Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz have spent the weekend sharing their anniversary bliss on social media. The couple, who got married 10 years ago, gushed about their decade of love and marveled at how quickly the time has passed. “My love, you are my dream come true!!” Keys wrote to her husband on Saturday (Aug. […]

6ix9ine celebrated his freedom from house arrest on Sunday (Aug. 2) by dropping a wild, doughnut-spinning music video for his new song “Punani.” “IM FREE !!” the 24-year-old rainbow-haired rapper wrote on Instagram. “WHO SAID WE AINT OUTSIDEEEEEE … BROOKLYN THIS MY TOWN NEW YORK THIS MY CITYYYY YOU HEAR ME!?!?! KING OF F–ING NEW […]

Azealia Banks has decided to shave it all off. The 29-year-old “212” rapper took to her Instagram Stories on Saturday (Aug. 1) to share a series of before-and-after videos of herself shaving her head completely bald. “I’m about to have my Britney Spears moment,” she joked. “I feel like Britney b—h on some 2007 s–t. […]

Could J. Cole soon be hanging up his hat in the rap game for a career in the NBA? Master P certainly seems to think it’s a possibility. Last week, Cole and Puma dropped a commercial for the 35-year-old “No Role Modelz” rapper’s new signature sneaker line, Dreamer. In the 30-second spot, Cole is seen […]

Adele is loving Beyonce’s new visual album, Black Is King. The 32-year-old British songstress, who rarely shares photos of herself on social media, gave fans a double whammy on Instagram Saturday (Aug. 1), showing off her luscious quarantine locks while paying tribute to Bey’s Lion King-inspired release. “Thank you Queen for always making us all […]

Kanye West is standing by the anti-abortion comments he made during his first presidential campaign rally in South Carolina. West took to Twitter on Friday (July 31) — about two weeks after breaking down in tears on stage in Charleston while revealing that he and wife Kim Kardashian considered aborting their daughter North — to […]

Grammy award-winning R&B artist Toni Braxton announced Friday (July 31) she’ll release her 10th studio album Spell My Name on Aug. 28 via Island Records. In tandem with the news, she released the single “Dance,” a nu-disco club-ready banger that serves as an antidote for any heartbreak, which R&B hitmaker Antonio Dixon (Beyoncé, Teddy Riley, Ariana Grande) produced. […]

This week for First Beat, A$AP Ferg and Nicki Minaj connect once again, while Skip Marley keeps his winning streak intact with a vibrant collaboration.  A$AP Ferg, “Move Ya Hips” Feat. Nicki Minaj & MadeinTYO The last time Ferg and Minaj connected, they crafted their multi-platinum single “Plain Jane.” In 2020, the New York MCs […]

Beyoncé had the BeyHive swarming Disney+ early Friday morning (July 31) to watch her Black Is King visual album, but which of her solo albums still has you buzzing? Excluding her work in Destiny’s Child and her Everything Is Love LP with husband Jay-Z under the name The Carters, Queen Bey has six No. 1 albums to her regal title, from […]

On Friday morning (July 31), Beyoncé once again made the world stop. This time, she did it with her stunning visual album Black Is King on Disney+, an imaginative retelling of The Lion King, through the lens of the Black experience. Set to the music of Bey’s stellar The Lion King: The Gift album released last year, Black Is King is a […]