The story of how Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff went from Philadelphia teenagers to one of hip-hop’s first mainstream crossover acts is being developed into a TV show. On Tuesday (Oct. 6), Deadline revealed Will’s production company, Westbrook Studios, is developing a scripted series titled 215, which will be inspired by Smith’s early life […]
Drake reportedly didn’t submit any music for 2027 Grammy consideration. The 6 God’s beef with the Grammys continues as another year passes with the Toronto rap star silently boycotting the storied award show. Sources tell Billboard that Drake has not officially submitted any music to The Recording Academy again this year, including his May albums […]
Kashus Culpepper brought his Act I: Summer Nights cut “Til The Sun Goes Down” to UPROXX’s FYI Studios for a live performance in partnership with Honda Stage, and if you haven’t seen it yet, remedy that. Immediately. Not only does Culpepper’s voice sound top-notch, but the body-reactive visuals, which dip into psychedelic territory, also give […]
Ice Spice has the internet turning heads with her steamy photos from her Iceland vacation with actress and friend Millie Bobby Brown. On Monday (Oct. 5), the Bronx rapper jumped on her Instagram account and posted a carousel of photos from her vacation in Reykjavik, Iceland, jokingly captioning the post “spiceland.” Most of the pics […]
Young Thug says he plans to drop a Mary J. Blige-inspired R&B album this year and has some Drake collaborations he plans to release. In a new interview on The Crew Has It podcast, published Tuesday (Oct. 6) on their YouTube channel, Thugger was asked about his upcoming album. “I’m going R&B… It’s Mary J…. […]
GloRilla expands into the beauty and tech worlds with the launch of her new app, GloVerse. The rapper launched the app, which is designed to connect people with verified beauty professionals, at Atlanta’s Buckhead Art and Company last Saturday (Oct. 3). Talking to 11 Alive at the event, the Memphis native explained where she got the idea from. […]
Chris Brown hits back at the mother of his daughter Lovely, Diamond Brown, after she filed new documents in court alleging the singer is threatening the men she’s dated after him. Documents obtained by TMZ on Monday (Oct. 5) show Diamond accused Chris of engaging in “disturbing behavior” and harassing her current and prior boyfriends as […]
Chris Brown‘s housekeeper has reportedly accepted the proposed award reduction from her lawsuit against him, agreeing to a $9.5 million payout and avoiding a retrial in the matter. TMZ reported the number was accepted by Maria Avila on Thursday (Oct. 1), following Judge Huey P. Cotton’s decision to reverse the previous $12.9 million ruling two […]
Lil Durk and his three codefendants must face a second trial together. The Chicago rapper’s legal battle continues as he faces a VICAR (Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering) case after being acquitted in his murder-for-hire trial last month. One of his codefendants, Asa Houston, was able to get his case severed and is still awaiting […]
Chance The Rapper is strongly considering dropping the first part of his name and just going by The Rapper. Appearing on an episode of Raven-Symoné and Miranda Maday’s Tea Time podcast that was published on Thursday (Oct. 1), Chance revealed that people have pushed him to drop “The Rapper” from his rap moniker over the […]