Music

Noel Vasquez/Getty Images for Hennessy It’s hard to talk 50 years of hip-hop without mentioning Nas.  Thanks to his decades-long rap career and indelible contributions to the genre, he’s often regarded as legendary or iconic — titles the New York rapper says mean much to him.  “It’s an honor. I don’t take it lightly,” he tells Ebony. “It […]

Freeform/Raymond Liu Latto showcased her acting skills earlier this week when she made her acting debut on Freeform’s Grown-Ish. Much like her freestyles, her performance on the small screen was met with positive reviews on social media after her episode aired July 26. Latto took on the role of Sloane, a wine representative/connoisseur who has a flirty exchange […]

Cactus Jack Records/Epic Records Travis Scott delivered on his promise of new music with the release of his highly anticipated fourth album, Utopia.  Scott’s first full studio project since 2018’s Astroworld, the 19-track collection boasts features from Beyoncé, Drake, SZA, 21 Savage, Young Thug and more.  On July 21, he dropped the album’s lead single, “K-Pop,” featuring The Weeknd and Bad Bunny.” In support of Utopia‘s release, Scott planned a performance at the Pyramids […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images In a new sit-down interview posted to his YouTube page, Migos rapper Quavo opens up about grief; how he copes with the loss of his nephew and bandmate, Takeoff; and his upcoming album, which he says was inspired by the late rapper.  “Rocket Power means a lot to me, it means everything to me,” Quavo said, sporting a T-shirt with Takeoff’s face […]

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images It’s a clash of reality TV and hip-hop in BIA‘s upcoming song “Millions.” The rising rapper tapped Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes to lay a few of her memorable phrases on the new track.   Leakes shared a sneak peak of the song’s music video on Instagram, writing, “Another EPIC moment.” Alerting fans of the song’s release […]

Skip Bolen/Peacock Anthony Mackie plays a post-apocalyptic delivery driver — think of DoorDash, but much more dangerous — in Peacock’s series adaptation of the video game Twisted Metal, debuting Thursday, July 27. Mackie’s character drives a beat-up 1990s sports car that is deceptively deadly — a far cry from his first set of wheels, “a 1985 Nissan […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE Aunjanue [Aan juh noo] Ellis, an unapologetically Black actress who earned her first Oscar nomination for King Richard, accepted her 2022 Essence Black Women in Hollywood honor with a speech about “playing in the dark” that still resonates among the Black community a year later.   Ahead of the July 18 premiere of her latest […]

Stefano Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Bad news for fans of Travis Scott who were looking forward to his performance at the pyramids of Giza in Egypt: the show is no longer happening.  There had been back-and-forth about the special event, planned in support of the release of Scott’s upcoming Utopia album, with Live Nation shutting down earlier rumors that it was […]

Dolo Entertainment / UMG Records Ice Spice dropped off the new music video for her latest hit “Deli.” In it, she’s the main star of a twerk takeover.    Flanked by a group of women, the Bronx native pairs a dance party — taped in a literally deli — with her quick-hitting lyrics over her normal drill-style beat.  “Deli” is one […]

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Lil Durk says he’s “almost healed” and ready to get back to music business. After canceling multiple shows and halting music projects as a result of severe dehydration and exhaustion, the rapper shared that he’s on the mend and grateful for the support fans have shown.  “I’m almost healed,” he wrote on his Instagram Story. […]