The long-running rivalry between rap stars Drake and Kendrick Lamar has reached the courtroom. On November 25, Drake filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify, accusing them of working together to unfairly boost Lamar’s hit song Not Like Us. The case, filed under Drake’s company Frozen Moments LLC in New York, claims […]
Singer Khalid recently confirmed he’s gay after being outed by his former partner, Hugo Almonte. The Grammy-nominated artist shared the news on social media, saying he’s proud of who he is and wants to move forward. The situation began when Almonte posted a picture of himself with the singer on the platform X (formerly Twitter), […]
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) announced that Leonard “Bubba” McDowell, a former NFL player turned head coach, will no longer lead its football team. The university decided not to renew McDowell’s contract, ending his tenure as head coach after three seasons. McDowell, a former Houston Oilers and Carolina Panthers player, took the head coaching position […]
Reggie Noble, better known as Redman, recently shared that a single verse he recorded earned him a massive check worth over $250,000. In an interview with Red Bull Spiral, the rapper from New Jersey talked about his collaboration on Christina Aguilera’s 2002 hit song “Dirrty”. The song, featured on Aguilera’s Stripped album, was a major […]
Renowned author Percival Everett has won the National Book Award for fiction for his novel James, a groundbreaking retelling of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The book, which reimagines the classic tale from the perspective of Huck’s enslaved companion, Jim, has been hailed as a transformative work that explores race, survival, and humanity. […]
