Mixtape Mixup
The iconic studio where West Coast gangsta rap classics like All Eyez On Me and Dogg Food were recorded now belongs to another Los Angeles hip-hop institution. When Death Row Records more or less folded after the death of Tupac Shakur, Top Dawg Entertainment arguably picked up the torch to become the standard-bearer for LA’s […]
The music world has been buzzing about Clubhouse lately, a budding invite-only audio chatroom app. So far, the app has been used to converse with celebrities and get exclusive details from industry insiders. Over the weekend, Bow Wow became the latest musician to join the platform. Fans listened closely as he chatted about his music […]
The Washington Informer reports that hip-hop godfather Kurtis Blow underwent heart transplant surgery on Sunday in Los Angeles and is now recovering, according to his wife, Shirley Walker. “He is out of surgery,” she reported via text. “Keep the prayers and praises up. God does all things well.” View this post on Instagram A post […]
Spike Lee is about to get into trouble. And so what else is new? The Academy Award-winning Morehouse filmmaker has made a career out of tapping into the rawest emotions and realities of Black life. He is always getting in trouble, but the “good trouble” that John Lewis used to talk about. And with his […]
Words by: Sentwali Holder Social media fan castings are rarely taken seriously. In fact, they almost never happen. But every once in a while Hollywood dream cast ideas that evolve on a thread come to fruition. And that’s what happened with Rosario Dawson cast as Ahsoka Tano on the hit Disney+ Star Wars series, The […]
It’s pretty wild how after watching every star from Doja Cat to Lil Nas X get dragged for old, offensive, edgelord tweets, stars still don’t delete everything from before they blow up. Even having a fellow group member get censured by fans wasn’t enough to convince JT, recently released from prison and resurgent thanks to […]
The long-awaited third installment of Kid Cudi’s Man On The Moon trilogy got an update today — the rapper shared a full tracklist and artwork for his project and announced the album will be released this Friday, a relatively short time after the initial announcement. Over eighteen tracks broken up into four acts, artists like […]
Ava DuVernay is expanding her footprint on DC Comics with the announcement of a new series, Naomi, scheduled to head to The CW. Shadow and Act reports the new series will partner DuVernay and Jill Blankenship, with ARRAY Filmworks and Warner Bros TV producing. The show is based on the DC Comics character Naomi, which […]
What would a December weekend be without holiday cheer and letters to Santa? Well, this weekend Pete Davidson appeared on Saturday Night Live as “Stu”, a spoof of Eminem’s 2000 hit song “Stan”. The skit is based on Stu writing letters to Santa about how bad he wants a PS5. Stu becomes a Stan half […]
Keeping his “Get Twisted Sundays” series alive for one last week, Tobe Nwigwe recruited D Smoke for their new collaboration, “Headshots.” Just like his other singles from the past weeks, Tobe delivers an impressive visual for the track. It begins with Tobe laying on the ground beside a few dancers. Shortly after he resorts to […]