Isaiah Rashad Returns With ‘It’s Been Awful’ Five Years After Breakthrough Album
Five years after The House Is Burning, Isaiah Rashad has released a new album, It’s Been Awful, marking his latest project under Top Dawg Entertainment and Warner Records. The 16-track album arrived Friday and centers on personal conflict and self-examination. Rashad addresses struggles with drugs, sex and shame, continuing themes that have shaped his career….
Ruth B. Returns With “Bad Combination,” A Late-Night Confession Wrapped In Tension
Ruth B. steps back into the spotlight with “Bad Combination,” a track that leans into contradiction rather than resolving it. The song frames heartbreak and attraction not as opposing forces, but as emotions that can exist at the same time, often uncomfortably so. Produced by six-time Grammy winner Cole M.G.N., the single captures a fleeting…
New York Knicks Rout Atlanta Hawks, Advance To Eastern Conference Semifinals
The New York Knicks delivered one of the most lopsided victories in NBA playoff history Thursday night, defeating the Atlanta Hawks 140-89 to clinch their first-round series in six games. The 51-point margin marked the largest postseason win in franchise history and sent New York to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the fourth straight year….
Ne-Yo and Akon Open Global Tour with Sold-Out Dublin Run
Ne-Yo and Akon launched their global co-headline Nights Like This Tour over the weekend with three consecutive sold-out arena shows at 3Arena in Dublin. Across the three-night run, the setlist featured a sequence of hits tied to both artists’ peak chart eras. NE-YO performed “So Sick,” “Closer,” and “Miss Independent,” while AKON delivered “Smack That,”…
NBA Hustle Award Goes to Charlotte Hornets Player Moussa Diabaté.
Moussa Diabaté, a forward-center for the Charlotte Hornets, has been named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Hustle Award winner. The league has presented the award each season since 2016-17 to recognize players whose impact shows through effort plays that often fall outside the traditional box score. The selection is based on a statistical formula that measures…
Editorial: When Grown Men in Hip-Hop Kiss and Tell, the Culture Suffers by Be’n Original
There is a disgustingly stale habit in hip-hop media that refuses to age out: grown men turning old access, private moments, and past ties with women held in high regard into fresh content. It is gossip dressed as candor. It is nostalgia used as leverage. And too often, it lands on women who built their…
Brunson Powers Knicks Past Atlanta Hawks, Puts New York On Verge of Second Round
The Knicks came one step closer to advancing on Tuesday night, showcasing a powerful second half to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 126-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series at Madison Square Garden. This win put New York ahead 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. Jalen Brunson delivered his strongest outing of the series, scoring…
New York African Film Festival Opens With “Promised Sky” on May 6th
Film at Lincoln Center and African Film Festival Inc. will again present the New York African Film Festival, opening with the New York premiere of Erige Sehiri’s “Promised Sky” and featuring more than 100 films at venues across the city in May. The 33rd edition of the festival will feature more than 14 contemporary and…
