During a recent appearance on Lost in Vegas, J. Cole reflected on how the shift from buying music to streaming has changed the listening experience and, in his view, diluted meaningful critique. “What I don’t like right now is… you pay your $10 or $15 a month, you got every song in the world,” Cole said. “We already undervalue it.” Cole contrasted…

Regina Hall firmly developed her faith while in the process of becoming a nun. The movie star spoke to TODAY’s Craig Melvin on the episode of the Glass Half Full podcast, Hall shared that she took the “initial step” to novitiate. After comparing it to “ring shopping,” Hall explained that the time that preceded her attempt to become a nun was “more…

Cardi B and her record labels scored a legal win after being sued for allegedly using portions of another artist's song without permission the lawsuit against them has just been thrown out of court for jurisdictional reasons. Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar (AKA Kemika 1956) filed suit against Cardi B back in July 2024, claiming Cardi and her…

'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star Porsha Williams’ legal battle with ex-husband Simon Guobadia has been dismissed a Georgia judge granted Simon’s request to dismiss the lawsuit he brought against Porsha back in 2024. In his order dismissing the case, the judge warned that if Simon tries to revive the case in the future, he’ll be on the hook for…

KRS-One knighted Ab-Soul as KRS-Two. A recent video shows the two rappers standing with Talib Kweli, where Soul refers to KRS as “the teacher.” He adds, “Please tell the people that I have your permission and your grace to be KRS-Two.” “You have the blessing. It's a burden, a blessing,” KRS-One says. “The burden is that KRS stands for, ‘Knowledge…

DJ Dan, the influential producer and DJ who helped shape West Coast house music over the last four decades, has died at 57. A representative confirmed the death of the artist, born Daniel Wherrett, on Sunday, March 29, one day after he failed to appear for a scheduled performance at Dead Ringer in Reno, Nevada fans began raising concerns after…

Puma has been giving Pokémon lovers the footwear of their dreams. The latest pair from the Puma x Pokémon collection is a charged-up colorway of the All-Pro Nitro 2 performance basketball shoe inspired by the OG Pokémon star, Pikachu. We first got a look at the yellow and red Pikachu hoop shoe at the beginning of the month, and now, new photos of…

“Euphoria” is finally coming back. HBO has released a second trailer for season three ahead of its April 12 return, with the new season premiering Sunday at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and HBO Max and rolling out weekly from there. Created, written, directed, and executive produced by Sam Levinson, with Zendaya returning at the center of the ensemble, the…

Tameka “Tiny” Harris and her fellow XSCAPE members tried to avoid The Notorious B.I.G. after he called them “ugly” on his 1994 track “Just Playing (Dreams).” The song, a promotional single, appeared on later versions of the rapper’s seminal debut album, Ready to Die. On the latest episode of TV One’s Uncensored, Harris recounted Biggie apologizing to…

Charles Barkley spoke about the current U.S. immigration policy, launching into a passionate rant about the "travesty" going on in the country during a segment about UCONN star Alex Karaban and his family who immigrated to the States from Ukraine and Belarus in the mid-90s/early 2000s before their Elite Eight game against Duke. After the feature,…