SZA Bosses Up With Vans As New Artistic Director
SZA took over Vans as Artistic Director and dropped a dreamy campaign built around her favorite kicks and creative vision.

Murs Drops Final Album “Love & Rockets 3:16 (The Emancipation)”
Produced entirely by Grammy-winner Michael “Seven” Summers, it marks the third installment of his acclaimed trilogy and the end of an era.

EXCLUSIVE: UMG Faces Ruin If Drake Gets Kendrick Lamar’s Contract, Lawyers Say
Drake’s legal push to unseal Kendrick Lamar’s contract has UMG warning that public access could cripple its artist negotiations.

Chance The Rapper Reveals Relationship With Kanye West Has Cooled Off
Chance the Rapper confirmed he hasn’t spoken to Kanye West in years and left him off new album *Star Line*.


Country Singer Jimmie Allen Talks Hip-Hop, Pays Homage To JAY-Z On “Beer 99”
Jimmie Allen honored Jay-Z with a Hip-Hop-inspired country track while previewing his next tour and celebrating his musical roots.


Sean Kingston Heading To Prison For Three Years Over Luxury Goods Scam
Sean Kingston was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in federal prison after being convicted of defrauding businesses out of millions in luxury goods.

Diddy Scores Victory Against Sara From “Making The Band” Judge Throws Out Most Of Her $60M Lawsuit
Diddy secured a courtroom win after a judge dismissed nearly all claims in Sara Rivers’ $60 million lawsuit.

Halle Berry Fires Back At Ex Over “Housewife” Comments With Epic 59th Birthday Post
Halle Berry hilariously responded to ex-husband David Justice’s critiques about her not being “motherly” with a sarcastic birthday post.

The Cool Kids Roar Back With “Foil Bass” Video Dedicated To Mac Miller
The duo’s forthcoming album, “Hi-Top Fade,” will arrive via Fool’s Gold Records later this year.

Teyana Taylor Ordered To Pay Iman Shumpert $70K In Divorce Contempt Case
Teyana Taylor was ordered to pay Iman Shumpert $70,000 after a Georgia court found she willfully violated their divorce settlement.

UMG Boss Lucian Grainge Slams Drake’s “Groundless” Kendrick Lamar Lawsuit Claims
Universal Music Group (UMG) CEO Lucian Grainge is firing back at Drake’s latest legal push in the rapper’s defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s viral diss track “Not Like Us.” In a sworn declaration, Grainge said he “had never heard” the track — nor seen its cover art or music video — until after Interscope Records […]

Lil Yachty Ripped Over Distasteful George Floyd Bar: “You Been Wack”
Lil Yachty is under fire over a song with a George Floyd lyric that Stephen Jackson, Floyd’s childhood friend, slammed as disrespectful.

Cardi B Returns With JAY-Z–Approved “Imaginary Playerz”
Cardi B’s “Imaginary Playerz” channels ’90s Hip-Hop with a JAY-Z–approved sample and bars that have fans declaring she’s officially back.

EXCLUSIVE: Doechii Concert Turned Out To Be Scam—Company Says It Lost Almost $200K
Doechii was never booked for the AFRAM Festival despite a $187,500 deposit, according to a new lawsuit against a New Jersey booking agent.

Wendy Williams’ Dementia Diagnosis Confirmed – Here Are The Facts
Wendy Williams’ guardianship stayed after doctors confirmed her ongoing battle with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, despite family objections.

Jussie Smollett Case Goes Under Microscope Again In Netflix Documentary
Jussie Smollett returns to the public eye as Netflix’s new documentary questions the truth behind his 2019 hate crime report.

Denzel Washington Reveals He’s “A Closet Rapper”
Denzel Washington stunned A$AP Rocky during a freestyle battle in Highest 2 Lowest and revealed he’s secretly been rapping for over 40 years.

Author Dave Anderson Questions “Breakfast Club” Interview Delay
The author is currently pushing his 22nd consecutive bestseller, “The Real Black Agenda.”
