The new Tupac film exceeded expectations at the box office this weekend bringing in $27.1 million. The movie, which is expected to make $50 million total after its multi-week run in theaters, received lacking reviews and criticism from Jada Pinkett Smith and 50 Cent. All Eyez on Me came in at number three for the weekend behind Cars 3 and ...

The Roots will be playing four nights at Radio City Music Hall this summer with Dave Chapelle. Their residency is part of a ten night series with dufferent comedians including Chris Rock, Trevor Noah, and Childish Gambino. The Roots will kick off August 1st through 4th. Tickets are on sale via Ticketmaster now.

SZA’s debut album CTRL has debuted in the number three spot on the Billboard 200 this week. She sold an equivalent of 60,000 albums with about 25,000 being traditional sales. CTRL came in at number three behind Katy Perry’s ‘Witness’ and Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN.  

According to reports, Jay Z is bringing the hyphen back to his name. A few years back it was a news story when the hyphen was dropped from his name but at that time he confirmed that it had been gone for a while because it was big back in the day but wasn’t useful anymore. Now the story has ...

Yesterday Kevin Durant appeared on the Bill Simmons podcast to talk about the NBA Finals. During the conversation, they got on to the topic of Kyrie Irving. Durant had nothing but praise for him saying that he loves watching him play, Irving had to put in a lot of work to be as great as he is, and that he’s ...

In 2018 the Grammy Awards will be decided through online voting. This is the first time that this voting process will take place electronically as the Recording Academy has done away with the paper ballots. They hope that by switching to a digital process, they will get more engagement and participation from younger members of the academy. Also in an ...

DJ Khaled is doing heavy promotion for his upcoming album and yesterday he revealed his partnership with Air Jordan. Fans who pre order his album Grateful have a chance to win the Grateful Air Jordan 3’s that come in red with the “We The Best” imprint. No word yet on how many pairs will be made available. Grateful is scheduled ...

The full line up of performers at this year’s BET Awards has been revealed. The most recently added acts include Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Dj Khaled, and Big Sean. They join previously announced performers like Bruno Mars, Future and Migos. The show will air June 25th and 8pm.

Yesterday reports started swirling that the Warriors had made a unanimous team decision to decline an invitation to the White House following their NBA Finals win. The news quickly took off on social media as many people supported their decision to skip out on the visit. Apparently, the Warriors are denying that this is true. When asked about the visit, ...

XXL has released the 2017 Freshman Class. The 10th anniversary class includes Kamaiyah, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Madeintyo, Playboy Carti, Amine, Kap G, Kyle, Ugle God, XXXTentacion, and Philly’s own PnB Rock. This list is put together using the opinions of tastemakers, rappers, hip hop fans, and the XXL staff. This year’s class will be releasing freestyles, cyphers, and ...