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It’s been nearly 24 years since legendary hip-hop duo Black Star released their first—and only—collaborative album, and while a follow-up has been teased several times over the last few years, things may finally be coming to fruition this time.   Talib Kweli took to Instagram over the weekend to share an update on the duo’s long-awaited followup […]

Yasiin Bey will return to the silver screen in a forthcoming biopic about the jazz legend Thelonious Monk. Bey will play the title role in Thelonious, which is slated to start up production in the summer of 2022. Jupiter Rising Film co-founders Alberto Marzan and Peter Lord Moreland announced Wednesday that Bey has signed on to play the lead role. […]

Dave Chappelle’s new Midnight Miracle podcast with Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey is launching soon. The new podcast series, which will be available on the Luminary channel on Apple Podcasts when the platform makes its global debut in May, was recorded during the comedian’s 2020 “summer camp” sessions in Ohio. On Monday, Luminary gave fans […]

On Sunday the 22nd annual Black August Hip Hop Benefit Concert is taking place in virtual form. As you can gage from the headline, you can stream that concert right here. It’s scheduled to begin at 6:58 p.m. ET, which may be the past or present depending on when you clicked. Here’s the feed: Set to headline the […]