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MTV VMAs Will Return To NYC With Live Audience

MTV VMAs Will Return To NYC With Live Audience

Photo credit: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards will return to New York City this year. The show takes place Sunday, September 12 in Brooklyn, NY at the Barclays Center, which hosted the 2013 VMAs. The venue was originally schedule back in 2020 to host the event, but due to the…

Kanye West and Gap Announce First Release From New YEEZY Gap Partnership

Kanye West and Gap Announce First Release From New YEEZY Gap Partnership

Photo credit: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Kanye West and Gap officially announced their 10-year partnership with the first release from their collaboration. Kanye out in Los Angeles yesterday (6.3.21) pic.twitter.com/iHP98MnHDR — Kanye Media (@KanyeMedia_) June 4, 2021 Last week, Kanye West was spotted wearing a bright, blue YEEZY Gap Round Jacket, which is constructed of recycled…

Fat Joe Performs Medley of Hits for NPR ‘TIny Desk (Home) Concert’

Fat Joe Performs Medley of Hits for NPR ‘TIny Desk (Home) Concert’

Fat Joe performed a medley of his hits from 30 years for NPR’s latest Tiny Desk (Home) Concert. We took #tinydesk to UP NYC 🔥 thank you @nprmusic! Watch the whole concert ➡️ https://t.co/CYYDwyzSqg pic.twitter.com/CTpYAbbtKg — FAT JOE (@fatjoe) June 1, 2021 Fat Joe took us back to the beginning with a performance of his…

Swizz Beatz Previews Version Of DMX’s “Bath Salts” With J. Cole

Swizz Beatz Previews Version Of DMX’s “Bath Salts” With J. Cole

Photo credit: Frazer Harrison/ Getty Swizz Beatz confirmed there’s a version of DMX’s “Bath Salts” featuring J. Cole.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Swizz Beatz (@therealswizzz) During Swizz and Timbaland’s VERZUZ rematch, the EXODUS executive producer preview the track after he first played the version with JAY-Z and Nas which…

Apple Tried to Buy Rap-Battle Series VERZUZ Before Triller Deal

Apple Tried to Buy Rap-Battle Series VERZUZ Before Triller Deal

Photo credit: Frazer Harrison / Getty New details have emerged regarding the VERZUZ deal between Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, and Triller. According to Bloomberg, Apple recently showed interest in acquiring the series. Supposedly, they were no bidding war, but the price Apple showed was rejected, and Triller Network is now the owner. VERZUZ launched back in 2020…

J. Cole, Future & Kid Cudi To Headline Rolling Loud LA 2021

J. Cole, Future & Kid Cudi To Headline Rolling Loud LA 2021

Photo credit: Noam Galai / Stringer Rolling Loud has announced the lineup and dates for its 2021 Los Angeles show. The festival is set to return to California from December 10 through the 12th for 3 days and Rolling Loud co-founder Tariq Charif called in to personally share the news with our very own Felli Fel.  …

Howard University Renames College of Fine Arts in Honor of the Late Chadwick Boseman

Howard University Renames College of Fine Arts in Honor of the Late Chadwick Boseman

Photo credit: Emma McIntyre / Getty Chadwick Boseman was not only an incredible actor but a proud Howard Bison. Reportedly, the late actors alma mater Howard University announced today that their newly re-established college of fine arts, which is under the direction of Dean Phylicia Rashad, would be named to honor Boseman. Chadwick died in August…

BAL Player Suggests J. Cole Playing For League Is Disrespectful

BAL Player Suggests J. Cole Playing For League Is Disrespectful

Photo credit: Kevork Djansezian/ Stringer/ Getty J Cole is receiving criticism from a fellow leaguer by the name of Terrell Stoglin.  In case you missed it: J Cole, yeup, @JColeNC is expected to play for the Rwanda Patriots BBC in the first season of the Basketball Africa League. An NBA supported league that will start…

T-Pain’s Launching New Podcast ‘Nappy Boy Radio’

T-Pain’s Launching New Podcast ‘Nappy Boy Radio’

Photo credit: Timothy Hiatt / Stringer/ Getty Y’all remember Chris Brown’s throwback classic “Kiss Kiss?” Well, Nappy Boy Radio was first introduced then by T-Pain as he talked at both the beginning and end of the song, and now thanks to PodcastOne in partnership with Pain, it’s now becoming a real podcast. Rapper T-Pain To…

Juice WRLD & Nipsey Hussle To Posthumously Appear On Maroon 5’s Upcoming Album

Juice WRLD & Nipsey Hussle To Posthumously Appear On Maroon 5’s Upcoming Album

Photo credit: Neilson Barnard / Staff Maroon 5  is gearing up to release their seventh studio album and it includes features both Juice WRLD and Nipsey Hussle. #JORDI deluxe track list • out June 11th! https://t.co/DL4IErqpwb pic.twitter.com/KKiM66EUra — Maroon 5 (@maroon5) May 24, 2021 The album is called Jordi and was announced via Social media Monday.…

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