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LL COOL J, Inc. LL COOL J is still celebrating his comeback album, The FORCE, hence the release of his limited-edition skate decks and triptychs. A partnership with THE SKATEROOM, the exclusive line brings together graphics inspired by The FORCE‘s artwork and the artistry of skateboarding culture, according to a release. There are only 200 solo decks […]

DMX was a man of God, a side of him displayed in his second posthumous project, Let Us Pray: Chapter X. Produced by gospel’s own Warryn Campbell, it features eight tracks: four songs of DMX’s prayers on Warryn’s beats and their respective instrumentals. Killer Mike, MaryMary, Lecrae, Snoop Dogg, Terrace Martin, Lena Bird-Myles and RoyzNoyzOrchestra appear on the […]

Death Row/Aftermath/Interscope Records The wait is over: The highly anticipated Dr. Dre-produced Snoop Dogg album, Missionary, is officially out. Featuring Eminem, 50 Cent, Method Man, BJ the Chicago Kid and singles “Outta Da Blue” with Anus, the Sting-assisted “Another Part of Me” and “Gorgeous” with Jhené Aiko, the album marks Snoop and Dre’s first collaborative album […]

New Citizen/Epic Records Mario is back with a new album, Glad You Came, an invitation to a new era in his life and a journey of confidence, flirtation, love, intimacy and vulnerability.  The project pays homage to the music Mario loves, starting with a jazz and R&B fusion and turning into more contemporary songs along the […]

The Zane Lowe Show on Apple Music 1 Jennifer Hudson‘s status as an EGOT winner is far more than she’d set out to achieve. Speaking to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, she reveals she had only dreamed of one day winning a Grammy. “I’m grateful for everything I’ve been blessed to achieve, but sometimes people dream of […]

Loma Vista Recordings Common‘s stance has changed since rapping, “Whether Grammy or Oscar, I keep the same posture” on “This Man,” a song off his collab album with Pete Rock, The Auditorium Vol. 1. After receiving a Grammy nod for the album and “When The Sun Shines Again” featuring Posdnuos of De La Soul, Common […]

Photo by Chris Haston/WBTV via Getty Images Snoop Dogg has secured yet another gig. Variety reports he’s the star and co-producer of The Last Man, an original sci-fi movie penned by Luc Besson, who wrote The Fifth Element with Bruce Willis, Lucy starring Scarlett Johansson and more. The plot of the film has not been disclosed, but the movie […]

Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Beyoncé‘s BeyGOOD Foundation has donated $100,000 to the University of Houston Law Center’s Criminal Justice Clinic. The money will pay for a full-time faculty member and director, according to a release, making way for increased enrollment and expanded services, including better community outreach efforts that are intended to help and teach […]