On Super Bowl Sunday (February 13), Snoop Dogg – as part of a historic, Hip Hop-heavy halftime show also featuring Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, and 50 Cent – served up a reminder that he has had a 30-year career of cooking up hits.

And while the aftermath of that appearance saw a number of each performer’s top tunes soar up real-time streaming and sales charts (as we reported here), Dogg (born Calvin Broadus Jr.) also had the unique honor of cooking up a win on another chart as his name is printed in the top tier of Amazon’s best-seller list.

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Stefflon Don blazes the mic like only she can on the new track, ‘Like That.’

Following the warm reception of last year‘s ‘Dip’ and this year’s ‘Juice,’ Don is giving her growing legion of fans yet another bop to rock with via the new Juicebox Slim and EMX Beatz-produced cut.

“Try me / Got the burner, I turn up the heat / Put a furnace right under your feet / All the blogs they be hating on me / I do this for my family / They depending on me,” she spit on the February 18-released banger.

Hear it in full inside courtesy of Quality Control.

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It’s official:  Anita Baker is bringing her ‘Sweet Love’ back to the Sin City!

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‘Zoom’ hitmaker Boosie has been no stranger to zooming to the top of headlines over the last few years for unapologetically expressing his disdain for LGBTQ+ representation in media.

When not slamming networks for ‘turning kids gay’ with cartoons, he’s garnered backlash for openly criticizing basketball star Dwyane Wade for ‘allowing’ his daughter Zaya to come out as transgender, and so much more.  No bigger headline grab has come from the emcee than his beef with Lil Nas X, however, who he claims is ‘pushing’ a gay agenda on children.

For those remarks and many of that ilk, Boosie says a number of his Hip Hop peers have dissociated themselves from him – actions he believes resulted from the urging of their record labels.

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For three seasons, ‘All American’ has been one of CW’s most consistent ratings winners.

Inspired by the life of professional football player Spencer Paysinger,  the sports drama – which has consistently captured over 1 million viewers per episode – stars Daniel Ezra, Bre-Z, Taye Diggs, Geffri Maya, and more.

A testament to the show’s enduring popularity came in December 2020 when it was announced ‘All American’ would get a spinoff that follows young Black athletes from across the U.S. who are learning to deal with the pressures, lows, and highs associated with life at an HBCU.

Titled ‘All American: Homecoming,’ the new extension of the franchise stars Maya as “Simone Hicks” as well as Cory Hardrict, Peyton Alex Smith, Kelly Jenrette, and more.

Ahead of its February 21 premiere, look inside to get a peek at its first season via the official trailer.

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Ceaser and the gang are gearing up for yet another drama-packed season of VH1’s hit series, ‘Black Ink Crew: New York.’

Per a press release, the season 9 comeback of the reality venture – which kicks off February 21 at 8PM – will see its cast returning to their flagship store in Brooklyn.

But, for fans who can’t get enough of the franchise, another spinoff – ‘Black Ink Crew: Compton’ – sees its sophomore season on the same night.

Hop inside for an extended look at the action set to unfold via both shows’ super trailers:

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What may have started off as a proud dad moment for Benzino backfired after the rapper-producer announced an unconfirmed secret about his daughter Coi Leray‘s new album.

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Britney Spears is taking control of her narrative. Literally and literarily.

Because the much-loved stage-blazer has inked a seismic book deal to pen her own memoir.

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The Weeknd is heading to Amazon‘s Prime Video with ‘The Dawn FM Experience.’

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10 years after her untimely death, the perdurable legacy of Whitney Houston – one of music history’s brightest stars ever – lives on.

Amid reports her estate continues to rake in big bucks for media, merchandise, and events based on her likeness (i.e. hologram concert, documentaries, etc.), its revenue – which has quadrupled in the years since the singer’s passing – is set to expand even more thanks to a number of new projects in the works slated for release next year.

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In honor of Black History Month, TV star Tia Mowry teamed up with her TV moms Jackée Harry (‘Sister Sister’) and Loretta Devine (‘Family Reunion’) to dish about the importance of Black representation in front of and behind the cameras.

Over the course of the nearly 26-minute convo on Tia’s YouTube platform ‘Quick Fix,’ the trio of award-winning acting vets elaborated on the history of powerful Black women on screen, why there’s a need for even more powerful Black women in writer’s rooms and behind the camera, and so much more.

A stand out from the conversation, however, may just be Mowry and Harry’s reflection on why the highly anticipated ‘Sister Sister’ reboot fell through not long after it was announced the series was being picked up again.

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Camila Cabello is ready to unleash new music and this time it’s in collaboration with none other than Ed Sheeran. 

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