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ABC Cardi B will be making her way to her native New York to headline this year’s Summer Jam music festival.  She is one of a few female rappers slated to hit the stage, including Ice Spice, GloRilla, Coi Leray and Lola Brooke. Representing the men are French Montana, Lil Tjay, Fivio Foreign and The LOX, who will be celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary. Summer Jam takes […]

Columbia Records Tyler, the Creator is treating fans to yet another visual. On Monday he released the music video for “Heaven to Me,” which finds the rapper performing the track from his home studio. “Heaven to Me” features a sample of “Heaven Only Knows” by Monk Higgins. It follows previously released visuals for “Sorry Not Sorry,” “Dogtooth” and the A$AP Rocky-assisted “Wharf Talk,” […]

NBC Lil Uzi Vert appeared at WrestleMania 39 on April 1, and performed hit track “Just Wanna Rock” to introduce duo Joshua Samuel Fatu and Jonathan Solofa Fatu, but they had their heart set on making their way into the ring. “I can’t believe I’m here, I can’t believe I saw so many people that I always wanted to see […]

Courtesy Live Nation Burna Boy is making U.S. history with his worldwide tour, Love, Damini. The star is the first Nigerian artist to headline a stadium in the U.S., thanks to his upcoming performance at NYC’s Citi Field on July 8. General sale tickets will be available April 7 at 10 a.m. via Onaspaceship.com, with a Citi presale running from April […]

Will Heath/NBC Quinta Brunson and Lil Yachty both made their SNL debuts over the weekend. The Abbott Elementary creator and star hosted the episode, while the rapper was the night’s musical guest. In Brunson’s opening monologue, she joked that she wanted to be on SNL back in the day but the audition process seemed long, […]

Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images Lupe Fiasco will be taking his talents to Yale University, where he’s secured a fellowship. “Proud to announce I’ve been chosen to be a Saybrook Fellow at my OTHER favorite school in the whole wide world outside of MIT…@Yale,” Lupe informed fans Thursday. He then gave a shoutout to Thomas J. Near, dean of Yale’s Saybrook College, […]

Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images March 31, 2023, marks four years since the hip-hop world lost Nipsey Hussle and Lauren London lost a partner. In remembrance of his death, Lauren took to Instagram and penned an emotional tribute to Nipsey, born Ermias Joseph Asghedom. “I hold my breath all of March knowing I have to face the memory of the day you transitioned,” she wrote. “Holding […]

Lil Wayne makes this week’s New Music Friday with a new album. Here’s what else dropped: Lil Wayne, I Am Music  — The compilation features songs spanning Weezy’s career, including “Lollipop,” “A Milli,” “Fireman” and “Mr. Carter” with Jay-Z. DJ Drama, I’m Really Like That — The 14-song track list features over 30 guest appearances from the likes of Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, Rick Ross, Jim […]

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images for VIBE x Def Jam Recordings Jadakiss is down for a redo of The LOX and Dipset Verzuz, per the request of former opponent Jim Jones. When asked about his thoughts on a potential rematch, he joked, “You gotta talk to my advisors.” Then he told Vibe, “I would love to run it back, you know what I mean? Why not? […]

ABC Missy Elliott‘s animated voice won’t only be heard in her music, it’ll also be on a new episode of Cartoon Network’s Craig of the Creek.  In the episode titled “The Jump Off,” Craig, Cannonball, Sparkle Cadet and Diane seek tips from Craig’s mom, Nicole, as they prepare for a double Dutch tournament. She tells them about Carla Frazier, her […]