Three months after capturing his historic 16th Billboard 200 top 10 hit with ‘King’s Disease III,’ legendary rapper Nas is looking to return the set to its former glory by dropping the music video for its housed cut, ‘30.’

Directed by Sarah McColgan, the black-and-white, cinematic visual sees the 49-year-old toasting to the longevity of his career while spitting the tune’s hard-hitting lyrics from a series of symbolic locations including a mountaintop.

“Superhero material, rap star status/ Premier album still might happen/ I wonder why Pete Rock would act like that/ That type of behavior make me give rap right back (30)/ And now I can’t tell if all the good that I did’s being hid with they agenda again, ni**a,” he raps over the Hit-Boy-produced joint.

Sure to be one of many jams he’ll be performing as co-headliner of the Wu-Tang Clan‘s forthcoming international tour, look inside to see the official ’30’ music video.

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Play on ‘Players.’

After Coi Leray watched the Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five-sampling song explode on Tik Tok to the tune of over 5 billion plays across the many clips that reference it as a featured sound, the rapstress saw it ascend to her highest Hot 100 height to date.

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Having lent her judging talents to ‘The Voice,’ ‘X Factor,’ and her own reality competition series, ‘Chasing Destiny,’ over the years, superstar singer-actress Kelly Rowland is an expert at spotting and developing up-and-coming talent.

That’s why we’re sure it was a no-brainer for her to be among the judges who’ll be grooming a new generation of stars via the unconventional forthcoming Audible singing contest ‘Breakthrough.’

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Taylor Swift continues to put her name in the record books next to legends. Case in point, her name is now next to Whitney Houston‘s thanks to her latest chart achievement.

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Lil Nas X continues to collect plaques. For, he has just earned another one for his song ‘Holiday.’

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Sam Smith and Kim Petras‘ hit ‘Unholy’ continues to shine on the charts.

Case in point, it has just earned yet another plaque.

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Ed Sheeran kicks off the new month with news of a brand-new album.

Moments ago, the global chart-topper officially announced ‘-‘ (Subtract), the latest in his decade-long run of mathematically-titled LPs.

On the record, Sheeran is touted as revisiting his singer-songwriter roots, while lyrically laying himself bare on tracks that center on themes of personal grief, hope, and overcoming.

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Monica may have highly anticipated R&B and Country albums loading, but Tuesday (February 28) she sprung a surprise on fans that confirms her next musical endeavor will be in a different and unexpected genre.

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Critics who wrote Latto off after the mega-success of her 2021 breakthrough single, ‘Big Energy,’ are in for a big disappointment thanks to her new song ‘Lottery.’

Featuring Canadian singer-songwriter LU KALA, the Dr. Luke-produced bop was released February 17 and is already well on its way to hitting a commercial jackpot for its lead performer.

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From decades of activism to electrifying stage shows, Pop Empress Janet Jackson is hailed by many as a revolutionary and forerunner in the modern women’s liberation movement in entertainment – especially as it relates to sexual expression.

Yet, despite garnering praise for pushing the needle forward, Jackson has also earned her fair share of criticism for her music videos and performances over the years.

Surprisingly, the latest of the latter comes from her own family.

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Chloe Bailey is setting sail on her first-ever headlining solo trek.

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