Music

Steve Granitz/FilmMagic It’s a West Coast link up for YG, Saweetie and Tyga.  The trio announced their Str8 to the Klub North American tour, set to kick off in Sacramento this fall.  They’ll play 14 shows throughout September and October, with the last show in their home state, California, on November 22.  Str8 to the Klub marks the first […]

Young Stoner Life Records/ 300 Entertainment Gunna is making his triumphant return to the concert stage as the main act for the first time in two years.  The Atlanta rapper announced two headlining shows set for September: The Gift, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on the 9th, and The Curse, at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on the […]

From hard-hitting rap tracks to smooth R&B albums and modernized sample cuts, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music. —King Von, Grandson — The highly anticipated posthumous album from the Chicago rapper features Lil Durk, G Herbo, Tee Grizzley, Tink and more. Two of the album’s songs, “Don’t Miss” and “Robberies,” have accompanying music videos. —Mahalia, IRL — The R&B singer dropped […]

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Lil Durk was forced to take a step back from music after recently falling ill at a show in Ohio. As a result of dehydration and exhaustion, the Almost Healed rapper missed out on performances in Europe and was unable to attend the 2023 ESPY Awards on Wednesday, July 12.  “My fans mean everything to me, you’re […]

ABC After a months-long hiatus due to health-related issues, Jamie Foxx is getting back to work.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor and his Foxxhole Productions signed on to produce a documentary on the life and music career of eight-time Grammy winning singer/songwriter Luther Vandross.  The upcoming project will follow Vandross’ musical journey as one of the most decorated artists of […]

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Playboi Carti will hit the road this fall with his global Antagonist tour. Kicking off in Denver on September, 6, the multi-city tour will run through December, making stops in Los Angeles, Houston, Philadelphia and New York before heading overseas to London and Paris. Opium label signees Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely and Homixide Gang will support Carti for most tour […]

Venla Shalin/Redferns Lil Nas X had a brush with the law Monday in Oslo, Norway. The newspaper Dagbladet reports that police in that city temporarily closed down a tunnel because four Americans were riding scooters through it.  “There were four Americans who got lost in the tunnel,” a police spokesperson told the paper. “They tried to get out but […]

Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage In real life, Issa Rae would absolutely never want to be president. But in Barbie Land, she’d jump at the opportunity to do the job.  As the entertainment mogul prepared to flex her acting chops as the head honcho in the new Barbie movie, she thought of a few historical Black female figures to help bring her President Barbie character to […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Remy Ma and rapper BIA, will take the Good Morning America stage in August for a special performance celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary.  As part of the show’s summer concert series, the tribute performance will broadcast live from Central Park on Friday, August 11. Taking place in Central Park and the Times Square studios, […]

From compilation follow-ups to fresh collabs and tracks full of powerful lyrics, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music. —NBA YoungBoy, Green Flag Activity, Vol. 2 — The Louisiana rapper dropped off the follow-up to 2022’s Green Flag Activity. Sixteen of the 18 tracks are from the NBA collective, while two come […]