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We’ve got some new Kanye West music. Sort of.  On Thursday, BET released a trailer from the upcoming second season of Irv Gotti‘s Tales series, highlighting an episode based on a song titled “Brothers” by Kanye and Charlie Wilson. The trailer begins with the “Mr. West” exclamation of DeRay Davis impersonating the late Bernie Mac, which can be heard on “Intro” off The College Dropout, and “Wake Up Mr. […]

The recent chart drama involving DJ Khaled and Tyler, the Creator has created tensions at Sony Music—the owner of Khaled and Tyler’s respective labels, Epic and Columbia Records. According to a new report by Variety, sources say the music conglomerate is attempting to “keep the peace” between the sibling imprints following the highly publicized album bundle controversy. As previously […]

Nas and Will Smith are among the initial investors in a new app that will aim to teach teenagers financial literacy.  The start-up company Step is developing an app that will give teens access to bank accounts with no minimum balance, no fees, and advice on how to manage their money. The app will integrate […]

Cardi B took to Twitter on Wednesday to inform her followers that she won’t be going under the knife ever again, or at least not in the foreseeable future.  I been working out for the past 2 weeks cause bitch I ain’t getting surgery again😂😂😂but let me tell you I haven’t got a headache […]

A day after Lil Duval called out Bow Wow for throwing 50 Cent‘s money all over an Atlanta strip club, 50 Cent is making the same accusation. And, like Lil Duval, he’s using Instagram to do it. On Wednesday, Fofty posted a clip of Bow Wow counting up his money on IG Live, while also […]

Mary J. Blige, fittingly, has been named the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 19th annual BET Awards. “With a career of landmark achievements, including eight multi-platinum albums, nine Grammy Awards (plus a staggering 32 nominations), two Academy Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations and a SAG nomination, Mary J. Blige has remained […]

Dreamville has broken off not one, but two new cuts from Revenge of the Dreamers III—the imprint’s much anticipated compilation project. The first song is titled “Down Bad,” and features contributions from J. Cole, Bas, Young Nudy, and J.I.D. Fans got their first taste of the record during J.I.D.’s Rolling Loud performance last month: “Since we […]

First week projections for Tyga‘s Legendary album and Future‘s SAVE ME project are in.  Tyga’s Legendary should sell between 2,000-3,000 albums with 21,000-24,000 in total activity, according to Hits Daily Double. This will allow the rapper to sneak into is week’s Top 20 projects at the no. 18 spot.  If these predictions hold true, this would be a lackluster debut […]

Miley Cyrus‘ relationship with hip-hop has been both controversial and eye-roll-inducing. In 2013, the former Disney star twerked her way up the charts with the Bangerz album and was immediately accused of cultural appropriation. She later distanced her self from the genre in a 2017 Billboard interview, claiming she was no longer interested in rap because of the […]

Lil Jon has shared “Ain’t No Tellin’.” The track contains a posthumous feature from Bay Area legend Mac Dre, who died in 2013.  “For me, I put Mac Dre right up there with Biggie and ’Pac as legends who have since passed on,” Lil Jon told XXL. “I woke up one morning and remembered a beat I did […]