Music
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Everything You Need to Know About the Gucci vs. Jeezy Versuz Battle
Tonight is the first Verzuz battle. Everything before this evening’s edition of the outrageously successful Verzuz series was extremely entertaining, but they weren’t necessarily battles (unless you count Teddy Riley’s knockdown dragout with his sound system). Snoop’s dogs didn’t even get at DMX. Monica barely side-eyed Brandy and I’m willing to bet that either Gladys…
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A Verzuz Origin Story: Swizz Beatz and Timbaland Talk to GQ About Their Party-at-Home Hit
Just in time for the season 2 debut of Verzuz, the Instagram Live music battle showdown, the creators and award-winning producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland sat down with GQ to discuss how this pandemic-themed party became so popular, so fast. If you’ve been living under a rock this year, (which, I mean, hey—you might have…
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Whoa…and They Love Her, Love Her Baby: Monica to Be Honored With Lady of Soul Award at 2020 Soul Train Awards
Monica already sang about the boy being hers—now the joy is hers, too! Joy in the form of receiving her honorary flowers, that is! On Tuesday, it was announced that the singer, actress, philanthropist, entrepreneur and beloved goon (Hey Goonica!), will receive the sixth annual Lady of Soul Award at the 2020 Soul Train Awards.…
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Megan Thee Stallion Released the Tracklist for Her Debut Album Good News and Yes, Shots Are Fired
Megan Thee Stallion is reclaiming her narrative through her debut album, Good News and she is not holding back. On Tuesday, the rapper dropped a tweet with the tracklist of her upcoming album and it apparently opens with one particular track that has everyone talking. Y’all see it, right out the gate: “Shots Fired.” Though…
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Barack Obama Wants to Take Us to the Presidential 'Promised Land' With His 2020 Playlist
While the current huffy head-of-state is constantly sitting on Twitter denying a fair election (or you know, reality), the 44th president of the United States is releasing a whole much-anticipated book! Titled A Promised Land, Barack Obama debuted on Tuesday the first volume of his presidential memoir, chronicling his journey from “a young man searching…
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It's Getting Hot in Herre and the Situation Is Serious Because Bel Biv DeVoe and Nelly are Performing at the 2020 AMAs
The American Music Awards are about to throw in a little country New Jack Swing this year! On Monday night, it was announced that Bel Biv DeVoe (BBD) and Nelly have been added to the list of performers for the world’s largest fan-voted awards show. Here’s what’s going to go down, per a press release…
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Sure, a Cover of 'Put Your Records On' Charted, But Let the Record Show…the Song Is Corinne Bailey Rae's
A couple of days ago, I decided to mellow out during my shower to the sounds of Corinne Bailey Rae (shout-out to Bluetooth speakers!). I chose the acoustic version of her hit single, “Put Your Records On” (which I prefer to the studio version), and I couldn’t stop smiling. Rae and her soothing voice always…
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There’s Some Good News in This House: Megan Thee Stallion’s Debut Album Is Coming Soon!
Extra, extra—read all about the hot girl good news! Megan Thee Stallion is coming with something big this month! Thursday morning started like any other (which is still not “regular” in 2020), and then this happened: “Good morning Hotties tune in @ 1 pm PST for the GOOD NEWS,” Meg teased alongside a photo where…
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There Will Be No Hateration Nor Holleration in This Christmas Dancery, Thanks to Mary J. Blige & Amazon
It’s about to be a very Mary Christmas, y’all! Amazon has announced that it has teamed up with Mary J. Blige for a roundup of exclusive holiday songs in tandem with its “Delivering Smiles” campaign. The queen of hip-hop soul is the latest stellar addition to a gang of other talented artists who are dedicated…
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Tell Us How You Really Feel: YG and Nipsey Hussle’s Post-Election Anthem ‘FDT’ Hits No. 1 on iTunes
In today’s installment of ‘Why I Love Black Folks,’ I’m gonna take it way back. And by ‘way back’ I mean back to this past Saturday around 11:30 a.m. ET, when the news first broke that Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., was indeed our President-Elect. It was a day filled with parades, jubilant people, and dancing…