Urban AC

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 some of Pac’s career accomplishments. “He defied the distinction between art and activism,” he said, per USA Today. “Though his […]

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 a confident woman with the perfect outfit. “This is my love letter to Harlem and all of the […]

Todd Owyoung/NBC When Killer Mike held a listening session for Michael back in April, he hosted it in a house of worship. Following his cover interview for the June 2023 issue of Spin, that makes more sense, as he reveals “Michael is a testimonial in church.” He also says the project is “an audio cinematic experience” that’s best heard while driving or sitting […]

Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images Lil Tjay interacted with police on Instagram Live Tuesday in what Billboard confirmed was part of his arrest. In the clip, he was captured telling New York City Police Department officers not to touch him and insisting that he had no guns in his vehicle. “No, bro. Hell no. What’s in the car? […]

NBC French Montana‘s For Khadija documentary will premiere at the Tribeca Festival this month, and according to a recent post, Robert De Niro is presenting the film. “FROM A SMALL VILLAGE IN AFRICA TO ROBERT DE NIRO PRESENTING YOUR LIFE STORY AT TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL,” French wrote, reflecting on how far he’s come. “JUNE 16th. NYC !!!! ALLAH IS […]

Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images Metro Boomin just released the soundtrack he executive produced for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, in which he also appeared as a character. Speaking to Variety, he says he picked up the project after noticing the original film’s dedication to the art and its similarity to his approach toward making music. “It’s widely acclaimed from all […]

Uptown Records/Republic Records Coi Leray has “Bops” and she’s letting it be known in the track’s new music video. Released Tuesday, the video finds Coi dancing in front of plaques for her multi-Platinum single “No More Parties” and Gold track “Big Purr (Prrrd)” featuring Pooh Shiesty, plus her chart-topping artist plaque from Billboard. The singer’s also seen showing off her dance moves […]

Ice Spice joined the remix to Taylor Swift‘s “Karma,” which is now her highest-charting song to date. The single jumped from #27 to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, also becoming the rapper’s third top 10 and top five track. If one Kendrick Lamar isn’t enough for you, you’d probably be satisfied with his latest performance. The rapper took the stage at Primavera Sound in […]

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images A rumor has spread that Lil Durk paid J. Cole nearly $1,000,000 to be on “All My Life,” but Cole’s longtime manager says it’s not true. On Monday, Raphousetv alleged on Twitter that Cole charges $2,000 per word for a feature. With a reported 489 words on “All My Life,” Durk was said to have paid a total of $978,000. Responding […]

Todd Owyoung/NBC Killer Mike‘s collaboration with André 3000 was nearly left off his upcoming album, Michael — until Dre heard the hook from Detroit singer Eryn Allen Kane. Mike shared the story of Three Stacks’ reluctance and subsequent change of mind in a video shared to his Instagram. “André 3000, he’s in Japan right now as we talk, playing the flute,” Mike […]