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Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images Rich Homie Quan‘s life and legacy will forever be celebrated on a special day. The Atlanta City Council declared Tuesday that Sept. 17 will now be known in the city as Rich Homie Quan Day. The proclamation was made during Quan’s funeral, where his loved ones memorialized him with tributes. Held […]

Live Nation Tinashe is issuing a contest to determine what DJs will match her freak on tour. She partnered with SoundCloud for the contest, which will award a few winners with the opportunity to open for a city on Tinashe’s trek. First, of course, interested fans must share their talents on their account and file the required submission. […]

50 Cent‘s time in Hollywood is not yet up, as he’s teasing some sort of collab with Idris Elba. “I’m working we got some heat coming your way,” 50 captioned a photo of him and Idris Monday. “Your [tv emoji] will never be the same.” After being mentioned in Kendrick Lamar‘s untitled song, Lecrae hopped on the […]

MEGA/GC Images After proposing a $50 million bail package, Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held without bail on charges of sex trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy. Federal prosecutors said Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct” […]

Brian Tyler Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign and Are We Dreaming have released the video for “If I Fall,” which appears on the soundtrack for the motion picture Transformers One. The clip, directed by Brian Tyler and DJ Furth, features Quavo, Ty and Are We Dreaming as they perform their verses, while lights switch from the color red to blue, reflecting “the intense juxtaposition between […]

Westend61 The BET Hip Hop Awards are headed back to Las Vegas for another year of crowning the top hip-hop artists. The date for the show has been announced — Oct. 15 — but performers and nominees will be unveiled at a later date. “From the groundbreaking performances of legends like Sammy Davis Jr. and […]

MEGA/GC Images Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged with sex trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy, alleging he ran an “enterprise that he engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor or, kidnapping, arson and other crimes,” according to the indictment unsealed on Tuesday. Combs was arrested at the Park Hyatt hotel […]

Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images A song by the late Rich Homie Quan has been released. Titled “Song Cry,” the track finds Quan reflecting on some of the hardships of his life, including seeing a friend die.  “Aye, this one here personal,” he starts off in the intro. “I know a lot of my songs, y’all don’t […]

Alligator bites never heal and Doechii plans to show that off to fans on tour. She’ll start off in Atlanta at The Loft on Oct. 11 and make her way to New York City, West Hollywood, Chicago and five other U.S. cities before hitting international stops like Berlin, Paris and London. Tickets for the tour, which supports […]

Photo by Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, made a return to China on Sunday night. According to China Daily, he hosted a listening experience for the Vultures trilogy at Haikou Station with help from, of course, Vultures collaborator Ty Dolla $ign.  They performed for a sold-out crowd of 42,000 people, most of whom were from the highest-selling cities […]