Month: October 2026
The funniest casting story in Hollywood right now is a family matter. O’Shea Jackson Jr. says nobody has contacted him about a role in Last Friday, his father Ice Cube’s long-awaited fourth Friday film, and he let the world know exactly how he plans to fix that. Reacting on X to the news that Lawrence […]
Yung Miami has officially started her solo chapter. The Miami rapper released her debut solo album, Watch Dis, on October 23 through Uptown Records, stepping out on her own after City Girls moved into separate solo careers in 2024. She did not come in quietly. The album’s run started with “Spend Dat,” which became her […]
Kirk Franklin is sharing a story that says a lot about how he moves. In a conversation with Nessa on HOT 97, the gospel legend recalled the day after Thanksgiving in 2014, when Kanye West came by his home with his father and cousin after driving in from Oklahoma. Franklin joked that his guests cleaned […]
Hype Williams is getting a major international honor for the videos that changed how hip-hop looked. The ToruńCAMERIMAGE festival announced on October 28 that Williams will receive its Award for Achievements in Music Video, and organizers say he will collect it in person in Poland. The festival runs November 7-14 in Toruń, and its tribute […]
Faith Evans has been ordered to pay more than $12.5 million in a fight over money tied to the Notorious B.I.G.’s business. A Delaware Court of Chancery judge ruled on Tuesday, October 27, that $12,518,336 in distributions from Notorious B.I.G. L.L.C. were withheld from the Voletta Wallace Revocable Trust, plus prejudgment interest. Evans had argued […]
Rick Ross just caught a major break in his Miami case. Prosecutors have dropped the felony battery by strangulation charge against the Maybach Music boss, saying there was not enough evidence to move forward with that count, according to court documents. Ross is not walking away completely clear. In place of the felony, prosecutors filed […]
Las Vegas gave hip-hop’s pioneers their flowers as the Paid in Full Foundation staged its 4th annual Hip-Hop Grandmasters Awards at the Bellagio, celebrating the artists and architects who built the culture from the ground up. The D.O.C., Kurtis Blow and Nile Rodgers were among the night’s honorees, with Jay Pharoah and Roxanne Shanté hosting […]
J. Cole is looking back at the rap beef that put him in the middle, and he says it was a tougher spot than fans saw. In a new GQ conversation with his longtime mentor Mark Pitts, Cole talked through the 2024 clash between Kendrick Lamar and Drake and why he stepped away from it. […]
Mary J. Blige did not let a heckler slide during her Las Vegas residency. About halfway through her two-hour show on Wednesday night at Dolby Live Theater, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul stopped between songs when someone in the crowd started booing. Blige addressed the person directly from the stage, saying they did not have […]
Meek Mill is taking Dream Chasers Nights on the road, and Chicago is on the list. What started as a one-night Philadelphia homecoming has grown into a six-city run stretching from November 24 through December 20. The hometown show opens the run on November 24 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, presented with Live Nation […]
