Music notes: Janelle Monáe, Future, Kid Cudi and more

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Janelle Monáe is not the only one on The Age of Pleasure. According to a recently unveiled track list, she brought along features Grace Jones, Doechii, Nia Long, CKay, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Sister Nancy and Amaarae for the experience. Shaquille O’Neal has experience on the basketball court and behind

Drake leads the pack in this year's BET Award nominations

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Kevin Mazur/Getty Images via ABC With less than three weeks until the BET Awards 2023, the network has announced this year’s nominees, and Drake is leading the pack. The “6 God” artist has been nominated for seven awards, including

City Girls release new song “I Need A Thug”

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Prince Williams/Wireimage Fresh off the release of “Act Bad” with Diddy and Fabolous, City Girls have dropped a new song. Titled “I Need A Thug,” the track hears JT and Yung Miami share their requirements for a man over a sample of LL Cool J‘s “I Need Love.”

Ye threatens to remove Jay-Z from 'Donda' in leaked documentary footage

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Randy Holmes/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Footage has leaked from the documentary Ye filmed while recording his 2021 album, Donda. The five-minute clip features glimpses of the process, which include the rapper visiting his childhood home, thinking about his late

Tupac Shakur receives a posthumous Hollywood star

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Bob Berg/Getty Images When you walk along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, you can now expect to see Tupac Shakur‘s name. The late rapper was honored with the posthumous honor of a star during a ceremony Wednesday, at which Big Boy recounted

Music notes: Teyana Taylor, Cardi B, Janelle Monáe and more

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The commercial for Teyana Taylor‘s sold-out Jordan 1 collaboration features her daughters as younger versions of herself, who grow into who she is today. With help from fairy godfather DJ Khaled, she goes from doubting her presence at the Sneaker Ball to