Rap Lives

He’s a product of Ethiopian immigrants. He grew up in Portland, Oregon.  He’s college educated.  He is bringing his clever wit, and testosterone-filled flavor to rap.  He is Amine’ and the Heebiejeebies track featuring Kehlani 👍…MORE

RCA Inspiration & Provident Music Group Announce Relaunch of Verity Records | @VerityGospel

Nashville, TN – July 5, 2017 – RCA Inspiration and Provident Music Group celebrate  the relaunch of Verity Records, reviving the iconic label that has been a modern standard-bearer in Gospel for almost two decades!  Reintroducing Verity, kicked off by the newly-launched single “Close” from Gospel icon Marvin Sapp, excitement is buzzing high among artists, the industry,…MORE

Black Music Honors

  The two-hour event will acknowledge the legendary African American artists who have influenced and made significant musical contributions to African American culture and American music worldwide. Rickey Smiley, television and radio personality and Grammy Award-winner and actress LeToya Luckett, will co-host the show set to air on broadcast syndication, Sept. 2-30, 2017 and on…MORE

LL is Honored to be Honored

LL Cool J Becomes First Rapper to Receive Kennedy Center Honor By Noah Yoo LL Cool J will be honored at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, as the Washington Post reports. LL will be the first rapper to be honored in the annual ceremony—other artists to receive the honor this year include Lionel Richie and Gloria Estefan. I…MORE

The hit show ‘Power’ might be Ghost!

50 Cent Threatens To Exit ‘Power’ Due To Alleged Unfair Treatment By Starz Power may have its new highs this weekend, but Curtis Jackson seems to be all the way over it. The rapper and executive producer of the hit series has lashed out at Starz in an Instagram post. Taking to social media Monday (Jul.…MORE

New Musiq

Musiq Soulchild Returns With Two New Videos ‘Start Over’ & ‘Simple Things’: Premiere by Carl Lamarre For Musiq Soulchild, he has hit the reset button on his music career so that he can “Start Over.” On Monday (July 17), the acclaimed crooner debut[ed] his two newest videos “Start Over” and “Simple Things” with Billboard, in light…MORE

Mary J Blige shares everything during her concert!

Mary J Blige laid into her estranged husband Kendu Isaacs for allegedly cheating on her and then using the courts to force her to pay him off in their ugly divorce. Blige, 46, was in rare form Friday at the Cincinnati Music Festival, where she said she was disgusted with both her soon to be ex…MORE

BEBE WINANS HEADS WEST WITH AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STAGE MUSICAL; ANNOUNCES FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS

Six-time Grammy Award-winner and Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee, BeBe Winans, premieres his self-penned musical stage production, Born For This, at Santa Monica’s The Broad Stage for a limited run this Summer. After successful runs in Atlanta, GA, and Washington, D.C., Born For This makes its West Coast debut on July 11th and will run through August 6th. Born For…MORE

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LEBRON JAMES IS NOT RETIRING

LEBRON JAMES IS NOT RETIRING

LeBron James, 40, isn’t ready to retire yet. King James is staying with the Los Angeles Lakers for another season and he’s set to head into his 23rd NBA season. He’s been playing for the Lakers since 2018 and he won an NBA Championship with the team in 2020. Now, he’s hoping for another one…

SUPER BOWL HALFTIME PERFORMANCE RUMORS

SUPER BOWL HALFTIME PERFORMANCE RUMORS

We’re starting to hear loud rumblings about next year’s Super Bowl halftime show performer. The rumor going around is that Jay-Z will take the stage during the big game in San Francisco on February 8th, 2026. While we’re unable to confirm or deny at this point, it almost seemed inevitable that Hov would headline at…

PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE HAS RESTED IN DIDDY CASE

PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE HAS RESTED IN DIDDY CASE

On Tuesday, both the prosecution and defense rested their cases in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial. The prosecution finished presenting evidence, wrapping up nearly six weeks of testimony, videos, pictures, and documents. On the same day, Diddy’s defense team brought no witnesses to the stand and presented several pieces of evidence in the case. The…

SNOOP DOGG’S BIOPIC COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN

SNOOP DOGG’S BIOPIC COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN

Snoop Dogg, the West Coast rap icon turned cultural mainstay, is officially bringing his life story to the big screen. Read more about Snoop’s upcoming biopic, film and TV deal with Universal inside. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Doggfather has signed a multi-year first-look deal with NBCUniversal through his Death Row Pictures banner, solidifying a…