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  • Keke Palmer & SZA Will Star In Buddy Comedy Produced By Issa Rae

    Source: Tasos Katopodis / Getty / Keke Palmer / Issa Rae Keke Palmer and SZA in a buddy comedy produced by Issa Rae? Sign us the hell up for that. Deadline exclusively reports the four-time Grammy winner will make her acting debut alongside Palmer in a buddy comedy film that Rae will produce under her HOORAE banner. ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis, Charles D. King, James Lopez, and Poppy Hanks from Macro Film Studios will also produce. Rap Sh!t director Lawrence Lamont will sit in the director’s...

  • Akuma’s Long-Awaited Arrival To “Street Fighter 6′ Has A Release Date, Gamers Are Excited

    Source: Capcom / Street Fighter 6 / Akuma Fans of Street Fighter 6 now know precisely when the Demon Akuma will arrive. Mark your calendars. A new but familiar challenger, Akuma, will be available in Street Fighter 6 beginning May 22. Capcom announced the popular character’s return with a flashy new trailer, showing off his move set, which will vastly improve in the game. Akuma will be available across Street Fighter 6’s numerous game modes, including World Tour, where players can learn more...

  • NYC Mixxy Mayor Adams To Appear On ‘Drinks Champs,’ Xitter Does Not Approve

      New York City Mayor Eric Leroy Adams loves feigning like he’s adjacent to Hip-Hop, even if his record shows that just isn’t the case. Nevertheless, Adams recently sat down for an interview with the popular Drink Champs podcast, and the reaction has been less than enthusiastic. That’s being kind as rapper NORE and his outlet are getting slandered on X (formerly known as Twitter) for platforming the NYPD cop turned Brooklyn Borough President and now NYC Mayor. Recently, Adams appeared on The...

  • ‘The Lion King’ Prequel, ‘Mufasa,’ Gets First Trailer, Blue Ivy Carter Will Play The Role of Kiara

    Source: Disney / Mufasa: The Lion King We finally got our first look at director Barry Jenkins’ (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk) The Lion King prequel, Mufasa, and learned that, like the first film, it will boast some serious star power. Monday (April 29), GMA premiered the teaser trailer for Mufasa, the prequel to 2019’s polarizing live-action adaption of the classic Disney animated film The Lion King. The trailer gives us our first look at the entirely CGI film, which will bring back...

  • Diddy Files Motion To Dismiss Parts Of Sexual Assault Lawsuit

    Source: Bad Boy Records / Bad Boy Lawyers for Diddy rebuked a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault and filed a motion to dismiss elements of it. Last Friday (April 26), the legal team for Diddy filed a motion in a New York court to dismiss parts of a sexual assault lawsuit filed against him, stating that the allegations “were brought under statutes that did not exist at the time the alleged misconduct occurred.” The legal documents explicitly point to the charges of revenge porn...

  • Dave East Stars In New ‘New York Undercover’ Skit

    Source: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty After decades of being off the air, everyone’s favorite ’90s Hip-Hop cop show, New York Undercover, is back! Well, not really, but kinda. Over the weekend the show celebrated it’s 30th anniversary with the help of Lethal Shooter (NBA shooting coach Chris Matthews), Dave East and others. The show’s two main stars, Malik Yoba and Michael DeLorenzo returned as Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres and gave us an idea of what New York Undercover could...

  • Brian Tyree Henry The Latest Big Name Attached To Pharrell Williams-Produced Musical

    Source: Candice Ward / Getty / Brian Tyree Henry The cast of Pharrell Williams’s upcoming film/musical continues to add some serious star power. Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta, Godzilla X Kong: A New Empire) will star alongside Kelvin Harrison Jr., Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Halle Bailey in the upcoming musical from Pharrell Williams and Michael Gondry. Like the news of Bailey joining the cast, there is no word on Henry’s role in the upcoming film. According to reports, the film will take place in...

  • HHW Tech Review: Flux Reloop DVS Interface

    Source: Reloop / Reloop Change is inevitable. For DJ’s, the switch from analog (think: heavy…very heavy vinyl) to digital mixing has been a godsend to everyone in their orbit—except their chiropractors. However, high-end DJ equipment has always been known for lasting for years, which presents a problem when you have a cherished mixer you ain’t trying to give up. (My Technics mixer used to be top of the line, damn it). Enter the Reloop Flux which basically allows any OG mixer the ability to use...

  • Rapper Sentenced To Death By Iranian Court For Backing Mahsa Amini Protests

      Source: Robert DEYRAIL / Getty An Iranian court issued a death sentence to a popular rapper who was jailed for over a year after backing nationwide protests. On Wednesday (April 24), rapper Toomaj Salehi was sentenced to death by a court in Iran for his support of protests that swept through the country two years ago, according to his lawyer. “Branch 1 of Isfahan Revolutionary Court… sentenced Toomaj Salehi to death on the charge of corruption on Earth,” Salem’s lawyer Amir Raisian said in a...

  • Tupac Shakur’s Estate Threatens Drake With Legal Action, Gives The Rapper 24 Hours To Take Down “Taylor Made Freestyle”

    Source: L. Busacca / Getty / Tupac Shakur Drake’s clever attempt at a Kendrick Lamar diss record could land him in legal hot water. Spotted on HuffPost, the Estate of the late iconic rapper Tupac Shakur is threatening Drake with legal action for using an AI-generated voice of Shakur. The Estate is giving the Canadian Hip-Hop star 24 hours to take down his latest Kendrick Lamar diss track, “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The track features AI-generated voices of Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg urging their...

  • 9 Essential Organized Noize Songs & Productions

    Source: Annette Brown / Getty Hip-Hop’s relationship with the other coasts has long been curious, marked at times by periods of disregard, surprise and respect. For Southerners, much of that affirmative praise comes from the work of rappers like Scarface, groups like UGK, 8Ball and MJG, and OutKast, and producers like Mannie Fresh, DJ Paul and Juicy J, and the production trio, Organized Noize. Birthed in Atlanta, the collective of the late Rico Wade, Ray Murray, and Sleepy Brown, is responsible...

  • The Evolution Of SheGod: All Things Work Together For Lady Luck

    Source: handout / Lady Luck In the pulsating heart of Hip-Hop where lyricism reigns supreme and storytelling is an art form, few voices resonate with the raw, unapologetic power of Lady Luck. A lyrical force, she strides through the music scene like a queen. From the battleground to the underground and the mainstream; her rhymes cut through the noise with razor-sharp precision. As we sit down with this fearless lyricist, we unravel the layers of her journey and delve into the mind of Lady Luck,...