Music

Cindy Ord/WireImage Spike Lee has nothing but praise for A$AP Rocky, who stars opposite Denzel Washington in his upcoming movie, Highest 2 Lowest. During an appearance on Carmelo Anthony’s 7PM in Brooklyn podcast, the director said A$AP’s acting skills are “fire.” “I mean, there’s some scenes with him and [Denzel] head-to-head, he ain’t backin’ up,” Lee says. “It’s like, ‘I’m here too!’ Very, very happy with the […]

John Jay Don’t you hate it when ninjas unexpectedly bust through the windows of your house? It’s enough to give anyone “Anxiety” — which is what happens in the official video for Doechii‘s massive hit of the same name. In the visual, Doechii’s chilling in a bedroom in a nice suburban house when someone breaks […]

Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images It was once Lil Wayne’s desire to perform the Super Bowl LIX halftime show but not anymore. Following the snub that saw the NFL choose Kendrick Lamar over him to headline in his hometown of New Orleans, Wayne told Rolling Stone he’d never consider headlining the halftime show again. “They stole that feeling,” he tells the magazine […]

Ser Baffo/Paramount+ After teasing his new album at Paris Fashion Week, JID‘s giving fans a taste of what’s to come. Arriving Friday is his new single “WRK,” which he says followed his disappointment to the reception of his last project, 2022’s The Forever Story. “Starting this new journey coming off THE FOREVER STORY has been […]

Mass Appeal Mass Appeal has announced a series of seven albums that will drop between now and the end of the year. Legend Has It… will celebrate hip-hop artists who have influenced and impacted the music and culture. It will feature albums from Nas and DJ Premier, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Big L and a special surprise guest. Mobb Deep […]

Courtesy Live Nation Ice Cube is hitting the road for his first headlining domestic tour in over 10 years. The Truth to Power: 4 Decades of Attitude tour will celebrate the hip-hop legend’s 40-year career. It’ll kick off Sept. 4 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and make stops across major cities in the U.S. and Canada, including Los […]

Courtesy Vevo A new episode of Vevo’s Footnotes series, which gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of current videos, focuses on Doechii‘s ’90s sitcom-themed visual for “DENIAL IS A RIVER,” revealing that the clip originally had a very different ending. In pop-up notes, directors Carlos Acosta and James Mackel provide commentary on the action, […]

Amy Sussman/WireImage Lil Nas X seems to be improving after he revealed on Instagram that he was suffering from partial facial paralysis. In a video posted Monday, Nas, speaking from a hospital bed, shows how his attempts to smile are only affecting one side of his face, and appears to be very amused by the […]

Live Nation Big Sean‘s going Into the W!ld for his upcoming tour, which also features Russ and Sabrina Claudio. The 16-date trek will kick off July 8 at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre and is set to end Aug. 10 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington. Other cities on the schedule include New York, Los Angeles, […]

2025 AWGE/Interscope Records Playboi Carti‘s album Music is back at #1 on the Billboard 200, marking its third week atop the chart. It earned 64,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending April 10, according to Luminate. It’s the smallest weekly sum for a #1 since Morgan Wallen dominated the chart with One Thing at […]