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Ashanti Tested Positive For COVID-19, Forcing Her ‘Verzuz’ Battle With Keyshia Cole To Be Delayed

Just like they’ve done for many nights this year, Verzuz was prepared to hold another battle on Saturday night, this time between Keyshia Cole and Ashanti. When the matchup between the two songstresses was announced fans of both voiced their excitement on social media, but unfortunately the battle may have to wait as a positive […]

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Beyonce Herself Showed Up To Present Chloe X Halle With A Prestigious Award

It has been quite a year for rising R&B stars Chloe x Halle. The twin sisters released their debut album, Ungodly Hour, earlier this year, and it is widely regarded as one of the best records put out in 2020. There was even a few months this year where I thought it might top my […]

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Watts Rapper STIX Is Lifting Up The Hood Through Music And Grassroots Community Building

“Turning the hood into its own Beverly Hills,” says Watts rapper, producer, songwriter, and community activist STIX. “That’s the ideal community to me.” When pushed, he expands the idea further. “A community where people who look like me, whether they be black or brown, or come from a financial situation like I grew up in, […]

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Lil Wayne Could Get 10 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Federal Gun Charges

TMZ reports Lil Wayne has pled guilty to illegally possessing a loaded weapon after his plane was searched at the end of 2019. He’s due back in court for sentencing next month and could receive up to 10 years in prison because of his existing criminal record — he was convicted of a felony gun […]

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FKA Twigs Has Accused Shia LaBeouf Of Sexual Battery, Assault, And ‘Relentless Abuse’ In A Lawsuit

Singer-songwriter FKA twigs (born Tahliah Debrett Barnett) has accused ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf of an escalating pattern of abusive behavior in a lawsuit (filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court). The pair first met during the 2018 production of LaBeouf’s Honey Boy movie, and a report from the New York Times (which includes an interview with […]

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Griselda Records’ Debut Film ‘Conflicted’ Gets A Release Date

Griselda Records’ debut feature film Conflicted, which they announced in June this year, now has an official release date. With theaters shut down due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the title will come to Pay Per View, January 15, 2021. The announcement also features expanded cast information, identifying roles for Benny The Butcher, who leads […]

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Stephen A Smith to Get a New Studio Show On ESPN+

They don’t call Stephen A Smith Mr. ESPN for nothing. Disney held its quarterly earnings call on Thursday. During the call with investors, Disney announced that Smith would be getting his own show on ESPN+ in January. Uh Oh! Disney’s done gone ahead and started something. Stay Tuned, people! Stay Tuned! https://t.co/Kb9ZGBhuKb — Stephen A […]

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Griselda Records Announce Debut Feature Film ‘Conflicted’ Starring Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher, Michael Rapaport and More

The highly touted, astonishingly prolific Buffalo New York label Griselda Records has announced their debut feature film Conflicted for January 15th, available as a Pay Per View. Directed by AK Reed, the film is an urban tale depicting Benny the Butcher as a Buffalo gangster who struggles to do right after being released from prison. […]

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Common’s ‘Say Peace’ Video Highlights The Journey Towards Finding One’s Passion

Common reaffirmed his position in hip-hop with the release of his thirteenth album, A Beautiful Revolution (Pt. 1) last month. The project is a nine-track effort that also saw appearances from PJ, Lenny Kravitz, Chuck D, and more. After bringing his talents to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last month, Common returns once again […]

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Tyler The Creator Assists Channel Tres On The Uptempo ‘Fuego’

Compton dance-hop upstart Channel Tres has released his third EP, I Can’t Go Outside, a day early after announcing its intended release date, December 11, earlier this week. The seven-track EP features guest appearances from Tinashe and Tyler The Creator, the latter appearing on the track “Fuego,” which Tres broke out as a single today […]