BET Hip Hop Awards 2023: Here’s what the stars are looking forward to most

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET The BET Hip Hop Awards returned to Atlanta’s Cobb Energy theater for another year of celebrating the music, creative and cultural contributions of top hip-hop and R&B…

Leslie Odom Jr. announces upcoming album, ‘When a Crooner Dies’

BMG Rights Management Multihyphenate entertainer Leslie Odom Jr. announced his upcoming studio album, When a Crooner Dies, expected out on November 17.  Marking his first album of all-new original music since 2019, the…

New Music Friday: Fivio Foreign, Wiz Khalifa, Janelle Monáe and more

From hardcore drill anthem to collaborative remix tracks and mixtape projects, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Wiz Khalifa, Khali Sober — Created entirely by Wiz…

Drake announces he’ll take a break from music to focus on health: “I’ma lock the door in the studio”

Ethan Miller/Getty Images via ABC Drake will soon be stepping away from music for a while. He said so just hours after releasing his highly-anticipated latest album, For All the Dogs. “I…

Latto talks new music, brand partnerships and living out her childhood rap dreams

Nate Hurtsellers If you were one of the many who tuned in to The Rap Game‘s first season in 2016, then you’re probably aware of the star quality Latto‘s possessed at a young age.…

21 Savage reportedly planning international tour

Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Rolling Stone After helping Drake on his It’s All a Blur (IAAB) Tour, 21 Savage is planning his own road show.  According to a Billboard source, the “Bank Account” rapper is gearing up…

Drake finally delivers long-awaited album ’For All the Dogs’

OVO Sound Drake fans, rejoice, for the 6 God finally dropped his much-anticipated eighth studio album, For All the Dogs. The 23-track collection arrived for streaming 6 a.m. ET Friday, October 6, a…

Snoop Dogg to perform at 2023 Baby2Baby Gala in November

Kenneth Cappello Snoop Dogg will take the stage at the Baby2Baby Gala this fall as the fundraising event’s celebrity performer.  Taking place in Snoop’s hometown of Los Angeles on Saturday, November 11, the annual…

Chris Rock in final talks to direct Martin Luther King Jr. biopic

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Chris Rock is reportedly gearing up to direct and produce a new film about Martin Luther King Jr. According to Variety, Rock is in the final stages…

City Girls, Tyrese, Nelly, Juvenile & Mannie Fresh announced as performers for the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards

Marcus Ingram/Getty Images BET announced an additional round of performers for its 2023 Hip Hop Awards, naming City Girls, Juvenile & Mannie Fresh, Tyrese and more.  Also hitting the stage: Tip “T.I.” Harris, Nelly, Fabolous, Chingy, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Holiday, D-Nice and Technician the…