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Getty Image The remaining members of De La Soul are planning to pay tribute to their fallen friend Trugoy The Dove with a concert at New York City’s Webster Hall. Thursday’s The DA.I.S.Y. Experience will transform the venue with “artwork from the group’s classic album, 3 Feet High And Rising” according to a press release,Continue reading “De La Soul Plans A Tribute Concert For Trugoy In New York As Their Catalog Hits Streaming Platforms”

Getty Image The Dreamville Festival gets bigger and better every year and 2023 is no exception. J. Cole’s little label-that-could recently announced the lineup for its third iteration and it’s kind of a doozy. Not only will Usher headline the first night fresh off of his hot Las Vegas residency, but J. Cole has recruitedContinue reading “How To Get Tickets For Dreamville Fest 2023”

Getty Image Rap superstar J. Cole’s record label’s annual namesake music festival is back. After being canceled in 2020 amid coronavirus concerns, last year, the festival expanded much to the pleasure of avid supporters. The multi-day lineup continues this year, as Dreamville Festival 2023 will be held on both April 1 and 2 at DorotheaContinue reading “The Stacked 2023 Dreamville Festival Is Set To Headlined By J. Cole, Drake, Usher, And Burna Boy”

Getty Image Latto proudly sings about being every man’s fantasy, but in her latest TikTok video, she makes it clear her heart only belongs to one man. As the Grammy Award nominee enjoys some downtime before returning to the road on tour this spring, the “Big Energy” rapper put her cooking skills on full display.Continue reading “Latto Denied 21 Savage Dating Rumors (Yet Again) On TikTok, But Fans Still Don’t Believe Her”

Getty Image Lately, Kid Cudi’s music future has felt a little up in the air. Towards the end of last year, he hinted he was considering the end of making music as Kid Cudi, but he later noted he has another album in him. Later, he said he recorded 11 tracks in the span ofContinue reading “Kid Cudi Laid Out His Musical Plans For The Rest Of 2023 And He’s Going To Be Busy”

De La Soul member Trugoy The Dove (real name David Jolicoeur) died on February 12 at just 54 years old. The week before, De La Soul had been part of the 10-minute performance commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop at the 2023 Grammys. Collective disbelief and grief permeated the internet once the news hit, fromContinue reading “Trugoy Posthumously Leads The Way On De La Soul And Gorillaz’s New Collaboration, ‘Crocadillaz’”

Dennis Larance TheBasement returned to LA on Wednesday (February 22) with a stacked lineup including a surprise appearance by Atlanta rap standout Baby Tate and the return of burgeoning R&B star Maeta, who last performed at TheBasement in 2018. The live showcase has been a premiere destination for some of hip-hop and R&B’s breakout artists;Continue reading “TheBasement Returns With Performances From Maeta, Dylan Sinclair, And A Surprise Performance From Baby Tate”

Drake and Lil Yachty sat down for a 35-minute interview that served as the premiere episode of Yachty’s “A Moody Conversation” from his FUTUREMOOD brand. The conversation dropped on Friday, February 24. Within the first 10 minutes, Drake opened up about an eventual “graceful exit” from the rap game and which aspects of his musicContinue reading “Drake Sort Of Regrets Using His Ex-Girlfriends’ Real Names In Past Songs”

Getty Image Drake’s love of gambling has been well-documented over the years. The Toronto hitmaker is known for placing insanely expensive bets at various sporting events. Most recently, the rapper bet nearly half $1 million — $400k to be exact — for Youtuber turned boxing star Jake Paul to knock out Tommy Fury in theirContinue reading “Drake Places An Obscenely Large Bet On Jake Paul In His Fight Against Tommy Fury In Saudi Arabia”

Getty Image Lizzo declared 2023 would be the year of SZA, and it looks like she may be right. Not only did news break today (February 26), that the singer’s sophomore album, SOS, earned nearly 3 billion streams on Spotify, but it also is celebrating its tenth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200Continue reading “SZA’s ‘SOS’ Spends Tenth Week At No. 1 On The ‘Billboard’ 200 Chart”