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MEGA/GC Images Thalia Graves was 25 years old and dating an executive at Bad Boy Records in 2001 when she was allegedly summoned to a meeting with Sean Combs, who raped her after she was slammed face down onto a pool table by an associate, Joseph Sherman, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in New […]

Photo by Frazer Harrison/FilmMagic Joey Bada$$ has been named the fall 2024 artist in residence at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, making him the youngest ever in this position. He’s been tasked with the role of conducting master classes and lectures and hosting Q&As about songwriting, […]

Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images A man has been sentenced to 31 years to life in prison for his involvement in rapper PnB Rock‘s death. As The Associated Press reports, Freddie Trone, 42, got 31 years to life in prison after being found guilty of one count of murder, two counts of robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery. […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images A Memphis man confessed to shooting and killing rapper Young Dolph at the order of Yo Gotti‘s late brother, Big Jook, The Associated Press reports. While testifying during Justin Johnson‘s trial Monday, Cornelius Smith said he and Johnson were the ones captured getting out of a white Mercedes and opening fire moments after Dolph entered a Memphis […]

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Michael B. Jordan has once again teamed up with director Ryan Coogler, with whom he worked on Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther and Wakanda Forever, for a new supernatural horror film called Sinners.  The very creepy trailer to the Prohibition-era Warner Bros. film has just dropped and shows Jordan in a dual role as twin brothers facing […]

Kevin Mazur/WireImage for MC Mariah Carey will kick off her Christmas Time tour on Nov. 6 — and she may have a new song to perform by then. Speaking to Vanity Fair, Mariah says, “Well, I did write a Christmas song this year, but I don’t know how we’d talk about that. Because I can’t talk about […]

Photo by Prince Williams/FilmMagic Nicki Minaj shared some words of appreciation for Eve after being mentioned in her new memoir, Who’s That Girl? The message praised Eve for the level of grace, “emotional and spiritual maturity” and vulnerability she has displayed throughout her career. “I was one of the kids in NY watching Ruff Ryderz (sic) on TV. I DEFINITELY remember […]

Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Questlove has another documentary in the works. He announced he’s working on telling the story of Earth, Wind & Fire.  “The story of how a band led by a genius from Chicago changed our way of thinking, our minds and our hearts. Having been baptized in the Afrocentric joy river […]

Epic Records Travis Scott‘s back on top of the Billboard 200 with his 2014 mixtape, Days Before Rodeo, which was recently released on streaming platforms. It jumped up from #106, with a large portion of album equivalents earned through vinyl sales that were exclusively sold on Travis’ website. Days Before Rodeo earned 156,000 equivalent album units […]

Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images If Jay-Z and Roc Nation’s bid to open an NYC casino is approved, the surrounding Hell’s Kitchen community will benefit: Roc Nation announced it will donate $15 million to the area. It will also give NYC residents grants equal to 0.5 percent of the casino’s profits. “We are New Yorkers. Supporting and […]