Prior to this month, Wizkid was pretty quiet in the afrobeats world in a year that’s been one of the best for the genre in recent memory. However, his silence isn’t shocking as he spent most of 2021 in the spotlight thanks to the success behind “Essence” with Tems and his Made In Lagos album. […]

Los Angeles police are reportedly looking into the possibility that one of PnB Rock’s “known enemies” is responsible for the rapper’s murder at an LA restaurant earlier this month, according to TMZ. The investigation has detectives checking on connections in Rock’s hometown, Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta, for any suggestion that his death was premeditated […]

A YouTuber who critiqued Nicki Minaj as being “a horrible person” is planning to file a lawsuit against Minaj’s fans (familiarly known as Barbz) who she claims crossed the line in continuously harassing her, her family, and threatening violence. Kimberly Nicole Foster runs the relatively popular YouTube channel “For Harriet,” which has 202,000 subscribers at […]

Ever since she was selected as part of the 2021 XXL Freshman class, Quality Control Music rapper Lakeyah’s profile has been steadily rising. While she’s still yet to put out a full-length album, she capitalized on the increased attention she’s been receiving earlier this year with the EP, No Pressure (Pt. 1). After kicking off […]

A few nights ago, at the St. Louis stop of his Twelve Carat Tour, Post Malone had an on-stage mishap: In the middle of walking around and performing “Circles,” Malone stepped into a hole on the stage and took a pretty hard fall, staying on the ground for a short while. He left the stage […]

There’s no denying that Rihanna is a global superstar and any words of advice from her are sure to juice up any artist on the rise. Tems, the Nigerian singer most notable for her vocals on Wizkid’s “Essence,” is a bit more than just an emerging act, though. “Essence” has propelled Tems to a path […]

Bleu and Nicki Minaj have dropped the visual for their hot collaboration, “Love In The Way.” Directed by Primo, the music video sees Bleu moving through a large house, surrounded by beautiful women dressed in traditional African garb, as he tries to make his way to the one woman he can’t forget, no matter how […]

If there was anyone who should be considered the “perfect” person to respond to Kanye West’s recently resurfaced opinions about reading, it’s Levar Burton. The beloved actor hosted the PBS Kids educational television series Reading Rainbow for more than 23 years from 1983 to 2006 and is pretty much the biggest advocate for reading and […]

Yesterday, Lil Nas X shared a video of his new Madame Tussauds wax figure, which is so convincing that he successfully used it to prank Lizzo, Olivia Rodrigo, and others into thinking it was actually him. Other artists haven’t been so lucky when they were immortalized in wax, as questionable figures of Billie Eilish, Ariana […]

On the heels of her sophomore album, Age/Sex/Location, Ari Lennox stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform a medley of cuts from the record. Joined a group of background singers, a cellist, a drummer, and a keyboardist, Lennox opened with the album’s opening track “POF.” “What’s that they say / back in […]