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After establishing his TV prowess at Starz with hit series like Power and BMF, 50 Cent is expanding his empire with a new 985,000 square foot studio for G-Unit’s film division. The hip-hop mogul took to Instagram on Saturday to unveil the space, posting a video in which he is seen standing in the currently bare […]

A new Billboard cover story with Brad Pitt and French producer Damien Quintard has revealed details about Sade’s forthcoming album. According to Billboard, the pair’s renovated Miraval Studios at Château Miraval, which has already been host to recording sessions for Pink Floyd’s The Wall, The Cure’s Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, and AC/DC’s Blow Up Your Video, has hosted Sade, whom Pitt […]

Eminem may be one of the hardest-working rappers in the game. Over the past two decades, the Detroit MC has been widely praised for his above-and-beyond work ethic and commitment to his craft. Everyone from Joell Ortiz and Akon to T.I. and Cole Bennett have commented on Em’s meticulous approach to music-making as well as his high […]

Just months after Disney faced backlash for its public stance on Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, the House of Mouse has signed a letter supporting the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. The House of Representatives recently passed the bill, which would codify the right to same-sex marriages into federal law.  “Americans from all walks of […]

Steve Lacy has collaborated with a variety of artists across genres, and in a new interview the multi-hyphenate revealed his work on Mac Miller’s “Jet Fuel” was originally meant to be on Kendrick Lamar’s Damn. During an interview with Vulture about the release of his sophomore album Gemini Rights, Lacy revealed that the Swimming cut was begun during a Damn session with DJ […]

This weekend was a uniquely eventful one for Frank Ocean fans, whose celebration of the 10th anniversary of Channel Orange was nicely complemented by two new episodes of Blonded Radio on Apple Music. Tucked into one of those new episodes, titled “blonded Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” and featuring an insightful psychedelics-focused discussion with Dr. […]

Fresh off producing five songs on Drake’s latest album Honestly, Nevermind, Carnage, who works under the house alias Gordo, is on a hot streak. Earlier this week, the Guatemalan-American producer hit No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 Producers chart, as all five of Gordo’s Honestly, Nevermind productions earned a spot on the latest edition of the Billboard Hot 100: “Sticky” […]

It looks like Lil Uzi Vert is working on new music. It’s been a minute since Uzi first started to promote The Pink Tape. Since revealing its title, Uzi has continued to tease music, most recently last month when he said that he’s “putting” his “all into this album.”  On Tuesday, Uzi took to his Instagram Story to seemingly hype his next offering, […]

The pace of Ye news as of late has hit one hell of a stride, with a range of (very) recent developments spanning everything from the announcement of Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga to word from Steven Victor that the artist formerly known as Kanye West has “started working” on a Donda sequel. Studio footage, […]

Kanye West revealed that he’s nearly set to release a new song that might have Pusha-T, The Game, and DJ Premier on it later this week.  The news came as Ye was talking with Premier in the studio over FaceTime. The video of the call, which was posted by designer Tracey Mills, starts with Ye saying that Premier is his “inspiration.” […]