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Photo by Paul Bergen/Redferns Coolio‘s “Gangsta’s Paradise” celebrates its milestone anniversary in 2025, marking 30 years since producer Doug Rasheed made the haunting beat. He’d been competing against his friend Paul Stewart to find the dopest sample in their respective catalogs and intentionally pulled out Stevie Wonder‘s “Pastime Paradise.” “That album (Songs in the Key of […]

Teyana Taylor may be recovering from vocal cord surgery, but that doesn’t stop the show. In an Instagram post promoting her upcoming album, she and Issa Rae take on the viral Better Be Nice TikTok trend, with Issa imploring fans to listen to Teyana as she discusses her latest project. “My friend is dropping a […]

BigXthaPlug performs during day two of Wireless Festival 2025 at Finsbury Park on July 12, 2025 in London, England. Drake is headlining an unprecedented all three nights of Wireless Festival. (Photo by Simone Joyner/Getty Images) BigXthaPlug appreciates Beyoncé making his song “The Largest” part of her Cowboy Carter Tour. He spoke to Complex about what it meant for […]

Paul Wall and Gracie reunited in Houston Sunday at the Gracie’s Global Adventure Tour. “I wanna send big love and thanks to Gracie’s Corner for bringing me out for her 2 concerts in Houston, Texas today,” Paul wrote. “We had such a GREAT time! Her and her team put on an amazing show!” Paul and […]

Motown Records Offset addresses his relationship with Cardi B on his upcoming album, Kiari, breaking down his feelings on the final song, “Move On.” “It’s about moving on, like, peacefully,” he explains in an interview with the Associated Press. “That’s what the message is supposed to be. It’s all love and peace.” “I just ended the […]

High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings Coco Jones released her debut album back in April, but Why Not More songs on the project? Though she previously told ABC Audio she was thinking about audience’s attention span and didn’t want her “album to be too long,” she has now added seven songs for those who had been seeking more. Coco […]

After teasing the song on social media, Kodak Black released “Imma Shoot,” in which he tells the “bleak realities” and “raw stories from the street,” according to a press release. It’s accompanied by a music video directed by Benny Boom, now available to watch on YouTube. Wiz Khalifa dropped the visual for “Take Your Time Get […]

Samuel Goldwyn Films Behind every good man is a good woman — just ask Michael Jai White. He wrote, produced and starred in the new movie Trouble Man, but not without his wife’s feedback. Gillian White tells ABC Audio she had a lot of input before the release. “He talks to me about so many […]