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Music Usher Announces 15 Additional Dates For Las Vegas Residency If you missed your chance to get tickets to see the R&B star live, now's your chance to see him through October of this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2023
Music Cardi B Honors Lil Kim As "The Blueprint" After Their NYC Show Lil Kim thanked Cardi B and their fans for the warm welcome at Madison Square Garden last week, creating more solidarity between the two. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music Mutulu Shakur, Activist And Stepfather Of 2Pac, Dead At 72 He passed away after battling an incurable form of blood cancer. By Caroline Fisher July 07, 2023
Music Kelly Rowland Opens Up On Viral Red Carpet Incident At Cannes She assured fans that she stood her ground. By Lavender Alexandria May 23, 2024
Music Cardi B Says She Refuses To Overthink Next Album Cardi B wants to release without overthinking. By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2025
Music Kanye West Brings Sunday Service To Paris Fashion Week Kanye West took over the took over the Bouffes du Nord theatre in Paris to give fashion week attendees a Sunday Service performance for the books. By Lynn S. March 01, 2020
Music Lil Rel Howery Recalls "Funnier" Improv Version Of Jay-Z's "Moonlight" Music Video Lil Rel Howery seems open to revisiting that concept as a special. By Noah C February 13, 2020
Music Tinashe Unveils "Quantum Baby" On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update: Stream Other great releases from the R&B world this week came from Fousheé, Coco Jones, Mary J. Blige, and Fabolous. Which one was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 18, 2024
Music DJ Jazzy Jeff Recalls Will Smith Trying To Cut His Cast Off With Butter Knives Will Smith welcomed DJ Jazzy Jeff on the first episode of his podcast, "Class of '88." By Cole Blake October 31, 2023
Music Little Brother: Where Are They Now? With a brand new documentary that highlights the group’s turbulent yet-triumphant story, the future is clearly still bright for Little Brother. By Wyatt Westlake January 18, 2024
Politics Jay-Z & Meek Mill's REFORM Alliance Gets Pennsylvania Probation Bill Passed "It’s an honor and a blessing to see this change come to my home state," Meek Mill says. By Caroline Fisher December 14, 2023
Pop Culture Tina Lawson Tells Fan To "Shhh!!!" During Beyoncé Concert Beyoncé's mom wanted nothing to do with this fan interaction. By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2023