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Busta Rhymes has released the first two tracks from his highly anticipated collaborative album with the late Detroit producer J Dilla, unveiling “Spazzz” and “Talk Ya Shit,” featuring Lil Wayne. The songs offer an early look at DILLAGENCE 2, which is scheduled for release Aug. 25 and continues Busta Rhymes’ collaboration with Dilla’s distinctive catalog…
For many young people, the idea of going to college is shaped by what they’re exposed to. Some grow up surrounded by relatives who attended college and can name their alma mater without hesitation. Others come from hardworking families where careers were built through the military, trades, entrepreneurship, or years of work experience. Education can…
Brooklyn rapper Fivio Foreign will perform his new single “Chasin” live with his newly formed choir, The Fire Choir, at the Red Steps in Times Square on Sunday. The free pop-up performance is scheduled for 2 p.m. Aug. 16 at the TKTS Times Square steps at Broadway and West 47th Street. “Chasin” is a gospel-inspired…
Powered by adidas and offered through the HBCU’s online learning platform, ePLC, the masterclass shares the two-time Academy Award winner’s creative blueprint with the next generation For more than three decades, Ruth E. Carter has used costume design to shape how audiences see Black history, culture, and identity on screen. From Malcolm X and Black Panther to Black Panther: Wakanda…
R&B and pop artist LAILA! has teamed up with Teezo Touchdown for “ANGEL,” a new single and music video released Friday through three times LOUDER/Warner Records. Co-written and lead-produced by LAILA!, “ANGEL” marks a new step in her career as she takes on production for another artist on one of her own songs. She built…
Top Dawg Entertainment, in partnership with Toyota and BET and powered by The Orchard, has launched the TDE University Tour, a nine-campus initiative bringing live music, creative opportunities, and career development to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The tour began Aug. 12 at Grambling State University in Louisiana and continues through Sept. 3, with stops…
Well, Hotties, look who decided to reappear. Megan Thee Stallion is bringing Tina Snow back, and if you’ve been waiting for that particular brand of Megan to make a comeback, consider this your warning. Megan first teased her return on August 11, posting a series of photos with “ACT: III” written across her back before…
R&B singer Honey Bxby and Grammy-nominated rapper JID have teamed up for “A Thousand Times,” a soulful collaboration that turns relationship fallout into a sharp back-and-forth between two lovers unwilling to give the other the final word. Released through Rebirth Ent., ART@WAR and Warner Records, the song is Honey Bxby’s first new single of the…