Prince Williams/Wireimage 50 Cent was honored with his own day in Connecticut on Friday, August 11. Governor Ned Lamont presented the hip-hop star with a certificate officially declaring August 11 as “50 Cent Day.”…
Courtesy of the Avant Family Clarence Avant, the beloved music executive widely known as “The Black Godfather,” has died at the age of 92, his family confirms. “It is with…
Prince Williams/Wireimage Teddy Riley may be known for R&B hits, but unbeknownst to some, he actually got his start in hip-hop. He produced songs for Doug E. Fresh, Heavy D, Wreckx-n-Effect, Big Daddy Kane and more,…
Terence Patrick/CBS Usher is only three years older than Beyoncé, just old enough to briefly act as her chaperone back in the day. In an interview with Capital Breakfast With Roman Kemp in the U.K.,…
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation Jay-Z‘s 40/40 Club in New York City’s Flatiron District is no more. A message on the club’s official website says the flagship location is “currently closed…
ABC Before the SAG-AFTRA strike ground Hollywood to a halt, The Hollywood Reporter notes Tiffany Haddish was developing a documentary shining a light on an interesting phenomenon: successful women who…
From summer anthems to hype club tracks and new hip-hop collabs, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music. —EST GEE, El Toro 2 —…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Strength Of A Woman Festival & Summit The patent leather blowup suit Missy Elliott wears in her “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” video is an iconic look that brings back…
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Nicki Minaj has been writing raps for years, but the “greatest song” she’s ever written is on the horizon. In a post shared on the X platform, formerly known as…
Rob Kim/Getty Images for adidas Run-D.M.C. has been celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, but now they have another reason to let loose. Earlier this week, the legendary rap group was honored with their…
