Picnic will take place June 3-4 […]

ABC/Randy Holmes GloRilla has added a female twist to the 1999 song “Slob on My Nob.” In her new single “Lick or Sum,” she samples the track by Three 6 Mafia‘s offshoot group Tear da Club Up Thugs and shifts the focus from male pleasure to female pleasure. “Get head from his cousin too/ I keep it in the family/ […]

Ethan Miller/Getty Images Oprah Winfrey, who earned an Oscar nomination for 1985’s adaptation Alice Walker‘s 1982 novel The Color Purple, and who produces the forthcoming big screen musical version, can’t sing enough praises of its lead, singer Fantasia Barrino.  Oprah took part in a virtual promotional event with director Blitz Bazawule on Tuesday, and gave the former American Idol winner her flowers, saying […]

Courtesy Live Nation Bryson Tiller is extending his Back and I’m Better Tour. The trek, which kicked off earlier this month, now features 32 shows, seven more than the original 25-city outing. The trek will revisit New York, this time appearing at The Rooftop at Pier 17, and make a second stop at The Wiltern in LA. […]